And the spear-point rushed through his breast in its fury, speeding onward; and he fell with a thud.
§15.544τὼ μὲν ἐεισάσθην χαλκήρεα τεύχεʼ ἀπʼ ὤμων §15.545συλήσειν· Ἕκτωρ δὲ κασιγνήτοισι κέλευσε §15.546πᾶσι μάλα, πρῶτον δʼ Ἱκεταονίδην ἐνένιπεν §15.547ἴφθιμον Μελάνιππον.
The two rushed on to strip the bronze armor from his shoulders; but Hector called to his brothers, to all of them, and first he rebuked the son of Hicetaon, mighty Melanippus.
ὃ δʼ ὄφρα μὲν εἰλίποδας βοῦς §15.548βόσκʼ ἐν Περκώτῃ δηΐων ἀπὸ νόσφιν ἐόντων· §15.549αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ Δαναῶν νέες ἤλυθον ἀμφιέλισσαι, §15.550ἂψ εἰς Ἴλιον ἦλθε, μετέπρεπε δὲ Τρώεσσι, §15.551ναῖε δὲ πὰρ Πριάμῳ, ὃ δέ μιν τίεν ἶσα τέκεσσι·
He until then had been herding his shambling cattle in Percote, while the foemen were yet far away; but when the curved ships of the Danaans came, he returned to Ilios, and was eminent among the Trojans, and dwelt near Priam, who honored him equally with his own children.
Him Hector rebuked, and spoke to him, naming him: "Shall we indeed, Melanippus, slacken thus?
οὐδέ νυ σοί περ §15.554ἐντρέπεται φίλον ἦτορ ἀνεψιοῦ κταμένοιο;
Is not thy heart moved for thy slain cousin?
§15.555οὐχ ὁράᾳς οἷον Δόλοπος περὶ τεύχεʼ ἕπουσιν;
Seest thou not how they busy themselves about the armor of Dolops?
§15.556ἀλλʼ ἕπευ· οὐ γὰρ ἔτʼ ἔστιν ἀποσταδὸν Ἀργείοισι §15.557μάρνασθαι, πρίν γʼ ἠὲ κατακτάμεν ἠὲ κατʼ ἄκρης §15.558Ἴλιον αἰπεινὴν ἑλέειν κτάσθαι τε πολίτας. §15.559ὣς εἰπὼν ὃ μὲν ἦρχʼ, ὃ δʼ ἅμʼ ἕσπετο ἰσόθεος φώς·
But follow; for no longer may we fight with the Argives from afar, until we either slay them, or they utterly take steep Ilios and destroy her citizens." So saying, he led the way, and the godlike man followed with him.
§15.560Ἀργείους δʼ ὄτρυνε μέγας Τελαμώνιος Αἴας· §15.561ὦ φίλοι ἀνέρες ἔστε, καὶ αἰδῶ θέσθʼ ἐνὶ θυμῷ, §15.562ἀλλήλους τʼ αἰδεῖσθε κατὰ κρατερὰς ὑσμίνας.
But the Argives were urged on by great Ajax, son of Telamon: "O friends, be men, and lay shame in your hearts, and have shame of one another in the fierce combat.
§15.563αἰδομένων δʼ ἀνδρῶν πλέονες σόοι ἠὲ πέφανται· §15.564φευγόντων δʼ οὔτʼ ἂρ κλέος ὄρνυται οὔτέ τις ἀλκή. §15.565ὣς ἔφαθʼ, οἳ δὲ καὶ αὐτοὶ ἀλέξασθαι μενέαινον, §15.566ἐν θυμῷ δʼ ἐβάλοντο ἔπος, φράξαντο δὲ νῆας §15.567ἕρκεϊ χαλκείῳ· ἐπὶ δὲ Ζεὺς Τρῶας ἔγειρεν.
Of men that have shame, more are saved than are slain; but of them that flee, neither glory arises nor any help." So he spoke, and they themselves were eager to ward off the foe, and laid his word in their hearts, and fenced the ships with a barrier of bronze; and Zeus roused the Trojans against them.
§15.568Ἀντίλοχον δʼ ὄτρυνε βοὴν ἀγαθὸς Μενέλαος· §15.569Ἀντίλοχʼ οὔ τις σεῖο νεώτερος ἄλλος Ἀχαιῶν, §15.570οὔτε ποσὶν θάσσων οὔτʼ ἄλκιμος ὡς σὺ μάχεσθαι· §15.571εἴ τινά που Τρώων ἐξάλμενος ἄνδρα βάλοισθα. §15.572ὣς εἰπὼν ὃ μὲν αὖτις ἀπέσσυτο, τὸν δʼ ὀρόθυνεν· §15.573ἐκ δʼ ἔθορε προμάχων, καὶ ἀκόντισε δουρὶ φαεινῷ §15.574ἀμφὶ ἓ παπτήνας· ὑπὸ δὲ Τρῶες κεκάδοντο §15.575ἀνδρὸς ἀκοντίσσαντος· ὃ δʼ οὐχ ἅλιον βέλος ἧκεν, §15.576ἀλλʼ Ἱκετάονος υἱὸν ὑπέρθυμον Μελάνιππον §15.577νισόμενον πόλεμον δὲ βάλε στῆθος παρὰ μαζόν.
Then Menelaus, good at the war-cry, urged on Antilochus: "Antilochus, no other of the Achaeans is younger than thou, nor swifter of foot, nor brave as thou to fight; if only thou wouldst leap forth and smite some man of the Trojans." So saying, he rushed back again, but stirred the other; and Antilochus leaped forth from the foremost fighters, and cast his bright spear, looking warily about him; and the Trojans shrank back as the man cast; and he let fly no vain missile, but smote the high-hearted Melanippus, son of Hicetaon, as he was coming to the battle, in the breast beside the nipple.
§15.578δούπησεν δὲ πεσών, τὸν δὲ σκότος ὄσσε κάλυψεν.
And he fell with a thud, and darkness covered his eyes.
§15.579Ἀντίλοχος δʼ ἐπόρουσε κύων ὥς, ὅς τʼ ἐπὶ νεβρῷ §15.580βλημένῳ ἀΐξῃ, τόν τʼ ἐξ εὐνῆφι θορόντα §15.581θηρητὴρ ἐτύχησε βαλών, ὑπέλυσε δὲ γυῖα· §15.582ὣς ἐπὶ σοὶ Μελάνιππε θόρʼ Ἀντίλοχος μενεχάρμης §15.583τεύχεα συλήσων· ἀλλʼ οὐ λάθεν Ἕκτορα δῖον, §15.584ὅς ῥά οἱ ἀντίος ἦλθε θέων ἀνὰ δηϊοτῆτα.
Then Antilochus rushed on him like a hound that darts upon a wounded fawn, which as it leapt from its lair a hunter has hit and wounded, loosing its limbs; even so upon thee, Melanippus, did Antilochus staunch in fight leap to strip thy armor; but he escaped not the notice of noble Hector, who came running to meet him through the battle.
§15.585Ἀντίλοχος δʼ οὐ μεῖνε θοός περ ἐὼν πολεμιστής, §15.586ἀλλʼ ὅ γʼ ἄρʼ ἔτρεσε θηρὶ κακὸν ῥέξαντι ἐοικώς, §15.587ὅς τε κύνα κτείνας ἢ βουκόλον ἀμφὶ βόεσσι §15.588φεύγει πρίν περ ὅμιλον ἀολλισθήμεναι ἀνδρῶν· §15.589ὣς τρέσε Νεστορίδης, ἐπὶ δὲ Τρῶές τε καὶ Ἕκτωρ §15.590ἠχῇ θεσπεσίῃ βέλεα στονόεντα χέοντο· §15.591στῆ δὲ μεταστρεφθείς, ἐπεὶ ἵκετο ἔθνος ἑταίρων.
And Antilochus did not abide, swift warrior though he was, but fled like a wild beast that has done some mischief, one that has slain a dog or a herdsman beside the cattle, and flees before the throng of men is gathered together; even so fled the son of Nestor, and the Trojans and Hector with wondrous clamor poured forth their groan-causing missiles; but he turned and stood when he had reached the company of his comrades.
§15.592Τρῶες δὲ λείουσιν ἐοικότες ὠμοφάγοισι §15.593νηυσὶν ἐπεσσεύοντο, Διὸς δʼ ἐτέλειον ἐφετμάς, §15.594ὅ σφισιν αἰὲν ἔγειρε μένος μέγα, θέλγε δὲ θυμὸν §15.595Ἀργείων καὶ κῦδος ἀπαίνυτο, τοὺς δʼ ὀρόθυνεν.
And the Trojans, like ravening lions, rushed upon the ships, and were fulfilling the biddings of Zeus, who ever roused great strength in them, and made soft the heart of the Argives, and took away their glory, but spurred on the others.
§15.596Ἕκτορι γάρ οἱ θυμὸς ἐβούλετο κῦδος ὀρέξαι §15.597Πριαμίδῃ, ἵνα νηυσὶ κορωνίσι θεσπιδαὲς πῦρ §15.598ἐμβάλοι ἀκάματον, Θέτιδος δʼ ἐξαίσιον ἀρὴν §15.599πᾶσαν ἐπικρήνειε·
For his heart was minded to give glory to Hector, son of Priam, that he might cast upon the curved ships the fierce-burning, unwearied fire, and so fulfill all the ruinous prayer of Thetis.
τὸ γὰρ μένε μητίετα Ζεὺς §15.600νηὸς καιομένης σέλας ὀφθαλμοῖσιν ἰδέσθαι. §15.601ἐκ γὰρ δὴ τοῦ μέλλε παλίωξιν παρὰ νηῶν §15.602θησέμεναι Τρώων, Δαναοῖσι δὲ κῦδος ὀρέξειν.
For this was wise-counseling Zeus waiting to see, even the glare of a burning ship; since from that hour he was to bring about a driving back of the Trojans from the ships, and to grant glory to the Danaans.
§15.603τὰ φρονέων νήεσσιν ἔπι γλαφυρῇσιν ἔγειρεν §15.604Ἕκτορα Πριαμίδην μάλα περ μεμαῶτα καὶ αὐτόν.
With this intent he was rousing against the hollow ships Hector, son of Priam, though he was himself very eager.
§15.605μαίνετο δʼ ὡς ὅτʼ Ἄρης ἐγχέσπαλος ἢ ὀλοὸν πῦρ §15.606οὔρεσι μαίνηται βαθέης ἐν τάρφεσιν ὕλης· §15.607ἀφλοισμὸς δὲ περὶ στόμα γίγνετο, τὼ δέ οἱ ὄσσε §15.608λαμπέσθην βλοσυρῇσιν ὑπʼ ὀφρύσιν, ἀμφὶ δὲ πήληξ
And he was raging like Ares, spear-shaker, or as when ruinous fire rages on the mountains in the thickets of a deep forest; and foam arose about his mouth, and his eyes shone beneath his grim brows, and about his temples his helmet...