§21.133ἀλλὰ καὶ ὧς ὀλέεσθε κακὸν μόρον, εἰς ὅ κε πάντες §21.134τίσετε Πατρόκλοιο φόνον καὶ λοιγὸν Ἀχαιῶν, §21.135οὓς ἐπὶ νηυσὶ θοῇσιν ἐπέφνετε νόσφιν ἐμεῖο.
But even so you shall perish by an evil fate, until you all pay the price for the slaying of Patroclus and the destruction of the Achaeans, whom you slew by the swift ships in my absence.
§21.136ὣς ἄρʼ ἔφη, ποταμὸς δὲ χολώσατο κηρόθι μᾶλλον, §21.137ὅρμηνεν δʼ ἀνὰ θυμὸν ὅπως παύσειε πόνοιο §21.138δῖον Ἀχιλλῆα, Τρώεσσι δὲ λοιγὸν ἀλάλκοι.
So he spoke, and the River grew ever more angry at heart, and pondered in his mind how he might stay from his labor noble Achilles, and ward off destruction from the Trojans.
§21.139τόφρα δὲ Πηλέος υἱὸς ἔχων δολιχόσκιον ἔγχος §21.140Ἀστεροπαίῳ ἐπᾶλτο κατακτάμεναι μενεαίνων §21.141υἱέϊ Πηλεγόνος· τὸν δʼ Ἀξιὸς εὐρυρέεθρος §21.142γείνατο καὶ Περίβοια Ἀκεσσαμενοῖο θυγατρῶν §21.143πρεσβυτάτη· τῇ γάρ ῥα μίγη ποταμὸς βαθυδίνης.
Meanwhile the son of Peleus, holding his long-shadowed spear, leapt upon Asteropaeus, eager to slay him— the son of Pelegon; him wide-flowing Axius had begotten, and Periboea, of the daughters of Acesamenus the eldest; for with her lay the deep-eddying River.
§21.144τῷ ῥʼ Ἀχιλεὺς ἐπόρουσεν, ὃ δʼ ἀντίος ἐκ ποταμοῖο §21.145ἔστη ἔχων δύο δοῦρε· μένος δέ οἱ ἐν φρεσὶ θῆκε §21.146Ξάνθος, ἐπεὶ κεχόλωτο δαϊκταμένων αἰζηῶν, §21.147τοὺς Ἀχιλεὺς ἐδάϊζε κατὰ ῥόον οὐδʼ ἐλέαιρεν.
Upon him Achilles rushed, and he stood facing him from the river, holding two spears; and courage in his heart was put by Xanthus, for he was angered because of the slain youths, whom Achilles was slaughtering along his stream without pity.
§21.148οἳ δʼ ὅτε δὴ σχεδὸν ἦσαν ἐπʼ ἀλλήλοισιν ἰόντες, §21.149τὸν πρότερος προσέειπε ποδάρκης δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς· §21.150τίς πόθεν εἰς ἀνδρῶν ὅ μευ ἔτλης ἀντίος ἐλθεῖν;
And when they were now come near as they advanced against each other, swift-footed noble Achilles spoke first to him: "Who and whence among men are you, that you dare to come against me?
§21.151δυστήνων δέ τε παῖδες ἐμῷ μένει ἀντιόωσι. §21.152τὸν δʼ αὖ Πηλεγόνος προσεφώνεε φαίδιμος υἱός· §21.153Πηλεΐδη μεγάθυμε τί ἦ γενεὴν ἐρεείνεις;
Unhappy are they whose children face my might." And to him in turn the glorious son of Pelegon spoke: "Great-hearted son of Peleus, why do you inquire of my lineage?
§21.154εἴμʼ ἐκ Παιονίης ἐριβώλου τηλόθʼ ἐούσης §21.155Παίονας ἄνδρας ἄγων δολιχεγχέας· ἥδε δέ μοι νῦν §21.156ἠὼς ἑνδεκάτη ὅτε Ἴλιον εἰλήλουθα.
I am from fertile Paeonia, which lies far off, leading the long-speared men of Paeonia; and this is now for me the eleventh morning since I came to Ilios.
§21.157αὐτὰρ ἐμοὶ γενεὴ ἐξ Ἀξιοῦ εὐρὺ ῥέοντος §21.158Ἀξιοῦ, ὃς κάλλιστον ὕδωρ ἐπὶ γαῖαν ἵησιν, §21.159ὃς τέκε Πηλεγόνα κλυτὸν ἔγχεϊ· τὸν δʼ ἐμέ φασι §21.160γείνασθαι·
But my lineage is from wide-flowing Axius, Axius, who sends the fairest water upon the earth, who begot Pelegon famed with the spear; and him they say begot me.
νῦν αὖτε μαχώμεθα φαίδιμʼ Ἀχιλλεῦ. §21.161ὣς φάτʼ ἀπειλήσας, ὃ δʼ ἀνέσχετο δῖος Ἀχιλλεὺς §21.162Πηλιάδα μελίην· ὃ δʼ ἁμαρτῇ δούρασιν ἀμφὶς §21.163ἥρως Ἀστεροπαῖος, ἐπεὶ περιδέξιος ἦεν.
Now let us fight, glorious Achilles." So he spoke, threatening, and noble Achilles raised the Pelian ash spear; but the hero Asteropaeus cast with both spears at once, for he was ambidextrous.
§21.164καί ῥʼ ἑτέρῳ μὲν δουρὶ σάκος βάλεν, οὐδὲ διὰ πρὸ §21.165ῥῆξε σάκος· χρυσὸς γὰρ ἐρύκακε δῶρα θεοῖο·
With one spear he struck the shield, yet did not break through the shield; for the gold stayed it, the gift of the god.
§21.166τῷ δʼ ἑτέρῳ μιν πῆχυν ἐπιγράβδην βάλε χειρὸς §21.167δεξιτερῆς, σύτο δʼ αἷμα κελαινεφές· ἣ δʼ ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ §21.168γαίῃ ἐνεστήρικτο λιλαιομένη χροὸς ἆσαι.
But with the other spear he grazed the forearm of Achilles' right hand, and the dark blood gushed out; and the spear passed over him and stood fast in the earth, eager to sate itself on his flesh.
Then Achilles in his turn cast his straight-flying ash spear at Asteropaeus, eager to slay him.
§21.171καὶ τοῦ μέν ῥʼ ἀφάμαρτεν, ὃ δʼ ὑψηλὴν βάλεν ὄχθην, §21.172μεσσοπαγὲς δʼ ἄρʼ ἔθηκε κατʼ ὄχθης μείλινον ἔγχος.
But him he missed, and struck the high bank, and drove the ash spear deep into the bank up to its middle.
§21.173Πηλεΐδης δʼ ἄορ ὀξὺ ἐρυσσάμενος παρὰ μηροῦ §21.174ἆλτʼ ἐπί οἱ μεμαώς· ὃ δʼ ἄρα μελίην Ἀχιλῆος §21.175οὐ δύνατʼ ἐκ κρημνοῖο ἐρύσσαι χειρὶ παχείῃ.
Then the son of Peleus drew his sharp sword from beside his thigh and leapt upon him furiously; and the other was unable with his stout hand to draw Achilles' ash spear out of the steep bank.
§21.176τρὶς μέν μιν πελέμιξεν ἐρύσσασθαι μενεαίνων, §21.177τρὶς δὲ μεθῆκε βίης· τὸ δὲ τέτρατον ἤθελε θυμῷ §21.178ἆξαι ἐπιγνάμψας δόρυ μείλινον Αἰακίδαο, §21.179ἀλλὰ πρὶν Ἀχιλεὺς σχεδὸν ἄορι θυμὸν ἀπηύρα.
Thrice he shook it, eager to draw it out, and thrice he desisted from his effort; and the fourth time he was eager in heart to bend and break the ash spear of the grandson of Aeacus, but before that Achilles came near and robbed him of life with his sword.
§21.180γαστέρα γάρ μιν τύψε παρʼ ὀμφαλόν, ἐκ δʼ ἄρα πᾶσαι §21.181χύντο χαμαὶ χολάδες· τὸν δὲ σκότος ὄσσε κάλυψεν §21.182ἀσθμαίνοντʼ· Ἀχιλεὺς δʼ ἄρʼ ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν ὀρούσας §21.183τεύχεά τʼ ἐξενάριξε καὶ εὐχόμενος ἔπος ηὔδα· §21.184κεῖσʼ οὕτως· χαλεπόν τοι ἐρισθενέος Κρονίωνος §21.185παισὶν ἐριζέμεναι ποταμοῖό περ ἐκγεγαῶτι.
For he struck him on the belly beside the navel, and all his bowels poured out upon the ground; and darkness covered his eyes as he gasped; and Achilles leapt upon his breast and stripped off his armor, and boasting spoke: "Lie as you are; it is hard for you to strive against the children of the mighty son of Cronos, even though you are begotten of a River.
§21.186φῆσθα σὺ μὲν ποταμοῦ γένος ἔμμεναι εὐρὺ ῥέοντος, §21.187αὐτὰρ ἐγὼ γενεὴν μεγάλου Διὸς εὔχομαι εἶναι.
You said indeed that you were of the lineage of a wide-flowing River, but I boast myself to be of the lineage of great Zeus.
§21.188τίκτέ μʼ ἀνὴρ πολλοῖσιν ἀνάσσων Μυρμιδόνεσσι §21.189Πηλεὺς Αἰακίδης· ὃ δʼ ἄρʼ Αἰακὸς ἐκ Διὸς ἦεν.
A man begot me who rules over many Myrmidons, Peleus, son of Aeacus; and Aeacus was begotten of Zeus.
§21.190τὼ κρείσσων μὲν Ζεὺς ποταμῶν ἁλιμυρηέντων, §21.191κρείσσων αὖτε Διὸς γενεὴ ποταμοῖο τέτυκται.
Therefore, as Zeus is mightier than rivers that flow to the sea, so too is the lineage of Zeus mightier than that of a River.
§21.192καὶ γὰρ σοὶ ποταμός γε πάρα μέγας, εἰ δύναταί τι §21.193χραισμεῖν· ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἔστι Διὶ Κρονίωνι μάχεσθαι,
For indeed a great River is at your hand, if he can in any way help you; but it is not possible to fight with Zeus, the son of Cronos.
§21.194τῷ οὐδὲ κρείων Ἀχελώϊος ἰσοφαρίζει, §21.195οὐδὲ βαθυρρείταο μέγα σθένος Ὠκεανοῖο, §21.196ἐξ οὗ περ πάντες ποταμοὶ καὶ πᾶσα θάλασσα §21.197καὶ πᾶσαι κρῆναι καὶ φρείατα μακρὰ νάουσιν· §21.198ἀλλὰ καὶ ὃς δείδοικε Διὸς μεγάλοιο κεραυνὸν §21.199δεινήν τε βροντήν, ὅτʼ ἀπʼ οὐρανόθεν σμαραγήσῃ. §21.200ἦ ῥα, καὶ ἐκ κρημνοῖο ἐρύσσατο χάλκεον ἔγχος, §21.201τὸν δὲ κατʼ αὐτόθι λεῖπεν, ἐπεὶ φίλον ἦτορ ἀπηύρα,
With him not even king Achelous matches himself, nor the great might of deep-flowing Oceanus, from whom flow all rivers and every sea, and all springs and deep wells; yet even he fears the lightning of great Zeus and his dread thunder, when it crashes from heaven." He spoke, and drew his bronze spear out of the bank, and left him there, since he had robbed him of his life,