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slingers on the wings of the army。 Then a great black cloud spread over
the sky�察�and red was the rain that fell from it。 The Trojans gathered on a
height in the plain�察�and Hector�察�shining in armour�察�went here and there�察�in
front and rear�察 �like a star that now gleams forth and now is hidden in a
cloud。
The armies rushed on each other and hewed each other down�察 �as
reapers cut their way through a field of tall corn。 Neither side gave
ground�察�though the helmets of the bravest Trojans might be seen deep in
the ranks of the Greeks�察�and the swords of the bravest Greeks rose and fell
in the ranks of the Trojans�察�and all the while the arrows showered like rain。
But at noon´day�察�when the weary woodman rests from cutting trees�察�and
takes his dinner in the quiet hills�察�the Greeks of the first line made a charge�察�
Agamemnon running in front of them�察 �and he speared two Trojans�察 �and
took their breastplates�察�which he laid in his chariot�察�and then he speared
one brother of Hector and struck another down with his sword�察�and killed
two more who vainly asked to be made prisoners of war。 Footmen slew
footmen�察�and chariot men slew chariot men�察�and they broke into the Trojan
line as fire falls on a forest in a windy day�察�leaping and roaring and racing
through the trees。 Many an empty chariot did the horses hurry madly
through the field�察 �for the charioteers were lying dead�察 �with the greedy
vultures hovering above them�察 �flapping their wide wings。 Still
Agamemnon followed and slew the hindmost Trojans�察�but the rest fled till
they came to the gates�察�and the oak tree that grew outside the gates�察�and
there they stopped。
But Hector held his hands from fighting�察�for in the meantime he was
making his men face the enemy and form up in line and take breath�察�and
was encouraging them�察�for they had retreated from the wall of the Greeks
across the whole plain�察�past the hill that was the tomb of Ilus�察�a king of old�察�
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and past the place of the wild fig´tree。 Much ado had Hector to rally the
Trojans�察�but he knew that when men do turn again they are hard to beat。
So it proved�察 �for when the Trojans had rallied and formed in line�察�
Agamemnon slew a Thracian chief who had come to fight for Troy before
King Rhesus came。 But the eldest brother of the slain man smote
Agamemnon through the arm with his spear�察 �and�察 �though Agamemnon
slew him in turn�察�his wound bled much and he was in great pain�察�so he
leaped into his chariot and was driven back to the ships。
Then Hector gave the word to charge�察 �as a huntsman cries on his
hounds against a lion�察�and he rushed forward at the head of the Trojan line�察�
slaying as he went。 Nine chiefs of the Greeks he slew�察�and fell upon the
spearmen and scattered them�察�as the spray of the waves is scattered by the
wandering wind。
Now the ranks of the Greeks were broken�察�and they would have been
driven among their ships and killed without mercy�察�had not Ulysses and
Diomede stood firm in the centre�察 �and slain four Trojan leaders。 The
Greeks began to come back and face their enemies in line of battle again�察�
though Hector�察�who had been fighting on the Trojan right�察�rushed against
them。 But Diomede took good aim with his spear at the helmet of Hector�察�
and struck it fairly。 The spear´point did not go through the helmet�察�but
Hector was stunned and fell�察�and�察�when he came to himself�察�he leaped into
his chariot�察 �and his squire drove him against the Pylians and Cretans�察�
under Nestor and Idomeneus�察 �who were on the left wing of the Greek
army。 Then Diomede fought on till Paris�察�who stood beside the pillar on
the hillock that was the tomb of old King Ilus�察�sent an arrow clean through
his foot。 Ulysses went and stood in front of Diomede�察�who sat down�察�and
Ulysses drew the arrow from his foot�察 �and Diomede stepped into his
chariot and was driven back to the ships。
Ulysses was now the only Greek chief that still fought in the centre。
The Greeks all fled�察�and he was alone in the crowd of Trojans�察�who rushed
on him as hounds and hunters press round a wild boar that stands at bay in
a wood。 ;They are cowards that flee from the fight�察─ �said Ulysses to
himself�察 �but I will stand here�察�one man against a multitude。; He covered
the front of his body with his great shield�察�that hung by a belt round his
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neck�察�and he smote four Trojans and wounded a fifth。 But the brother of
the wounded man drove a spear through the shield and breastplate of
Ulysses�察 �and tore clean through his side。 Then Ulysses turned on this
Trojan�察�and he fled�察�and Ulysses sent a spear through his shoulder and out
at his breast�察�and he died。 Ulysses dragged from his own side the spear
that had wounded him�察 �and called thrice with a great voice to the other
Greeks�察 �and Menelaus and Aias rushed to rescue him�察 �for many Trojans
were round him�察�like jackals round a wounded stag that a man has struck
with an arrow。 But Aias ran and covered the wounded Ulysses with his
huge shield till he could climb into the chariot of Menelaus�察 �who drove
him back to the ships。
Meanwhile�察�Hector was slaying the Greeks on the left of their battle�察�
and Paris struck the Greek surgeon�察 �Machaon�察 �with an arrow�察 �and
Idomeneus bade Nestor put Machaon in his chariot and drive him to
Nestor's hut�察�where his wound might be tended。 Meanwhile�察�Hector sped
to the centre of the line�察 �where Aias was slaying the Trojans�察 �but
Eurypylus�察�a Greek chief�察�was wounded by an arrow from the bow of Paris�察�
and his friends guarded him with their shields and spears。
Thus the best of the Greeks were wounded and out of the battle�察�save
Aias�察�and the spearmen were in flight。 Meanwhile Achilles was standing
by the stern of his ship watching the defeat of the Greeks�察�but when he saw
Machaon being carried past�察�sorely wounded�察�in the chariot of Nestor�察�he
bade his friend Patroclus�察�whom he loved better than all the rest�察�to go and
ask how Machaon did。 He was sitting drinking wine with Nestor when
Patroclus came�察 �and Nestor told Patroclus how many of the chiefs were
wounded�察�and though Patroclus was in a hurry Nestor began a very long
story about his own great deeds of war�察�done when he was a young man。
At last he bade Patroclus tell Achilles that�察�if he would not fight himself�察�
he should at least send out his men under Patroclus�察�who should wear the
splendid armour of Achilles。 Then the Trojans would think that Achilles
himself had returned to the battle�察�and they would be afraid�察�for none of
them dared to meet Achilles hand to hand。
So Patroclus ran off to Achilles�察�but�察�on his way�察�he met the wounded
Eurypylus�察�and he took him to his hut and cut the arrow out of his thigh
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with a knife�察�and washed the wound with warm water�察�and rubbed over it a
bitter root to take the pain away。 Thus he waited for some time with
Eurypylus�察�but the advice of Nestor was in the end to cause the death of
Patroclus。 The battle now raged more fiercely�察 �while Agamemnon and
Diomede and Ulysses could only limp about leaning on their spears�察�and
again Agamemnon wished to moor the ships near shore�察�and embark in the
night and run away。 But Ulysses was very angry with him�察 �and said�此�
;You should lead some other inglorious army�察�not us�察�who will fight on till
every soul of us perish�察�rather than flee like cowards� �Be silent�察�lest the
soldiers hear you speaking of flight�察�such words as no man should utter。 I
wholly scorn your counsel�察�for the Greeks will lose heart if�察�in the midst of
battle�察�you bid them launch the ships。;
Agamemnon was ashamed�察 �and�察 �by Diomede's advice�察 �the wounded
kings went down to the verge of the war to encourage the others�察�though
they were themselves unable to fight。 They rallied the Greeks�察�and Aias
led them and struck Hector full in the breast with a great rock�察�so that his
friends carried him out of the battle to the river side�察�where they poured
water over him�察�but he lay fainting on the ground�察�the black blood gushing
up from his mouth。 While Hector lay there�察�and all men thought that he
would die�察 �Aias and Idomeneus were driving back the Trojans�察 �and it
seemed that�察�even without Achilles and his men�察�the Greeks were able to
hold their own against the Trojans。 But the battle was never lost while
Hector lived。 People in those days believed in ;omens�此─ �they thought
that the appearance of birds on the right or left hand meant good or bad
luck。 Once during the battle a Trojan showed Hector an unlucky bird�察�
and wanted him to retreat into the town。 But Hector said�察 �One omen is the
best�此 �to fight for our own country。; Wh