d hastened after his
brother, whom he overtook, and he made excuse for his long tarrying. And
Hector answered him, "No man can justly speak lightly of thy deeds, for
thou art strong; but thou art slack and careless, and I am grieved when I
hear shameful things said of thee by the Trojans, who for thee bear so
much toil. But let us be going."

So the twain brothers, the glorious Hector and the goodly Paris, went
forth to the battle. And Paris slew Menesthius, of Arne, son of Areithous;
and Hector smote noble Eioneus in the neck, and relaxed his limbs in
death. And Glaucus, captain of the Lycian allies, cast his spear at
Iphinous, and pierced his shoulder; and he fell from his chariot, and his
limbs were loosened.

But when the fierce-eyed Athene saw the Trojans making havoc of the
Achaians, she rushed down from the peaks of Olympus, to sacred Ilium. And
Apollo, who favored the Trojans, saw her from Pergamus, and hastened to
meet her; and they met by the beech-tree, and Apollo of the Silver Bow
addressed her: "Why dost thou come, O Daughter of the Loud-Thunderer? Is
it to bring victory to the Greeks? for thou hast no pity on the Trojans.
But hearken unto me, and let us stop the battle for this day--hereafter
they shall fight again."

And the fierce-eyed goddess answered him, "Be it so, Far-Darter! for this
was my purpose when I came from high Olympus. But how thinkest thou to
make the war to cease?"

Then King Apollo spake. "Let us rouse the valiant spirit of horse-taming
Hector, to challenge one of the Greeks to deadly single combat." And the
fierce-eyed Maid assented to his words.

And the dear son of royal Priam, Helenus, the wise augur, who knew the
counsel of the Gods, drew near to Hector, and spake thus to him: "Dear
brother, who art peer of Zeus in counsel, wouldst thou listen to me? Make
the Trojans and the Achaians sit down; and do thou challenge the bravest
of the Achaians to meet thee in single combat. I hear the voice of the
deathless Gods, that it is not yet thy lot to die."

And the great Hector rejoiced at his words; and going into the throng, he
held back the companies of the Trojans with his spear, holding it in the
middle, and made them all sit down. And Agamemnon made the well-greaved
Achaians sit down. And Athene and Apollo, in the form of vultures, sat on
a lofty tree, and watched the hosts. And Hector stood between the two
armies, and spake: "Hear me, ye Trojans and Achaians! Amongst you are th