ach gave orders to his own charioteer to hold there his
horses in good order by the fosse; whilst they themselves on foot[364],
arrayed with their armour, rushed forth; and an inextinguishable clamour
arose before morning. And they[365] were marshalled in the foreground
with the cavalry at the trench; the cavalry followed at a little
interval; but the son of Saturn aroused a dreadful tumult, and sent down
dew-drops, moist with blood, from the air above, because he was about to
hurl many brave souls on to Hades.
On the other side, on the contrary, the Trojans [drew up] on a hill in
the plain around both mighty Hector, blameless Polydamas, and AEneas,
who, among the Trojans, was honoured by the people as a god; and the
three sons of Antenor, Polybus, noble Agenor, and youthful Acamas, like
unto the immortals. And Hector in the van carried his shield, equal on
all sides. And as when a pernicious star makes its appearance from the
clouds, at one time shining, and dark again hath entered the clouds; so
Hector, giving orders, appeared now among the first, and now among the
last; and he glittered all over with brass, like the lightning of
aegis-bearing Jove.
[Footnote 359: Cf. Buttm. Lexil. p. 378, sqq.]
[Footnote 360: _I. e._ shrill, at the full pitch of the voice.
Cf. AEsch. Pers. [Greek: Molpedon nyphemesen, orthion d' ama
Antelalaxe].]
[Footnote 361: I have retained this word, as we cannot ascertain
what precise metal is meant.]
[Footnote 362: Cf. Genes. ix. 13.]
[Footnote 363: See Buttm. Lexil. p. 33.]
[Footnote 364: Cf. Hesych. t. i. p. 1065, with Alberti's note.]
[Footnote 365: I. e. the chiefs.]
And they,--as when reapers opposite to each other form swathes of wheat
or barley along the field of a rich man, and the frequent handfuls
fall,--so the Trojans and Greeks, rushing against one another, kept
slaughtering: and neither thought of pernicious flight. And they held
their heads equal in combat, and rushed on like wolves; whilst
lamentable Discord, looking on, exulted: for she alone of the gods was
present with them contending. But the other gods were not present with
them, but sat quiet in their palaces, where beautiful mansions were
built for each, along the summits of Olympus. All however blamed the
Saturnian collector of dark clouds, because he wished to afford glory to
the Trojans. But the sire did not regard them, but retiring by himself,
sat down apart from the o
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