s bow. Together then they
darted, the one eager to launch his fir-tree spear, and the other an
arrow from the string. Then indeed the son of Priam smote him in the
breast with an arrow, on the cavity of the corslet, but the bitter shaft
rebounded. As when from the broad winnowing-fan in a large
threshing-floor, the black-coated beans or vetches leap at the shrill
blast, and the force of the winnower; so, strongly repulsed by the
corslet of glorious Menelaus, the bitter arrow flew afar. But Menelaus,
the son of Atreus, brave in the din of battle, smote him upon the hand
which held his well-polished bow; and in the bow the brazen spear was
fixed from the opposite side, through his hand. Then he retired back
into the crowd of his companions, avoiding death, hanging down his hand
at his side, but the ashen spear was trailed along with him. And then
magnanimous Agenor extracted it from his hand, and bound [the hand]
itself sling-ways in well-twisted sheep's wool, which his attendant
carried for the shepherd of the people.

[Footnote 433: [Greek: Briepyos=erigdoupos]. The Schol. on Apoll.
Rh. iii. 860, observes: [Greek: Eri, epitaseos estin, os to
Briepuos].]

[Footnote 434: The meaning of [Greek: aulopis] is rather uncertain.
According to the Schol. and Hesychius, it means a helmet that has
the openings for the eyes oblong [Greek: (paramekeis echousa tas ton
ophthalmon opas)], or a helmet with a long crest [Greek: ektetamenon
lophon].]

[Footnote 435: [Greek: phthonesas adamanti, me bion Antilochou
aphelytai].]

[Footnote 436: The "praeustae sudes" of Caesar, B.G. n. 40. These
were among the rustic weapons of antiquity, as may be seen from
Virg. AEn. vii. 523.

"Non jam certamine agresti
Stipitibus duris agitur, sudibusve praeustis;
Sed ferro ancipiti decernunt."]

[Footnote 437: Cf. vs. 444.]

But Pisander went direct against glorious Menelaus, because evil Fate
led him towards the end of death, to be subdued by thee, O Menelaus, in
the dire battle. When therefore they were near, advancing against each
other, the son of Atreus indeed missed, and his spear was turned aside
from him; but Pisander smote the shield of glorious Menelaus, nor could
he drive the spear quite through; because the broad shield kept it off,
and the spear was broken at the extremity: still he rejoiced in his
mind, and hoped for victory. The son of Atreus, ho