y myself fight for the dead
body."

Thus he spoke praying; but Phoebus Apollo heard him. Immediately he
allayed the pains, and dried the black gore from the grievous wound, and
instilled strength into his soul. But Glaucus knew in his mind, and
rejoiced because the mighty god had quickly heard him praying. First
then, going about in all directions, he aroused the heroes, leaders of
the Lycians, to fight for Sarpedon; and then he went to the Trojans,
advancing with long strides to Polydamas, son of Panthous, and noble
Agenor. He also went after AEneas and brazen-armed Hector, and, standing
near, addressed to him winged words:

"O Hector, now hast thou altogether neglected thine allies, who are
losing their lives for thy sake, far away from their friends and
father-land; but thou dost not wish to aid them. Sarpedon lies low, the
leader of the shield-bearing Lycians, who protected Lycia by his justice
and his valour. Him hath brazen Mars subdued with a spear at the hands
of Patroclus. But stand near, my friends, and be indignant in your
minds, lest the Myrmidons spoil his armour, and unworthily treat the
body, enraged on account of the Greeks, as many as have perished, whom
we have slain with our spears at the ships."

Thus he spoke; but intolerable, unyielding grief wholly possessed the
Trojans, for he had been a pillar of their city, though being a
foreigner; for many forces followed along with him, among whom he
himself was the most valiant in battle. They therefore advanced eagerly
straight against the Greeks, ardent with desire; but Hector led the way,
enraged on account of Sarpedon. But the valiant heart of Patroclus, son
of Menoetius, aroused the Greeks. First he addressed the Ajaces, though
they themselves were also eager:

"O Ajaces, now let it be a delightful thing to you both to repel [the
foe]; be ye such as of old ye were amongst heroes, or even braver.
Sarpedon lies low, the man who first broke through[536] the wall of the
Greeks. But oh! that taking him, we could treat him with indignity, and
spoil the armour from his shoulders, and subdue with the cruel brass
some one of his companions keeping [us] off from him."

[Footnote 536: We must understand him as having done so in
company with Hector, otherwise this passage would be at variance
with xii. 290, 437.]

Thus he spoke; but they also themselves were ready to repel [the foe].
But when they had strengthened their phalanxes on both sides, the