l ignis est, qui nunquam senescit," Lutat. on
Stat. Theb. i. 694. The inhabitants of Hieropolis, however,
worshipped a bearded Apollo.--Macr. Sat. i. 17.]

[Footnote 643: A rising ground which lay on the road from Troy
towards the sea-coast, on the other side of the Simois,
commanding the entire plain. Hence it is the rendezvous of the
gods who favoured the Trojans.]

[Footnote 644: We find a collateral verb [Greek:
sokeiin]=_valere_, in AEsch. Eum. 36. Apollon. Lex. p. 762;
Hesych. t. ii. p. 1334, derive [Greek: sokos] from [Greek:
sosioikos], the former connecting it with [Greek: eriounios, o
megalos oniskon, tout' esti ophelon].]

Thus indeed gods went against gods; but Achilles chiefly longed to
penetrate through the crowd against Hector, the son of Priam; for with
his blood his mind particularly ordered him to satiate Mars, the
invincible warrior. But Apollo, exciter of troops, immediately aroused
AEneas against the son of Peleus, and infused into him strong courage.
And he likened himself in voice to Lycaon, the son of Priam, and having
likened himself to him, Apollo, the son of Jove, said:

"O AEneas, counsellor of the Trojans, where are thy threats which, whilst
carousing, thou didst promise to the leaders of the Trojans, that thou
wouldst fight against Achilles, the son of Peleus?"

But him AEneas, answering, addressed in turn:

"Son of Priam, why dost thou order me, not wishing it, these things, to
fight against magnanimous Pelides? For shall I not now for the first
time stand against swift-footed Achilles, but already, on another
occasion, he chased me with his spear from Ida, when he attacked our
cattle, and laid waste Lyrnessus and Pedasus: but Jove preserved me, who
excited my strength and nimble limbs. Certainly I should have been
subdued beneath the hands of Achilles, and Minerva, who, preceding, gave
him victory, and encouraged him to slay the Lelegans and Trojans with
his brazen spear. Wherefore it is not possible that a man should fight
against Achilles, because one of the gods is ever beside him, who averts
destruction. Besides, also, his weapon flies direct, nor stops before it
has pierced through human flesh; though if the deity would extend an
equal scale of victory, not very easily would he conquer me, although he
boasts himself to be all brazen."

But him again king Apollo, the son of Jove, addressed:

"But do thou also pray, O hero, to the immortal gods