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Literal Translation. 9]
„How wilt thou du that?" say the envoys, „for heroes of thy
likeness and fashion will bide at the end of the drove (?) against
thee? For heroes there will be in plenty to whom attacking
thee will be a pleasure. There will be no seeking for heroes
fit to forbid and overcome thee."
768. „Not thus shall it be," says Hector, „for I shall be
a /••. . in combat against each man of them. Their weapons
will not clash against me because of the excellence of the
defence."
771. Then the envoys turned to the isle of Tenedos, to
the camp of the Greeks. Agamemnon asked tidings of the
envoys, what kind of country they had gone to, and what the
gallantry of the heroes, what the strength of the walls, what
the steadfastness of the city? „In truth," say they, „though there
were seven tongues in the head of each of us, we could not
set forth everything that we beheld. For the Trojans excel
the men of the world in form and shape and raiment. Woe
to him who shall destroy them, woe to him whom they shall
slay(?), woe to him who shall slay them and shall be victorious
over them and lay them low!"
780. Now when this gathering of Europe on a hosting
towards Troy to devastate it, was announced [to the Trojans],
they went to seek armies to their neighbours and to the over-
kings of great Asia; and their kings and their captains came
with hosts and multitudes to help the Trojans.
Then went Fundatus * and Amphicastus 2 two kings of Zelia.
Then went Cams and Amphimacus and Nestius 3 with
hosts of Colophonia.
Then went Sarpedon and Glaucus with the host of Lycia.
Then came Hippothous and Cupesus, two kings of Larissa.
Then came Renus from Ciconia.
Then came Pirus and Acamas with warriors of Thrace.
i. e. Pandarus.
Made up of Amphius and Adrastus.
1. e
de Caria Amphimackus Nastes.