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Homer’s Iliad
it will be all over with us here directly; the leaders of the Lycians
are upon us, men who have ever fought desperately heretofore.
But if the have too much on their hands to let them come, at any
rate let Ajax son of Telamon do so, and let Teucer the famous
bowman come with him.”
The messenger did as he was told, and set off running along the
wall of the Achaeans. When he reached the Ajaxes he said to them,
“Sirs, princes of the Argives, the son of noble Peteos bids you come
to him for a while and help him. You had better both come if you
can, or it will be all over with him directly; the leaders of the
Lycians are upon him, men who have ever fought desperately
heretofore; if you have too much on your hands to let both come, at
any rate let Ajax son of Telamon do so, and let Teucer the famous
bowman come with him.”
Great Ajax, son of Telamon, heeded the message, and at once spoke
to the son of Oileus. “Ajax,” said he, “do you two, yourself and
brave Lycomedes, stay here and keep the Danaans in heart to fight
their hardest. I will go over yonder, and bear my part in the fray,
but I will come back here at once as soon as I have given them the
help they need.”
With this, Ajax son of Telamon set off, and Teucer his brother by the
same father went also, with Pandion to carry Teucer’s bow. They
went along inside the wall, and when they came to the tower where
Menestheus was (and hard pressed indeed did they find him) the
brave captains and leaders of the Lycians were storming the
battlements as it were a thick dark cloud, fighting in close quarters,
and raising the battle-cry aloud.
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