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The Iliad 15.514–528

The Iliad 15.514–528
Then Hector slew Schedius, son of Perimedes, a leader of the Phocians, and Aias slew Laodamas, the leader of the footmen, the glorious son of Antenor; and Polydamas laid low Otus of Cyllene, comrade of Phyleus' son, captain of the great-souled Epeians. And Meges saw, and leapt upon him, but Polydamas swerved from beneath him and him Meges missed; for Apollo would not suffer the son of Panthous to be vanquished amid the foremost fighters; but with a spear-thrust he smote Croesmus full upon the breast. And he fell with a thud, and the other set him to strip the armour from his shoulders. Meanwhile upon him leapt Dolops, well skilled with the spear, the son of Lampus, whom Lampus, son of Laomedon, begat, even his bravest son, well skilled in furious might; he it was that then thrust with his spear full upon the shield of Phyleus' son, setting upon him from nigh at hand. But his cunningly-wrought corselet saved him,
ὣς εἰπὼν ὄτρυνε μένος καὶ θυμὸν ἑκάστου. ἔνθʼ Ἕκτωρ μὲν ἕλε Σχεδίον Περιμήδεος υἱὸν ἀρχὸν Φωκήων, Αἴας δʼ ἕλε Λαοδάμαντα ἡγεμόνα πρυλέων Ἀντήνορος ἀγλαὸν υἱόν· Πουλυδάμας δʼ Ὦτον Κυλλήνιον ἐξενάριξε Φυλεΐδεω ἕταρον, μεγαθύμων ἀρχὸν Ἐπειῶν. τῷ δὲ Μέγης ἐπόρουσεν ἰδών· δʼ ὕπαιθα λιάσθη Πουλυδάμας· καὶ τοῦ μὲν ἀπήμβροτεν· οὐ γὰρ Ἀπόλλων εἴα Πάνθου υἱὸν ἐνὶ προμάχοισι δαμῆναι· αὐτὰρ γε Κροίσμου στῆθος μέσον οὔτασε δουρί. δούπησεν δὲ πεσών· δʼ ἀπʼ ὤμων τεύχεʼ ἐσύλα. τόφρα δὲ τῷ ἐπόρουσε Δόλοψ αἰχμῆς ἐῢ εἰδὼς Λαμπετίδης, ὃν Λάμπος ἐγείνατο φέρτατον υἱὸν Λαομεδοντιάδης εὖ εἰδότα θούριδος ἀλκῆς, ὃς τότε Φυλεΐδαο μέσον σάκος οὔτασε δουρὶ
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