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The Iliad 23.529–535

The Iliad 23.529–535
for slowest of all were his fair-maned horses, and himself least skilled to drive a chariot in the race. And the son of Admetus came in last, behind all the rest, dragging his fair chariot and driving his horses before him. And at sight of him swift-footed, goodly Achilles had pity and he stood up amid the Argives, and spake winged words: Lo, in the last place driveth his single-hooved horses the man that is far the best. But come, let us give him a prize, as is meet, a prize for the second place; but the first let the son of Tydeus bear away. So spake he, and they all assented even as he bade.
λείπετʼ ἀγακλῆος Μενελάου δουρὸς ἐρωήν· βάρδιστοι μὲν γάρ οἱ ἔσαν καλλίτριχες ἵπποι, ἤκιστος δʼ ἦν αὐτὸς ἐλαυνέμεν ἅρμʼ ἐν ἀγῶνι. υἱὸς δʼ Ἀδμήτοιο πανύστατος ἤλυθεν ἄλλων ἕλκων ἅρματα καλὰ ἐλαύνων πρόσσοθεν ἵππους. τὸν δὲ ἰδὼν ᾤκτειρε ποδάρκης δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς, στὰς δʼ ἄρʼ ἐν Ἀργείοις ἔπεα πτερόεντʼ ἀγόρευε·
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