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The Iliad 8.112–126

The Iliad 8.112–126
and the other twain mounted both upon the car of Diomedes. Nestor took in his hands the shining reins, and touched the horses with the lash, and speedily they drew nigh to Hector. Upon him then as he charged straight at them the son of Tydeus made a cast: him he missed, but his squire that drave the chariot, Eniopeus, son of Thebaeus, high of heart, even as he was holding the reins, he smote on the breast beside the nipple. So he fell from out the car, and the swift-footed horses swerved aside thereat; and there his spirit and his strength were undone. Then was the soul of Hector clouded with dread sorrow for his charioteer. Yet left he him to lie there, albeit he sorrowed for his comrade, and sought him a bold charioteer; nor did his horses twain long lack a master, for straightway he found Iphitus' son, bold Archeptolemus, and made him mount behind his swift-footed horses, and gave the reins into his hands.
ὣς ἔφατʼ, οὐδʼ ἀπίθησε Γερήνιος ἱππότα Νέστωρ. Νεστορέας μὲν ἔπειθʼ ἵππους θεράποντε κομείτην ἴφθιμοι Σθένελός τε καὶ Εὐρυμέδων ἀγαπήνωρ. τὼ δʼ εἰς ἀμφοτέρω Διομήδεος ἅρματα βήτην· Νέστωρ δʼ ἐν χείρεσσι λάβʼ ἡνία σιγαλόεντα, μάστιξεν δʼ ἵππους· τάχα δʼ Ἕκτορος ἄγχι γένοντο. τοῦ δʼ ἰθὺς μεμαῶτος ἀκόντισε Τυδέος υἱός· καὶ τοῦ μέν ῥʼ ἀφάμαρτεν, δʼ ἡνίοχον θεράποντα υἱὸν ὑπερθύμου Θηβαίου Ἠνιοπῆα ἵππων ἡνίʼ ἔχοντα βάλε στῆθος παρὰ μαζόν. ἤριπε δʼ ἐξ ὀχέων, ὑπερώησαν δέ οἱ ἵπποι ὠκύποδες· τοῦ δʼ αὖθι λύθη ψυχή τε μένος τε. Ἕκτορα δʼ αἰνὸν ἄχος πύκασε φρένας ἡνιόχοιο· τὸν μὲν ἔπειτʼ εἴασε καὶ ἀχνύμενός περ ἑταίρου κεῖσθαι, δʼ ἡνίοχον μέθεπε θρασύν· οὐδʼ ἄρʼ ἔτι δὴν
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