Antenor

he was in truth a bastard, howbeit goodly TheanoThTh had reared him carefully even as her own children, to do pleasure to her husband. To him PhyleusPhPh' son, famed for his spear, drew nigh and smote him with a cast of his sharp spear on the sinew of the head; and straight through amid the teeth the bronze shore away the tongue at its base.

and shone like a star, and lay undermost of all. Then she went her way, and the throng of aged wives hastened after her. Now when they were come to the temple of Athene in the citadel, the doors were opened for them by fair-cheeked TheanoThTh, daughter of CisseusCiCi, the wife of Antenor, tamer of horses;

to send forth to Hades many a valiant head. And the Trojans over against them on the rising ground of the plain mustered about great Hector and peerless Polydamas and Aeneas that was honoured of the folk of the Trojans even as a god, and the three sons of Antenor, PolybusPoPo and goodly AgenorAgAg

had not Phoebus Apollo aroused goodly AgenorAgAg, Antenor's son, a peerless warrior and a stalwart. In his heart he put courage, and himself stood by his side, that he might ward from him the heavy hands of death; against the oak he leaned, and he was enfolded in deep mist.

neither is anywise afraid at heart, nor fleeth when she heareth the baying of the hounds; for though the man be beforehand with her and smite her with thrust or with dart, yet even pierced through with the spear she ceaseth not from her fury until she grapple with him or be slain; even so lordly Antenor's son, goodly AgenorAgAg,

either of the Trojans themselves or of their famed allies. It was IphidamasIpIp, son of Antenor, a valiant man and tall, that was nurtured in deep-soiled Thrace, mother of flocks, and CisseusCiCi reared him in his house while he was yet but a little child, even his mother's father, that begat fair-cheeked TheanoThTh.

and put his weight into the thrust, trusting in his heavy hand; howbeit he pierced not the flashing girdle, for long ere that the spear-point struck the silver, and was bent like lead. Then wide-ruling Agamamnon seized the spear in his hand and drew it toward him furiously like a lion, and pulled it from the hand of IphidamasIpIp,

goats and sheep together, which were herded for him in flocks past counting. Then did Agamemnon, son of Atreus, strip him and went through the throng of the Achaeans bearing his goodly armour. But when CoönCoCo, pre-eminent among warriors, eldest son of Antenor, marked him, strong grief

and they went and sat them down in the front of the gathering. And last of all came the king of men, Agamemnon, burdened with his wound; for him too in the fierce conflict had CoonCoCo, Antenor's son, wounded with a thrust of his bronze-shod spear. But when all the Achaeans were gathered together,

and he failed not to hearken to goodly Agamemnon. But Iris went as a messenger to white-armed Helen, in the likeness of her husband's sister, the wife of Antenor's son, even her that lord HelicaonHeHe, Antenor's son, had to wife, LaodiceLaLa, the comeliest of the daughters of Priam.

even Aeneas, whom fair Aphrodite conceived to Anchises amid the spurs of Ida, a goddess couched with a mortal man. Not alone was he; with him were Antenor's two sons, ArchelochusArAr and AcamasAcAc, well skilled in all manner of fighting. And they that dwelt in Zeleia beneath the nethermost foot of Ida,

to send forth to Hades many a valiant head. And the Trojans over against them on the rising ground of the plain mustered about great Hector and peerless Polydamas and Aeneas that was honoured of the folk of the Trojans even as a god, and the three sons of Antenor, PolybusPoPo and goodly AgenorAgAgand young AcamasAcAc, like to the immortals. And Hector amid the foremost bare his shield that was well balanced upon every side. Even as from amid the clouds there gleameth a baneful star, all glittering, and again it sinketh behind the shadowy clouds, even so Hector would now appear amid the foremost

ArchelochusArAr and Acamas, well skilled in all manner of fighting. And Sarpedon led the glorious allies, and he chose as his comrades Glaucus and warlike AsteropaeusAsAs, for these seemed to him to be the bravest beyond all others after his own self, but he was pre-eminent even amid all.

even Aeneas, whom fair Aphrodite conceived to Anchises amid the spurs of Ida, a goddess couched with a mortal man. Not alone was he; with him were Antenor's two sons, ArchelochusArAr and AcamasAcAc, well skilled in all manner of fighting. And they that dwelt in Zeleia beneath the nethermost foot of Ida,

ArchelochusArAr and Acamas, well skilled in all manner of fighting. And Sarpedon led the glorious allies, and he chose as his comrades Glaucus and warlike AsteropaeusAsAs, for these seemed to him to be the bravest beyond all others after his own self, but he was pre-eminent even amid all.

the son of Telamon, for closest to him did the man fall. Swiftly then he cast with his bright spear at the other, even as he was drawing back. And Polydamas himself escaped black fate, springing to one side; but ArchelochusArAr, son of Antenor, received the spear; for to him the gods purposed death.