Ascalaphus

went young men of the Boeotians an hundred and twenty. And they that dwelt in Aspledon and Orchomenus of the Minyae were led by AscalaphusAsAs and IalmenusIaIa, sons of Ares, whom, in the palace of ActorAcAc, son of Azeus, AstyocheAsAs, the honoured maiden, conceived of mighty Ares, when she had entered into her upper chamber;for he lay with her in secret. And with these were ranged thirty hollow ships. And of the Phocians Schedius and EpistrophusEpEp were captains, sons of great-souled IphitusIpIp, son of Naubolus; these were they that held Cyparissus and rocky Pytho,

Forth hasted the sentinels in their harness around Nestor's son ThrasymedesThTh, shepherd of the host, and AscalaphusAsAs and IalmenusIaIa, sons of Ares, and MerionesMeMe and AphareusApAp and Deïpyrus, and the son of CreonCrCr, goodly LycomedesLyLy.

but in flight his feet no longer bare him swiftly from the war. And as he drew back step by step Deïphobus cast at him with his shining spear, for verily he ever cherished a ceaseless hate against him. Howbeit this time again he missed him, and smote with his spear AscalaphusAsAs, son of Enyalius, and through the shoulder the mighty spear held its way;

went young men of the Boeotians an hundred and twenty. And they that dwelt in Aspledon and Orchomenus of the Minyae were led by AscalaphusAsAs and IalmenusIaIa, sons of Ares, whom, in the palace of ActorAcAc, son of Azeus, AstyocheAsAs, the honoured maiden, conceived of mighty Ares, when she had entered into her upper chamber;for he lay with her in secret. And with these were ranged thirty hollow ships. And of the Phocians Schedius and EpistrophusEpEp were captains, sons of great-souled IphitusIpIp, son of Naubolus; these were they that held Cyparissus and rocky Pytho,

went young men of the Boeotians an hundred and twenty. And they that dwelt in Aspledon and Orchomenus of the Minyae were led by AscalaphusAsAs and IalmenusIaIa, sons of Ares, whom, in the palace of ActorAcAc, son of Azeus, AstyocheAsAs, the honoured maiden, conceived of mighty Ares, when she had entered into her upper chamber;

went young men of the Boeotians an hundred and twenty. And they that dwelt in Aspledon and Orchomenus of the Minyae were led by AscalaphusAsAs and IalmenusIaIa, sons of Ares, whom, in the palace of ActorAcAc, son of Azeus, AstyocheAsAs, the honoured maiden, conceived of mighty Ares, when she had entered into her upper chamber;for he lay with her in secret. And with these were ranged thirty hollow ships. And of the Phocians Schedius and EpistrophusEpEp were captains, sons of great-souled IphitusIpIp, son of Naubolus; these were they that held Cyparissus and rocky Pytho,

Forth hasted the sentinels in their harness around Nestor's son ThrasymedesThTh, shepherd of the host, and AscalaphusAsAs and IalmenusIaIa, sons of Ares, and MerionesMeMe and AphareusApAp and Deïpyrus, and the son of CreonCrCr, goodly LycomedesLyLy.

So spake he, and MerionesMeMe, the peer of swift Ares, speedily took from the hut a spear of bronze, and followed IdomeneusIdId with high thought of battle. And even as Ares, the bane of mortals, goeth forth to war, and with him followeth Rout, his son, valiant alike and fearless,

went young men of the Boeotians an hundred and twenty. And they that dwelt in Aspledon and Orchomenus of the Minyae were led by AscalaphusAsAs and IalmenusIaIa, sons of Ares, whom, in the palace of ActorAcAc, son of Azeus, AstyocheAsAs, the honoured maiden, conceived of mighty Ares, when she had entered into her upper chamber;for he lay with her in secret. And with these were ranged thirty hollow ships. And of the Phocians Schedius and EpistrophusEpEp were captains, sons of great-souled IphitusIpIp, son of Naubolus; these were they that held Cyparissus and rocky Pytho,

took furious Ares by the hand and spake to him, saying: Ares, Ares, thou bane of mortals, thou blood-stained stormer of walls, shall we not now leave the Trojans and Achaeans to fight, to whichsoever of the two it be that father Zeus shall vouchsafe glory? But for us twain, let us give place, and avoid the wrath of Zeus.

Howbeit I will no longer endure that thou shouldest be in pain, for thou art mine offspring, and it was to me that thy mother bare thee; but wert thou born of any other god, thus pestilent as thou art, then long ere this hadst thou been lower than the sons of heaven. He spake, and bade Paeëon heal his hurt;

went young men of the Boeotians an hundred and twenty. And they that dwelt in Aspledon and Orchomenus of the Minyae were led by AscalaphusAsAs and IalmenusIaIa, sons of Ares, whom, in the palace of ActorAcAc, son of Azeus, AstyocheAsAs, the honoured maiden, conceived of mighty Ares, when she had entered into her upper chamber;for he lay with her in secret. And with these were ranged thirty hollow ships. And of the Phocians Schedius and EpistrophusEpEp were captains, sons of great-souled IphitusIpIp, son of Naubolus; these were they that held Cyparissus and rocky Pytho,

Most hateful to me art thou of all gods that hold Olympus, for ever is strife dear to thee and wars and fightings. Thou hast the unbearable, unyielding spirit of thy mother, even of Hera; her can I scarce control by my words. Wherefore it is by her promptings, meseems, that thou sufferest thus.

Forth hasted the sentinels in their harness around Nestor's son ThrasymedesThTh, shepherd of the host, and AscalaphusAsAs and IalmenusIaIa, sons of Ares, and MerionesMeMe and AphareusApAp and Deïpyrus, and the son of CreonCrCr, goodly LycomedesLyLy.

went young men of the Boeotians an hundred and twenty. And they that dwelt in Aspledon and Orchomenus of the Minyae were led by AscalaphusAsAs and IalmenusIaIa, sons of Ares, whom, in the palace of ActorAcAc, son of Azeus, AstyocheAsAs, the honoured maiden, conceived of mighty Ares, when she had entered into her upper chamber;for he lay with her in secret. And with these were ranged thirty hollow ships. And of the Phocians Schedius and EpistrophusEpEp were captains, sons of great-souled IphitusIpIp, son of Naubolus; these were they that held Cyparissus and rocky Pytho,

For even though I grudge thee, and am fain to thwart their overthrow, I avail naught by my grudging, for truly thou art far the mightier. Still it beseemeth that my labour too be not made of none effect; for I also am a god, and my birth is from the stock whence is thine own, and crooked-counselling Cronos begat me as the most honoured of his daughters

Then Hera, the queenly goddess, daughter of great Cronos, went to and fro harnessing the horses of golden frontlets. and Hebe quickly put to the car on either side the curved wheels of bronze, eight-spoked, about the iron axle-tree. Of these the felloe verily is of gold imperishable,