Teucer

“So saying Telamonian Aias departed, and with him went TeucerTeTe, his own brother, begotten of one father, and with them PandionPaPa bare the curved bow of TeucerTeTe. Now when, as they passed along within the wall, they reached the post of great-souled MenestheusMeMe—and to men hard pressed they came—”

“all the bones of the head of EpiclesEpEp; and he fell like a diver from the high wall, and his spirit left his bones. And TeucerTeTe smote Glaucus, the stalwart son of HippolochusHiHi, as he rushed upon them, with an arrow from the high wall, where he saw his arm uncovered; and he stayed him from fighting.”

“lightly passing among them, aroused their strong battalions. To TeucerTeTe first he came and to Leïtus, to bid them on, and to the warrior PeneleosPePe, and Thoas and Deïpyrus, and MerionesMeMe and AntilochusAnAn, masters of the war-cry; to these he spake, spurring them on with winged words:”

“And TeucerTeTe, son of Telamon, was first to slay his man, even the spearman Imbrius, the son of Mentor, rich in horses. He dwelt in Pedaeum before the sons of the Achaeans came, and had to wife a daughter of Priam that was born out of wedlock, even MedesicasteMeMe; but when the curved ships of the Danaans came”

“is cut down by the bronze, and bringeth its tender leafage to the ground; even so fell he, and about him rang his armour dight with bronze. And TeucerTeTe rushed forth eager to strip from him his armour, but Hector, even as he rushed, cast at him with his bright spear. Howbeit TeucerTeTe, looking steadily at him, avoided the spear of bronze by a little,”

“do the long-haired Achaeans so fail in the fight. And to him again IdomeneusIdId, leader of the Cretans, made answer: Among the midmost ships there be others for defence, the two Aiantes, and TeucerTeTe, best of all the Achaeans in bowmanship,”

“and TeucerTeTe laid low Prothoön and PeriphetesPePe,; thereafter Atreus' son smote with a thrust in the flank Hyperenor, shepherd of the host, and the bronze let forth the bowels, as it clove through, and his soul sped hastening through the stricken wound, and darkness enfolded his eyes.”

“So spake he, and they readily hearkened and obeyed. They that were in the company of Aias and prince IdomeneusIdId, and TeucerTeTe, and MerionesMeMe, and MegesMeMe, the peer of Ares, called to the chieftains, and marshalled the fight, fronting Hector and the Trojans,”

“he fell to the ground from off the stern of the ship and his limbs were loosed. And Aias shuddered, and spake unto his brother: Good TeucerTeTe, verily a true comrade of us twain hath been laid low, even the son of Mastor, whom while he abode with us, being come from Cythera, we honoured in our halls even as our own parents.”

“Him hath great-souled Hector slain. Where now are thy arrows that bring swift death, and the bow that Phoebus Apollos gave thee? So spake he, and the other hearkened, and ran, and took his stand close beside him, bearing in his hand his bent-back bow and the quiver that held his arrows; and full swiftly did he let fly his shafts upon the Trojans.”

“had he but smitten him while he was showing his prowess and taken away his life. But he was not unmarked of the wise mind of Zeus, who guarded Hector, and took the glory from TeucerTeTe, son of Telamon. For Zeus brake the well-twisted string upon the goodly bow, even as he was drawing it against Hector, and his arrow”

“and upon his mighty head set a well-wrought helmet with horse-hair crest; and terribly did the plume nod from above; and he took a valorous spear, tipped with sharp bronze, and went his way, and swiftly ran and took his stand by the side of Aias. But when Hector saw that TeucerTeTe's shafts had been brought to naught,”

“And with his hand he caught and pressed his arm, for his wound tormented him, the wound that TeucerTeTe, while warding off destruction from his comrades, had dealt him with his arrow as he rushed upon the high wall. Then in prayer he spake to Apollo, that smiteth afar: Hear me, O king that art haply in the rich land of Lycia”

“Whoso shall hit the timorous dove let him take up all the double axes and bear them home, and whoso shall hit the cord, albeit he miss the bird: lo, his is the worser shot; he shall bear as his prize the single axes. So spake he, and there arose the might of the prince TeucerTeTe,”

“Swiftly the life fled from her limbs, and she fell far from the mast; and the people gazed thereon and were seized with wonder. And MerionesMeMe took up all ten double axes, and TeucerTeTe bare the single to the hollow ships. Then the son of Peleus brought and set in the place of gathering a far-shadowing spear”