. Iliad and Odyssey. Done into English prose by Andrew Lang, Butcher, Walter Leaf, and Ernest Myers. the sword fall from his hand, and grovelling over thetable he bowed and fell, and spilt the food and the two-handledcup on the floor. And in his agony he smote the ground withhis brow, and spurning with both his feet he overthrew thehigh seat, and the mist of death was shed upon his eyes. Then Amphinomus made at renowned Odysseus, settingstraight at him, and drew his sharp sword, if perchance hemight make him give ground from the door. But Telemachuswas beforehand with him, and cast and sm
. Iliad and Odyssey. Done into English prose by Andrew Lang, Butcher, Walter Leaf, and Ernest Myers. the sword fall from his hand, and grovelling over thetable he bowed and fell, and spilt the food and the two-handledcup on the floor. And in his agony he smote the ground withhis brow, and spurning with both his feet he overthrew thehigh seat, and the mist of death was shed upon his eyes. Then Amphinomus made at renowned Odysseus, settingstraight at him, and drew his sharp sword, if perchance hemight make him give ground from the door. But Telemachuswas beforehand with him, and cast and smote him from behindwith a bronze-shod spear between the shoulders, and drave itout through the breast, and he fell with a crash and struckthe ground full with his forehead. Then Telemachus sprangaway, leaving the long spear fixed in Amphinomus, for hegreatly dreaded lest one of the Achaeans might run upon himwith his blade, and stab him as he drew forth the spear, orsmite him with a down stroke of the sword. So he startedand ran and came quickly to his father, and stood by him, andspake winged words:. BOOK XXII 261 Father, lo, now I will bring thee a shield and two spearsand a helmet all of bronze, close fitting on the temples, andwhen I return I will arm myself, and likewise give arms to theswineherd and to the neatherd yonder: for it is better to beclad in full armour. And Odysseus of many counsels answered him, saying: Run and bring them while I have arrows to defend me, lestthey thrust me from the doorway, one man against themall. So he spake, and Telemachus obeyed his dear father, andwent forth to the chamber, where his famous weapons werelying. Thence he took out four shields and eight spears, andfour helmets of bronze, with thick plumes of horse hair, and hestarted to bring them and came quickly to his father. Now hegirded the gear of bronze about his own body first, and in likemanner the two thralls did on the goodly armour, and stoodbeside the wise and crafty Odysseus.
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