The story of the Iliad . 12 THE STORY OF THE ILIAD. Greeks back to the ditch; and Hector movedever in the front, rejoicing in his as a dog pursues a wild boar or a lion,and catches him by hip or thigh, so did Hectorhang upon the Greeks, and smite the hindmostas they fled. But Hera saw and pitied them, and spake toAthene: Shall not thou and I have pity onthe Greeks once again, if never more? Haplythey will perish beneath the onslaught of Hec-tor, who hath already wrought them manifoldwoe. Athene made reply: It is my father, whohath listened to Thetis, when she besoughthim to give
The story of the Iliad . 12 THE STORY OF THE ILIAD. Greeks back to the ditch; and Hector movedever in the front, rejoicing in his as a dog pursues a wild boar or a lion,and catches him by hip or thigh, so did Hectorhang upon the Greeks, and smite the hindmostas they fled. But Hera saw and pitied them, and spake toAthene: Shall not thou and I have pity onthe Greeks once again, if never more? Haplythey will perish beneath the onslaught of Hec-tor, who hath already wrought them manifoldwoe. Athene made reply: It is my father, whohath listened to Thetis, when she besoughthim to give honour to Achilles. But anotherday, may be, he will hearken unto me. Makeready, therefore, the horses, while I arm myselffor the war. We will see whether Hector willbe glad when he beholds thee and me in theforefront of the battle. So Hera made ready the chariot, andAthene armed herself for the war. And whenshe was armed, Hera lashed the horses, andthe great gates of heaven, where the Hourskeep watch, opened before 114 THE STORY OF THE ILIAD. the gods of Olympus may not overbear me; andye two tremble, or ever ye have looked on war. He spake, and the two goddesses murmuredwhere they sat side by side. Athene keptsilence for all her wrath; but Hera spake, Well do we know, son of Chronos, that thymight is beyond all bounds; nevertheless wepity the Greeks, lest they fill up the measureof their fate and die. Then Zeus spake again, To-morrow, QueenHera, shalt thou see worse things than these;for great Hector will not cease from his slay-ing till the son of Peleus be roused by hisships, in the day when they shall fight aboutthe dead Patroclus in the dark press of men. And now the sun sank into the sea; wrothwere the Trojans that the light should go, butto the Greeks welcome, much prayed for, camethe night. Then Hector called the men of Troy to anassembly. In his hand he held a spear elevencubits long, with flaming point of bronze, andcircled with gold ; on it he leant and spake
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