The story of the Iliad . nt, in great wrath with King Aga-memnon. Do thou, then, begin the battle. Speak not to me, Zeus-descended Ajax,said Hector, as though I were a woman ora child, knowing nothing of war. Well Iknow all the arts of battle, to ply my shieldthis way and that, to guide my car throughthe tumult of steeds, and to stand fightinghand to hand. But I would not smite sostout a foe by stealth, but openly, if it sobefall. And as he spake he hurled his long-shaftedspear, and smote the great shield on the rim ofthe eighth fold, that was of bronze. Throughsix folds it passed, but in the
The story of the Iliad . nt, in great wrath with King Aga-memnon. Do thou, then, begin the battle. Speak not to me, Zeus-descended Ajax,said Hector, as though I were a woman ora child, knowing nothing of war. Well Iknow all the arts of battle, to ply my shieldthis way and that, to guide my car throughthe tumult of steeds, and to stand fightinghand to hand. But I would not smite sostout a foe by stealth, but openly, if it sobefall. And as he spake he hurled his long-shaftedspear, and smote the great shield on the rim ofthe eighth fold, that was of bronze. Throughsix folds it passed, but in the seventh it wasstayed. Then Ajax hurled his spear, strikingHectors shield. Through shield it passed andcorselet, and cut the tunic close against the loin;but Hector shrank away and escaped the doomof death. Then, each with a fresh spear, theyrushed together like lions or wild boars of thewood. First Hector smote the middle of theshield of Ajax, but pierced it not, for the spear-point was bent back; then Ajax, with a great. THE DUEL OF HECTOR AND AJAX. 99 bound, drove his spear at Hectors shield andpierced it, forcing him back, and grazing hisneck so that the black blood welled out. Yetdid not Hector cease from the combat. Agreat stone and rough he caught up from theground, and hurled it at the boss of the seven-fold shield. Loud rang the bronze, but theshield brake not. Then Ajax took a stoneheavier by far, and threw it with all his brake the shield of Hector, and bore himbackwards, so that he fell at length with hisshield above him. But Apollo raised him did both draw their swords; but ere theycould join in close battle came the heralds, andheld their sceptres between them, and Idasus,the herald of Troy, spake: — Fight no more, my sons; Zeus loves youboth, and ye are both mighty warriors. Thatwe all know right well. But now the nightbids you cease, and it is well to heed itsbidding. Then said Ajax: Nay, Idaeus, but it is forHector to speak, for he called the
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