The story of the Iliad . I50 THE STORY OF THE ILIAD. bodies, for they were not used to war. Andthe thirteenth was King Rhesus himself, whopanted in his sleep, for an evil dream was onhim. And meanwhile Ulysses drove the horsesout of the encampment, smiting them with hisbow, for he had not thought to take the whipout of the chariot. Then he whistled, makinga sign to Diomed that he should come, forDiomed lingered, doubting whether he mightnot slay yet more. But Athene whispered inhis ear: — Think of thy return, lest haply some godrouse the Trojans against thee. And, indeed, Apollo was even then
The story of the Iliad . I50 THE STORY OF THE ILIAD. bodies, for they were not used to war. Andthe thirteenth was King Rhesus himself, whopanted in his sleep, for an evil dream was onhim. And meanwhile Ulysses drove the horsesout of the encampment, smiting them with hisbow, for he had not thought to take the whipout of the chariot. Then he whistled, makinga sign to Diomed that he should come, forDiomed lingered, doubting whether he mightnot slay yet more. But Athene whispered inhis ear: — Think of thy return, lest haply some godrouse the Trojans against thee. And, indeed, Apollo was even then rousingthem. For Hippocoon, cousin to King Rhe-sus, awoke, and seeing the place of the horsesempty and his comrades slain, groaned aloud,and called to the King, and the Trojans wereroused, and flocked together with tumult andshouting. But Diomed and Ulysses mean-while had mounted the horses, and were ridingto the ships. Glad were their comrades to seethem safe returned, and praised them much forall that they had THE VALIANT DEEDS OF AGAMEMNON1. 15 * CHAPTER XIII. THE VALIANT DEEDS OF AGAMEMNON. When the next day dawned, King Aga-memnon called the Greeks to battle. Andfirst he donned his arms; about his breast heput the corselet which Cinyras of Cyprus gavehim; twelve bands it had of dark iron, andtwelve of gold, and of tin twenty, and on eitherside three dragons upright, stretching up tothe neck, with many colours, as the rainbowwhich Zeus setteth in the clouds to be a signto men. From his shoulder he hung hisflashing sword with bosses of gold and silverscabbard; and on his arm he put his shield,ankle-long, with a Gorgon head, dreadful tolook upon, in the midst, and Fear and Flighton either side. Rimmed with silver was theshield, and wrought upon the rims in iron adragon with three heads growing from a singleneck. Last he took two spears, one in either 152 THE STORY OF THE ILIAD. hand; and Athene and Hera thundered as hewent to do him honour. On the other side Hector s
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