Ὣς ἂρ ἔφη: Τρῶες δὲ μάλα σχεδὸν ἤλυθον αὐτῶν:
ἔνθ' Ἕκτωρ δύω φῶτε κατὲκτανεν εἰδότε χάρμης:
εἰν ἑνὶ δίφρῳ ἐόντε: Μενέσθην: Ἀγχίαλόν τε.
τὼ δὲ πεσόντ' ἐλέησε μέγας Τελαμώνιος Αἴας:
στῆ δὲ μάλ' ἐγγύς ἰων καὶ ἀκόντισε δουρὶ φαεινῷ:
καὶ βάλεν Ἄμφιον Σελάγου υἱὸν ὅς ῥ' ἐνὶ Παισῷ
ναῖε πολυκτήμων πολυλήιος: ἀλλά ἑ μοῖρα
ἦγ' ἐπικουρήσοντα μετὰ Πρίαμόν τε καὶ υἷας:
τὸν ῥα κατὰ ζωστῆρα βάλεν Τελαμώνιος Αἴας
νειαίρῃ δ' ἐν γαστρὶ πάγη δολιχόσκιον ἔγχος:
δούπησεν δὲ πεσὼν ὅ δ' ἐπέδραμε φαίδιμος Αἴας:
τεύχεα συλήσων: Τρῶες δ' ἐπι δούρατ' ἔχευαν
ὀξέα παμφανόωντα σάκος δ' ἀνεδέξατο πολλά
αὐτὰρ ὃ λὰξ προβάς, ἐκ νεκροῦ χάλκεον ἔγχος
ἐσπάσατ' οὐδ' ἄρ ἔτ' ἄλλα δϋνήσ το τεύχεα καλά
ὤμοιιν ἀφελέσθαι: ἐπείγετο γὰρ βελέεσσιν:
δεῖσε δ' ὅ γ' ἀμφίβασιν κρατερὴν Τρώων ἀγερώχων:
οἳ πολλοί τε καὶ ἐσθλοὶ ἐφέστασαν ἔγχε' ἔχοντες:
οἵ καί μέγαν περ ἐόντα καὶ ἴφθιμον καὶ ἀγαυόν
ὦσαν ἀπὸ σφείων: ὁ δὲ χασσάμενος πελεμίχθη:
So spake he, and the Trojans came very close to them. Then Hector slew two warriors well skilled in fight, Menesthes and Anchialus, the twain being in one car. And as they fell great Telamonian Aias had pity of them, and came and stood close at hand, and with a cast of his shining spear smote Amphius, son of Selagus, that dwelt in Paesus, a man rich in substance, rich in corn-land; but fate led him to bear aid to Priam and his sons. Him Telamonian Aias smote upon the belt, and in the lower belly was the far-shadowing spear fixed, and he fell with a thud. Then glorious Aias rushed upon him to strip him of his armour, and the Trojans rained upon him their spears, all sharp and gleaming, and his shield caught many thereof. But he planted his heel upon the corpse and drew forth the spear of bronze, yet could he not prevail likewise to strip the rest of the fair armour from his shoulders, for he was sore pressed with missiles. Furthermore, he feared the strong defence of the lordly Trojans, that beset him both many and valiant with spears in their hands and, for all he was so tall and mighty and lordly, thrust him from them; and he gave ground and was made to reel.
