Antilochus was the first to kill a man— a well-armed Trojan warrior, Echepolus, son of Thalysius, a courageous man, who fought in the front ranks.

as he was dragging the corpse great-hearted Agenor caught sight of him, and where his side was left uncovered by his shield as he stooped, there he struck him with a thrust of his bronze-tipped spear, and loosed his limbs. So his spirit left him, and over his body was made grievous toil of Trojans and Achaeans. Like wolves they lept on one another, and man made man to reel.

He had scarcely sallied out when Aias struck him in the breast by the right nipple. The bronze spear went clean through his shoulder and he came down in the dust, felled like a slender poplar with a bushy top that has shot up in the big meadows by a stream and is cut down by a wainwright with his gleaming axe.

Antiphus hurled at him— the son of Priam wearing a gleaming breastplate let fly through the lines but his sharp spear missed and he hit Leucus instead, Odysseus’ loyal comrade, gouging his groin as the man hauled off a corpse— it dropped from his hands and Leucus sprawled across it.

Not in vain did he let fly his spear, but struck Priam’s bastard son Democoon, who had come at his call from Abydus, from his stud of swift mares.

Now Amarinceus’ son Diores—fate shackled Diores fast and a jagged rock struck him against his right shin, beside the ankle.

As Peirous moved off, Thoas, an Aetolian, hit him, his spear striking him above the nipple. The bronze spear point bit into his lungs. Thoas moved in to close quarters, pulled the heavy spear out from his chest, drew his sharp sword, then drove it straight into the middle of his belly, destroying Peirous’ life.

…such was the rage of young Diomedes as he closed with the Trojans. Next he killed Astynöos and Hypeiron, shepherd of people, striking one with the bronze-heeled spear above the nipple, and cutting the other beside the shoulder through the collar-bone with the great sword, so that neck and back were hewn free of the shoulder.

…such was the rage of young Diomedes as he closed with the Trojans. Next he killed Astynöos and Hypeiron, shepherd of people, striking one with the bronze-heeled spear above the nipple, and cutting the other beside the shoulder through the collar-bone with the great sword, so that neck and back were hewn free of the shoulder.

Who was the first Trojan the marksman Teucer hit? Orsilochus first, then Ormenus, Ophelestes, Daetor and Chromius, princely Lycophontes, Polyaemon’s son Amopaon and Melanippus too- corpse on corpse he dropped to the earth that rears us all…

Who was the first Trojan the marksman Teucer hit? Orsilochus first, then Ormenus, Ophelestes, Daetor and Chromius, princely Lycophontes, Polyaemon’s son Amopaon and Melanippus too- corpse on corpse he dropped to the earth that rears us all…

Who was the first Trojan the marksman Teucer hit? Orsilochus first, then Ormenus, Ophelestes, Daetor and Chromius, princely Lycophontes, Polyaemon’s son Amopaon and Melanippus too- corpse on corpse he dropped to the earth that rears us all…

Who was the first Trojan the marksman Teucer hit? Orsilochus first, then Ormenus, Ophelestes, Daetor and Chromius, princely Lycophontes, Polyaemon’s son Amopaon and Melanippus too- corpse on corpse he dropped to the earth that rears us all…

Who was the first Trojan the marksman Teucer hit? Orsilochus first, then Ormenus, Ophelestes, Daetor and Chromius, princely Lycophontes, Polyaemon’s son Amopaon and Melanippus too- corpse on corpse he dropped to the earth that rears us all…

Who was the first Trojan the marksman Teucer hit? Orsilochus first, then Ormenus, Ophelestes, Daetor and Chromius, princely Lycophontes, Polyaemon’s son Amopaon and Melanippus too- corpse on corpse he dropped to the earth that rears us all…

Who was the first Trojan the marksman Teucer hit? Orsilochus first, then Ormenus, Ophelestes, Daetor and Chromius, princely Lycophontes, Polyaemon’s son Amopaon and Melanippus too- corpse on corpse he dropped to the earth that rears us all…

Who was the first Trojan the marksman Teucer hit? Orsilochus first, then Ormenus, Ophelestes, Daetor and Chromius, princely Lycophontes, Polyaemon’s son Amopaon and Melanippus too- corpse on corpse he dropped to the earth that rears us all…

…The archer loosed a fresh shaft from the bowstring straight for Hector, his spirit longing to hit him— but he missed and cut Gorgythion down instead, a well-bred son of Priam, a handsome prince, and the arrow pierced his chest, Gorgythion whom Priam’s bride from Aesyme bore one day, lovely Castianira lithe as a deathless goddess… As a garden poppy, burst into red bloom, bends, drooping its head to one side, weighed down by its full seeds and sudden spring shower, so Gorgythion’s head fell limp over one shoulder, weighed down by his helmet…

…Quick with another arrow, the archer let fly from his bowstring straight for Hector, his spirit straining to hit him—shot and missed again as Apollo skewed his shaft— but he leveled Archeptolemus, Hector’s daring driver charging headlong, caught him square in the chest beside the nipple and off his car he pitched as his horses balked pawing the air.