Those who in Lacedaemon’s lowland plains, And who in Sparta and in Phare dwelt, And who on Messa’s dove-frequented cliffs, Bryseia, and Ægaea’s lovely vale, And in Amyclae, and the sea-bathed fort Of Helos, Œtylus and Laas dwelt; His valiant brother Menelaus led, With sixty ships; but ranged apart they lay. Their chief, himself in martial ardour bold, Inspiring others, fill’d with fierce desire The rape of Helen and his wrongs to avenge. They who in Pylos and Arene dwelt, And Thyrum, by the ford of Alpheus’ stream, In Cyparissus and Amphigene, Pteleon, and lofty Œpus’ well-built fort, Helos, and Dorium, where the Muses met, And put to silence Thracian Thamyris, As from Œchalia, from the royal house Of Eurytus he came; he, over-bold, Boasted himself pre-eminent in song, Ev’n though the daughters of Olympian Jove, The Muses, were his rivals: they in wrath Him of his sight at once and powr’r of song Amerc’d, and bade his hand forget the lyre. These by Gerenian Nestor all were led, In fourscore ships and ten in order due. They of Arcadia, and the realm that lies Beneath Cyllene’s mountain high, around The tomb of Æpytus, a warrior race; The men of Pheneus and Orchomenus In flocks abounding; who in Ripa dwelt, In Stratia, and Enispe’s breezy height, Or Tegea held, and sweet Mantinea, Stymphalus and Parrhasia; these were led By Agapenor brave, Anchaeus’ son, In sixty ships; in each a num’rous crew Of stout Arcadian youths, to war inur’d. The ships, wherewith they crossed the dark-blue sea, Were giv’n by Agamemnon, King of men, The son of Atreus; for th’ Arcadian youth Had ne’er to maritime pursuits been train’d. Who in Buprasium and in Elis dwelt, Far as Hyrmine, and th’ extremest bounds Of Myrsinus; and all the realm that lies Between Aleisium and the Olenian rock; These by four chiefs were led; and ten swift ships, By bold Epeians mann’d, each chief obey’d. Amphimachus and Thalpius were the first, Sons of two brothers, Cteatus the one, The other Eurytus, to Actor born; Next Amarynceus’ son, Diores bold; The fourth Polyxenus, the godlike son Of Augeas’ royal heir, Agasthenes. They of Dulichium, and the sacred isles, Th’ Echinades, which face, from o’er the sea, The coast of Elis, were by Meges led, The son of Phyleus, dear to Jove, in arms Valiant as Mars; who, with his sire at feud, Had left his home, and to Dulichium come: In his command were forty dark-ribb’d ships. Those who from warlike Cephalonia came, And Ithaca, and leafy Neritus, And Crocyleium; rugged Ægilips, And Samos, and Zacynthus, and the coast Of the mainland with its opposing isles; These in twelve ships, with scarlet-painted bows, Ulysses led, in council sage as Jove. Thoas, Andraemon’s son, th’ Ætolians led; From Pleuron, and Pylone, Olenus, Chalcis-by-sea, and rocky Calydon: The race of Œneus was no more; himself, And fair-hair’d Meleager, both were dead: Whence all Ætolia’s rule on him was laid. In his command came forty dark-ribb’d ships.