But Hector found that place a worse. Chiefs of the second band Were Paris and Alcathous, Agenor. The command The third strong phalanx had, was giv’n to th’ augur Helenus, Deiphobus, that god-like man, and mighty Asius, Ev’n Asius Hyrtacides, that from Arisba rode The huge bay horse, and had his house where river Selleës flow’d. The fourth charge good Æneas led, and with him were combin’d Archelochus, and Acamas, Antenor’s dearest kind, And excellent at ev’ry fight. The fifth brave company Sarpedon had to charge, who choos’d, for his command’s supply, Asteropseus great in arms, and Glaucus; for both these Were best of all men but himself, but he was fellowless. Thus fitted with their well-wrought shields, down the steep dike they go, And (thirsty of the wall’s assault) believe in overthrow, Not doubting but with headlong falls to tumble down the Greeks From their black navy. In which trust, all on; and no man seeks To cross Polydamas’ advice with any other course, But Asius Hyrtacides, who (proud of his bay horse) Would not forsake them, nor his man, that was their manager, (Fool that he was) but all to fleet, and little knew how near An ill death sat him, and a sure, and that he never more Must look on lofty Ilion; but looks, and all, before, Put on th’ all-cov’ring mist of fate, that then did hang upon The lance of great Deucalides; he fatally rush’d on The left hand way, by which the Greeks, with horse and chariot, Came usually from field to fleet; close to the gates he got, Which both unbarr’d and ope he found, that so the easier might An entry be for any friend that was behind in flight; Yet not much easier for a foe, because there was a guard Maintain’d upon it, past his thought; who still put for it hard, Eagerly shouting; and with him were five more friends of name, That would not leave him, though none else would hunt that way for fame (In their free choice) but he himself. Orestes, Iamenus, And Acamas Asiades, Thoon, Oenomaus, Were those that follow’d Asius. Within the gates they found Two eminently valorous, that from the race renown’d Of the right valiant Lapithes deriv’d their high descent; Fierce Leontëus was the one, like Mars in detriment.[1] The other mighty Polypæt, the great Pirithous’ son. These stood within the lofty gates, and nothing more did shun The charge of Asius and his friends, than two high hill-bred oaks, Well-rooted in the binding earth, obey the airy strokes Of wind and weather, standing firm ’gainst ev’ry season’s spite. Yet they pour on continued shouts, and bear their shields upright; When in the mean space Polypæt and Leonteus cheer’d Their soldiers to the fleet’s defence. But when the rest had heard The Trojans in attempt to scale, clamour and flight did flow Amongst the Grecians; and then, the rest dismay’d, these two Met Asius ent’ring, thrust him back, and fought before their doors. Nor far’d they then like oaks that stood, but as a brace of boars,