Prince Pandarus did lead to field. Who Adrestinus owe, Apesus’ city, Pityæ, and mount Tereiës, Adrestus and stout Amphius led; who did their sire displease, (Merops Percosius, that excell’d all Troy in heav’nly skill Of futures-searching prophecy) for, much against his will, His sons were agents in those arms; whom since they disobey’d, The fates, in letting slip their threads, their hasty valours stay’d. Who in Percotes, Practius, Arisba, did abide, Who Sestus and Abydus bred, Hyrtacides did guide; Prince Asius Hyrtacides, that, through great Selees’ force, Brought from Arisba to that fight the great and fiery horse. Pylæus, and Hippothous, the stout Pelasgians led, Of them Larissa’s fruitful soil before had nourishéd; These were Pelasgian Pithus’ sons, son of Teutamidas. The Thracian guides were Pirous, and valiant Acamas, Of all that the impetuous flood of Hellespont enclos’d. Euphemus, the Ciconian troops, in his command dispos’d, Who from Trœzenius-Ceades right nobly did descend. Pyræchmes did the Pæons rule, that crookéd bows do bend; From Axius, out of Amydon, he had them in command, From Axius, whose most beauteous stream still overflows the land. Pylæmen with the well-arm’d heart, the Paphlagonians led, From Enes, where the race of mules fit for the plough is bred. The men that broad Cytorus’ bounds, and Sesamus, enfold, About Parthenius’ lofty flood, in houses much extoll’d, From Cromna and Ægialus, the men that arms did bear, And Erythinus situate high, Pylæmen’s soldiers were. Epistrophus and Dius did the Halizonians guide, Far-fetch’d from Alybe, where first the silver mines were tried. Chromis, and augur Ennomus, the Mysians did command, Who could not with his auguries the strength of death withstand, But suffer’d it beneath the stroke of great Æacides, In Xanthus; where he made more souls dive to the Stygian seas. Phorcys, and fair Ascanius, the Phrygians brought to war, Well train’d for battle, and were come out of Ascania far. With Methles, and with Antiphus, (Pylæmen’s sons) did fight The men of Meïon, whom the fen Gygæa brought to light, And those Meionians that beneath the mountain Tmolus sprung. The rude unletter’d Caribæ, that barbarous were of tongue, Did under Nastes’ colours march, and young Amphimachus, (Nomion’s famous sons) to whom, the mountain Phthirorus That with the famous wood is crown’d, Miletus, Mycales That hath so many lofty marks for men that love the seas, The crooked arms Mæander bow’d with his so snaky flood, Resign’d for conduct the choice youth of all their martial brood. The fool Amphimachus, to field, brought gold to be his wrack, Proud-girl-like that doth ever bear her dow’r upon her back; Which wise Achilles mark’d, slew him, and took his gold in strife, At Xanthus’ flood; so little Death did fear his golden life. Sarpedon led the Lycians, and Glaucus unreprov’d, From Lycia, and the gulfy flood of Xanthus far remov’d. THE END OF THE SECOND BOOK. THE THIRD BOOK OF HOMER’S ILIADS THE ARGUMENT