Achilles Over The Trench

ILIAD, XVIII. 2O2. So saying, light-foot Iris passd away. Then rose Achilles dear to Zeus; and round The warriors puissant shoulders Pallas flung Her fringed gis, and around his head The glorious goddess wreathd a golden cloud, And from it lighted an all-shining flame. As when a smoke from a city goes to heaven Far off from out an island girt by foes, All day the men contend in grievous war From their own city, but with set of sun Their fires flame thickly, and aloft the glare Flies streaming, if perchance the neighbours round May see, and sail to help them in the war; So from his head the splendour went to heaven. From wall to dyke he stept, he stood, nor joind The Achanshonouring his wise mothers word There standing, shouted, and Pallas far away Calld; and a boundless panic shook the foe. For like the clear voice when a trumpet shrills, Blown by the fierce beleaguerers of a town, So rang the clear voice of akids; And when the brazen cry of akids Was heard among the Trojans, all their hearts Were troubled, and the full-maned horses whirld The chariots backward, knowing griefs at hand; And sheer-astounded were the charioteers To see the dread, unweariable fire That always oer the great Peleions head Burnd, for the bright-eyed goddess made it burn. Thrice from the dyke he sent his mighty shout, Thrice backward reeld the Trojans and allies; And there and then twelve of their noblest died Among their spears and chariots.