Pisander

Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 23 Sep 2011 09:46 and updated at 23 Sep 2011 09:46

ILIAD NOUN

ild.11 Then King Agamemnon took the two sons of Antimachus, Pisander and brave Hippolochus.
ild.11 As he spoke he felled Pisander from his Chariot to the earth, smiting him on the chest with his spear, so that he lay face uppermost upon the ground.
ild.13 Pisander then made straight at Menelaus his evil destiny luring him on to his doom, for he was to fall in fight with you, O Menelaus.
ild.13 When the two were hard by one another the spear of the son of Atreus turned aside and he missed his aim; Pisander then struck the shield of brave Menelaus but could not pierce it, for the shield stayed the spear and broke the shaft; nevertheless he was glad and made sure of victory; forthwith, however, the son of Atreus drew his sword and sprang upon him.
ild.13 Pisander then seized the Bronze battle axe, with its long and polished handle of Olive Wood that hung by his side under his shield, and the two made at one another.
ild.13 Pisander struck the peak of Menelaus s crested helmet just under the crest itself, and Menelaus hit Pisander as he was coming towards him, on the forehead, just at the rise of his nose; the bones cracked and his two gore bedrabbled eyes fell by his feet in the dust.
ild.13 So saying Menelaus stripped the blood stained armour from the body of Pisander, and handed it over to his men; then he again ranged himself among those who were in the front of the fight.
ild.16 The third company was led by Pisander son of Maemalus, the finest spearman among all the Myrmidons next to Achilles own comrade Patroclus.

Arise Greece! from thy silent sleep, 2000 years long it is! Forget not, thy ancient culture, beautiful and marvelous it is!

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