Automedon : son of Diores, drove Achilles’ chariot hitched to the immortal horses Balius & Xanthus.
... his tent at the sound of the driving car-wheels Strong Automedon came who was charioteer of Achilles. "Grey Talthybius, whence art thou coming? From Troya the ancient? Or from a distant tent was thy speed and the King Agamemnon? What in their armoured assembly counsel the kings of the Argives?" "Not from the host but from Troy, Automedon, come I with tidings, Nor have I mixed with the Greeks... does he walk as he loves by the shore of the far-sounding waters?" And to the Argive herald grey Automedon answered: "Now from the meal he rests and Briseis lyres to him singing One of the Ilian chants of old in the tongue of the Trojans." Page 411 "Early, then, he has eaten, Automedon, early reposes?" "Early the meat was broached on the spits, Talthybius, early High on the sands... feared and the fatal madness of Zethus; Slain are the men of my nation or routed by Penthesilea. Page 470 Drive, Automedon, drive, lest shame and defeat upon Hellas Fasten their seal and her heroes flee from the strength of a woman." And to the steeds divine Automedon called and they hearkened, Rose as if seeking their old accustomed paths in the heavens, Then through the ranks that parted ...
... there to rein in mules and team, the old king went straight up to the lodge where Achilles would always sit. Priam found the warriors inside... many captains sitting some way off, but two, veteran Automedon and the fine fighter Alcimus were busy serving him. He had just finished dinner, eating, drinking, and the table still stood near. The majestic king of Troy slipped past the rest and kneeling down... you are — may break the laws of Zeus!" The old man was terrified. He obeyed the order. But Achilles .bounded out of doors like a lion — not alone but flanked by his two aides-in-arms, veteran Automedon and Alcimus, steady comrades, Achilles' favorites next to the dead Patroclus. They loosed from harness the horses and the mules. They led the herald in, the old king's crier, and sat him down on... as comrades moved in to skin the carcass quickly, dress the quarters well. Expertly they cut the meat in pieces, pierced them with spits, roasted them to a turn and pulled them off the fire. Automedon brought the bread, set it out on the board in ample wicker baskets. Achilles served the meat. They reached out for the good things that lay at hand and when they had put aside desire for food and ...
... for Alcimedon, a Myrmidon commander. Andromache: wife of Trojan Prince Hector. Antiphonus: Trojan, son of Priam. Argos: another name for mainland Greece. Automedon: Charioteer of Achilles; he drove the immortal horses Balius and Xanthus given Peleus by Poseidon. Barrow: a large sepulchral mound; a tumulus. Bird of omen: to discover ...
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