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... war-cars High an Eoan chariot came drawn fast by its coursers Bearing a mighty chieftain, Valarus son of Supaures. Fire-footed thundered past him the hooves of the heavenly coursers, Nor to his challenging shout nor his spear the warlike Pelides Answered at all, but made haste like a flood to the throng and the mellay. But twixt the chariots behind and their leader the mighty Eoan Drove his dark-maned... rescues their legions. Marshal we so this field. Stand, Halamus, covering Xanthus, Helping our need when the foe press hard on the Ilian fighters. Paris, my brother, thou with our masses aid the Eoan. I with Aeneas' single spear am enough for the Argive." "Gladlier" Halamus cried "would I fight in the front with the Locrian! This too let be as you will; for one is the glory and service Fighting... once ere I came to the battle? Number them now and measure the warrior Penthesilea. Such am I then whom thy dreams have seen meek-browed in Larissa, And in the battle behind me thunder the heroes Eoan, Ranks whose feeblest can match with the vaunted chiefs of the Argives. Never yet from the shock have they fled; if they turn from the foeman, Always 'tis to return like death recircling on mortals ...