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son of Atreus, killed Scamandrius the son of Strophius, a mighty huntsman<br />

and keen lover of the chase. Diana herself had taught him how to kill<br />

every kind of wild creature that is bred in mountain <strong>for</strong>ests, but<br />

neither she nor his famed skill in archery could now save him, <strong>for</strong><br />

the spear of Menelaus struck him in the back as he was flying; it<br />

struck him between the shoulders and went right through his chest,<br />

so that he fell headlong and his armour rang rattling round him.<br />

Meriones then killed Phereclus the son of Tecton, who was the son<br />

of Hermon, a man whose hand was skilled in all manner of cunning workmanship,<br />

<strong>for</strong> Pallas Minerva had dearly loved him. He it was that made the ships<br />

<strong>for</strong> Alexandrus, which were the beginning of all mischief, and brought<br />

evil alike both on the Trojans and on Alexandrus himself; <strong>for</strong> he heeded<br />

not the decrees of heaven. Meriones overtook him as he was flying,<br />

and struck him on the right buttock. <strong>The</strong> point of the spear went through<br />

the bone into the bladder, and death came upon him as he cried aloud<br />

and fell <strong>for</strong>ward on his knees.<br />

Meges, moreover, slew Pedaeus, son of Antenor, who, though he was<br />

a bastard, had been brought up <strong>by</strong> <strong>The</strong>ano as one of her own children,<br />

<strong>for</strong> the love she bore her husband. <strong>The</strong> son of Phyleus got close up<br />

to him and drove a spear into the nape of his neck: it went under<br />

his tongue all among his teeth, so he bit the cold bronze, and fell<br />

dead in the dust.<br />

And Eurypylus, son of Euaemon, killed Hypsenor, the son of noble Dolopion,<br />

who had been made priest of the river Scamander, and was honoured<br />

among the people as though he were a god. Eurypylus gave him chase

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