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So that; He reproaches Hector, who is already quite tired
due to his losses in the war and has almost accepted the loss,
and leads him to return to the war.

“Where has your old strength gone?
You would protect the city without a helper
Alone with your in-laws and siblings?
But now I can’t see any of them,
they’re crouched like dogs in front of a lion.
How we fight, look at us,
We are nothing but your helper
I came to your aid from far away,
I came from eddying waters of the Xanthos,
from distant Lycia.
My dear wife, my baby is there,
I have a lot of property that the poor covet.
I’m driving the Lycians to war though,
Look, I’m at the forefront myself.
However, I have nothing for the Achaeans to take away.
While you are like this, you are counting in place
to protect their wives,
You can’t even command other armies to resist.
You will fall into a tight net and become prey to the enemy.
The enemy will raze your regular city to the ground.
You have to tire your head day and night,
With your famous assistants and leaders
You must beg without hesitation,
This is how you can resist the bitter days.’’
(II. V, 472 vd.).

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