He should have prayed duly to the immortals; he would not have come in last if he had done so.

If you are sorry for him and so choose, you have much gold in your tents, with bronze, sheep, cattle and horses.

Take something from this store if you would have the Achaeans speak well of you, and give him a better prize even than that which you have now offered; but I will not give up the mare, and he that will fight me for her, let him come on." Achilles smiled as he heard this, and was pleased with Antilochus, who was one of his dearest comrades.

So he said-- "Antilochus, if you would have me find Eumelus another prize, I will give him the bronze breastplate with a rim of tin running all round it which I took from Asteropaeus.

It will be worth much money to him." He bade his comrade Automedon bring the breastplate from his tent, and he did so.