《伊利亚特·第14卷》第11节
So he spake, and fear fell on the limbs of all of them; and each man looked about to see where he might flee sheer destruction. Tell me now, ye Muses, that dwell in the mansions of Olympus, who was the first of the Achaians to lift the bloody spoils, when once the renowned Shaker of the earth turned the battle. Verily it was Aias, son of Telamon, that first wounded Hyrtios, the son of Gyrtias, the leader of the Mysians strong of heart, and Antilochos stripped the spoils from Phalkes and Mermeros, and Meriones slew Morys and Hippotion, and Teukros slew Prothoon and Periphetes, and next Atreus’ son wounded in the flank Hyperenor, the shepherd of the host, and the bronze point tore through and let out the entrails, and the soul through the stricken wound fled hastily, and darkness covered his eyes. But most men did Aias slay, the swift-footed son of Oileus, for there was none so speedy of foot as he, to follow when men fled, when Zeus sent terror among them.
注释摘要
佩涅勒奥斯的宣言过后，恐惧落到了全体特洛伊人身上，这句写得极为干净，恐惧不是慢慢升起，而是直接落在四肢上。紧随其后的一笔更是叙事眼位的关键，每个人左顾右看、寻觅可能的逃生之路，等于一句话画出了战场的转折，先前追逐的一方此刻换了方向。 诗人随即转向缪斯呼告，请她们说出当那声名显赫的撼地之神扭转战局时，阿开亚人中谁最先夺得带血的战利品。这种“请告诉我，缪斯”的…