Iliad 2 dibely and godlike as hector was

In Priam's porch the Trojan chiefs she found,

The old consulting, and the youths around.

Polites' shape, the monarch's son, she chose,

Who from Æsetes' tomb observed the foes,¹⁰⁵

High on the mound; from whence in prospect lay

The fields, the tents, the navy, and the bay.

In this dissembled form, she hastes to bring

The unwelcome message to the Phrygian king.

"Cease to consult, the time for action calls;

War, horrid war, approaches to your walls!

Assembled armies oft have I beheld;

But ne'er till now such numbers charged a field:

Thick as autumnal leaves or driving sand,

The moving squadrons blacken all the strand.

Thou, godlike Hector! all thy force employ,

Assemble all the united bands of Troy;

In just array let every leader call

The foreign troops: this day demands them all!"

The voice divine the mighty chief alarms;

The council breaks, the warriors rush to arms.

The gates unfolding pour forth all their train,

Nations on nations fill the dusky plain,

Men, steeds, and chariots, shake the trembling ground:

The tumult thickens, and the skies resound.

Amidst the plain, in sight of Ilion, stands

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A rising mount, the work of human hands;

n        Here hector is refered to as divine like as the divine and their chiefs are mighty and blessed as they chose this side to be on and endource.