the other deities are
afraid of her, who is (Il. th, 259) [Greek: theon oneteira kai
andron]; and Jupiter himself, in the midst of his rage, refrains
from doing what might be [Greek: nykti thon apothymia]. Nor is
the epithet less natural when the night is not personified: for
as [Greek: oxeis kairoi] are _dangerous_ times, so by this word
[Greek: thoe] it may be intended to mark the swiftness and
imminency of dangers which threaten men who go [Greek: dia nukta
melainan]."]

But him crafty Ulysses smiling addressed: "Assuredly thy mind aimed at
mighty gifts, the horses of warlike AEacides; but these are difficult to
be governed by mortal men, and to be driven by any other than Achilles,
whom an immortal mother bore. But come, tell me this, and state
correctly; where now, when coming hither, didst thou leave Hector, the
shepherd of the people? Where lie his martial arms, and where his
steeds? And how [stationed are] the watches and tents of the other
Trojans? What do they consult among themselves? Do they meditate to
remain there at a short distance from the ships, or will they return
again to the city, since, forsooth, they have subdued the Greeks?"

But him Dolon, the son of Eumedes, again addressed: "Therefore will I
indeed detail these things to thee very correctly. Hector, with those,
as many as are counsellors, is deliberating upon plans at the tomb of
divine Ilus, apart from the tumult: but for the watches of which thou
inquirest, O Hero, no chosen [band] defends or watches the camp. But as
many as are the hearths of fires among the Trojans, those at them are
they to whom there is compulsion;[354] and they are both wakeful, and
exhort one another to keep watch. But the allies, on the contrary,
summoned from afar, are sleeping; for they commit it to the Trojans to
keep watch, for their children and wives lie not near them."

[Footnote 354: Construe, [Greek: kata tosas men puros escharas,
osai isi Troon, oide oisin ananke estin, egregorthasi, k. t. l.]]

But him much-planning Ulysses answering addressed: "In
what manner now do they sleep: mingled with the horse-breaking
Trojans, or apart? Tell me, that I may know."

But him Dolon, the son of Eumedes, answered: "Therefore will I indeed
detail these things also very correctly. On the one hand, towards the
sea, [are] the Carians and Poeonians, armed with crooked bows, the
Lelegans, and Cauconians, and noble Pelasgians. Towards Thymbra