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pus, and are of Trojan blood—these were led by Pandarus
son of Lycaon, whom Apollo had taught to use the bow.
They that held Adresteia and the land of Apaesus, with
Pityeia, and the high mountain of Tereia—these were led
by Adrestus and Amphius, whose breastplate was of linen.
These were the sons of Merops of Percote, who excelled in
all kinds of divination. He told them not to take part in the
war, but they gave him no heed, for fate lured them to de-
struction.
They that dwelt about Percote and Practius, with Ses-
tos, Abydos, and Arisbe—these were led by Asius, son of
Hyrtacus, a brave commander—Asius, the son of Hyrtacus,
whom his powerful dark bay steeds, of the breed that comes
from the river Selleis, had brought from Arisbe.
Hippothous led the tribes of Pelasgian spearsmen, who
dwelt in fertile Larissa—Hippothous, and Pylaeus of the
race of Mars, two sons of the Pelasgian Lethus, son of Teu-
tamus.
Acamas and the warrior Peirous commanded the Thra-
cians and those that came from beyond the mighty stream
of the Hellespont.
Euphemus, son of Troezenus, the son of Ceos, was cap-
tain of the Ciconian spearsmen.
Pyraechmes led the Paeonian archers from distant
Amydon, by the broad waters of the river Axius, the fairest
that flow upon the earth.
The Paphlagonians were commanded by stout-heart-
ed Pylaemanes from Enetae, where the mules run wild in
herds. These were they that held Cytorus and the coun-

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