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try round Sesamus, with the cities by the river Parthenius,
Cromna, Aegialus, and lofty Erithini.
Odius and Epistrophus were captains over the Halizoni
from distant Alybe, where there are mines of silver.
Chromis, and Ennomus the augur, led the Mysians, but
his skill in augury availed not to save him from destruction,
for he fell by the hand of the fleet descendant of Aeacus in
the river, where he slew others also of the Trojans.
Phorcys, again, and noble Ascanius led the Phrygians
from the far country of Ascania, and both were eager for
the fray.
Mesthles and Antiphus commanded the Meonians, sons
of Talaemenes, born to him of the Gygaean lake. These led
the Meonians, who dwelt under Mt. Tmolus.
Nastes led the Carians, men of a strange speech. These
held Miletus and the wooded mountain of Phthires, with
the water of the river Maeander and the lofty crests of Mt.
Mycale. These were commanded by Nastes and Amphima-
chus, the brave sons of Nomion. He came into the fight with
gold about him, like a girl; fool that he was, his gold was of
no avail to save him, for he fell in the river by the hand of
the fleet descendant of Aeacus, and Achilles bore away his
gold.
Sarpedon and Glaucus led the Lycians from their distant
land, by the eddying waters of the Xanthus.