APPENDIX, No. III. 107 



While the battle rages here among the ihips*, Idomeneus, 

 accompanied by Merion^ repairs to the left wingf, and there, 

 with the vefTels in his rear, makes head againft the troops of 

 Asius. The divifion commanded by ^neas muft have join- 

 ed the column of Asius^ and the troops of Paris united with 

 thefe two. At lead, all the three detachments, as well as feveral 

 others after them^ muft have formed a jundlion to oppofe Ido- 

 MENEUs, in the place mentioned above. (XIII. 490.). 



The Trojans, in the mean time, began to crowd in on all 

 fides round the place where Hector was engaged. By the ad- 

 vice of PoLYDAMAS^ (lb. 726. ct fcq.), Hector calls the chiefs 

 together to a council. He himfelf goes off, (lb. 674. et feq. ij:. 

 754. et feq.), colle(5ts the braveft-of the chiefs, with their batta- 

 lions, and advances with them againft Ajax. (789.). 



2 Matters 



* XIII. 312. Ey ftiosriiTi \ir,v(rU 



f Ibid. 316. Ew' i^nrrt^a ^r^xi^. AjAX, as afterwards appears, fought in front 

 of his own fhips. The left wing of the camp, therefore, muft have extended beyond 

 the ftation of Ajax, Compare 679, &c. At that quarter, too, there were fhips 

 Ijing ; for Idomeneus fought wi rr^iiAvrin niosi. (Ibid. 333.). 



X A rASSAGE of confiderable difficulty, In refpeft of the topography, occurs here. 

 It is faid, (XIII. 675.) : " Hector knew not yet that, on the left hand of the fhips, 

 " vytZv t7r' a^ivTi^k, his Trojaus were fuffering fo much ; but he flill kept the place 

 " where he had firfl penetrated into the camp, befide the quarter where the fhips of 

 " Ajax and ProtesiLaus were hauled up.*' (679 — 682.) The rampart, in front 

 of the fhips, was lowefl at this fpot. Here the aftion was fliarpeft. (v. 684.). 



This laft expreflion embarrafTes me. HoW could chariots be of any ufe in the nar- 

 row fpace between the fliips and the rampart? Hom£r fays further : " Here fought 

 *' the Boeotians, the lonians, (Athenians), the Locrians, the Phthians," not thofe 

 fubje£l to Achilles, but thofe who had come with Protesilaus, out of Phylace 

 in ThefTaly, (II. 693.), but at this time fought under the command of Podarces, 

 (XIII. 693.), " the Epeans." 1 hardly think the fhips of thefe people lay there, 



but 



