On the other side the well-armed Greeks took up The slain Tlepolemus, to bear him thence. The great Ulysses, large of soul, beheld, And felt his spirit moved, as anxiously He pondered whether to pursue the son Of Jove the Thunderer, or turn and take The life of many a Lycian. Yet to slay Jove’s mighty son was not his destiny, And therefore Pallas moved him to engage The crowd of Lycian warriors. Then he slew Coeranus and Alastor, Chromius, Alcander, Halius, and Prytanis Noëmon; and yet more the noble Greek Had slain, if crested Hector, mighty chief, Had not perceived the havoc and, arrayed In shining armor, hurried to the van Of battle, carrying terror to the hearts Of the Achaians. As he saw him near, Sarpedon was rejoiced, yet sadly said:⁠—