[31] for menestheus, who led the athenians against troy, cf. hom. "il." ii. 552; iv. 327; philostr. "her." ii. 16; paus. ii. 25. 6; i. 17. 6;plut. "thes." 32, 35.
[32] or, "so runs the tale," e.g. in "the catalogue." see "il." ii. l.c.: {nestor oios erizen}, "only nestor rivalled him, for he was the elder by birth" (w. leaf).
odysseus and diomedes[33] were brilliant for many a single deed ofarms, and mainly to these two was due the taking of troy town.[34]
[33] the two heroes are frequently coupled in homer, e.g. "il." v. 519; x. 241, etc.
[34] or, "were brilliant in single points, and broadly speaking were the cause that troy was taken." see hygin. "fab." 108; virg. "aen."ii. 163.
castor and polydeuces,[35] by reason of their glorious display of arts obtained from cheiron, and for the high honour and prestige therefrom derived, are now immortal.
[35] castor, polydeuces, s. pollux--the great twin brethren. see grote, "h. g." i. 232 foll.
machaon and podaleirius[36] were trained in this same lore, and proved themselves adepts in works of skill, in argument and feats of arms.[37]
[36] as to the two sons of asclepius, machaon and podaleirius, the leaders of the achaeans, see "il." ii. 728; schol. ad pind. "pyth." iii. 14; paus. iii. 26; iv. 3; strab. vi. 4 (284); diod. iv. 71. 4; grote, "h.
g." i. 248.
[37] or, "in crafts, in reasonings, and in deeds of war."antilochus,[38] in that he died for his father, obtained so great a glory that, in the judgment of hellas, to him alone belongs the title "philopator," "who loved his father."[39]
[38] antilochus, son of nestor, slain by memnon. "od." iv. 186 foll.; pind. "pyth." vi. 28; philostr. "her." iv.; "icon." ii. 281.
[39] lit. "to be alone proclaimed philopator among the hellenes." cf. plat. "laws," 730 d, "he shall be proclaimed the great and perfect citizen, and bear away the palm of virtue"; and for the epithetsee eur. "or." 1605; "i. a." 68.