The Bacchi

Would be able to live on forever, ageless, immortal,

So neither would I myself go on fighting in the foremost

Nor would I urge you into fighting where men win glory.

But now, seeing that the spirits of death stand close about us

In their thousands, no man an turn aside nor escape them,

Let us go on and win glory for ourselves, or yield to others

Sarpedon speaks this passage to Glaukos, why Sarpedon was chosen to speak these words might be because he was the result of one of Zeus’ many affairs. Sarpedon’s courage is also mentioned in line 104 of book twelve, which helps to support his words in this passage. The passage itself deals with the build up of the Trojans breaking through the defense that the Achians had constructed to defend their ships and men. It is at the end of book twelve that Hektor with the aide of Zeus breaks through the Achian wall by throwing a massive rock, which appears to be Herculean in nature. What makes this even more remarkable is that the Trojan forces had bombarded the wall with all their might and had been unable to break through. Then, when it appeared that they would not be able to do it, Hektor stepped up and in true Heroic fashion sol

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Some common words found in the essay are:
Glaukos Sarpedon, Cleobis Biton, Zeus Hera, , Herodotus Histories, heroic code, book twelve, win glory, glaukos sarpedon, life death,
Approximate Word count = 869
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)