Beyond the precincts of the lists more than one forge was erected; and these now began to glimmer through the twilight, announcing the toil of the armourers, which was to continue through the whole night, in order to repair or alter the suits of
armour to be used again on the morrow.
But the rest stayed where they were, for the speech of Halitherses displeased them, and they sided with Eupeithes; they therefore hurried off for their armour, and when they had armed themselves, they met together in front of the city, and Eupeithes led them on in their folly.
Standing on the threshold he could see them all quite near, and said to Ulysses, "Here they are, let us put on our armour at once."
They put on their armour as fast as they could--that is to say Ulysses, his three men, and the six sons of Dolius.
He hit Eupeithes' helmet, and the spear went right through it, for the helmet stayed it not, and his armour rang rattling round him as he fell heavily to the ground.
Wait, then, while I put on my armour, or go first and I will follow.
He slew him, but did not for very shame despoil him; when he had burned him in his wondrous armour, he raised a barrow over his ashes and the mountain nymphs, daughters of aegis-bearing Jove, planted a grove of elms about his tomb.
He stretched his arms towards his child, but the boy cried and nestled in his nurse's bosom, scared at the sight of his father's armour, and at the horse-hair plume that nodded fiercely from his helmet.
He donned his goodly armour overlaid with bronze, and hasted through the city as fast as his feet could take him.
`Ares, check your fierce anger and matchless hands; for it is not ordained that you should kill Heracles, the bold-hearted son of Zeus, and strip off his rich armour. Come, then, cease fighting and do not withstand me.'
467-471) But the son of Alemena and glorious Iolaus stripped the fine armour off Cycnus' shoulders and went, and their swift horses carried them straight to the city of Trachis.
In bringing together some of the finest renaissance
armours ever made and displaying them alongside royal portraits depicting Spanish kings in those very
armours, the Prado Museum has achieved something never done before in Europe.
The Toyota HiLux is just one of the commercial vehicle models BAE Systems
armours to provide protection from various levels of ballistic and IED threats.
Most outstanding fine
armours that come to market end up in museums.
