#socus

“These he let lie, and went on to wound Charops son of Hippasus own brother to noble Socus. Socus, hero that he was, made all speed to help him, and when he was close to Ulysses he said, ‘Far-famed Ulysses, insatiable of craft and toil, this day you shall either boast of having killed both the sons of Hippasus and stripped them of their armour, or you shall fall before my spear.’

With these words he struck the shield of Ulysses. The spear went through the shield and passed on through his richly wrought cuirass, tearing the flesh from his side, but Pallas Minerva did not suffer it to pierce the entrails of the hero.”

“Ulysses knew that his hour was not yet come, but he gave ground and said to Socus,

‘Wretch, you shall now surely die. You have stayed me from fighting further with the Trojans, but you shall now fall by my spear, yielding glory to myself, and your soul to Hades of the noble steeds.’”

Bonus

“— he drew Socus's heavy spear out of his flesh and from his shield, and the blood welled forth when the spear was withdrawn so that he was much dismayed.”

“— The Trojans had gathered round Ulysses like ravenous mountain jackals round the carcase of some horned stag that had been hit with an arrow...”

I may have forgotten a few things in the sketches that are described in the book, but it's whatever☺️