Chapter 12 12

There is a kingdom of Coronet near Troy. The king Cycnos is the son of the sea god Poseidon and a fairy. For Cycnos, which means swan, he was an ally of the Trojans.When he saw the foreign army landed in Troy, he rushed to the aid of his old friend before Priam asked for help.He raised a large army at home, and quietly surrounded the Greek camp from behind.At this time the Greeks were mourning their fallen heroes.They stood sadly by the fire, with no weapons in their hands, and devoted themselves to the cremation of Palotsilaus.Suddenly, the Greeks found themselves surrounded by chariots and armed soldiers.Before they could figure out where these warriors came from, Kuknos led his army on a bloody massacre.Fortunately, only a small number of Argives attended Palotsilaus' funeral.Soldiers on other ships and camps quickly took up arms, and under the leadership of Achilles, rushed to support.Achilles stood on the chariot, wielding a spear, dashing from left to right, stabbing the enemy, killing the Coronets and leaving them dead.In the melee, he found the enemy commander in the distance pursuing Greek soldiers.

Achilles spurred his snow-white horses to drag the carriage, ran towards Cyknos, waved the spear in his hand at him face to face, and shouted: "Young man, whoever you are, you should be comforted in death." , because you have the honor to die under the spear of the son of the goddess Thetis!" He said, throwing the javelin.But, though he aimed well, the javelin fell on the chest of Poseidon's son and bounced back.Achilles eyed his opponent in amazement, as if he were invulnerable. "Don't be surprised, son of the goddess," the other party said to him with a smile, "it's not my armor, nor my shield that blocks your javelin. I wear these things for decoration, just like Ares, the god of war. Sometimes obsession with weapons is just a game. Ares doesn’t need weapons to protect his godly body. Even if I take off my armor, your javelin can’t hurt my body. My body is like steel. You Know that I am not the son of an ordinary fairy, no, I am the favorite of the gods. My father rules over Nereus and his daughters. Behold, before you stands the son of Poseidon!"

As he spoke, he threw his spear at Achilles, and the point of the spear pierced through his bronze shield and nine layers of ox hide, and did not get stuck until the tenth layer of ox hide.Achilles drew his spear from the shield and threw it at the son of the god, but the son of the god was still safe, and he threw a third spear and still could not hurt him.Achilles raged like a bull attacking the teasing red cloth with its horns, but missed every time.He threw the ash javelin hard again, and hit the opponent's left shoulder. Seeing the blood on the shoulder, he cried out with joy. However, he was too happy too early. It turned out that it was not the blood of Kuknos, but the blood of his comrades around him who were hit and splashed on his shoulder.Gritting his teeth in anger, Achilles jumped out of the chariot, swung his sword, and stabbed at Cyknos.But Cyknos was as hard as steel, and Achilles cut off the sword.In desperation, he raised a shield of ten layers of cowhide, rushed in front of the opponent, and smashed his temple three or four times. Kuknos was dizzy from the pain, his eyes were black, and he retreated slightly. Unfortunately, he tripped over a stone. on, fell down.Achilles took a step forward, grabbed Cyknos by the neck and pinned him to the ground.Achilles put his shield down on him, put his knees on his chest, put the belt of his armor around his throat, and strangled him.Seeing their king fell to the ground, the Coronets immediately lost their fighting spirit and fled in panic.

As a result of this attack, the Greeks took the opportunity to invade the kingdom of Cyknos and took the king's son from the capital city of Metola as a spoil.They then attacked the neighboring country of Kira, took the fortified city, and returned to their camp laden with spoils.