Chapter 22 twenty two

On the battlefield Glaucus, grandson of Beserophon, the Lycian, and Diomedes, son of Tydeus, rushed from their respective ranks.Diomedes approached his adversary, looked at him and said, "Who are you, noble hero? I have never seen you in battle. And now you have come up against my spear with extraordinary courage. I I warn you that anyone who stands in my way will surely die. If you are a god incarnate, then I will not fight you. Because I am afraid of the wrath of the gods, and I will not oppose the immortal gods. If you are a mortal, then Please come here, and you will inevitably die in the end!"

Hearing this, the son of Hippolocus replied, "Diomedes, why do you ask me about my parentage? We humans are like leaves in the forest, which wither in the wind and sprout again in the spring! You really want to know, then listen, my ancestor is Eros, son of Helen. Eros begot Sisyphus the resourceful, Sisyphus begot Glaucus; Glaucus Bellerophon's son was Bellerophon, and Bellerophon's son was Hippolocus, and I am the son of Hippolocus, called Glaucus. My father sent me to Troy, and I should Glory to our ancestors." "My lord, you and I are family friends, and our ancestors are friends. My grandfather Onius once received your grandfather Bellerophon in his palace and let him live for twenty years. God. My grandfather gave your grandfather a belt of purple gold, and your grandfather gave you back a gold cup with two ears. The cup is still kept in my house. So, if you go to Argos, of course you will be my guest ;If I go to Lycia, you are my host. We should not use force in battle. There are enough Trojans for me to kill, and enough Greeks for you to kill. Let us exchange arms, So that others can see how we respect the friendship of our ancestors." So the two jumped out of the carriage, shook hands and swore friendship.Glaucus exchanged his golden helmet for Diomedes' bronze armor.This is like exchanging a hundred oxen for nine oxen.