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Book 06

Chapter 6

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THE fight between Trojans and Achaeans was now left to rage as it would, and the tide of war surged hither and thither over the plain as they aimed their bronze-shod spears at one another between the streams of Simois and Xanthus.

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The Achaeans fight across the plain between the Simois and Xanthus.

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THE fight between Trojans and Achaeans was now left to rage as it would, and the tide of war surged hither and thither over the plain as they aimed their bronze-shod spears at one another between the streams of Simois and Xanthus.
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The Trojans fight across the plain between the Simois and Xanthus.

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THE fight between Trojans and Achaeans was now left to rage as it would, and the tide of war surged hither and thither over the plain as they aimed their bronze-shod spears at one another between the streams of Simois and Xanthus.

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Achaeans·Character·Direct

The Achaeans fight the Trojans with bronze-shod spears as battle surges across the plain.

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THE fight between Trojans and Achaeans was now left to rage as it would, and the tide of war surged hither and thither over the plain as they aimed their bronze-shod spears at one another
plain of Troy·Location·Direct

The plain carries the surging battle between the streams of Simois and Xanthus.

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the tide of war surged hither and thither over the plain as they aimed their bronze-shod spears at one another between the streams of Simois and Xanthus
Trojans·Character·Direct

The Trojans fight the Achaeans with bronze-shod spears as battle surges across the plain.

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THE fight between Trojans and Achaeans was now left to rage as it would, and the tide of war surged hither and thither over the plain as they aimed their bronze-shod spears at one another

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The fighting between Trojans and Achaeans rages back and forth across the plain between the Simois and Xanthus.

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Book 6 · Passage 1

THE fight between Trojans and Achaeans was now left to rage as it would, and the tide of war surged hither and thither over the plain as they aimed their bronze-shod spears at one another between the streams of Simois and Xanthus.