...a direct hit! Odysseus struck Democoon,
Priam's bastard son came down from Abydos,
Priam's racing stables. Incensed for the dead
Odysseus speared him straight through one temple
and out the other punched the sharp bronze point
and the dark came swirling thick across his eyes--
down he crashed, armor clanging against his chest.
[Fagles 4.576]
38.1.005 2007
acrylic on wood
5.5" x 7.5" x 15.25"