426But Lausus, a great part of the war, does not let the ranks be terrified by such slaughter of a hero: first he kills Abas, who stood against him, the knot and the stay of the fight. 429The sons of Arcadia are laid low, the Etruscans are laid low, and you, Teucrians, bodies not destroyed by the Greeks. 431The columns clash, with leaders and strength well matched. 432The rearmost ranks crowd in on the front, and the press does not allow weapons or hands to move. 433On this side Pallas presses and urges on, on that side, facing him, Lausus, and they are not far apart in age: outstanding in beauty, but Fortune had denied them return to their homeland.
436Yet the ruler of great Olympus did not allow them to meet each other: soon their fates await them under a greater enemy.