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The Locrians had come to Troy armed with bows.
“the Locrians did not follow so close after the son of Oileus, for they could not hold their own in a handto-hand fight. They had no bronze helmets with plumes of horse-hair, neither had they shields nor ashen spears, but they had come to Troy armed with bows”
The Locrians help resist Hector’s rush toward the ships.
“the Locrians, the men of Phthia, and the famous force of the Epeans could hardly stay Hector”
Unable to hold close combat and lacking heavy gear, Locrians use bows and twisted-wool slings from behind cover.
“the Locrians did not follow so close after the son of Oileus, for they could not hold their own in a handto-hand fight. They had no bronze helmets with plumes of horse-hair, neither had they shields nor ashen spears, but they had come to Troy armed with bows, and with slings of twisted wool from which they showered their missiles to break the ranks of the Trojans. The others, therefore, with their heavy armour bore the brunt of the fight with the Trojans and with Hector, while the Locrians shot from behind, under their cover; and thus the Trojans began to lose heart, for the arrows threw them into confusion.”
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“Locrians”
“the Locrians”