tunc magis atque magis vires animusque recedunt, nec pudor ire retro; cedentem Acheloius heros impetit, et librans uni sibi missile telum derexit iactus summae qua margine parmae ima sedet galea et iuguli vitalia lucent.
Then more and more his strength and spirit wane and he is not ashamed to retreat. The Acheloian hero assails him as he retires and, poising a javelin that none but he could throw, sets aim at the point where the lowest part of the helmet rests on the edge of the shield and the vital places of the throat show white.
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