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that the God had made for him。              Then Achilles put on that armour�察�and 

roused his men�察�but Ulysses�察�who knew all the rules of honour�察�would not 

let   him    fight   till  peace   had    been   made�察    �with   a   sacrifice   and    other 

ceremonies�察      �between     him   and    Agamemnon�察       �and   till  Agamemnon        had 



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given him  all   the presents   which Achilles   had before   refused。            Achilles 

did not want them�察�he wanted only to fight�察�but Ulysses made him obey�察�

and do what was usual。           Then the gifts were brought�察�and Agamemnon 

stood up�察�and said that he was sorry for his insolence�察�and the men took 

breakfast�察  �but   Achilles     would   neither   eat   nor   drink。   He    mounted     his 

chariot�察�but the horse Xanthus bowed his head till his long mane touched 

the ground�察�and�察�being a fairy horse�察�the child of the West Wind�察�he spoke 

��or so men said���察�and these were his words�此               �We shall bear thee swiftly 

and speedily�察�but thou shalt be slain in fight�察�and thy dying day is near at 

hand。;     ;Well I know it�察─�said Achilles�察 �but I will not cease from fighting 

till I have given the Trojans their fill of war。; 

     So all that day he chased and slew the Trojans。               He drove them into 

the river�察�and�察�though the river came down in a red flood�察�he crossed�察�and 

slew them on the plain。          The plain caught fire�察�the bushes and long dry 

grass blazed round him�察�but he fought his way through the fire�察�and drove 

the Trojans to their walls。        The gates were thrown open�察�and the Trojans 

rushed     through    like   frightened    fawns�察   �and   then   they   climbed     to  the 

battlements�察  �and   looked   down   in   safety�察  �while   the   whole   Greek        army 

advanced in line under their shields。 

     But Hector stood still�察�alone�察�in front of the gate�察�and old Priam�察�who 

saw Achilles rushing on�察�shining like a star in his new armour�察�called with 

tears to Hector�察 �Come within the gate�             �This man has slain many of my 

sons�察�and if he slays thee whom have I to help me in my old age�拭─                      �His 

mother   also   called   to   Hector�察  �but   he   stood   firm�察  �waiting   for   Achilles。 

Now the story says that he was afraid�察�and ran thrice in full armour round 

Troy�察�with Achilles in pursuit。 But this cannot be true�察�for no mortal men 

could run thrice�察�in heavy armour�察�with great shields that clanked against 

their ankles�察�round the town of Troy�此          �moreover Hector was the bravest of 

men�察�and all the Trojan women were looking down at him from the walls。 

     We cannot believe that he ran away�察�and the story goes on to tell that 

he asked Achilles to make an agreement with him。                  The conqueror in the 

fight should give back the body of the fallen to be buried by his friends�察�

but   should   keep   his   armour。    But   Achilles   said   that   he   could   make   no 

agreement   with   Hector�察  �and   threw   his   spear�察  �which   flew   over   Hector's 



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shoulder。      Then Hector threw his spear�察�but it could not pierce the shield 

which   the   God   had   made   for Achilles。       Hector   had   no   other   spear�察  �and 

Achilles had one�察�so Hector cried�察 �Let me not die without honour� ─�and 

drew   his   sword�察  �and   rushed   at   Achilles�察  �who   sprang   to   meet   him�察  �but 

before   Hector   could   come   within   a   sword´stroke   Achilles   had   sent   his 

spear clean through the neck of Hector。              He fell in the dust and Achilles 

said�察   �Dogs   and   birds   shall   tear   your   flesh   unburied。;    With   his   dying 

breath Hector prayed him to take gold from Priam�察�and give back his body 

to   be   burned   in   Troy。   But   Achilles   said�察   �Hound�   �would   that   I   could 

bring myself to carve and eat thy raw flesh�察�but dogs shall devour it�察�even 

if thy father offered me thy weight in gold。;              With his last words Hector 

prophesied and said�察 �Remember me in the day when Paris shall slay thee 

in the Scaean gate。;         Then his brave soul went to the land of the Dead�察�

which the Greeks called Hades。 To that land Ulysses sailed while he was 

still a living man�察�as the story tells later。 

     Then Achilles did a dreadful deed�察�he slit the feet of dead Hector from 

heel to ankle�察�and thrust thongs through�察�and bound him by the thongs to 

his chariot and trailed the body in the dust。            All the women of Troy who 

were on the walls raised a shriek�察�and Hector's wife�察�Andromache�察�heard 

the sound。      She had been in an inner room of her house�察�weaving a purple 

web�察    �and   embroidering      flowers    on  it�察 �and  she   was    calling  her   bower 

maidens to make ready a bath for Hector when he should come back tired 

from battle。      But when she heard the cry from the wall she trembled�察�and 

the shuttle  with which she was   weaving fell   from her  hands。                ;Surely  I 

heard the cry of my husband's mother�察─�she said�察�and she bade two of her 

maidens come with her to see why the people lamented。 

     She ran swiftly�察�and reached the battlements�察�and thence she saw her 

dear   husband's   body   being   whirled   through   the   dust   towards   the   ships�察�

behind the chariot of Achilles。           Then night came over her eyes and she 

fainted。     But   when   she   returned   to   herself   she   cried   out   that   now   none 

would defend her little boy�察�and other children would push him away from 

feasts�察�saying�察 �Out with you�察�no father of thine is at our table�察─�and his 

father�察�Hector�察�would lie naked at the ships�察�unclad�察�unburned�察�unlamented。 

To   be   unburned   and   unburied   was   thought   the   greatest   of   misfortunes�察�



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because   the   dead   man   unburned   could   not   go   into   the   House   of   Hades�察�

God of the Dead�察�but must always wander�察�alone and comfortless�察�in the 

dark borderland between the dead and the living。 



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       THE CRUELTY OF ACHILLES�察�

         AND THE RANSOMING OF 

                                HECTOR 



    When   Achilles   was   asleep   that   night   the   ghost   of   Patroclus   came�察�

saying�察 �Why dost thou not burn and bury me�拭�for the other shadows of 

dead men suffer me not to come near them�察�and lonely I wander along the 

dark dwelling of Hades。;         Then Achilles awoke�察�and he sent men to cut 

down trees�察�and make a huge pile of fagots and logs。               On this they laid 

Patroclus�察�covered with white linen�察�and then they slew many cattle�察�and 

Achilles cut the throats of twelve Trojan prisoners of war�察�meaning to burn 

them  with   Patroclus   to do   him  honour。     This   was   a deed   of shame�察  �for 

Achilles   was   mad   with   sorrow   and   anger   for   the   death   of   his   friend。 

Then   they  drenched   with   wine   the  great   pile   of   wood�察  �which   was   thirty 

yards long and broad�察�and set fire to it�察�and the fire blazed all through the 

night    and  died   down    in  the  morning。    They     put  the  white   bones   of 

Patroclus in a golden casket�察�and laid it in the hut of Achilles�察�who said 

that�察�when he died�察�they must burn his body�察�and mix the ashes with the 

ashes of   his   friend�察 �and   build   over  it   a   chamber   of stone�察  �and   cover  the 

chamber with a great hill of earth�察�and set a pillar of stone above it。           This 

is one of the hills o

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