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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