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opened�察�and Ulysses walked out with the rest of them。
He stole down a lane�察�where as yet no people were stirring�察�and crept
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along�察�leaning on his staff�察�till he came to the eastern gate�察�at the back of
the city�察�which the Greeks never attacked�察�for they had never drawn their
army in a circle round the town。 There Ulysses explained to the sentinels
that he had gathered food enough to last for a long journey to some other
town�察�and opened his bag�察�which seemed full of bread and broken meat。
The soldiers said he was a lucky beggar�察 �and let him out。 He walked
slowly along the waggon road by which wood was brought into Troy from
the forests on Mount Ida�察�and when he found that nobody was within sight
he slipped into the forest�察�and stole into a dark thicket�察�hiding beneath the
tangled boughs。 Here he lay and slept till evening�察�and then took the new
clothes which Helen had given him out of his wallet�察�and put them on�察�and
threw the belt of the sword over his shoulder�察�and hid the Luck of Troy in
his bosom。 He washed himself clean in a mountain brook�察�and now all
who saw him must have known that he was no beggar�察 �but Ulysses of
Ithaca�察�Laertes' son。
So he walked cautiously down the side of the brook which ran
between high banks deep in trees�察�and followed it till it reached the river
Xanthus�察�on the left of the Greek lines。 Here he found Greek sentinels
set to guard the camp�察�who cried aloud in joy and surprise�察�for his ship had
not yet returned from Delos�察�and they could not guess how Ulysses had
come back alone across the sea。 So two of the sentinels guarded Ulysses
to the hut of Agamemnon�察�where he and Achilles and all the chiefs were
sitting at a feast。 They all leaped up�察�but when Ulysses took the Luck of
Troy from within his mantle�察�they cried that this was the bravest deed that
had been done in the war�察�and they sacrificed ten oxen to Zeus。
;So you were the old beggar�察─�said young Thrasymedes。
;Yes�察─�said Ulysses�察 �and when next you beat a beggar�察�Thrasymedes�察�
do not strike so hard and so long。;
That night all the Greeks were full of hope�察�for now they had the Luck
of Troy�察�but the Trojans were in despair�察�and guessed that the beggar was
the thief�察�and that Ulysses had been the beggar。 The priestess�察�Theano�察�
could tell them nothing�察 �they found her�察 �with the extinguished torch
drooping in her hand�察�asleep�察�as she sat on the step of the altar�察�and she
never woke again。
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THE BATTLES WITH THE
AMAZONS AND MEMNONTHE
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DEATH OF ACHILLES
Ulysses thought much and often of Helen�察�without whose kindness he
could not have saved the Greeks by stealing the Luck of Troy。 He saw
that�察�though she remained as beautiful as when the princes all sought her
hand�察�she was most unhappy�察�knowing herself to be the cause of so much
misery�察 �and fearing what the future might bring。 Ulysses told nobody
about the secret which she had let fall�察�the coming of the Amazons。
The Amazons were a race of warlike maids�察�who lived far away on the
banks of the river Thermodon。 They had fought against Troy in former
times�察 �and one of the great hill´graves on the plain of Troy covered the
ashes of an Amazon�察 �swift´footed Myrine。 People believed that they
were the daughters of the God of War�察�and they were reckoned equal in
battle to the bravest men。 Their young Queen�察 �Penthesilea�察 �had two
reasons for coming to fight at Troy�此�one was her ambition to win renown�察�
and the other her sleepless sorrow for having accidentally killed her sister�察�
Hippolyte�察 �when hunting。 The spear which she threw at a stag struck
Hippolyte and slew her�察�and Penthesilea cared no longer for her own life�察�
and desired to fall gloriously in battle。 So Penthesilea and her bodyguard
of twelve Amazons set forth from the wide streams of Thermodon�察 �and
rode into Troy。 The story says that they did not drive in chariots�察�like all
the Greek and Trojan chiefs�察�but rode horses�察�which must have been the
manner of their country。
Penthesilea was the tallest and most beautiful of the Amazons�察 �and
shone among her twelve maidens like the moon among the stars�察 �or the
bright Dawn among the Hours which follow her chariot wheels。 The
Trojans rejoiced when they beheld her�察 �for she looked both terrible and
beautiful�察�with a frown on her brow�察�and fair shining eyes�察�and a blush on
her cheeks。 To the Trojans she came like Iris�察�the Rainbow�察�after a storm�察�
and they gathered round her cheering�察 �and throwing flowers and kissing
her stirrup�察�as the people of Orleans welcomed Joan of Arc when she came
to deliver them。 Even Priam was glad�察�as is a man long blind�察�when he
has been healed�察�and again looks upon the light of the sun。 Priam held a
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great feast�察�and gave to Penthesilea many beautiful gifts�此 �cups of gold�察�
and embroideries�察�and a sword with a hilt of silver�察�and she vowed that she
would slay Achilles。 But when Andromache�察 �the wife of Hector�察 �heard
her she said within herself�察 �Ah�察�unhappy girl�察�what is this boast of thine� �
Thou hast not the strength to fight the unconquerable son of Peleus�察�for if
Hector could not slay him�察�what chance hast thou�拭 �But the piled´up earth
covers Hector� ─�
In the morning Penthesilea sprang up from sleep and put on her
glorious armour�察 �with spear in hand�察 �and sword at side�察 �and bow and
quiver hung behind her back�察�and her great shield covering her side from
neck to stirrup�察�and mounted her horse�察�and galloped to the plain。 Beside
her charged the twelve maidens of her bodyguard�察�and all the company of
Hector's brothers and kinsfolk。 These headed the Trojan lines�察�and they
rushed towards the ships of the Greeks。
Then the Greeks asked each other�察 �Who is this that leads the Trojans
as Hector led them�察�surely some God rides in the van of the charioteers� ─�
Ulysses could have told them who the new leader of the Trojans was�察�but
it seems that he had not the heart to fight against women�察�for his name is
not mentioned in this day's battle。 So the two lines clashed�察�and the plain
of Troy ran red with blood�察 �for Penthesilea slew Molios�察 �and Persinoos�察�
and Eilissos�察�and Antiphates�察�and Lernos high of heart�察�and Hippalmos of
the loud warcry�察 �and Haemonides�察 �and strong Elasippus�察 �while her
maidens Derinoe and Clonie slew each a chief of the Greeks。 But Clonie
fell beneath the spear of Podarkes�察�whose hand Penthesilea cut off with the
sword�察�while Idomeneus speared the Amazon Bremousa�察�and Meriones of
Crete slew Evadre�察�and Diomede killed Alcibie and Derimacheia in close
fight with the sword�察 �so the company of the Twelve were thinned�察 �the
bodyguard of Penthesilea。
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