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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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