唄診窮徨慕 > 哂猟圻广窮徨慕 > tales of troy(蒙袋卅議勧傍) >

及19嫗

tales of troy(蒙袋卅議勧傍)-及19嫗

弌傍�� tales of troy(蒙袋卅議勧傍) 忖方�� 耽匈4000忖

梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈��梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈��梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何��
!!!!隆堋響頼��紗秘慕禰厮宴和肝写偬堋響��




fight   with   the   sword�察  �so   the   company   of   the   Twelve   were   thinned�察  �the 

bodyguard of Penthesilea。 

     The    Trojans    and   Greeks    kept   slaying    each   other�察 �but   Penthesilea 

avenged her maidens�察�driving the ranks of Greece as a lioness drives the 

cattle on the hills�察�for they could not stand before her。            Then she shouted�察�

;Dogs�      �to´day   shall   you   pay   for   the  sorrows     of  Priam�     �Where      is 

Diomede�察�where is Achilles�察�where is Aias�察�that�察�men say�察�are your bravest�拭�

Will none of them stand before my spear�拭─               �Then she charged again�察�at 



                                               59 


´ Page 60´

                                         Tales of Troy 



the head of the Household of Priam�察�brothers and kinsmen of Hector�察�and 

where   they   came   the   Greeks   fell   like   yellow   leaves   before   the   wind   of 

autumn。       The white horse that Penthesilea rode�察�a gift from the wife of 

the   North   Wind�察  �flashed   like   lightning   through   a   dark   cloud   among   the 

companies of the Greeks�察�and the chariots that followed the charge of the 

Amazon rocked as they swept over the bodies of the slain。 Then the old 

Trojans�察�watching from the walls�察�cried�此               �This is no mortal maiden but a 

Goddess�察�and to´day she will burn the ships of the Greeks�察�and they will 

all perish in Troyland�察�and see Greece never more again。; 

     Now it so was that Aias and Achilles had not heard the din and the cry 

of war�察�for both had gone to weep over the great new grave of Patroclus。 

Penthesilea and the Trojans had driven back the Greeks within their ditch�察�

and   they  were   hiding   here   and   there   among   the   ships�察  �and   torches   were 

blazing   in   men's   hands   to   burn   the   ships�察  �as   in   the  day  of   the   valour   of 

Hector�此     �when Aias heard the din of battle�察�and called to Achilles to make 

speed towards the ships。 

     So they ran swiftly to their huts�察�and armed themselves�察�and Aias fell 

smiting      and   slaying    upon    the   Trojans�察   �but   Achilles    slew    five   of  the 

bodyguard        of  Penthesilea。      She�察    �beholding      her   maidens     fallen�察  �rode 

straight   against Aias   and Achilles�察  �like   a   dove   defying   two   falcons�察  �and 

cast her spear�察�but it fell back blunted from the glorious shield that the God 

had made for the son of Peleus。               Then she threw another spear at Aias�察�

crying�察 �I am the daughter of the God of War�察─�but his armour kept out the 

spear�察�and he and Achilles laughed aloud。                Aias paid no more heed to the 

Amazon�察  �but   rushed   against   the   Trojan   men�察  �while   Achilles   raised   the 

heavy   spear   that   none   but   he   could   throw�察  �and   drove   it   down   through 

breastplate and breast of Penthesilea�察�yet still her hand grasped her sword´ 

hilt。   But�察�ere she could draw her sword�察�Achilles speared her horse�察�and 

horse and rider fell�察�and died in their fall。 

     There   lay  fair   Penthesilea  in   the   dust�察  �like   a   tall   poplar  tree  that   the 

wind has overthrown�察 �and her helmet   fell�察�and the  Greeks who gathered 

round   marvelled   to   see   her   lie   so   beautiful   in   death�察  �like   Artemis�察  �the 

Goddess of the Woods�察�when she sleeps alone�察�weary with hunting on the 

hills。    Then     the   heart   of  Achilles    was    pierced    with   pity   and   sorrow�察�



                                                 60 


´ Page 61´

                                         Tales of Troy 



thinking   how   she   might   have   been   his   wife   in   his   own   country�察  �had   he 

spared her�察�but he was never to see pleasant Phthia�察�his native land�察�again。 

So Achilles stood and wept over Penthesilea dead。 

     Now   the   Greeks�察  �in   pity   and   sorrow�察  �held   their   hands�察  �and   did   not 

pursue   the   Trojans   who   had   fled�察  �nor   did   they   strip   the   armour   from 

Penthesilea and her twelve maidens�察�but laid the bodies on biers�察�and sent 

them back in peace to Priam。             Then the Trojans burned Penthesilea in the 

midst of her dead maidens�察�on a great pile of dry wood�察�and placed their 

ashes   in   a   golden   casket�察  �and   buried   them   all   in   the   great   hill´grave   of 

Laomedon�察  �an   ancient   King   of   Troy�察  �while   the   Greeks   with   lamentation 

buried them whom the Amazon had slain。 

     The old men of Troy and the chiefs now held a council�察�and Priam said 

that they must not yet despair�察�for�察�if they had lost many of their bravest 

warriors�察�many of the Greeks had also fallen。                Their best plan was to fight 

only with arrows from  the walls and towers�察 �till King Memnon came   to 

their rescue with a great army of Aethiopes。                 Now Memnon was the son 

of   the   bright   Dawn�察  �a   beautiful   Goddess   who   had   loved   and   married   a 

mortal   man�察  �Tithonus。        She   had   asked   Zeus�察  �the   chief   of   the   Gods�察  �to 

make her lover immortal�察�and her prayer was granted。                    Tithonus could not 

die�察�but he began to grow grey�察�and then white haired�察�with a long white 

beard�察�and very weak�察�till nothing of him seemed to be left but his voice�察�

always feebly chattering like the grasshoppers on a summer day。 

     Memnon was the most beautiful of men�察�except Paris and Achilles�察�and 

his home was in a country that borders on the land of sunrising。                     There he 

was reared by the lily maidens called Hesperides�察�till he came to his full 

strength�察  �and   commanded   the   whole   army   of   the Aethiopes。              For   their 

arrival   Priam   wished   to   wait�察  �but   Polydamas   advised   that   the   Trojans 

should   give   back   Helen   to   the   Greeks�察  �with   jewels   twice   as   valuable   as 

those   which   she   had   brought   from   the   house   of   Menelaus。         Then   Paris 

was very angry�察�and said that Polydamas was a coward�察�for it was little to 

Paris that Troy should be taken and burned in a month if for a month he 

could keep Helen of the fair hands。 

     At    length   Memnon        came�察   �leading    a  great   army    of   men    who    had 

nothing white about them but the teeth�察�so fiercely the sun burned on them 



                                                 61 


´ Page 62´

                                         Tales of Troy 



in their   own   country。      The Trojans   had   all   the   more   hopes   of   Memnon 

because�察  �on   his   long   journey   from   the   land   of   sunrising�察  �and   the   river 

Oceanus   that   girdles   the   round   world�察  �he   had   been   obliged   to   cross   the 

country   of   the   Solymi。      Now   the   Solymi   were   the   fiercest   of   men   and 

rose up against Memnon�察�but he and his army fought them for a whole day�察�

and   defeated   them�察  �and   drove   them   to   the   hills。   When   Memnon   came�察�

Priam gave him a great cup of gold�察�full of wine to the brim�察�and Memnon 

drank the wine at one draught。             But he did not make great boasts of what 

he could do�察�like poor Penthesilea�察 �for�察─�said he�察 �whether I am a good 

man at arms will be known in battle�察�where the strength of men is tried。 

So   now  let   us   turn   to   sleep�察  �for   to   wake   and   drink   wine   all through   the 

night is an ill beginning of war。; 

     Then Priam praised his wisdom�察�and all men betook them to bed�察�but 

the   bright   Dawn   rose   unwillingly   next   day�察  �to   throw   light   on   the   battle 

where her son was to risk his fife。            Then Memnon led out the dark clouds 

of his men into the plain�察�and the Greeks foreboded evil when they saw so 

great a new army of fresh and unwearied warriors�察�but Achilles�察�leading 

them in his shining armour�察�gave them courage。                

卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��1�� 家��2��

低辛嬬浪散議