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wasted with sorrow for the death of so many brave men who had sailed to 

Troy for his sake。 ;Would that death had come upon me before I gathered 

this host�察─�he said�察 �but come�察�let the rest of us launch our swift ships�察�and 

return each to our own country。; 

    He spoke thus to try the Greeks�察�and see of what courage they were�察�

for his desire was still to burn Troy town and to slay Paris with his own 

hand。     Then   up   rose   Diomede�察  �and   swore   that   never   would   the   Greeks 

turn cowards。      No� �he bade them sharpen their swords�察�and make ready 

for battle。   The prophet Calchas�察�too�察�arose and reminded the Greeks how 

he had always foretold that they would take Troy in the tenth year of the 

siege�察�and how the tenth year had come�察�and victory was almost in their 

hands。     Next Ulysses stood up and said that�察�though Achilles was dead�察�

and   there   was   no   prince   to   lead   his   men�察  �yet   a   son   had   been   born   to 



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Achilles�察�while he was in the isle of Scyros�察�and that son he would bring to 

fill his father's place。 

     ;Surely     he   will  come�察   �and    for  a  token    I  will  carry   to  him   those 

unhappy arms of the great Achilles。              Unworthy am I to wear them�察�and 

they bring back to my mind our sorrow for Aias。                   But his son will wear 

them�察�in the front of the spearmen of Greece and in the thickest ranks of 

Troy shall the helmet of Achilles shine�察�as it was wont to do�察�for always he 

fought among the foremost。;             Thus Ulysses spoke�察�and he and Diomede�察�

with fifty oarsmen�察�went on board a swift ship�察�and sitting all in order on 

the benches they smote the grey sea into foam�察�and Ulysses held the helm 

and steered them towards the isle of Scyros。 

     Now   the   Trojans   had   rest   from   war   for   a   while�察  �and   Priam�察  �with   a 

heavy heart�察�bade men take his chief treasure�察�the great golden vine�察�with 

leaves and clusters of gold�察�and carry  it to the mother of Eurypylus�察 �the 

king   of   the   people   who   dwell   where   the   wide   marshlands   of   the   river 

Cayster   clang   with   the   cries   of   the   cranes   and   herons   and   wild   swans。 

For the mother of Eurypylus had sworn that never would she let her son go 

to the war unless Priam sent her the vine of gold�察�a gift of the gods to an 

ancient King of Troy。 

     With a   heavy  heart�察 �then�察 �Priam  sent   the   golden vine�察 �but   Eurypylus 

was glad when he saw it�察�and bade all his men arm�察�and harness the horses 

to the chariots�察�and glad were the Trojans when the long line of the new 

army   wound   along   the   road   and   into   the   town。      Then   Paris   welcomed 

Eurypylus who was his nephew�察�son of his sister Astyoche�察�a daughter of 

Priam�察  �but   the   grandfather   of   Eurypylus   was   the   famous   Heracles�察  �the 

strongest man who ever lived on earth。              So Paris brought Eurypylus to his 

house�察�where Helen sat working at her embroideries with her four bower 

maidens�察�and Eurypylus marvelled when he saw her�察�she was so beautiful。 

But the Khita�察�the people of Eurypylus�察�feasted in the open air among the 

Trojans�察�by the light of great fires burning�察�and to the music of pipes and 

flutes。    The   Greeks   saw the   fires�察  �and heard   the   merry   music�察  �and   they 

watched all night lest the Trojans should attack the ships before the dawn。 

But   in   the   dawn   Eurypylus   rose   from   sleep   and   put   on   his   armour�察  �and 

hung from his neck by the belt the great shield on which were fashioned�察�



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in gold of many colours and in silver�察�the Twelve Adventures of Heracles�察�

his   grandfather�察  �strange   deeds   that   he   did�察  �fighting   with   monsters   and 

giants and with the Hound of Hades�察�who guards the dwellings of the dead。 

Then Eurypylus led on his whole army�察�and with the brothers of Hector he 

charged against the Greeks�察�who were led by Agamemnon。 

     In that battle Eurypylus first smote Nireus�察�who was the most beautiful 

of   the   Greeks   now   that Achilles   had   fallen。       There   lay   Nireus�察  �like   an 

apple   tree�察  �all   covered   with   blossoms   red   and   white�察  �that   the   wind   has 

overthrown in a rich man's orchard。              Then Eurypylus would have stripped 

off his armour�察�but Machaon rushed in�察�Machaon who had been wounded 

and taken to the tent of Nestor�察�on the day of the Valour of Hector�察�when 

he brought fire against the ships。             Machaon drove his spear through the 

left shoulder of Eurypylus�察�but Eurypylus struck at his shoulder with his 

sword�察�and the blood flowed�察�nevertheless�察�Machaon stooped�察�and grasped 

a great stone�察�and sent it against the helmet of Eurypylus。                  He was shaken�察�

but   he   did   not   fall�察 �he   drove  his   spear   through   breastplate   and   breast   of 

Machaon�察  �who   fell   and   died。       With   his   last   breath   he   said�察   �Thou�察  �too�察�

shalt fall�察─�but Eurypylus made answer�察 �So let it be�                 �Men cannot live for 

ever�察�and such is the fortune of war。; 

     Thus the battle rang�察�and shone�察�and shifted�察�till few of the Greeks kept 

steadfast�察�except those with Menelaus and Agamemnon�察�for Diomede and 

Ulysses   were   far   away   upon   the   sea�察  �bringing   from   Scyros   the   son   of 

Achilles。      But Teucer slew Polydamas�察�who had warned Hector to come 

within the walls of Troy�察�and Menelaus wounded Deiphobus�察�the bravest 

of   the   sons   of   Priam   who   were   still   in   arms�察  �for   many   had   fallen�察  �and 

Agamemnon   slew   certain   spearmen   of   the   Trojans。              Round   Eurypylus 

fought     Paris�察  �and    Aeneas�察    �who     wounded      Teucer     with   a   great   stone�察�

breaking   in   his   helmet�察  �but   he   drove   back   in   his   chariot   to   the   ships。 

Menelaus and Agamemnon stood alone and fought in the crowd of Trojans�察�

like   two   wild   boars   that   a   circle   of   hunters   surrounds   with   spears�察  �so 

fiercely     they   stood    at  bay。    There     they   would     both    have   fallen�察  �but 

Idomeneus�察�and Meriones of Crete�察�and Thrasymedes�察�Nestor's son�察�ran to 

their   rescue�察  �and   fiercer   grew   the   fighting。      Eurypylus   desired   to   slay 

Agamemnon   and   Menelaus�察  �and   end   the   war�察  �but�察  �as   the   spears   of   the 



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Scots encompassed King James at Flodden Field till he ran forward�察�and 

fell within a lance's length of the English general�察�so the men of Crete and 

Pylos guarded the two princes with their spears。 

     There Paris was wounded in the thigh with a spear�察�and he retreated a 

little   way�察  �and   showered   his   arrows   among   the   Greeks�察  �and   Idomeneus 

lifted and hurled a great stone at Eurypylus which struck his spear out of 

his hand�察�and he went back to find it�察�and Menelaus and Agamemnon had 

a breathing space in the battle。           But soon Eurypylus returned�察�crying on 

his   men�察   �and   they   drove    back   foot   by   foot  the   ring  of  spears    round 

Agamemnon�察�and Aeneas and Paris slew men of Crete and of Mycenae till 

the Greeks were pushed to the ditch round the camp�察�and then great stones 

and   spears   and   arrows   rained   down   on   the   Trojans   and   the   people   of 

Eurypylus   from   the   battlements   and   towers   of   the   Grecian   wall。       Now 

night fell�察�and Eurypylus knew that he could not win the wall in the dark�察�

so he withdrew his men�察�and they built great fires�察�and camped upon the 

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