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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