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

plain。 

     The case of the Greeks was now like that of the Trojans after the death 

of   Hector。     They   buried   Machaon   and   the   other   chiefs   who   had   fallen�察�

and   they   remained   within   their   ditch   and   their   wall�察  �for   they   dared   not 

come     out   into   the  open    plain。   They     knew    not   whether    Ulysses     and 

Diomede       had   come    safely   to  Scyros�察   �or   whether    their  ship   had   been 

wrecked or driven into unknown seas。              So they sent a herald to Eurypylus�察�

asking for a truce�察�that they might gather their dead and burn them�察�and the 

Trojans and Khita also buried their dead。 

     Meanwhile   the   swift   ship   of   Ulysses   had   swept   through   the   sea   to 

Scyros�察    �and    to  the   palace    of   King    Lycomedes。        There     they   found 

Neoptolemus�察�the son of Achilles�察�in the court before the doors。 He was as 

tall   as  his  father�察  �and   very   like  him    in  face   and   shape�察   �and   he  was 

practising the throwing of the spear at a mark。               Right glad were Ulysses 

and Diomede to behold him�察�and Ulysses told Neoptolemus who they were�察�

and why they came�察�and implored him to take pity on the Greeks and help 

them。 

     ;My   friend   is   Diomede�察  �Prince   of   Argos�察─  �said   Ulysses�察   �and   I   am 

Ulysses of Ithaca。        Come with us�察�and we Greeks will give you countless 



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gifts�察�and I myself will present you with the armour of your father�察�such as 

it is not lawful for any other mortal man to wear�察�seeing that it is golden�察�

and wrought by the hands of a God。 Moreover�察�when we have taken Troy�察�

and    gone    home�察   �Menelaus      will  give   you   his   daughter�察   �the  beautiful 

Hermione�察�to be your wife�察�with gold in great plenty。; 

     Then Neoptolemus answered�此             �It is enough that the Greeks need my 

sword。     To´morrow we shall sail for Troy。;            He led them into the palace 

to dine�察�and there they found his mother�察�beautiful Deidamia�察�in mourning 

raiment�察�and she wept when she heard that they had come to take her son 

away。     But Neoptolemus comforted her�察�promising to return safely with 

the spoils of Troy�察 �or�察�even if I fall�察─�he said�察 �it will be after doing deeds 

worthy of my father's name。;           So next day they sailed�察�leaving Deidamia 

mournful�察�like a swallow whose nest a serpent has found�察�and has killed 

her young ones�察�even so she wailed�察�and went up and down in the house。 

But the ship ran swiftly on her way�察�cleaving the dark waves till Ulysses 

showed Neoptolemus the far off snowy crest of Mount Ida�察�and Tenedos�察�

the island near Troy�察�and they passed the plain where the tomb of Achilles 

stands�察�but Ulysses did not tell the son that it was his father's tomb。 

     Now  all   this   time   the   Greeks�察  �shut   up   within   their  wall   and   fighting 

from their towers�察�were looking back across the sea�察�eager to spy the ship 

of Ulysses�察 �like   men wrecked   on   a desert island�察 �who keep   watch   every 

day for a sail afar off�察�hoping that the seamen will touch at their isle and 

have pity upon them�察�and carry them home�察�so the Greeks kept watch for 

the ship bearing Neoptolemus。 

     Diomede�察 �too�察 �had been   watching   the   shore�察 �and   when they  came   in 

sight of the ships of the Greeks�察�he saw that they were being besieged by 

the Trojans�察�and that all the Greek army was penned up within the wall�察�

and was fighting from the towers。             Then he cried aloud to Ulysses   and 

Neoptolemus�察 �Make haste�察�friends�察�let us arm before we land�察�for some 

great evil has fallen upon the Greeks。 The Trojans are attacking our wall�察�

and soon they will burn our ships�察�and for us there will be no return。; 

     Then     all  the  men   on   the   ship  of  Ulysses    armed     themselves�察    �and 

Neoptolemus�察  �in   the   splendid   armour   of   his   father�察  �was   the   first   to   leap 

ashore。     The Greeks could not come from the wall to welcome him�察�for 



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they   were   fighting   hard   and   hand´to´hand   with   Eurypylus   and   his   men。 

But they glanced back over their shoulders and it seemed to them that they 

saw   Achilles   himself�察  �spear   and   sword   in   hand�察  �rushing   to   help   them。 

They      raised   a  great    battle´cry�察  �and�察   �when    Neoptolemus        reached     the 

battlements�察�he and Ulysses�察�and Diomede leaped down to the plain�察�the 

Greeks      following     them�察  �and    they   all  charged    at  once    on   the  men    of 

Eurypylus�察�with levelled spears�察�and drove them from the wall。 

     Then the Trojans trembled�察�for they knew the shields of Diomede and 

Ulysses�察�and they thought that the tall chief in the armour of Achilles was 

Achilles himself�察�come back from the land of the dead to take vengeance 

for Antilochus。        The Trojans fled�察�and gathered round Eurypylus�察�as in a 

thunderstorm little children�察�afraid of the lightning and the noise�察�run and 

cluster round their father�察�and hide their faces on his knees。 

     But   Neoptolemus   was   spearing   the Trojans�察  �as   a   man   who   carries   at 

night a beacon   of   fire   in his   boat   on   the sea spears the   fishes that   flock 

around�察�drawn by the blaze of the flame。               Cruelly he avenged his father's 

death   on   many   a   Trojan�察  �and   the   men   whom Achilles   had   led   followed 

Achilles' son�察�slaying to right and left�察�and smiting the Trojans�察�as they ran�察�

between   the   shoulders   with   the   spear。       Thus   they   fought   and   followed 

while   daylight   lasted�察  �but   when   night   fell�察  �they   led   Neoptolemus   to   his 

father's hut�察�where the women washed him in the bath�察�and then he was 

taken to feast with Agamemnon and Menelaus and the princes。                         They all 

welcomed him�察�and gave him glorious gifts�察�swords with silver hilts�察�and 

cups   of   gold    and   silver�察  �and   they   were   glad�察  �for   they   had   driven   the 

Trojans     from    their   wall�察  �and   hoped     that   to´morrow      they   would     slay 

Eurypylus�察�and take Troy town。 

     But their hope was not to be fulfilled�察�for though next day Eurypylus 

met   Neoptolemus   in   the   battle�察  �and   was   slain   by   him�察  �when   the   Greeks 

chased the Trojans into their city so great a storm of lightning and thunder 

and   rain   fell   upon   them   that   they   retreated   again   to   their   camp。  They 

believed that Zeus�察�the chief of the Gods�察�was angry with them�察�and the 

days went by�察�and Troy still stood unconquered。 



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                THE SLAYING OF PARIS 



     When      the   Greeks     were    disheartened�察     �as   they   often    were�察   �they 

consulted      Calchas    the   prophet。    He    usually    found    that  they   must    do 

something�察  �or   send   for   somebody�察  �and   in   doing   so   they   diverted   their 

minds from their many misfortunes。               Now�察�as the Trojans were fighting 

more     bravely    than   before�察  �under    Deiphobus�察     �a  brother   of  Hector�察   �the 

Greeks went to Calchas for advice�察�and he told them that they must send 

Ulysses   and   Diomede   to   bring   Philoctetes   the   bowman   from   the   isle   of 

Lemnos。        This   was   an   unhappy   deserted   island�察  �in   which   the   married 

women�察      �some    years   before�察   �had   murdered     all  their   husbands�察    �out  of 

jealousy�察�in a sing

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