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

jealousy�察�in a single night。         The Greeks had landed in Lemnos�察�on their 

way   to   Troy�察  �and   there   Philoctetes   had   shot   an   arrow   at   a   great   water 

dragon which lived in a well within a cave in the lonely hills。                  But when 

he entered the cave the dragon bit him�察�and�察�though he killed it at last�察�its 

poisonous teeth wounded his foot。             The wound never healed�察�but dripped 

with venom�察�and Philoctetes�察�in terrible pain�察�kept all the camp awake at 

night by his cries。 

     The Greeks were sorry for him�察�but he was not a pleasant companion�察�

shrieking as he did�察�and exuding poison wherever he came。                     So they left 

him on the lonely island�察�and did not know whether he was alive or dead。 

Calchas ought to have told the Greeks not to desert Philoctetes at the time�察�

if   he   was   so   important   that Troy�察  �as   the   prophet   now  said�察  �could   not   be 

taken without him。         But now�察�as he must give some advice�察�Calchas said 

that Philoctetes   must be brought back�察�so   Ulysses   and Diomede   went   to 

bring   him。     They   sailed   to   Lemnos�察  �a   melancholy   place   they   found   it�察�

with no smoke rising from the ruinous houses along the shore。                      As they 

were landing they learned that Philoctetes was not dead�察�for his dismal old 

cries of pain�察�ototototoi�察�ai�察�ai�察�pheu�察�pheu�察�ototototoi�察�came echoing from 

a cave on the beach。         To this cave the princes went�察�and found a terrible´ 

looking   man�察  �with      long�察  �dirty�察 �dry   hair   and   beard�察  �he   was   worn   to   a 

skeleton�察�with hollow eyes�察�and lay moaning in a mass of the feathers of 

sea   birds。    His   great   bow   and   his   arrows   lay   ready   to   his   hand�此�with 



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these he used to shoot the sea birds�察�which were all that he had to eat�察�and 

their   feathers   littered   all   the   floor   of   his   cave�察  �and   they   were   none   the 

better for the poison that dripped from his wounded foot。 

     When this horrible creature saw Ulysses and Diomede coming near�察�he 

seized his bow and fitted a poisonous arrow to the string�察�for he hated the 

Greeks�察�because they had left him in the desert isle。 But the princes held 

up their hands in sign of peace�察�and cried out that they had come to do him 

kindness�察�so he laid down his bow�察�and they came in and sat on the rocks�察�

and promised that his wound should be healed�察�for the Greeks were very 

much ashamed of having deserted him。                 It was difficult to resist Ulysses 

when he wished to persuade any one�察�and at last Philoctetes consented to 

sail with them to Troy。         The oarsmen carried him down to the ship on a 

litter�察�and there his dreadful wound was washed with warm water�察�and oil 

was poured into it�察�and it was bound up with soft linen�察�so that his pain 

grew   less   fierce�察  �and   they   gave   him   a   good   supper   and   wine   enough�察�

which he had not tasted for many years。 

     Next morning they sailed�察�and had a fair west wind�察�so that they soon 

landed      among     the   Greeks     and    carried    Philoctetes     on   shore。    Here 

Podaleirius�察�the brother of Machaon�察�being a physician�察�did all that could 

be done to heal the wound�察�and the pain left Philoctetes。                He was taken to 

the   hut   of   Agamemnon�察  �who   welcomed   him�察  �and   said   that   the   Greeks 

repented of their cruelty。        They gave him seven female slaves to take care 

of him�察�and twenty swift horses�察�and twelve great vessels of bronze�察�and 

told   him  that   he   was   always   to   live   with   the   greatest   chiefs   and   feed   at 

their   table。   So   he   was   bathed�察  �and   his   hair   was   cut   and   combed   and 

anointed with oil�察�and soon he was eager and ready to fight�察�and to use his 

great   bow   and   poisoned   arrows   on   the   Trojans。       The   use   of   poisoned 

arrow´tips was thought unfair�察�but Philoctetes had no scruples。 

     Now in the next battle Paris was shooting down the Greeks with his 

arrows�察  �when   Philoctetes   saw   him�察  �and   cried�此      �Dog�察  �you   are   proud   of 

your archery and of the arrow that slew the great Achilles。 But�察�behold�察�I 

am a better bowman than you�察�by far�察�and the bow in my hands was borne 

by the strong man Heracles� ─           �So he cried and drew the bowstring to his 

breast and the poisoned arrowhead to the bow�察�and the bowstring rang�察�and 



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the arrow flew�察�and did but graze the hand of Paris。               Then the bitter pain 

of the poison came upon him�察�and the Trojans carried him into their city�察�

where  the physicians   tended him  all   night。         But he   never  slept�察 �and   lay 

tossing in agony till dawn�察�when he said�此              �There is but one hope。 Take 

me to OEnone�察�the nymph of Mount Ida� ─�

     ;Then his friends laid Paris on a litter�察�and bore him up the steep path 

to Mount Ida。       Often had he climbed it swiftly�察�when he was young�察�and 

went to see the nymph who loved him�察�but for many a day he had not trod 

the path where he was now carried in great pain and fear�察�for the poison 

turned his blood to fire。       Little hope he had�察�for he knew how cruelly he 

had deserted OEnone�察�and he saw that all the birds which were disturbed 

in the wood flew away to the left hand�察�an omen of evil。 

     At last the bearers reached the cave where the nymph OEnone lived�察�

and they smelled the sweet fragrance of the cedar fire that burned on the 

floor of the cave�察�and they heard the nymph singing a melancholy song。 

Then Paris called to her in the voice which she had once loved to hear�察�and 

she grew very pale�察�and rose up�察�saying to herself�察 �The day has come for 

which I have prayed。         He is sore hurt�察�and has come to bid me heal his 

wound。;      So she came and stood in the doorway of the dark cave�察�white 

against the darkness�察�and the bearers laid Paris on the litter at the feet of 

OEnone�察�and he stretched forth his hands to touch her knees�察�as was the 

manner of suppliants。        But she drew back and gathered her robe about her�察�

that he might not touch it with his hands。 

     Then he said�此      �Lady�察�despise me not�察�and hate me not�察�for my pain is 

more   than   I   can   bear。  Truly   it   was   by   no   will   of   mine   that   I   left   you 

lonely   here�察   �for   the  Fates  that   no  man   may    escape    led   me  to  Helen。 

Would   that   I   had   died   in   your   arms   before   I   saw  her   face� �But   now   I 

beseech you in the name of the Gods�察�and for the memory of our love�察�that 

you will have pity on me and heal my hurt�察�and not refuse your grace and 

let me die here at your feet。; 

     Then OEnone answered scornfully�此              �Why have you come here to me�拭�

Surely   for   years   you   have   not   come   this   way�察  �where   the   path   was   once 

worn with your feet。        But long ago you left me lonely and lamenting�察�for 

the love of Helen of the fair hands。            Surely she is much more beautiful 



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than the love of your youth�察�and far more able to help you�察�for men say 

that she can never know old age and death。 Go home to Helen and let her 

take away your pain。; 

     Thus     OEnone     spoke�察   �and   went    within   the   cave�察  �where    she   threw 

herself   down   among   the   ashes   of   the   hearth   and   sobbed   for   anger   and 

sorrow。     In   a   little   while   she   rose   and   went   t

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