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300�察�Grote�察 �H。 G。; i。 195。
��22�А�i。e。 Oeneus。 ;Il。; ix。 535。
��23�А�Or�察 �may not be laid to his charge。;
Theseus��24�А�single´handed destroyed the enemies of collective Hellas�察�
and in that he greatly enlarged the boundaries of his fatherland�察�is still to´
day the wonder of mankind。��25�А�
��24�А �See ;Mem。; II。 i。 14�察 �III。 v。 10�察 �cf。 Isocr。 ;Phil。; 111�察 �Plut。
;Thes。; x。 foll。�察�Diod。 iv。 59�察�Ov。 ;Met。; vii。 433。
��25�А �Or�察 �is held in admiration still to´day。; See Thuc。 ii。 15�察�
Strab。 ix。 397。
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Hippolytus��26�А �was honoured by our lady Artemis and with her
conversed�撮�27�А�and in his latter end�察�by reason of his sobriety and holiness�察�
was reckoned among the blest。
��26�А�See the play of Euripides。 Paus。 i。 22�察�Diod。 iv。 62。
��27�А�Al。 ;lived on the lips of men。; But cf。 Eur。 ;Hipp。; 85�察。�soi kai
xeneimi kai logois s' ameibomai��。 See Frazer�察 �Golden Bough�察─�i。 6�察�
for the Hippolytus´Virbius myth。
Palamedes��28�А �all his days on earth far outshone those of his own
times in wisdom�察�and when slain unjustly�察�won from heaven a vengeance
such as no other mortal man may boast of。��29�А�Yet died he not at their
hands��30�А�whom some suppose�察�else how could the one of them have been
accounted all but best�察�and the other a compeer of the good�拭�No�察�not they�察�
but base men wrought that deed。
��28�А �As to Palamedes�察 �son of Nauplius�察 �his genius and treacherous
death�察�see Grote�察 �H。 G。; i。 400�察 �Mem。; IV。 ii。 33�察 �Apol。; 26�察 �Plat。
;Apol。; 41�察 �Rep。; vii。 522�察 �Eur。 fr。 ;Palam。;�察 �Ov。 ;Met。; xiii。 56�察�
Paus。 x。 31。 1�察�ii。 20。 3。
��29�А �For the vengeance see Schol。 ad Eur。 ;Orest。; 422�察 �Philostr。
;Her。; x。 Cf。 Strab。 viii。 6。 2 ��368���察 �Leake�察 �Morea�察─ �ii。 358�察�
Baedeker�察 �Greece�察─�245。
��30�А �i。e。 Odysseus and Diomed。 ��S。 11�察 �I confess�察 �strikes me as
somewhat in Xenophon's manner。�� See ;Mem。; IV。 ii。 33�察 �Apol。; 26。
Menestheus�撮�31�А �through diligence and patient care�察 �the outcome of
the chase�察 �so far overshot all men in love of toil that even the chiefs of
Hellas must confess themselves inferior in the concerns of war save
Nestor only�察�and Nestor�察�it is said�撮�32�А�excelled not but alone might rival
him。
��31�А �For Menestheus�察 �who led the Athenians against Troy�察 �cf。 Hom。
;Il。; ii。 552�察�iv。 327�察�Philostr。 ;Her。; ii。 16�察�Paus。 ii。 25。 6�察 �i。 17。 6�察�
Plut。 ;Thes。; 32�察�35。
��32�А �Or�察 �so runs the tale�察─ �e。g。 in ;The Catalogue。; See ;Il。; ii。
l。c。�此。�Nestor oios erizen���察 �Only Nestor rivalled him�察�for he was the
elder by birth; ��W。 Leaf��。
Odysseus and Diomedes��33�А�were brilliant for many a single deed of
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arms�察�and mainly to these two was due the taking of Troy town。��34�А�
��33�А �The two heroes are frequently coupled in Homer�察 �e。g。 ;Il。; v。
519�察�x。 241�察�etc。
��34�А �Or�察 �were brilliant in single points�察 �and broadly speaking were
the cause that Troy was taken。; See Hygin。 ;Fab。; 108�察�Virg。 ;Aen。;
ii。 163。
Castor and Polydeuces�撮�35�А�by reason of their glorious display of arts
obtained from Cheiron�察 �and for the high honour and prestige therefrom
derived�察�are now immortal。
��35�А �Castor�察 �Polydeuces�察 �s。 Polluxthe great twin brethren。 See
Grote�察 �H。 G。; i。 232 foll。
Machaon and Podaleirius��36�А �were trained in this same lore�察 �and
proved themselves adepts in works of skill�察 �in argument and feats of
arms。��37�А�
��36�А�As to the two sons of Asclepius�察 �Machaon and Podaleirius�察 �the
leaders of the Achaeans�察�see ;Il。; ii。 728�察�Schol。 ad Pind。 ;Pyth。; iii。
14�察�Paus。 iii。 26�察�iv。 3�察�Strab。 vi。 4 ��284���察�Diod。 iv。 71。 4�察�Grote�察 �H。
G。; i。 248。
��37�А�Or�察 �in crafts�察�in reasonings�察�and in deeds of war。;
Antilochus�撮�38�А�in that he died for his father�察�obtained so great a glory
that�察�in the judgment of Hellas�察�to him alone belongs the title ;philopator�察─�
;who loved his father。;��39�А�
��38�А�Antilochus�察�son of Nestor�察�slain by Memnon。 ;Od。; iv。 186 foll。�察�
Pind。 ;Pyth。; vi。 28�察�Philostr。 ;Her。; iv。�察 �Icon。; ii。 281。
��39�А�Lit。 ;to be alone proclaimed Philopator among the Hellenes。; Cf。
Plat。 ;Laws�察─ �730 D�察 �He shall be proclaimed the great and perfect
citizen�察 �and bear away the palm of virtue;�察 �and for the epithet see
Eur。 ;Or。; 1605�察 �I。 A。; 68。
Aeneas��40�А�saved the ancestral godshis father's and his mother's�撮�41�А�
yea�察�and his own father also�察�whereby he bore off a reputation for piety so
great that to him alone among all on whom they laid their conquering hand
in Troy even the enemy granted not to be despoiled。
��40�А �As to Aeneas see Poseidon's speech�察 �Il。; xx。 293 foll。�察 �Grote�察�
;H。 G。; i。 413�察�427 foll。
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��41�А�Cf。 ;Hell。; II。 iv。 21。
Achilles�撮�42�А�lastly�察�being nursed in this same training�察�bequeathed to
after´days memorials so fair�察 �so ample�察 �that to speak or hear concerning
him no man wearies。
��42�А �The highest form that floated before Greek imagination was
Achilles�察─�Hegel�察 �Lectures on the Philosophy of History; ��Eng。 tr。 p。
233���察 �and for a beautiful elaboration of that idea�察 �J。 A。 Symonds�察�
;Greek Poets�察─�2nd series�察�ch。 ii。
Such�察�by dint of that paintstaking care derived from Cheiron�察�these all
proved themselves�察�of whom all good men yet still to´day are lovers and
all base men envious。 So much so that if throughout the length and breadth
of Hellas misfortunes at any time befell city or king�察 �it was they who
loosed the knot of them�撮�43�А�or if all Hellas found herself confronted with
the hosts of the Barbarians in strife and battle�察�once again it was these who
nerved the arms of Hellenes to victory and rendered Hellas unconquered
and unconquerable。
��43�А �Reading ��eluonto autous���察 �or if as L。 D。�察 。�di autous���察 �transl。
;thanks to them�察�they were loosed。;
For my part�察�then�察�my advice to the young is�察�do not despise hunting or
the other training of your boyhood�察�if you desire to grow up to be good
men�察�good not only in war but in all else of which the issue is perfection in
thought�察�word�察�and deed。
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The first efforts of a youth emerging from boyhood should be directed
to the institution of the chase�察�after which he should come to the rest of
education�察�provided he have the means and with an eye to the same�察�if his
means be ample�察�in a style worthy of the profit to be derived�察�or�察�if they be
scant�察�let him at any rate contribute enthusiasm�察�in nothing falling short of
the power he possesses。
What are the aids and implements of divers sorts with which he who
would enter on this field must equip himself�拭�These