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the    beginning     down    to  my    own    time。   Accordingly      the   attendants    of 

Alexander�察�having heard of the custom which existed about the temple�察�ran 

away     from    him�察  �and    sitting  down     as  suppliants    of  the   god�察  �accused 

Alexander�察�because they desired to do him hurt�察�telling the whole tale how 

things were about Helen and about the wrong done to Menalaos�察�and this 

accusation they made not only to the priests but also to the warden of this 

river´mouth�察�whose name was Thonis。 Thonis then having heard their tale 

sent forthwith   a message to   Proteus at   Memphis�察 �which said   as   follows�此�

;There hath come a stranger�察�a Teucrian by race�察�who hath done in Hellas 

an unholy deed�察�for he hath deceived the wife of his own host�察�and is come 

hither bringing with him this woman herself and very much wealth�察�having 

been carried out of his way by winds to thy land。 Shall we then allow him 

to sail out unharmed�察�or shall we first take away from him that which he 

brought   with   him�拭─  �In   reply  to   this   Proteus   sent   back   a   messenger   who 

said thus�此 �Seize this man�察�whosoever he may be�察�who has done impiety to 

his own host�察�and bring him away into my presence that I may know what 

he will find to say。; Hearing this�察�Thonis seized Alexander and detained 

his ships�察�and after that he brought the man himself up to Memphis and 

with him  Helen and the wealth he had�察�and also in addition to them  the 

suppliants。   So   when   all   had   been   conveyed   up   thither�察  �Proteus   began   to 

ask Alexander   who   he   was   and   from   whence   he   was   voyaging�察  �and   he 

both recounted to him his descent and told him the name of his native land�察�

and   moreover   related   of   his   voyage�察  �from   whence   he   was   sailing。 After 

this Proteus asked him whence he had taken Helen�察�and when Alexander 

went   astray   n   his   account   and   did   not   speak   the   truth�察  �those   who   had 

become suppliants convicted him of falsehood�察�relating in full the whole 

tale of the wrong done。 At length Proteus declared to them this sentence�察�

saying�察 �Were it not that I count it a matter of great moment not to slay 

any of those strangers who being driven from their course by winds have 

come to my land hitherto�察�I should have taken vengeance on thee on behalf 

of the man of Hellas�察�seeing that thou�察�most base of men�察�having received 

from   him   hospitality�察  �didst   work   against   him   a   most   impious   deed。   For 

thou   didst   go   in   to   the   wife   of   thine   own   host�察  �and   even   this   was   not 

enough for thee�察�but thou didst stir her up with desire and hast gone away 



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with her like a thief。 Moreover not even this by itself was enough for thee�察�

but thou art   come hither with plunder taken   from the house   of thy  host。 

Now therefore depart�察�seeing that I have counted it of great moment not to 

be   a   slayer   of   strangers。 This   woman   indeed   and the   wealth   which   thou 

hast I will not allow thee to carry away�察�but I shall keep them safe for the 

Hellene who was thy host�察�until he come himself and desire to carry them 

off   to   his   home�察  �to   thyself   however   and   thy   fellow´voyagers   I   proclaim 

that ye depart from your anchoring within three days and go from my land 

to some other�察�and if not�察�that ye will be dealt with as enemies。; 

     This the priests said was the manner of Helen's coming to Proteus�察�and 

I   suppose   that   Homer   also   had   heard   this   story�察  �but   since   it   was   not   so 

suitable to the composition of his poem as the other which he followed�察�he 

dismissed      it  finally�察 �making     it  clear   at  the  same     time   that  he   was 

acquainted with that story also�此�and according to the manner in which he 

described the wanderings of Alexander in the Iliad ��nor did he elsewhere 

retract that which he had said�� of his course�察�wandering to various lands�察�

and that he came among other places to Sidon in Phenicia。 Of this the poet 

has made mention in the ;prowess of Diomede�察─�and the verses run thus�此�

       ;There she had robes many´coloured�察�the works of women of Sidon�察�

Those  whom  her   son   himself   the  god´like   of   form Alexander             Carried 

from Sidon�察�what time the broad sea´path he sailed over                   Bringing back 

Helene home�察�of a noble father begotten。; 

     And in the Odyssey also he has made mention of it in these verses�此�

       ;Such   had   the   daughter   of   Zeus�察  �such   drugs   of   exquisite   cunning�察�

Good�察�which to her the wife of Thon�察�Polydamna�察�had given�察                      �Dwelling 

in Egypt�察�the land where the bountiful meadow produces                       Drugs more 

than all lands else�察�many good being mixed�察�many evil。; 

     And thus too Menelaos says to Telemachos�此�

       ;Still   the   gods   stayed   me   in   Egypt�察  �to   come   back   hither   desiring�察�

Stayed me from voyaging home�察�since sacrifice due I performed not。; 

     In   these   lines   he   makes   it   clear   that   he   knew   of   the   wanderings   of 

Alexander to Egypt�察�for Syria borders upon Egypt and the Phenicians�察�of 

whom is Sidon�察�dwell in Syria。 By these lines and by this passage it is also 

most clearly shown that the ;Cyprian Epic; was not written by Homer but 



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by some other man�此�for in this it is said that on the third day after leaving 

Sparta Alexander   came   to   Ilion   bringing   with   him   Helen�察  �having   had   a 

;gently´blowing wind and a smooth sea�察─�whereas in the Iliad it says that 

he wandered from his course when he brought her。 

     Let us now leave Homer and the ;Cyprian Epic;�察�but this I will say�察�

namely   that   I   asked   the   priests   whether   it   is   but   an   idle   tale   which   the 

Hellenes      tell  of  that  which    they    say  happened      about    Ilion�察 �and   they 

answered me thus�察�saying that they had their knowledge by inquiries from 

Menelaos himself。 After the rape of Helen there came indeed�察�they said�察�to 

the Teucrian land a large army of Hellenes to help Menelaos�察�and when the 

army had   come out of the ships to land   and had   pitched its   camp   there�察�

they   sent   messengers   to   Ilion�察  �with   whom   went   also   Menelaos   himself�察�

and when these entered within the wall they demanded back Helen and the 

wealth which Alexander had stolen from Menelaos and had taken away�察�

and   moreover   they   demanded   satisfaction   for   the   wrongs   done�此  �and   the 

Teucrians   told   the   same   tale   then     and   afterwards�察  �both    with   oath   and 

without oath�察�namely that in deed and in truth they had not Helen nor the 

wealth for which demand was made�察�but that both were in Egypt�察�and that 

they   could   not   justly   be   compelled   to   give   satisfaction   for   that   which 

Proteus   the   king   of   Egypt   had。  The   Hellenes   however   thought   that   they 

were being mocked by them and besieged the city�察�until at last they took it�察�

and when they had taken the wall and did not find Helen�察�but heard the 

same tale as before�察�then they believed the former tale and sent Menelaos 

himself to Proteus。 And Menelaos having come to Egypt and having sailed 

up to Memphis�察�told the truth of these matters�察�and not only found great 

entertainment�察  �but   also   received   Helen   unhurt�察  �and   all   his   own   wealth 

besides。     Then�察  �however�察    �after   he  had    been   thus   dealt   with�察  �Menelaos 

showed himself ungrateful to the Egyptians�察�for when he set forth to sail 

away�察�contrary winds detained him�察�and as this condition of things lasted 

long�察�he devised an impious deed�察�for he took two children of natives and 

made sacrifice of them。 After this�察�when it was known that he had done so�察�

he became abhorred�察�and   being pursued he escaped   and got away in   his 

ships to Libya�察�but whither he went besides after this�察�the Egyptians were 

not   able   to   tell。   Of   these   things   they   said   that   they   found   out   part   by 



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inquiries�察�and the rest�察�namely that which happened in their own land�察�they 

related from sure and certain knowledge。 

     Thus the priests of the Egyptians told me�察�and I myself also agree with 

the story which was told of Helen�察�adding this consideration�察�namely that 

if Helen had been in Ilion she would have been given up to the Hellenes�察�

whether Alexander consented or no�察�for Priam assuredly was not so mad�察�

nor yet the others of his house�察�that they were desirous to run risk of ruin 

for   themselves   and   their   children   and   their   city�察  �in   order   that Alexander 

might have Helen as his wife�此�and even supposing that during the first part 

of the time they had been so inclined�察�yet when many others of the Trojans 

besides were losing their lives as often as they fought with the Hellenes�察�

and of the sons of Priam himself always two or three or even more were 

slain when a battle took place ��if one may trust at all to the Epic poets���察�

when�察�I say�察�things were coming thus to pass�察�I consider that even if Priam 

himself had had Helen as his wife�察�he would have given her back to the 

Achaians�察�if at least by so doing he might be freed from the evils which 

oppressed him。 Nor even was the kingdom coming to Alexander next�察�so 

that   when   Priam   was   old   the   government   was   in   his   hands�察  �but   Hector�察�

who   was   both   older   a

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