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and put on that of Achilles�察�and Greeks and Trojans fought for the dead 

body of Patroclus。         Then Zeus�察�the chief of the Gods�察�looked down and 

said   that   Hector   should   never   come   home   out   of   the   battle   to   his   wife�察�

Andromache。          But     Hector     returned     into   the   fight   around     the   dead 

Patroclus�察�and here all the best men fought�察�and even Automedon�察�who had 

been driving the chariot of Patroclus。              Now when the Trojans seemed to 

have the better of the fight�察�the Greeks sent Antilochus�察�a son of old Nestor�察�

to tell Achilles that his friend was slain�察�and Antilochus ran�察�and Aias and 

his   brother   protected   the   Greeks   who   were   trying   to   carry   the   body   of 

Patroclus back to the ships。 

     Swiftly     Antilochus      came    running     to  Achilles�察    �saying�此    �Fallen      is 

Patroclus�察�and they are fighting round his naked body�察�for Hector has his 

armour。;      Then Achilles said never a word�察�but fell on the floor of his hut�察�

and threw black ashes on his yellow hair�察�till Antilochus seized his hands�察�

fearing that he would cut his own throat with his dagger�察�for very sorrow。 

His mother�察�Thetis�察�arose from the sea to comfort him�察�but he said that he 

desired to die if he could not slay Hector�察�who had slain his friend。                    Then 



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Thetis told him that he   could not fight without   armour�察�and now he   had 

none�察�but she would go to the God of armour´making and bring from him 

such a shield and helmet and breastplate as had never been seen by men。 

     Meanwhile   the   fight   raged   round   the   dead   body   of   Patroclus�察  �which 

was   defiled   with   blood  and dust�察 �near the  ships�察 �and   was being   dragged 

this   way  and   that�察 �and torn   and   wounded。        Achilles   could   not   bear   this 

sight�察  �yet   his   mother   had   warned   him   not   to   enter   without   armour   the 

battle   where   stones   and   arrows   and   spears   were   flying   like   hail�察  �and   he 

was so tall and broad that he could put on the arms of no other man。                       So 

he went down to the ditch as he was�察�unarmed�察�and as he stood high above 

it�察�against the red sunset�察�fire seemed to flow from his golden hair like the 

beacon blaze that soars into the dark sky when an island town is attacked 

at night�察 �and   men   light beacons   that their neighbours   may  see  them  and 

come to their help from other isles。            There Achilles stood in a splendour 

of fire�察�and he shouted aloud�察�as clear as a clarion rings when men fall on 

to   attack   a   besieged   city   wall。   Thrice   Achilles   shouted   mightily�察  �and 

thrice the horses of the Trojans shuddered for fear and turned back from 

the onslaught��and thrice the men of Troy were confounded and shaken 

with terror。     Then the Greeks drew the body of Patroclus out of the dust 

and the arrows�察�and laid him on a bier�察�and Achilles followed�察�weeping�察�for 

he had sent his friend with chariot and horses to the war�察�but home again 

he welcomed him never more。              Then the sun set and it was night。 

     Now   one   of   the   Trojans   wished   Hector   to   retire   within   the   walls   of 

Troy�察�for certainly Achilles would to´morrow be foremost in the war。                     But 

Hector   said�察   �Have   ye   not   had   your   fill   of   being   shut   up   behind   walls�拭�

Let    Achilles    fight�察 �I  will  meet    him    in  the  open    field。;   The    Trojans 

cheered�察�and they camped in the plain�察�while in the hut of Achilles women 

washed the dead body of Patroclus�察�and Achilles swore that he would slay 

Hector。 

     In the dawn came Thetis�察�bearing to Achilles the new splendid armour 

that the God had made for him。              Then Achilles put on that armour�察�and 

roused his men�察�but Ulysses�察�who knew all the rules of honour�察�would not 

let   him    fight   till  peace   had    been   made�察    �with   a   sacrifice   and    other 

ceremonies�察      �between     him   and    Agamemnon�察       �and   till  Agamemnon        had 



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given him  all   the presents   which Achilles   had before   refused。            Achilles 

did not want them�察�he wanted only to fight�察�but Ulysses made him obey�察�

and do what was usual。           Then the gifts were brought�察�and Agamemnon 

stood up�察�and said that he was sorry for his insolence�察�and the men took 

breakfast�察  �but   Achilles     would   neither   eat   nor   drink。   He    mounted     his 

chariot�察�but the horse Xanthus bowed his head till his long mane touched 

the ground�察�and�察�being a fairy horse�察�the child of the West Wind�察�he spoke 

��or so men said���察�and these were his words�此               �We shall bear thee swiftly 

and speedily�察�but thou shalt be slain in fight�察�and thy dying day is near at 

hand。;     ;Well I know it�察─�said Achilles�察 �but I will not cease from fighting 

till I have given the Trojans their fill of war。; 

     So all that day he chased and slew the Trojans。               He drove them into 

the river�察�and�察�though the river came down in a red flood�察�he crossed�察�and 

slew them on the plain。          The plain caught fire�察�the bushes and long dry 

grass blazed round him�察�but he fought his way through the fire�察�and drove 

the Trojans to their walls。        The gates were thrown open�察�and the Trojans 

rushed     through    like   frightened    fawns�察   �and   then   they   climbed     to  the 

battlements�察  �and   looked   down   in   safety�察  �while   the   whole   Greek        army 

advanced in line under their shields。 

     But Hector stood still�察�alone�察�in front of the gate�察�and old Priam�察�who 

saw Achilles rushing on�察�shining like a star in his new armour�察�called with 

tears to Hector�察 �Come within the gate�             �This man has slain many of my 

sons�察�and if he slays thee whom have I to help me in my old age�拭─                      �His 

mother   also   called   to   Hector�察  �but   he   stood   firm�察  �waiting   for   Achilles。 

Now the story says that he was afraid�察�and ran thrice in full armour round 

Troy�察�with Achilles in pursuit。 But this cannot be true�察�for no mortal men 

could run thrice�察�in heavy armour�察�with great shields that clanked against 

their ankles�察�round the town of Troy�此          �moreover Hector was the bravest of 

men�察�and all the Trojan women were looking down at him from the walls。 

     We cannot believe that he ran away�察�and the story goes on to tell that 

he asked Achilles to make an agreement with him。                  The conqueror in the 

fight should give back the body of the fallen to be buried by his friends�察�

but   should   keep   his   armour。    But   Achilles   said   that   he   could   make   no 

agreement   with   Hector�察  �and   threw   his   spear�察  �which   flew   over   Hector's 



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shoulder。      Then Hector threw his spear�察�but it could not pierce the shield 

which   the   God   had   made   for Achilles。       Hector   had   no   other   spear�察  �and 

Achilles had one�察�so Hector cried�察 �Let me not die without honour� ─�and 

drew   his   sword�察  �and   rushed   at   Achilles�察  �who   sprang   to   meet   him�察  �but 

before   Hector   could   come   within   a   sword´stroke   Achilles   had   sent   his 

spear clean through the neck of Hector。              He fell in the dust and Achilles 

said�察   �Dogs   and   birds   shall   tear   your   flesh   unburied。;    With   his   dying 

breath Hector prayed him to take gold from Priam�察�and give back his body 

to   be   burned   in   Troy。   But   Achilles   said�察   �Hound�   �would   that   I   could 

bring myself to carve and eat thy raw flesh�察�but dogs shall devour it�察�even 

if thy father offered me thy weight in gold。;              With his last words Hector 

prophesied and said�察 �Remember me in the day when Paris shall slay thee 

in the Scaean gate。;         Then his brave soul went to the land of the Dead�察�

which the Greeks called Hades。 To that land Ulysses sailed while he was 

still a living man�察�as the story tells later。 

     Then Achilles did a dreadful deed�察�he slit the feet of dead Hector from 

heel to ankle�察�and thrust thongs through�察�and bound him by the thongs to 

his chariot and trailed the body in the dust。            All the women of Troy who 

were on the walls raised a shriek�察�and Hector's wife�察�Andromache�察�heard 

the sound。      She had been in an inner room of her house�察�weaving a purple 

web�察    �and   embroidering      flowers    on  it�察 �and  she   was    calling  her   bower 

maidens to make ready a bath for Hector when he should come back tired 

from battle。      But when she heard the cry from the wall she trembled�察�and 

the shuttle  with which she was   weaving fell   from her  hands。                ;Surely  I 

heard the cry of my husband's mother�察─�she said�察�and she bade two of her 

maidens come with her to see why the people lamented。 

     She ran swiftly�察�and reached the battlements�察�and thence she saw her 

dear   husband's   body   being   whirled   through   the   dust   towards   the   ships�察�

behind the chariot of Achilles。           Then night came over her eyes and she 

fainted。     But   when   she   returned   to   herself   she   cried   out   that   now   none 

would defend her little boy�察�and other children would push him away from 

feasts�察�saying�察 �Out with you�察�no father of thine is at our table�察─�and his 

father�察�Hector�察�would lie naked at the ships�察�unclad�察�unburned�察�unlamented。 

To   be   unburned   and   unburied   was   thought   the   greatest   of   misfortunes�察�

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