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



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because   the   dead   man   unburned   could   not   go   into   the   House   of   Hades�察�

God of the Dead�察�but must always wander�察�alone and comfortless�察�in the 

dark borderland between the dead and the living。 



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       THE CRUELTY OF ACHILLES�察�

         AND THE RANSOMING OF 

                                HECTOR 



    When   Achilles   was   asleep   that   night   the   ghost   of   Patroclus   came�察�

saying�察 �Why dost thou not burn and bury me�拭�for the other shadows of 

dead men suffer me not to come near them�察�and lonely I wander along the 

dark dwelling of Hades。;         Then Achilles awoke�察�and he sent men to cut 

down trees�察�and make a huge pile of fagots and logs。               On this they laid 

Patroclus�察�covered with white linen�察�and then they slew many cattle�察�and 

Achilles cut the throats of twelve Trojan prisoners of war�察�meaning to burn 

them  with   Patroclus   to do   him  honour。     This   was   a deed   of shame�察  �for 

Achilles   was   mad   with   sorrow   and   anger   for   the   death   of   his   friend。 

Then   they  drenched   with   wine   the  great   pile   of   wood�察  �which   was   thirty 

yards long and broad�察�and set fire to it�察�and the fire blazed all through the 

night    and  died   down    in  the  morning。    They     put  the  white   bones   of 

Patroclus in a golden casket�察�and laid it in the hut of Achilles�察�who said 

that�察�when he died�察�they must burn his body�察�and mix the ashes with the 

ashes of   his   friend�察 �and   build   over  it   a   chamber   of stone�察  �and   cover  the 

chamber with a great hill of earth�察�and set a pillar of stone above it。           This 

is one of the hills on the plain of Troy�察�but the pillar has fallen from the 

tomb�察�long ago。 

    Then�察  �as   the   custom   was�察  �Achilles   held   gameschariot   races�察  �foot 

races�察�boxing�察�wrestling�察�and archeryin honour of Patroclus。 Ulysses won 

the prize for the foot race�察�and for the wrestling�察�so now his wound must 

have been healed。 

    But Achilles still kept trailing Hector's dead body each day round the 

hill that had been raised for the tomb of Patroclus�察�till the Gods in heaven 

were angry�察�and bade Thetis tell her son that he must give back the dead 

body to Priam�察�and take ransom for it�察�and they sent a messenger to Priam 

to bid him redeem the body of his son。           It was terrible for Priam to have 



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to go and humble himself before Achilles�察�whose hands had been red with 

the blood of his sons�察�but he did not disobey the Gods。                   He opened his 

chests�察�and took out twenty´four beautiful embroidered changes of raiment�察�

and    he   weighed     out  ten   heavy   bars�察  �or  talents�察 �of   gold�察 �and   chose    a 

beautiful golden cup�察�and he called nine of his sons�察�Paris�察�and Helenus�察�

and Deiphobus�察�and the rest�察�saying�察 �Go�察�ye bad sons�察�my shame�察�would 

that Hector lived and all of you were dead� ─�for sorrow made him angry�察�

;go�察�and get ready for me a wain�察�and lay on it these treasures。;                  So they 

harnessed   mules   to   the   wain�察  �and   placed   in   it   the   treasures�察  �and�察  �after 

praying�察�Priam drove through the night to the hut of Achilles。                 In he went�察�

when   no   man   looked   for   him�察  �and   kneeled   to   Achilles�察  �and   kissed   his 

terrible death´ dealing hands。          ;Have pity on me�察�and fear the Gods�察�and 

give   me   back   my   dead   son�察─  �he   said�察   �and   remember   thine   own   father。 

Have pity on me�察�who have endured to do what no man born has ever done 

before�察�to kiss the hands that slew my sons。; 

     Then Achilles remembered his own father�察�far away�察�who now was old 

and   weak�此    �and   he   wept�察  �and   Priam   wept   with   him�察  �and   then   Achilles 

raised    Priam   from    his   knees   and   spoke    kindly   to  him�察  �admiring     how 

beautiful he still   was in his   old age�察 �and Priam himself  wondered at   the 

beauty of Achilles。        And Achilles thought how Priam had long been rich 

and happy�察�like his own father�察�Peleus�察�and now old age and weakness and 

sorrow were laid upon both of them�察�for Achilles knew that his own day of 

death was at hand�察�even at the doors。            So Achilles bade the women make 

ready   the   body   of   Hector   for   burial�察  �and   they   clothed   him   in   a   white 

mantle that Priam had brought�察�and laid him in the wain�察�and supper was 

made     ready�察  �and   Priam    and   Achilles    ate   and   drank   together�察   �and   the 

women spread a bed for Priam�察�who would not stay long�察�but stole away 

back to Troy while Achilles was asleep。 

     All the women came out to meet him�察�and to lament for Hector。                    They 

carried the body into the house of Andromache and laid it on a bed�察�and 

the women gathered around�察�and each in turn sang her song over the great 

dead warrior。       His mother bewailed him�察�and his wife�察�and Helen of the 

fair hands�察�clad in dark mourning raiment�察�lifted up her white arms�察�and 

said�此    �Hector�察  �of   all   my   brethren   in   Troy   thou   wert   the   dearest�察  �since 



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Paris brought me hither。         Would that ere that day I had died�          �For this is 

now the twentieth year since I came�察�and in all these twenty years never 

heard I a word from thee that was bitter and unkind�察�others might upbraid 

me�察�thy sisters or thy mother�察�for thy father was good to me as if he had 

been my own�察�but then thou wouldst restrain them that spoke evil by the 

courtesy of thy heart and thy gentle words。              Ah� �woe for thee�察�and woe 

for me�察�whom all men shudder at�察�for there is now none in wide Troyland 

to be my friend like thee�察�my brother and my friend� ─�

     So Helen lamented�察�but now was done all that men might do�察�a great 

pile   of   wood   was   raised�察  �and   Hector   was   burned�察  �and   his   ashes   were 

placed in a golden urn�察�in a dark chamber of stone�察�within a hollow hill。 



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           HOW ULYSSES STOLE THE 

                        LUCK OF TROY 



     After   Hector   was   buried�察  �the   siege   went   on   slowly�察  �as   it   had   done 

during the first nine years of the war。           The Greeks did not know at that 

time   how   to   besiege   a   city�察  �as   we   saw�察  �by  way   of   digging   trenches   and 

building towers�察�and battering the walls with machines that threw heavy 

stones。     The   Trojans   had   lost   courage�察  �and   dared   not   go   into   the   open 

plain�察�and they were waiting for the coming up of new armies of alliesthe 

Amazons�察 �who   were   girl   warriors   from  far   away�察 �and   an   Eastern   people 

called the Khita�察�whose king was Memnon�察�the son of the Bright Dawn。 

     Now everyone knew that�察�in the temple of the Goddess Pallas Athene�察�

in Troy�察�was a sacred image�察�which fell from heaven�察�called the Palladium�察�

and   this   very   ancient   image   was   the   Luck   of   Troy。 While   it   remained 

safe in the temple people believed that Troy could never be taken�察�but as it 

was in a guarded temple in the middle of the town�察�and was watched by 

priestesses   day   and   night�察  �it   seemed   impossible   that   the   Greeks   should 

ever enter the city secretly and steal the Luck away。 

     As Ulysses was the grandson of Autolycus�察�the Master Thief�察�he often 

wished that the old man was with the Greeks�察�for if there was a thing to 

steal Autolycus could steal it。        But by this time Autolycus was dead�察�and 

so Ulysses could only puzzle over the way to steal the Luck of Troy�察�and 

wonder how his grandfather would have set about it。                 He prayed for help 

secretly to Hermes�察�the God of Thieves�察�when he sacrificed goats to him�察�

and at last he had a plan。 

     There was a story that Anius�察�the King of the Isle of Delos�察�had three 

daughters�察  �named   OEno�察  �Spermo�察  �and   Elais�察  �and   that   OEno   could   turn 

water   into   wine�察  �while   Spermo   could   turn   stones   into   bread�察  �and   Elais 

could   change   mud   into   olive   oil。    Those   fairy   gifts�察  �people   said�察  �were 

given to the maidens by the Wine God�察�Dionysus�察�and by the Goddess of 

Corn�察�Demeter。        Now corn�察�and wine�察�and oil were sorely needed by the 

Greeks�察�who were tired of paying much gold and bronze to the Phoenician 



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merchants for their supplies。 Ulysses therefore   went to Agamemnon   one 

day�察�and asked leave to take his ship and voyage to Delos�察�to bring�察�if he 

could�察   �the   three  maidens     to  the  camp�察   �if  indeed    they   could   do   these 

miracles。     As no fighting was going on�察�Agamemnon gave Ulysses leave 

to depart�察�so he went on board his ship�察�with a crew of fifty men of Ithaca�察�

and away they sailed�察�promising to return in a month。 

     Two or three days after that�察�a dirty old beggar man began to be seen in 

the Greek camp。         He had crawled in late one evening�察�dressed in a dirty 

smock and a very dirty old cloak�察�full of holes�察�and stained with smoke。 

Over everything he wore the skin of a stag�察�with half the hair worn off�察�

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