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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�