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have spoken。; 

     So when he had sworn and done that oath�察�Helen was comforted and 

dried her tears。       Then she told him how unhappy she was�察�and how she 

had   lost   her   last   comfort   when   Hector   died。      ;Always   am   I   wretched�察─�

she   said�察   �save   when   sweet   sleep   falls   on   me。     Now   the   wife   of   Thon�察�

King of Egypt�察�gave me this gift when we were in Egypt�察�on our way to 



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Troy�察�namely�察�a drug that brings sleep even to the most unhappy�察�and it is 

pressed from the poppy heads of the garland of the God of Sleep。;                      Then 

she showed him strange phials of gold�察�full of this drug�此                 �phials wrought 

by the Egyptians�察�and covered with magic spells and shapes of beasts and 

flowers。     ;One of these I will give you�察─�she said�察 �that even from Troy 

town you may  not go without   a gift in   memory of the hands of   Helen。; 

So Ulysses took the phial of gold�察�and was glad in his heart�察�and Helen set 

before     him   meat    and   wine。    When      he   had   eaten   and   drunk�察   �and   his 

strength had come back to him�察�he said�此�

     ;Now I must dress me again in my old rags�察�and take my wallet�察�and 

my staff�察�and go forth�察�and beg through Troy town。                 For here I must abide 

for some days as a beggar man�察�lest if I now escape from your house in the 

night   the   Trojans   may   think   that   you   have   told   me   the   secrets   of   their 

counsel�察�which I am carrying to the Greeks�察�and may be angry with you。; 

So   he clothed   himself   again   as   a beggar�察 �and took   his   staff�察 �and hid   the 

phial of gold with the Egyptian drug in his rags�察�and in his wallet also he 

put the new clothes that Helen had given him�察�and a sword�察�and he took 

farewell�察�saying�察 �Be of good heart�察�for the end of your sorrows is at hand。 

But if you see me among the beggars in the street�察�or by the well�察�take no 

heed of me�察�only I will salute you as a beggar who has been kindly treated 

by a Queen。; 

     So   they   parted�察  �and   Ulysses   went   out�察  �and   when   it   was   day   he   was 

with the beggars in the streets�察�but by night he commonly slept near the 

fire   of   a   smithy   forge�察  �as   is   the   way   of   beggars。 So   for   some   days   he 

begged�察�saying that he was gathering food to eat while he walked to some 

town far   away  that was   at peace�察�where he   might find   work to   do。               He 

was   not   impudent   now�察  �and   did   not   go   to   rich   men's   houses   or   tell   evil 

tales�察�or laugh�察�but he was much in the temples�察�praying to the Gods�察�and 

above   all   in   the   temple   of   Pallas Athene。    The   Trojans   thought   that   he 

was a pious man for a beggar。 

     Now there was a custom in these times that men and women who were 

sick   or   in   distress�察  �should   sleep   at   night   on   the   floors   of   the   temples。 

They did this hoping that the God would send them a dream to show them 

how their diseases might be cured�察�or how they might find what they had 



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lost�察�or might escape from their distresses。 

     Ulysses   slept   in   more   than   one   temple�察  �and   once   in   that   of   Pallas 

Athene�察  �and   the   priests   and   priestesses   were   kind   to   him�察  �and   gave   him 

food in the morning when the gates of the temple were opened。 

     In the temple of Pallas Athene�察�where the Luck of Troy lay always on 

her altar�察�the custom was that priestesses kept watch�察�each for two hours�察�

all through the night�察�and soldiers kept guard within call。                  So one night 

Ulysses slept there�察�on the floor�察�with other distressed people�察�seeking for 

dreams from the Gods。            He lay still all through the night till the turn of 

the last priestess came to watch。          The priestess used to walk up and down 

with bare feet among the dreaming people�察�having a torch in her hand�察�and 

muttering   hymns   to   the   Goddess。         Then   Ulysses�察  �when   her   back   was 

turned�察�slipped the gold phial out of his rags�察�and let it lie on the polished 

floor beside him。        When the priestess came back again�察�the light from her 

torch   fell   on   the   glittering   phial�察  �and   she   stooped   and   picked   it   up�察  �and 

looked   at   it   curiously。   There   came   from   it   a   sweet   fragrance�察  �and   she 

opened it�察�and tasted the drug。            It seemed to her the sweetest thing that 

ever she had tasted�察�and she took more and more�察�and then closed the phial 

and laid it down�察�and went along murmuring her hymn。 

     But soon a great drowsiness came over her�察�and she sat down on the 

step of the altar�察�and fell sound asleep�察�and the torch sunk in her hand�察�and 

went out�察�and all was dark。          Then Ulysses put the phial in his wallet�察�and 

crept very cautiously to the altar�察�in the dark�察�and stole the Luck of Troy。 

It was only a small black mass of what is now called meteoric iron�察�which 

sometimes comes down with meteorites from  the sky�察�but it was   shaped 

like a shield�察�and the people thought it an image of the warlike shielded 

Goddess�察  �fallen   from   Heaven。        Such   sacred   shields�察  �made   of   glass   and 

ivory�察  �are   found   deep   in   the   earth   in   the   ruined   cities   of   Ulysses'   time。 

Swiftly Ulysses hid the Luck in his rags and left in its place on the altar a 

copy  of   the   Luck�察  �which   he   had   made   of   blackened   clay。  Then   he   stole 

back to the place where he had lain�察�and remained there till dawn appeared�察�

and the sleepers who sought for dreams awoke�察�and the temple gates were 

opened�察�and Ulysses walked out with the rest of them。 

     He stole down a lane�察�where as yet no people were stirring�察�and crept 



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along�察�leaning on his staff�察�till he came to the eastern gate�察�at the back of 

the city�察�which the Greeks never attacked�察�for they had never drawn their 

army in a circle round the town。          There Ulysses explained to the sentinels 

that he had gathered food enough to last for a long journey to some other 

town�察�and opened his bag�察�which seemed full of bread and broken meat。 

The   soldiers   said   he   was   a   lucky   beggar�察  �and   let   him   out。 He   walked 

slowly along the waggon road by which wood was brought into Troy from 

the forests on Mount Ida�察�and when he found that nobody was within sight 

he slipped into the forest�察�and stole into a dark thicket�察�hiding beneath the 

tangled boughs。       Here he lay and slept till evening�察�and then took the new 

clothes which Helen had given him out of his wallet�察�and put them on�察�and 

threw the belt of the sword over his shoulder�察�and hid the Luck of Troy in 

his bosom。      He washed himself clean in a mountain brook�察�and now all 

who   saw   him   must   have   known   that   he   was   no   beggar�察  �but   Ulysses   of 

Ithaca�察�Laertes' son。 

     So    he  walked     cautiously    down    the   side  of   the  brook    which    ran 

between high banks deep in trees�察�and followed it till it reached the river 

Xanthus�察�on the left of the Greek lines。             Here he found Greek sentinels 

set to guard the camp�察�who cried aloud in joy and surprise�察�for his ship had 

not yet returned from  Delos�察�and they could   not guess how Ulysses   had 

come back alone across the sea。           So two of the sentinels guarded Ulysses 

to the hut of Agamemnon�察�where he and Achilles and all the chiefs were 

sitting at a feast。    They all leaped up�察�but when Ulysses took the Luck of 

Troy from within his mantle�察�they cried that this was the bravest deed that 

had been done in the war�察�and they sacrificed ten oxen to Zeus。 

     ;So you were the old beggar�察─�said young Thrasymedes。 

     ;Yes�察─�said Ulysses�察 �and when next you beat a beggar�察�Thrasymedes�察�

do not strike so hard and so long。; 

     That night all the Greeks were full of hope�察�for now they had the Luck 

of Troy�察�but the Trojans were in despair�察�and guessed that the beggar was 

the thief�察�and that Ulysses had been the beggar。               The priestess�察�Theano�察�

could    tell  them    nothing�察  �they   found    her�察 �with   the   extinguished     torch 

drooping in her hand�察�asleep�察�as she sat on the step of the altar�察�and she 

never woke again。 



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          THE BATTLES WITH THE 

AMAZONS AND MEMNONTHE 



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                   DEATH OF ACHILLES 



     Ulysses thought much and often of Helen�察�without whose kindness he 

could not have saved the Greeks by stealing the Luck of Troy。                      He saw 

that�察�though she remained as beautiful as when the princes all sought her 

hand�察�she was most unhappy�察�knowing herself to be the cause of so much 

misery�察  �and   fearing   what   the   future   might   bring。   Ulysses   told   nobody 

about the secret which she had let fall�察�the coming of the Amazons。 

     The Amazons were a race of warlike maids�察�who lived far away on the 

banks of the river Thermodon。             They had fought against Troy in former 

times�察 �and   one   of   the   great   hill´graves   on   the   plain   of Troy  covered   the 

ashes   of   an   Amazon�察  �swift´footed   Myrine。         People   believed   that   they 

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