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

were the daughters of the God of War�察�and they were reckoned equal in 

battle   to  the   bravest   men。    Their    young     Queen�察   �Penthesilea�察   �had   two 

reasons for coming to fight at Troy�此�one was her ambition to win renown�察�

and the other her sleepless sorrow for having accidentally killed her sister�察�

Hippolyte�察  �when   hunting。        The   spear   which   she   threw   at   a   stag   struck 

Hippolyte and slew her�察�and Penthesilea cared no longer for her own life�察�

and desired to fall gloriously in battle。         So Penthesilea and her bodyguard 

of   twelve Amazons   set   forth   from   the   wide   streams   of   Thermodon�察  �and 

rode into Troy。      The story says that they did not drive in chariots�察�like all 

the Greek and Trojan chiefs�察�but rode horses�察�which must have been the 

manner of their country。 

     Penthesilea   was   the   tallest   and   most   beautiful   of   the   Amazons�察  �and 

shone   among her   twelve   maidens   like   the   moon   among   the stars�察 �or   the 

bright    Dawn     among     the  Hours    which    follow    her  chariot   wheels。    The 

Trojans   rejoiced   when   they   beheld   her�察  �for   she   looked   both   terrible   and 

beautiful�察�with a frown on her brow�察�and fair shining eyes�察�and a blush on 

her cheeks。      To the Trojans she came like Iris�察�the Rainbow�察�after a storm�察�

and they  gathered round her cheering�察 �and throwing   flowers and   kissing 

her stirrup�察�as the people of Orleans welcomed Joan of Arc when she came 

to deliver them。       Even Priam was glad�察�as is a man long blind�察�when he 

has been healed�察�and again looks upon the light of the sun。                 Priam held a 



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great feast�察�and gave to Penthesilea many beautiful gifts�此               �cups of gold�察�

and embroideries�察�and a sword with a hilt of silver�察�and she vowed that she 

would slay Achilles。        But   when Andromache�察  �the   wife of   Hector�察  �heard 

her she said within herself�察 �Ah�察�unhappy girl�察�what is this boast of thine� �

Thou hast not the strength to fight the unconquerable son of Peleus�察�for if 

Hector could not slay him�察�what chance hast thou�拭              �But the piled´up earth 

covers Hector� ─�

     In   the  morning     Penthesilea    sprang    up   from   sleep   and   put  on   her 

glorious   armour�察  �with   spear   in   hand�察  �and   sword   at   side�察  �and   bow   and 

quiver hung behind her back�察�and her great shield covering her side from 

neck to stirrup�察�and mounted her horse�察�and galloped to the plain。                 Beside 

her charged the twelve maidens of her bodyguard�察�and all the company of 

Hector's brothers and kinsfolk。          These headed the Trojan lines�察�and they 

rushed towards the ships of the Greeks。 

     Then the Greeks asked each other�察 �Who is this that leads the Trojans 

as Hector led them�察�surely some God rides in the van of the charioteers� ─�

Ulysses could have told them who the new leader of the Trojans was�察�but 

it seems that he had not the heart to fight against women�察�for his name is 

not mentioned in this day's battle。 So the two lines clashed�察�and the plain 

of Troy  ran   red   with   blood�察 �for  Penthesilea   slew  Molios�察 �and   Persinoos�察�

and Eilissos�察�and Antiphates�察�and Lernos high of heart�察�and Hippalmos of 

the    loud   warcry�察   �and   Haemonides�察      �and   strong    Elasippus�察   �while    her 

maidens Derinoe and Clonie slew each a chief of the Greeks。                  But Clonie 

fell beneath the spear of Podarkes�察�whose hand Penthesilea cut off with the 

sword�察�while Idomeneus speared the Amazon Bremousa�察�and Meriones of 

Crete slew Evadre�察�and Diomede killed Alcibie and Derimacheia in close 

fight   with   the   sword�察  �so   the   company   of   the   Twelve   were   thinned�察  �the 

bodyguard of Penthesilea。 

     The    Trojans    and   Greeks    kept   slaying    each   other�察 �but   Penthesilea 

avenged her maidens�察�driving the ranks of Greece as a lioness drives the 

cattle on the hills�察�for they could not stand before her。            Then she shouted�察�

;Dogs�      �to´day   shall   you   pay   for   the  sorrows     of  Priam�     �Where      is 

Diomede�察�where is Achilles�察�where is Aias�察�that�察�men say�察�are your bravest�拭�

Will none of them stand before my spear�拭─               �Then she charged again�察�at 



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the head of the Household of Priam�察�brothers and kinsmen of Hector�察�and 

where   they   came   the   Greeks   fell   like   yellow   leaves   before   the   wind   of 

autumn。       The white horse that Penthesilea rode�察�a gift from the wife of 

the   North   Wind�察  �flashed   like   lightning   through   a   dark   cloud   among   the 

companies of the Greeks�察�and the chariots that followed the charge of the 

Amazon rocked as they swept over the bodies of the slain。 Then the old 

Trojans�察�watching from the walls�察�cried�此               �This is no mortal maiden but a 

Goddess�察�and to´day she will burn the ships of the Greeks�察�and they will 

all perish in Troyland�察�and see Greece never more again。; 

     Now it so was that Aias and Achilles had not heard the din and the cry 

of war�察�for both had gone to weep over the great new grave of Patroclus。 

Penthesilea and the Trojans had driven back the Greeks within their ditch�察�

and   they  were   hiding   here   and   there   among   the   ships�察  �and   torches   were 

blazing   in   men's   hands   to   burn   the   ships�察  �as   in   the  day  of   the   valour   of 

Hector�此     �when Aias heard the din of battle�察�and called to Achilles to make 

speed towards the ships。 

     So they ran swiftly to their huts�察�and armed themselves�察�and Aias fell 

smiting      and   slaying    upon    the   Trojans�察   �but   Achilles    slew    five   of  the 

bodyguard        of  Penthesilea。      She�察    �beholding      her   maidens     fallen�察  �rode 

straight   against Aias   and Achilles�察  �like   a   dove   defying   two   falcons�察  �and 

cast her spear�察�but it fell back blunted from the glorious shield that the God 

had made for the son of Peleus。               Then she threw another spear at Aias�察�

crying�察 �I am the daughter of the God of War�察─�but his armour kept out the 

spear�察�and he and Achilles laughed aloud。                Aias paid no more heed to the 

Amazon�察  �but   rushed   against   the   Trojan   men�察  �while   Achilles   raised   the 

heavy   spear   that   none   but   he   could   throw�察  �and   drove   it   down   through 

breastplate and breast of Penthesilea�察�yet still her hand grasped her sword´ 

hilt。   But�察�ere she could draw her sword�察�Achilles speared her horse�察�and 

horse and rider fell�察�and died in their fall。 

     There   lay  fair   Penthesilea  in   the   dust�察  �like   a   tall   poplar  tree  that   the 

wind has overthrown�察 �and her helmet   fell�察�and the  Greeks who gathered 

round   marvelled   to   see   her   lie   so   beautiful   in   death�察  �like   Artemis�察  �the 

Goddess of the Woods�察�when she sleeps alone�察�weary with hunting on the 

hills。    Then     the   heart   of  Achilles    was    pierced    with   pity   and   sorrow�察�



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thinking   how   she   might   have   been   his   wife   in   his   own   country�察  �had   he 

spared her�察�but he was never to see pleasant Phthia�察�his native land�察�again。 

So Achilles stood and wept over Penthesilea dead。 

     Now   the   Greeks�察  �in   pity   and   sorrow�察  �held   their   hands�察  �and   did   not 

pursue   the   Trojans   who   had   fled�察  �nor   did   they   strip   the   armour   from 

Penthesilea and her twelve maidens�察�but laid the bodies on biers�察�and sent 

them back in peace to Priam。             Then the Trojans burned Penthesilea in the 

midst of her dead maidens�察�on a great pile of dry wood�察�and placed their 

ashes   in   a   golden   casket�察  �and   buried   them   all   in   the   great   hill´grave   of 

Laomedon�察  �an   ancient   King   of   Troy�察  �while   the   Greeks   with   lamentation 

buried them whom the Amazon had slain。 

     The old men of Troy and the chiefs now held a council�察�and Priam said 

that they must not yet despair�察�for�察�if they had lost many of their bravest 

warriors�察�many of the Greeks had also fallen。                Their best plan was to fight 

only with arrows from  the walls and towers�察 �till King Memnon came   to 

their rescue with a great army of Aethiopes。                 Now Memnon was the son 

of   the   bright   Dawn�察  �a   beautiful   Goddess   who   had   loved   and   married   a 

mortal   man�察  �Tithonus。        She   had   asked   Zeus�察  �the   chief   of   the   Gods�察  �to 

make her lover immortal�察�and her prayer was granted。                    Tithonus could not 

die�察�but he began to grow grey�察�and then white haired�察�with a long white 

beard�察�and very weak�察�till nothing of him seemed to be left but his voice�察�

always feebly chattering like the grasshoppers on a summer day。 

     Memnon was the most beautiful of men�察�except Paris and Achilles�察�and 

his home was in a country that borders on the land of sunrising。                     There he 

was reared by the lily maidens called Hesperides�察�till he came to his full 

strength�察  �and   commanded   the   whole   army   of   the Aethiopes。              For   their 

arrival   Priam   wished   to   wait�察  �but   Polydamas   advised   that   the   Trojans 

should   give   back   Helen   to   the   Greeks�察  �with   jewels   twice   as   valuable   as 

those   which   she   had   brought   from   the   house   of   Menelaus。         Then   Paris 

was

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