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

was very angry�察�and said that Polydamas was a coward�察�for it was little to 

Paris that Troy should be taken and burned in a month if for a month he 

could keep Helen of the fair hands。 

     At    length   Memnon        came�察   �leading    a  great   army    of   men    who    had 

nothing white about them but the teeth�察�so fiercely the sun burned on them 



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in their   own   country。      The Trojans   had   all   the   more   hopes   of   Memnon 

because�察  �on   his   long   journey   from   the   land   of   sunrising�察  �and   the   river 

Oceanus   that   girdles   the   round   world�察  �he   had   been   obliged   to   cross   the 

country   of   the   Solymi。      Now   the   Solymi   were   the   fiercest   of   men   and 

rose up against Memnon�察�but he and his army fought them for a whole day�察�

and   defeated   them�察  �and   drove   them   to   the   hills。   When   Memnon   came�察�

Priam gave him a great cup of gold�察�full of wine to the brim�察�and Memnon 

drank the wine at one draught。             But he did not make great boasts of what 

he could do�察�like poor Penthesilea�察 �for�察─�said he�察 �whether I am a good 

man at arms will be known in battle�察�where the strength of men is tried。 

So   now  let   us   turn   to   sleep�察  �for   to   wake   and   drink   wine   all through   the 

night is an ill beginning of war。; 

     Then Priam praised his wisdom�察�and all men betook them to bed�察�but 

the   bright   Dawn   rose   unwillingly   next   day�察  �to   throw   light   on   the   battle 

where her son was to risk his fife。            Then Memnon led out the dark clouds 

of his men into the plain�察�and the Greeks foreboded evil when they saw so 

great a new army of fresh and unwearied warriors�察�but Achilles�察�leading 

them in his shining armour�察�gave them courage。                    Memnon fell upon the 

left   wing   of   the   Greeks�察  �and   on   the   men   of   Nestor�察  �and   first   he   slew 

Ereuthus�察�and then attacked Nestor's young son�察�Antilochus�察�who�察�now that 

Patroclus had fallen�察�was the dearest friend of Achilles。                 On him Memnon 

leaped�察�like   a lion on a  kid�察�but Antilochus   lifted a  huge  stone  from  the 

plain�察�a pillar that had been set on the tomb of some great warrior long ago�察�

and the stone smote full on the helmet of Memnon�察�who reeled beneath the 

stroke。     But Memnon seized his heavy spear�察�and drove it through shield 

and    corselet    of  Antilochus�察     �even   into   his  heart�察  �and   he   fell  and   died 

beneath his father's eyes。          Then Nestor in great sorrow and anger strode 

across the body of Antilochus and called to his other son�察�Thrasymedes�察�

;Come and drive afar this man that has slain thy brother�察�for if fear be in 

thy heart thou art no son of mine�察�nor of the race of Periclymenus�察�who 

stood up in battle even against the strong man Heracles� ─�

     But   Memnon   was   too   strong   for   Thrasymedes�察  �and   drove   him   off�察�

while   old   Nestor   himself   charged   sword   in   hand�察  �though   Memnon   bade 

him begone�察�for he was not minded to strike so aged a man�察�and Nestor 



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drew   back�察  �for   he   was   weak   with   age。      Then   Memnon   and   his   army 

charged      the  Greeks�察   �slaying    and   stripping    the  dead。    But    Nestor    had 

mounted his chariot and driven to Achilles�察�weeping�察�and imploring him to 

come     swiftly    and   save   the  body   of   Antilochus�察     �and   he  sped    to  meet 

Memnon�察�who lifted   a great stone�察 �the landmark   of a field�察 �and drove it 

against the shield of the son of Peleus。             But Achilles was not shaken by 

the blow�察�he ran forward�察�and wounded Memnon over the rim of his shield。 

Yet wounded as he was Memnon fought on and struck his spear through 

the   arm  of Achilles�察  �for   the   Greeks   fought   with   no   sleeves   of   bronze   to 

protect their arms。 

     Then Achilles drew his great sword�察�and flew on Memnon�察�and with 

sword´strokes they lashed at each other on shield and helmet�察�and the long 

horsehair crests of the helmets were shorn off�察�and flew down the wind�察�

and their shields rang terribly beneath the sword strokes。                  They thrust at 

each others' throats between shield and visor of the helmet�察�they smote at 

knee�察�and thrust at breast�察�and the armour rang about their bodies�察�and the 

dust   from   beneath   their   feet   rose   up   in   a   cloud   around   them�察  �like   mist 

round the falls of a great river in flood。            So they fought�察�neither of them 

yielding a step�察�till Achilles made so rapid a thrust that Memnon could not 

parry it�察�and the bronze sword passed clean through his body beneath the 

breast´bone�察�and he fell�察�and his armour clashed as he fell。 

     Then Achilles�察�wounded as he was and weak from loss of blood�察�did 

not stay  to   strip the golden   armour   of   Memnon�察�but shouted his   warcry�察�

and   pressed   on�察  �for   he   hoped   to   enter   the   gate   of   Troy   with   the   fleeing 

Trojans�察�and all the Greeks followed after him。                So they pursued�察�slaying 

as   they   went�察  �and   the   Scaean   gate   was   choked   with   the   crowd   of   men�察�

pursuing and pursued。          In that hour would the Greeks have entered Troy�察�

and burned the city�察�and taken the women captive�察�but Paris stood on the 

tower   above   the   gate�察  �and   in   his   mind   was   anger   for   the   death   of   his 

brother Hector。       He tried the string of his bow�察�and found it frayed�察�for all 

day    he   had   showered      his  arrows    on   the  Greeks�察    �so  he   chose   a  new 

bowstring�察�and fitted it�察�and strung the bow�察�and chose an arrow from his 

quiver�察�and aimed at the ankle of Achilles�察�where it was bare beneath the 

greave�察    �or  leg´guard     of   metal�察  �that   the  God    had    fashioned     for  him。 



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Through the ankle flew the arrow�察�and Achilles wheeled round�察�weak as he 

was�察�and stumbled�察�and fell�察�and the armour that the God had wrought was 

defiled with dust and blood。 

     Then Achilles rose again�察�and cried�此               �What coward has smitten   me 

with   a   secret   arrow   from   afar�拭   �Let   him   stand   forth   and   meet   me   with 

sword and spear� ─         �So speaking he seized the shaft with his strong hands 

and tore it out of the wound�察�and much blood gushed�察�and darkness came 

over   his    eyes。   Yet    he   staggered     forward�察   �striking    blindly�察  �and   smote 

Orythaon�察�a dear friend of Hector�察�through the helmet�察�and others he smote�察�

but   now   his   force   failed   him�察  �and   he   leaned   on   his   spear�察  �and   cried   his 

warcry�察  �and   said�察   �Cowards   of   Troy�察  �ye   shall   not   all   escape   my   spear�察�

dying as I am。; But as he spoke he fell�察�and all his armour rang around 

him�察  �yet   the   Trojans   stood   apart   and   watched�察  �and   as   hunters   watch   a 

dying   lion   not   daring   to   go   nigh   him�察  �so   the   Trojans   stood   in   fear   till 

Achilles drew   his latest   breath。         Then   from  the   wall   the Trojan   women 

raised a great cry of joy over him who had slain the noble Hector�此                        �and 

thus was fulfilled the prophecy of Hector�察�that Achilles should fall in the 

Scaean gateway�察�by the hand of Paris。 

     Then   the   best   of   the   Trojans   rushed   forth   from   the   gate   to   seize   the 

body of Achilles�察�and his glorious armour�察�but the Greeks were as eager to 

carry the body to the ships that it might have due burial。                 Round the dead 

Achilles men fought long and sore�察�and both sides were mixed�察�Greeks and 

Trojans�察�so that men dared not shoot arrows from  the walls of Troy  lest 

they should kill their own friends。            Paris�察�and Aeneas�察�and Glaucus�察�who 

had been the friend of Sarpedon�察�led the Trojans�察�and Aias and Ulysses led 

the Greeks�察�for we are not told that Agamemnon was fighting in this great 

battle   of   the   war。  Now   as   angry   wild   bees   flock   round   a   man   who   is 

taking their honeycombs�察�so the Trojans gathered round Aias�察�striving to 

stab him�察�but he set his great shield in front�察�and smote and slew all that 

came   within   reach   of   his   spear。     Ulysses�察  �too�察  �struck   down   many�察  �and 

though a spear was thrown and pierced his leg near the knee he stood firm�察�

protecting      the  body   of   Achilles。     At   last   Ulysses    caught    the   body   of 

Achilles by the hands�察�and heaved it upon his back�察�and so limped towards 

the ships�察�but Aias and the men of Aias followed�察�turning round if ever the 



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Trojans     ventured     to  come     near�察  �and   charging     into  the   midst   of   them。 

Thus very slowly they bore the dead Achilles across the plain�察�through the 

bodies of the fallen and the blood�察�till they met Nestor in his chariot and 

placed Achilles therein�察�and swiftly Nestor drove to the ships。 

     There   the   women�察  �weeping�察  �washed Achilles'   comely   body�察  �and   laid 

him   on   a   bier   with   a   great   white   mantle   over   him�察  �and   all   the   women 

lamented   and   sang   dirges�察  �and   the   first   was   Briseis�察  �who   loved Achilles 

better than her own country�察�and her father�察�and her brothers whom he had 

slain in war。      The Greek

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