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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