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

slain in war。      The Greek princes�察�too�察�stood round the body�察�weeping and 

cutting off their long locks of yellow hair�察�a token of grief and an offering 

to the dead。 

     Men   say   that   forth   from   the   sea   came   Thetis   of   the   silver   feet�察  �the 

mother of Achilles�察�with her ladies�察�the deathless maidens of the waters。 

They rose up from their glassy chambers below the sea�察�moving on�察�many 

and   beautiful�察  �like   the   waves   on   a   summer   day�察  �and   their   sweet   song 

echoed   along   the   shores�察  �and   fear   came   upon   the   Greeks。         Then   they 

would   have   fled�察  �but   Nestor   cried�此     �Hold�察  �flee   not�察  �young   lords   of   the 

Achaeans�        �Lo�察   �she   that  comes     from   the   sea   is  his  mother�察    �with   the 

deathless   maidens   of   the   waters�察  �to   look   on   the   face   of   her   dead   son。; 

Then the sea nymphs stood around the dead Achilles and clothed him in 

the garments of the Gods�察�fragrant raiment�察�and all the Nine Muses�察�one to 

the other replying with sweet voices�察�began their lament。 

     Next the Greeks made a great pile of dry wood�察�and laid Achilles on it�察�

and set fire to it�察�till the flames had consumed his body except the white 

ashes。     These they placed in a great golden cup and mingled with them 

the ashes of Patroclus�察�and above all they built a tomb like a hill�察�high on a 

headland above the sea�察�that men for all time may see it as they go sailing 

by�察�and may remember Achilles。               Next they held in his honour foot races 

and chariot races�察�and other games�察�and Thetis gave splendid prizes。                      Last 

of   all�察  �when   the   games   were   ended�察  �Thetis   placed   before   the   chiefs   the 

glorious armour that the God had made for her son on the night after the 

slaying of Patroclus by Hector。             ;Let these arms be the prize of the best 

of the Greeks�察─�she said�察 �and of him that saved the body of Achilles out of 

the hands of the Trojans。; 



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     Then stood up on one side Aias and on the other Ulysses�察�for these two 

had rescued the body�察�and neither thought himself a worse warrior than the 

other。    Both were the bravest of the brave�察�and if Aias was the taller and 

stronger�察  �and   upheld   the   fight   at   the   ships   on   the   day   of   the   valour   of 

Hector�察  �Ulysses   had   alone   withstood   the   Trojans�察  �and   refused   to   retreat 

even when wounded�察�and his courage and cunning had won for the Greeks 

the   Luck    of   Troy。   Therefore      old   Nestor    arose   and   said�此   �This    is  a 

luckless day�察�when the best of the Greeks are rivals for such a prize。                    He 

who is not the winner will be heavy at heart�察�and will not stand firm by us 

in battle�察�as of old�察�and hence will come great loss to the Greeks。                    Who 

can be a just judge in this question�察�for some   men will love Aias better�察�

and some will prefer Ulysses�察�and thus will arise disputes among ourselves。 

Lo� �have we not here among us many Trojan prisoners�察�waiting till their 

friends pay their ransom in cattle and gold and bronze and iron�拭                     �These 

hate all the Greeks alike�察�and will favour neither Aias nor Ulysses。                     Let 

THEM be the judges�察�and decide who is the best of the Greeks�察�and the 

man who has done most harm to the Trojans。; 

     Agamemnon said that Nestor had spoken wisely。                     The Trojans were 

then   made   to   sit   as   judges   in   the   midst   of   the Assembly�察  �and Aias   and 

Ulysses spoke�察�and told the stories of their own great deeds�察�of which we 

have   heard   already�察  �but   Aias   spoke   roughly   and   discourteously�察  �calling 

Ulysses   a   coward   and   a   weakling。       ;Perhaps   the   Trojans   know�察─  �said 

Ulysses   quietly�察   �whether   they   think   that   I   deserve   what   Aias   has   said 

about me�察�that I am a coward�察�and perhaps Aias may remember that he did 

not   find   me   so   weak   when   we   wrestled   for   a   prize   at   the   funeral   of 

Patroclus。; 

     Then the Trojans all with one voice said that Ulysses was the best man 

among the Greeks�察�and the most feared by them�察�both for his courage and 

his   skill   in   stratagems   of   war。 On   this�察 �the blood   of Aias   flew   into   his 

face�察�and he stood silent and unmoving�察�and could not speak a word�察�till 

his friends came round him and led him away to his hut�察�and there he sat 

down and would not eat or drink�察�and the night fell。 

     Long   he   sat�察  �musing   in   his   mind�察  �and   then   rose   and   put   on   all   his 

armour�察�and seized a sword that Hector had given him one day when they 



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two   fought   in   a   gentle   passage   of   arms�察  �and   took   courteous   farewell   of 

each other�察�and Aias had given Hector a broad sword´ belt�察�wrought with 

gold。     This sword�察�Hector's gift�察�Aias took�察�and went towards the hut of 

Ulysses�察  �meaning   to   carve   him   limb   from   limb�察  �for   madness   had   come 

upon him in his great grief。         Rushing through the night to slay Ulysses he 

fell upon the flock of sheep that the Greeks kept for their meat。                   And up 

and down among them he went�察�smiting blindly till the dawn came�察�and�察�lo� �

his senses returned to him�察�and he saw that he had not smitten Ulysses�察�but 

stood in a pool of blood among the sheep that he had slain。                  He could not 

endure the disgrace of his madness�察�and he fixed the sword�察�Hector's gift�察�

with its hilt firmly in the ground�察�and went back a little way�察�and ran and 

fell upon the sword�察�which pierced his heart�察�and so died the great Aias�察�

choosing death before a dishonoured life。 



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ULYSSES SAILS TO SEEK THE 

    SON OF ACHILLES。THE 



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             VALOUR OF EURYPYLUS 



    When the Greeks found Aias lying dead�察�slain by his own hand�察�they 

made     great  lament�察   �and   above   all  the  brother   of  Aias�察  �and   his  wife 

Tecmessa bewailed him�察�and the shores of the sea rang with their sorrow。 

But of   all no   man   was   more   grieved   than   Ulysses�察 �and   he stood up and 

said�此    �Would that the sons of the Trojans had never awarded to me the 

arms of Achilles�察�for far rather would I have given them to Aias than that 

this loss should have befallen the whole army of the Greeks。              Let no man 

blame me�察�or be angry with me�察�for I have not sought for wealth�察�to enrich 

myself�察�but for honour only�察�and to win a name that will be remembered 

among men in times to come。;           Then they made a great fire of wood�察�and 

burned the body of Aias�察�lamenting him as they had sorrowed for Achilles。 

    Now it seemed that though the Greeks had won the Luck of Troy and 

had defeated the Amazons and the army of Memnon�察�they were no nearer 

taking Troy  than   ever。     They  had   slain   Hector�察  �indeed�察  �and   many   other 

Trojans�察�but they had lost the great Achilles�察�and Aias�察�and Patroclus�察�and 

Antilochus�察�with the princes whom Penthesilea and Memnon slew�察�and the 

bands of the dead   chiefs were weary  of fighting�察�and   eager to go   home。 

The chiefs met in council�察�and Menelaus arose and said that his heart was 

wasted with sorrow for the death of so many brave men who had sailed to 

Troy for his sake。 ;Would that death had come upon me before I gathered 

this host�察─�he said�察 �but come�察�let the rest of us launch our swift ships�察�and 

return each to our own country。; 

    He spoke thus to try the Greeks�察�and see of what courage they were�察�

for his desire was still to burn Troy town and to slay Paris with his own 

hand。     Then   up   rose   Diomede�察  �and   swore   that   never   would   the   Greeks 

turn cowards。      No� �he bade them sharpen their swords�察�and make ready 

for battle。   The prophet Calchas�察�too�察�arose and reminded the Greeks how 

he had always foretold that they would take Troy in the tenth year of the 

siege�察�and how the tenth year had come�察�and victory was almost in their 

hands。     Next Ulysses stood up and said that�察�though Achilles was dead�察�

and   there   was   no   prince   to   lead   his   men�察  �yet   a   son   had   been   born   to 



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Achilles�察�while he was in the isle of Scyros�察�and that son he would bring to 

fill his father's place。 

     ;Surely     he   will  come�察   �and    for  a  token    I  will  carry   to  him   those 

unhappy arms of the great Achilles。              Unworthy am I to wear them�察�and 

they bring back to my mind our sorrow for Aias。                   But his son will wear 

them�察�in the front of the spearmen of Greece and in the thickest ranks of 

Troy shall the helmet of Achilles shine�察�as it was wont to do�察�for always he 

fought among the foremost。;             Thus Ulysses spoke�察�and he and Diomede�察�

with fifty oarsmen�察�went on board a swift ship�察�and sitting all in order on 

the benches they smote the grey sea into foam�察�and Ulysses held the helm 

and steered them towards the isle of Scyros。 

     Now   the   Trojans   had   rest   from   war   for   a   while�察  �and   Priam�察  �with   a 

heavy heart�察�bade men take his chief treasure�察�the great golden vine�察�with 

leaves and clusters of gol

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