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

leaves and clusters of gold�察�and carry  it to the mother of Eurypylus�察 �the 

king   of   the   people   who   dwell   where   the   wide   marshlands   of   the   river 

Cayster   clang   with   the   cries   of   the   cranes   and   herons   and   wild   swans。 

For the mother of Eurypylus had sworn that never would she let her son go 

to the war unless Priam sent her the vine of gold�察�a gift of the gods to an 

ancient King of Troy。 

     With a   heavy  heart�察 �then�察 �Priam  sent   the   golden vine�察 �but   Eurypylus 

was glad when he saw it�察�and bade all his men arm�察�and harness the horses 

to the chariots�察�and glad were the Trojans when the long line of the new 

army   wound   along   the   road   and   into   the   town。      Then   Paris   welcomed 

Eurypylus who was his nephew�察�son of his sister Astyoche�察�a daughter of 

Priam�察  �but   the   grandfather   of   Eurypylus   was   the   famous   Heracles�察  �the 

strongest man who ever lived on earth。              So Paris brought Eurypylus to his 

house�察�where Helen sat working at her embroideries with her four bower 

maidens�察�and Eurypylus marvelled when he saw her�察�she was so beautiful。 

But the Khita�察�the people of Eurypylus�察�feasted in the open air among the 

Trojans�察�by the light of great fires burning�察�and to the music of pipes and 

flutes。    The   Greeks   saw the   fires�察  �and heard   the   merry   music�察  �and   they 

watched all night lest the Trojans should attack the ships before the dawn。 

But   in   the   dawn   Eurypylus   rose   from   sleep   and   put   on   his   armour�察  �and 

hung from his neck by the belt the great shield on which were fashioned�察�



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in gold of many colours and in silver�察�the Twelve Adventures of Heracles�察�

his   grandfather�察  �strange   deeds   that   he   did�察  �fighting   with   monsters   and 

giants and with the Hound of Hades�察�who guards the dwellings of the dead。 

Then Eurypylus led on his whole army�察�and with the brothers of Hector he 

charged against the Greeks�察�who were led by Agamemnon。 

     In that battle Eurypylus first smote Nireus�察�who was the most beautiful 

of   the   Greeks   now   that Achilles   had   fallen。       There   lay   Nireus�察  �like   an 

apple   tree�察  �all   covered   with   blossoms   red   and   white�察  �that   the   wind   has 

overthrown in a rich man's orchard。              Then Eurypylus would have stripped 

off his armour�察�but Machaon rushed in�察�Machaon who had been wounded 

and taken to the tent of Nestor�察�on the day of the Valour of Hector�察�when 

he brought fire against the ships。             Machaon drove his spear through the 

left shoulder of Eurypylus�察�but Eurypylus struck at his shoulder with his 

sword�察�and the blood flowed�察�nevertheless�察�Machaon stooped�察�and grasped 

a great stone�察�and sent it against the helmet of Eurypylus。                  He was shaken�察�

but   he   did   not   fall�察 �he   drove  his   spear   through   breastplate   and   breast   of 

Machaon�察  �who   fell   and   died。       With   his   last   breath   he   said�察   �Thou�察  �too�察�

shalt fall�察─�but Eurypylus made answer�察 �So let it be�                 �Men cannot live for 

ever�察�and such is the fortune of war。; 

     Thus the battle rang�察�and shone�察�and shifted�察�till few of the Greeks kept 

steadfast�察�except those with Menelaus and Agamemnon�察�for Diomede and 

Ulysses   were   far   away   upon   the   sea�察  �bringing   from   Scyros   the   son   of 

Achilles。      But Teucer slew Polydamas�察�who had warned Hector to come 

within the walls of Troy�察�and Menelaus wounded Deiphobus�察�the bravest 

of   the   sons   of   Priam   who   were   still   in   arms�察  �for   many   had   fallen�察  �and 

Agamemnon   slew   certain   spearmen   of   the   Trojans。              Round   Eurypylus 

fought     Paris�察  �and    Aeneas�察    �who     wounded      Teucer     with   a   great   stone�察�

breaking   in   his   helmet�察  �but   he   drove   back   in   his   chariot   to   the   ships。 

Menelaus and Agamemnon stood alone and fought in the crowd of Trojans�察�

like   two   wild   boars   that   a   circle   of   hunters   surrounds   with   spears�察  �so 

fiercely     they   stood    at  bay。    There     they   would     both    have   fallen�察  �but 

Idomeneus�察�and Meriones of Crete�察�and Thrasymedes�察�Nestor's son�察�ran to 

their   rescue�察  �and   fiercer   grew   the   fighting。      Eurypylus   desired   to   slay 

Agamemnon   and   Menelaus�察  �and   end   the   war�察  �but�察  �as   the   spears   of   the 



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Scots encompassed King James at Flodden Field till he ran forward�察�and 

fell within a lance's length of the English general�察�so the men of Crete and 

Pylos guarded the two princes with their spears。 

     There Paris was wounded in the thigh with a spear�察�and he retreated a 

little   way�察  �and   showered   his   arrows   among   the   Greeks�察  �and   Idomeneus 

lifted and hurled a great stone at Eurypylus which struck his spear out of 

his hand�察�and he went back to find it�察�and Menelaus and Agamemnon had 

a breathing space in the battle。           But soon Eurypylus returned�察�crying on 

his   men�察   �and   they   drove    back   foot   by   foot  the   ring  of  spears    round 

Agamemnon�察�and Aeneas and Paris slew men of Crete and of Mycenae till 

the Greeks were pushed to the ditch round the camp�察�and then great stones 

and   spears   and   arrows   rained   down   on   the   Trojans   and   the   people   of 

Eurypylus   from   the   battlements   and   towers   of   the   Grecian   wall。       Now 

night fell�察�and Eurypylus knew that he could not win the wall in the dark�察�

so he withdrew his men�察�and they built great fires�察�and camped upon the 

plain。 

     The case of the Greeks was now like that of the Trojans after the death 

of   Hector。     They   buried   Machaon   and   the   other   chiefs   who   had   fallen�察�

and   they   remained   within   their   ditch   and   their   wall�察  �for   they   dared   not 

come     out   into   the  open    plain。   They     knew    not   whether    Ulysses     and 

Diomede       had   come    safely   to  Scyros�察   �or   whether    their  ship   had   been 

wrecked or driven into unknown seas。              So they sent a herald to Eurypylus�察�

asking for a truce�察�that they might gather their dead and burn them�察�and the 

Trojans and Khita also buried their dead。 

     Meanwhile   the   swift   ship   of   Ulysses   had   swept   through   the   sea   to 

Scyros�察    �and    to  the   palace    of   King    Lycomedes。        There     they   found 

Neoptolemus�察�the son of Achilles�察�in the court before the doors。 He was as 

tall   as  his  father�察  �and   very   like  him    in  face   and   shape�察   �and   he  was 

practising the throwing of the spear at a mark。               Right glad were Ulysses 

and Diomede to behold him�察�and Ulysses told Neoptolemus who they were�察�

and why they came�察�and implored him to take pity on the Greeks and help 

them。 

     ;My   friend   is   Diomede�察  �Prince   of   Argos�察─  �said   Ulysses�察   �and   I   am 

Ulysses of Ithaca。        Come with us�察�and we Greeks will give you countless 



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gifts�察�and I myself will present you with the armour of your father�察�such as 

it is not lawful for any other mortal man to wear�察�seeing that it is golden�察�

and wrought by the hands of a God。 Moreover�察�when we have taken Troy�察�

and    gone    home�察   �Menelaus      will  give   you   his   daughter�察   �the  beautiful 

Hermione�察�to be your wife�察�with gold in great plenty。; 

     Then Neoptolemus answered�此             �It is enough that the Greeks need my 

sword。     To´morrow we shall sail for Troy。;            He led them into the palace 

to dine�察�and there they found his mother�察�beautiful Deidamia�察�in mourning 

raiment�察�and she wept when she heard that they had come to take her son 

away。     But Neoptolemus comforted her�察�promising to return safely with 

the spoils of Troy�察 �or�察�even if I fall�察─�he said�察 �it will be after doing deeds 

worthy of my father's name。;           So next day they sailed�察�leaving Deidamia 

mournful�察�like a swallow whose nest a serpent has found�察�and has killed 

her young ones�察�even so she wailed�察�and went up and down in the house。 

But the ship ran swiftly on her way�察�cleaving the dark waves till Ulysses 

showed Neoptolemus the far off snowy crest of Mount Ida�察�and Tenedos�察�

the island near Troy�察�and they passed the plain where the tomb of Achilles 

stands�察�but Ulysses did not tell the son that it was his father's tomb。 

     Now  all   this   time   the   Greeks�察  �shut   up   within   their  wall   and   fighting 

from their towers�察�were looking back across the sea�察�eager to spy the ship 

of Ulysses�察 �like   men wrecked   on   a desert island�察 �who keep   watch   every 

day for a sail afar off�察�hoping that the seamen will touch at their isle and 

have pity upon them�察�and carry them home�察�so the Greeks kept watch for 

the ship bearing Neoptolemus。 

     Diomede�察 �too�察 �had been   watching   the   shore�察 �and   when they  came   in 

sight of the ships of the Greeks�察�he saw that they were being besieged by 

the Trojans�察�and that all the Greek army was penned up within the wall�察�

and was fighting from the towers。             Then he cried aloud to Ulysses   and 

Neoptolemus�察 �Make haste�察�friends�察�let us arm before we land�察�for some 

great evil has fallen upon the Greeks。 The Trojans are attacking our wall�察�

and soon they will burn our ships�察�and for us there will be no return。; 

     Then     all  the  men   on   the   ship  of  U

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