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who were usually slaves taken in war�察�but they were very kindly treated�察�

and were friendly with their masters。         No coined money was used�察�people 



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paid   for   things   in   cattle�察  �or   in   weighed   pieces   of   gold。 Rich   men   had 

plenty of gold cups�察�and gold´hilted swords�察�and bracelets�察�and brooches。 

The kings were the leaders in war and judges in peace�察�and did sacrifices 

to the Gods�察�killing cattle and swine and sheep�察�on which they afterwards 

dined。 

     They dressed in a simple way�察�in a long smock of linen or silk�察�which 

fell almost to the feet�察�but was tucked up into a belt round the waist�察�and 

worn   longer   or   shorter�察  �as   they   happened   to   choose。   Where   it   needed 

fastening at the throat�察�golden brooches were used�察�beautifully made�察�with 

safety pins。      This garment was much like the plaid that the Highlanders 

used to wear�察�with its belt and brooches。             Over it the Greeks wore great 

cloaks of woollen cloth when the weather was cold�察�but these they did not 

use in battle。 They fastened their breastplates�察�in war�察�over their smocks�察�

and had other armour covering the lower parts of the body�察�and leg armour 

called   ;greaves;�察  �while   the   great   shield   which   guarded   the   whole   body 

from  throat   to   ankles   was   carried   by  a  broad   belt slung   round   the   neck。 

The sword was worn in another belt�察�crossing the shield belt。                   They had 

light shoes in peace�察�and higher and heavier boots in war�察�or for walking 

across country。 

     The women wore the smock�察�with more brooches and jewels than the 

men�察    �and   had   head    coverings�察   �with   veils�察 �and    mantles    over   all�察 �and 

necklaces of gold and amber�察�earrings�察�and bracelets of gold or of bronze。 

The colours of their dresses were various�察�chiefly white and purple�察�and�察�

when in mourning�察�they wore very dark blue�察�not black。                   All the armour�察�

and the sword blades and spearheads were made�察�not of steel or iron�察�but 

of bronze�察�a mixture of copper and tin。            The shields were made of several 

thicknesses of leather�察�with a plating of bronze above�察�tools�察�such as axes 

and ploughshares�察�were either of iron or bronze�察�and so were the blades of 

knives and daggers。 

     To us the houses and way of living would have seemed very splendid�察�

and also�察�in some ways�察�rather rough。              The palace floors�察�at least in the 

house of Ulysses�察�were littered with bones and feet of the oxen slain for 

food�察  �but   this   happened   when   Ulysses   had   been   long   from  home。       The 

floor of the hall in the house of Ulysses was not boarded with planks�察�or 



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paved with stone�此        �it was made of clay�察�for he was a poor king of small 

islands。     The cooking was coarse�此          �a pig or sheep was killed�察�roasted and 

eaten   immediately。        We   never   hear   of   boiling   meat�察  �and   though   people 

probably ate fish�察�we do not hear of their doing so�察�except when no meat 

could   be   procured。   Still   some   people   must   have   liked   them�察  �for   in   the 

pictures that were painted or cut in precious stones in these times we see 

the half´naked fisherman walking home�察�carrying large fish。 

     The   people   were   wonderful   workers   of   gold  and   bronze。         Hundreds 

of their golden jewels have been found in their graves�察�but probably these 

were made and buried two or three centuries before the time of Ulysses。 

The dagger blades had pictures of fights with lions�察�and of flowers�察�inlaid 

on them�察�in gold of various colours�察�and in silver�察�nothing so beautiful is 

made now。        There are figures of men hunting bulls on some of the gold 

cups�察    �and   these    are   wonderfully      life´like。    The     vases   and    pots   of 

earthenware       were    painted    in   charming     patterns�此    �in   short�察  �it  was    a 

splendid world to live in。 

     The people believed in many Gods�察�male and female�察�under the chief 

God�察�Zeus。       The Gods were thought to be taller than men�察�and immortal�察�

and   to   live   in   much   the   same   way   as   men    did�察  �eating�察  �drinking�察  �and 

sleeping in glorious palaces。          Though they were supposed to reward good 

men�察  �and   to   punish   people   who   broke   their   oaths   and   were   unkind   to 

strangers�察  �there   were   many   stories   told   in   which   the   Gods   were   fickle�察�

cruel�察�selfish�察�and set very bad examples to men。                 How far these stories 

were   believed   is   not   sure�察  �it   is   certain   that   ;all   men   felt   a   need   of   the 

Gods�察─�and thought that they were pleased by good actions and displeased 

by  evil。 Yet�察 �when   a   man   felt   that his behaviour   had   been bad�察 �he   often 

threw the blame on the Gods�察�and said that they had misled him�察 �which 

really meant no more than that ;he could not help it。; 

     There was a curious custom by which the princes bought wives from 

the fathers of the princesses�察�giving cattle and gold�察�and bronze and iron�察�

but   sometimes   a   prince   got   a   wife   as   the   reward   for   some   very   brave 

action。     A man would not give his daughter to a wooer whom she did not 

love�察�even if he offered the highest price�察�at least this must have been the 

general rule�察�for husbands and wives were very fond of each other�察�and of 



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their children�察�and husbands always allowed their wives to rule the house�察�

and give their advice on everything。            It was thought a very wicked thing 

for a woman to like another man better than her husband�察�and there were 

few such wives�察�but among them was the most beautiful woman who ever 

lived。 



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         THE WOOING OF HELEN OF 

                      THE FAIR HANDS 



     This was the way in which people lived when Ulysses was young�察�and 

wished to   be   married。      The   worst   thing   in   the   way  of   life   was   that   the 

greatest    and   most    beautiful   princesses    might    be  taken   prisoners�察   �and 

carried off as slaves to the towns of the men who had killed their fathers 

and husbands。       Now at that time one lady was far the fairest in the world�此�

namely�察�Helen�察�daughter of King Tyndarus。              Every young prince heard of 

her and desired to marry her�察�so her father invited them all to his palace�察�

and entertained them�察�and found out what they would give。                   Among the 

rest Ulysses went�察�but his father had a little kingdom�察�a rough island�察�with 

others   near   it�察  �and   Ulysses   had   not   a   good   chance。 He   was   not   tall�察�

though very strong and active�察�he was a short man with broad shoulders�察�

but his face was handsome�察�and�察�like all the princes�察�he wore long yellow 

hair�察�clustering like a hyacinth flower。         His manner was rather hesitating�察�

and he seemed to speak very slowly at first�察�though afterwards his words 

came freely。      He was good at everything a man can do�察�he could plough�察�

and build houses�察�and make ships�察�and he was the best archer in Greece�察�

except one�察�and could bend the great bow of a dead king�察�Eurytus�察�which 

no other man could string。         But he had no horses�察�and had no great train 

of   followers�察   �and�察  �in  short�察  �neither   Helen   nor   her   father  thought    of 

choosing   Ulysses   for   her   husband out   of so   many  tall�察 �handsome   young 

princes�察  �glittering   with   gold   ornaments。     Still�察  �Helen   was   very   kind   to 

Ulysses�察    �and   there   was    great   friendship    between     them�察   �which    was 

fortunate for her in the end。 

     Tyndarus first made all the princes take an oath that they would stand 

by the prince whom he chose�察�and would fight for him in all his quarrels。 

Then he named for her husband Menelaus�察�King of Lacedaemon。                      He was 

a very brave man�察�but not one of the strongest�察�he was not such a fighter as 

the   gigantic   Aias�察  �the   tallest   and   strongest   of   men�察  �or   as   Diomede�察  �the 

friend of Ulysses�察�or as his own brother�察�Agamemnon�察�the King of the rich 



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city of Mycenae�察�who was chief over all other princes�察�and general of the 

whole army in war。          The great lions carved in stone that seemed to guard 

his city are still standing above the gate through which Agamemnon used 

to drive his chariot。 

     The   man   who   proved   to   be   the   best   fighter   of   all�察�Achilles�察  �was   not 

among the lovers of Helen�察�for he was still a boy�察�and his mother�察�Thetis of 

the silver feet�察�a goddess of the sea�察�had sent him to be brought up as a girl�察�

among   the   daughters   of   Lycomedes   of   Scyros�察  �in         an   island   far   away。 

Thetis   did   this   because   Achilles     was   her   only   child�察  �and   there   was   a 

prophecy that�察�if he went to the wars�察�he would win the greatest glory�察�but 

die very young�察�and never see his mother again。                 She thought that if war 

broke out   he   would   not be   found   hiding   in   girl's   dress�察 �among   girls�察  �far 

away。 

     So at last�察�after thinking over the matter for long�察�Tyndarus gave fair 

Helen   to   Menelaus�察  �the   rich   King   of   Lacedaemon�察  �and   her   twin   sister 

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