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Then Paris called to her in the voice which she had once loved to hear�察�and 

she grew very pale�察�and rose up�察�saying to herself�察 �The day has come for 

which I have prayed。         He is sore hurt�察�and has come to bid me heal his 

wound。;      So she came and stood in the doorway of the dark cave�察�white 

against the darkness�察�and the bearers laid Paris on the litter at the feet of 

OEnone�察�and he stretched forth his hands to touch her knees�察�as was the 

manner of suppliants。        But she drew back and gathered her robe about her�察�

that he might not touch it with his hands。 

     Then he said�此      �Lady�察�despise me not�察�and hate me not�察�for my pain is 

more   than   I   can   bear。  Truly   it   was   by   no   will   of   mine   that   I   left   you 

lonely   here�察   �for   the  Fates  that   no  man   may    escape    led   me  to  Helen。 

Would   that   I   had   died   in   your   arms   before   I   saw  her   face� �But   now   I 

beseech you in the name of the Gods�察�and for the memory of our love�察�that 

you will have pity on me and heal my hurt�察�and not refuse your grace and 

let me die here at your feet。; 

     Then OEnone answered scornfully�此              �Why have you come here to me�拭�

Surely   for   years   you   have   not   come   this   way�察  �where   the   path   was   once 

worn with your feet。        But long ago you left me lonely and lamenting�察�for 

the love of Helen of the fair hands。            Surely she is much more beautiful 



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than the love of your youth�察�and far more able to help you�察�for men say 

that she can never know old age and death。 Go home to Helen and let her 

take away your pain。; 

     Thus     OEnone     spoke�察   �and   went    within   the   cave�察  �where    she   threw 

herself   down   among   the   ashes   of   the   hearth   and   sobbed   for   anger   and 

sorrow。     In   a   little   while   she   rose   and   went   to   the   door   of   the   cave�察�

thinking that Paris had not been borne away back to Troy�察�but she found 

him   not�察  �for   his   bearers   had   carried   him   by   another   path�察  �till   he   died 

beneath the boughs of the oak trees。            Then his bearers carried him swiftly 

down to Troy�察�where his mother bewailed him�察�and Helen sang over him 

as   she   had   sung   over   Hector�察  �remembering   many   things�察  �and   fearing   to 

think of what her own end might be。 But the Trojans hastily built a great 

pile of dry wood�察�and thereon laid the body of Paris and set fire to it�察�and 

the flame went up through the darkness�察�for now night had fallen。 

     But OEnone was roaming in the dark woods�察�crying and calling after 

Paris�察�like a lioness whose cubs the hunters have carried away。 The moon 

rose to give her light�察�and the flame of the funeral fire shone against the 

sky�察�and then OEnone knew that Paris had died beautiful Parisand that 

the Trojans were burning his body on the plain at the foot of Mount Ida。 

Then she cried that now Paris was all her own�察�and that Helen had no more 

hold on him�此        �And though when he was living he left me�察�in death we 

shall not be divided�察─�she said�察�and she sped down the hill�察�and through the 

thickets where the wood nymphs were wailing for Paris�察�and she reached 

the   plain�察  �and�察  �covering   her   head   with   her   veil   like   a   bride�察  �she   rushed 

through the throng of Trojans。          She leaped upon the burning pile of wood�察�

she clasped the body of Paris in her arms�察�and the flame of fire consumed 

the bridegroom  and   the   bride�察  �and   their   ashes   mingled。       No   man   could 

divide them any more�察�and the ashes were placed in a golden cup�察�within a 

chamber of stone�察�and the earth was mounded above them。                     On that grave 

the   wood   nymphs   planted   two   rose   trees�察  �and   their   branches   met   and 

plaited together。 

     This was the end of Paris and OEnone。 



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      HOW ULYSSES INVENTED THE 

DEVICE OF THE HORSE OF TREE 



     After   Paris   died�察  �Helen   was   not   given   back   to   Menelaus。    We   are 

often told that only fear of the   anger of Paris had prevented the Trojans 

from surrendering Helen and making peace。                Now Paris could not terrify 

them�察  �yet   for   all   that   the   men   of   the   town   would   not   part   with   Helen�察�

whether      because    she   was    so   beautiful�察  �or   because     they   thought    it 

dishonourable   to   yield   her   to   the   Greeks�察  �who   might   put   her   to   a   cruel 

death。    So Helen was taken by Deiphobus�察�the brother of Paris�察�to live in 

his own house�察�and Deiphobus was at this time the best warrior and the 

chief captain of the men of Troy。 

     Meanwhile�察�the Greeks made an assault against the Trojan walls and 

fought     long   and   hardily�察  �but�察 �being   safe   behind    the  battlements�察    �and 

shooting   through   loopholes�察  �the   Trojans   drove   them   back   with   loss   of 

many   of   their   men。    It   was   in   vain   that   Philoctetes   shot   his   poisoned 

arrows�察 �they  fell   back   from  the   stone  walls�察  �or   stuck in   the   palisades   of 

wood   above   the   walls�察  �and     the   Greeks   who    tried   to  climb  over   were 

speared�察�or crushed with heavy stones。            When night fell�察�they retreated to 

the ships and held a council�察�and�察�as usual�察�they asked the advice of the 

prophet Calchas。        It was the business of Calchas to go about looking at 

birds�察   �and   taking   omens     from    what   he   saw    them    doing�察  �a  way    of 

prophesying which the Romans also used�察�and some savages do the same 

to this day。     Calchas said that yesterday he had seen a hawk pursuing a 

dove�察�which hid herself in a hole in a rocky cliff。              For a long while the 

hawk tried to find the hole�察�and follow the dove into it�察�but he could not 

reach her。     So he flew away for a short distance and hid himself�察�then the 

dove   fluttered   out   into   the   sunlight�察  �and   the   hawk   swooped   on   her   and 

killed her。 

     The Greeks�察�said Calchas�察�ought to learn a lesson from the hawk�察�and 

take Troy by cunning�察�as by force they could do nothing。                  Then Ulysses 

stood up and described   a trick which   it is not   easy to understand。              The 

Greeks�察�he said�察�ought to make an enormous hollow horse of wood�察�and 



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place the bravest men in the horse。            Then all the rest of the Greeks should 

embark in their ships and sail to the Isle of Tenedos�察�and lie hidden behind 

the island。     The Trojans would then come out of the city�察�like the dove out 

of   her   hole   in   the   rock�察  �and   would   wander   about   the   Greek   camp�察  �and 

wonder why the great horse of tree had been made�察�and why it had been 

left behind。 Lest they should set fire to the horse�察�when they would soon 

have   found   out   the   warriors   hidden   in   it�察  �a   cunning   Greek�察  �whom   the 

Trojans did not know by sight�察�should be left in the camp or near it。                     He 

would   tell   the   Trojans   that   the   Greeks   had   given   up   all   hope   and   gone 

home�察�and   he was   to say  that they  feared the   Goddess Pallas   was   angry 

with them�察�because they had stolen her image that fell from heaven�察�and 

was   called   the   Luck   of   Troy。    To   soothe   Pallas   and   prevent   her   from 

sending great storms against the ships�察�the Trojans ��so the man was to say�� 

had built this wooden horse as an offering to the Goddess。                    The Trojans�察�

believing this story�察�would drag the horse into Troy�察�and�察�in the night�察�the 

princes would come out�察�set fire to the city�察�and open the gates to the army�察�

which would return from Tenedos as soon as darkness came on。 

     The prophet was much pleased with the plan of Ulysses�察�and�察�as two 

birds    happened      to  fly  away     on  the   right   hand�察  �he   declared     that  the 

stratagem   would   certainly   be   lucky。       Neoptolemus�察  �on   the   other   hand�察�

voted for taking Troy�察�without any trick�察�by sheer hard fighting。                   Ulysses 

replied that if Achilles could not do that�察�it could not be done at all�察�and 

that Epeius�察�a famous carpenter�察�had better set about making the horse at 

once。 

     Next day half the army�察�with axes in their hands�察�were sent to cut down 

trees on Mount Ida�察�and thousands of planks were cut from the trees by 

Epeius   and   his   workmen�察  �and   in   three   days   he   had   finished   the   horse。 

Ulysses then asked the best of the Greeks to come forward and go inside 

the machine�察�while one�察�whom the Greeks did not know by sight�察�should 

volunteer   to   stay   behind   in   the   camp   and   deceive   the   Trojans。    Then   a 

young man called Sinon stood up and said that he would risk himself and 

take the chance that the Trojans might disbelieve him�察�and burn him alive。 

Certainly�察  �none   of   the   Greeks   did   anything   more   courageous�察  �yet   Sinon 

had not been considered brave。 



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     Had he fought in the front ranks�察�the Trojans would have known him�察�

but there were many brave fighters who would not have dared to do what 

Sinon undertook。 

     Then old Nestor was the first that volunteered to go into the horse�察�but 

Neoptolemus said that�察�brave as he was�察�he was too old�察�and that he must 

depart with the army to Tenedos。       

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