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language�察�but�察�unlike the Jews�察�who�察�at that time were farmers in Palestine�察�

tilling the ground�察�and keeping flocks and herds�察�the Phoenicians were the 

greatest     of  traders   and   sailors�察  �and   stealers    of  slaves。    They     carried 

cargoes   of   beautiful   cloths�察  �and   embroideries�察  �and   jewels   of   gold�察  �and 

necklaces of amber�察�and sold these everywhere about the shores of Greece 

and the islands。 

     Ulysses then dressed himself like a Phoenician pedlar�察�with his   pack 

on his back�此     �he only took a stick in his hand�察�his long hair was turned up�察�

and hidden under a red sailor's cap�察�and in this figure he came�察�stooping 

beneath his pack�察�into the courtyard of King Lycomedes。                    The girls heard 

that a pedlar had come�察�and out they all ran�察�Achilles with the rest to watch 

the pedlar undo his pack。           Each chose what she liked best�此            �one took a 

wreath of gold�察�another a necklace of gold and amber�察�another earrings�察�a 

fourth   a   set   of   brooches�察  �another   a   dress   of   embroidered   scarlet   cloth�察�



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another a veil�察�another a pair of bracelets�察�but at the bottom of the pack lay 

a   great   sword   of   bronze�察  �the   hilt   studded   with   golden   nails。   Achilles 

seized the sword。        ;This is for me� ─�he said�察�and drew the sword from the 

gilded sheath�察�and made it whistle round his head。 

     ;You are Achilles�察�Peleus' son� ─�said Ulysses�察 �and you are to be the 

chief   warrior   of   the   Achaeans�察─  �for   the   Greeks   then   called   themselves 

Achaeans。       Achilles   was   only  too   glad   to   hear   these   words�察 �for he   was 

quite tired of living among maidens。             Ulysses led him into the hall where 

the chiefs   were  sitting  at their  wine�察 �and Achilles   was blushing like  any 

girl。 

     ;Here is the Queen of the Amazons�察─�said Ulyssesfor the Amazons 

were   a   race   of   warlike   maidens;or   rather   here   is Achilles�察  �Peleus'   son�察�

with sword in hand。;          Then they all took his hand�察�and welcomed him�察�

and    he   was   clothed    in  man's    dress�察 �with    the  sword    by   his  side�察 �and 

presently   they   sent   him   back   with     ten   ships  to  his   home。    There     his 

mother�察�Thetis�察�of the silver feet�察�the goddess of the sea�察�wept over him�察�

saying�察 �My child�察�thou hast the choice of a long and happy and peaceful 

life here with me�察�or of a brief time of war and undying renown。                     Never 

shall   I   see   thee   again   in Argos   if   thy   choice   is   for   war。; But Achilles 

chose to die young�察�and to be famous as long as the world stands。                    So his 

father gave him fifty ships�察�with Patroclus�察�who was older than he�察�to be 

his friend�察�and with an old man�察�Phoenix�察�to advise him�察�and his mother 

gave him the glorious armour that the God had made for his father�察�and the 

heavy ashen spear that none but he could wield�察�and he sailed to join the 

host of the Achaeans�察�who all praised and thanked Ulysses that had found 

for them such a prince。         For Achilles was the fiercest fighter of them all�察�

and   the   swiftest´   footed    man�察  �and   the   most   courteous   prince�察  �and   the 

gentlest with women and children�察�but he was proud and high of heart�察�and 

when he was angered his anger was terrible。 

     The Trojans would have had no chance against the Greeks if only the 

men of the city of Troy had fought to keep Helen of the fair hands。 But 

they had allies�察�who spoke different languages�察�and came to fight for them 

both from Europe and from Asia。              On the Trojan as well as on the Greek 

side were people called Pelasgians�察�who seem to have lived on both shores 



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of   the   sea。   There   were   Thracians�察  �too�察  �who   dwelt   much   further   north 

than   Achilles�察  �in   Europe   and   beside   the   strait   of   Hellespont�察  �where   the 

narrow      sea   runs   like   a  river。   There      were    warriors     of  Lycia�察   �led   by 

Sarpedon and Glaucus�察�there were Carians�察�who spoke in a strange tongue�察�

there were Mysians and men from Alybe�察�which was called ;the birthplace 

of silver�察─�and many other peoples sent their armies�察�so that the war was 

between   Eastern   Europe�察  �on   one   side�察  �and   Western   Asia   Minor   on   the 

other。     The   people   of   Egypt   took   no   part   in   the   war�此   �the   Greeks   and 

Islesmen used to come down in their ships and attack the Egyptians as the 

Danes      used    to  invade    England。      You     may     see   the  warriors     from    the 

islands�察�with their horned helmets�察�in old Egyptian pictures。 

     The commander´in´chief�察 �as we   say now�察 �of the Trojans was   Hector�察�

the son of Priam。         He was thought a match for any one of the Greeks�察�and 

was brave and good。            His brothers also were leaders�察�but Paris preferred 

to fight from a distance with bow and arrows。 He and Pandarus�察�who dwelt 

on   the   slopes   of   Mount   Ida�察  �were   the   best   archers   in   the   Trojan   army。 

The princes usually  fought with   heavy  spears�察 �which they  threw  at   each 

other�察�and with swords�察�leaving archery to the common soldiers who had 

no   armour   of   bronze。   But   Teucer�察  �Meriones�察  �and   Ulysses   were   the   best 

archers of the Achaeans。            People called Dardanians were led by Aeneas�察�

who was said to be the son of the most beautiful of the goddesses。                       These�察�

with Sarpedon and Glaucus�察�were the most famous of the men who fought 

for Troy。 

     Troy  was   a   strong   town   on   a   hill。    Mount   Ida   lay   behind   it�察  �and   in 

front   was   a   plain   sloping to   the   sea   shore。    Through   this   plain   ran   two 

beautiful   clear   rivers�察  �and   there   were   scattered   here   and   there   what   you 

would have taken for steep knolls�察�but they were really mounds piled up 

over   the   ashes   of   warriors   who   had   died   long   ago。   On   these   mounds 

sentinels   used   to   stand   and   look   across   the  water  to   give   warning   if   the 

Greek   fleet   drew   near�察  �for the Trojans   had   heard   that   it   was   on   its   way。 

At   last   the   fleet   came   in   view�察  �and   the   sea   was   black   with   ships�察  �the 

oarsmen   pulling   with   all their  might  for   the  honour of   being the  first   to 

land。     The race was won by the ship of the prince Protesilaus�察�who was 

first of all to leap on shore�察�but as he leaped he was struck to the heart by 



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an arrow from the bow of Paris。             This must have seemed a good omen to 

the Trojans�察�and to the Greeks evil�察�but we do not hear that the landing was 

resisted in great force�察�any more than that of Norman William was�察�when 

he invaded England。 

     The Greeks drew up all their ships on shore�察�and the men camped in 

huts built in front of the ships。          There was thus a long row of huts with 

the ships behind them�察�and in these huts the Greeks lived all through the 

ten years that the siege of Troy lasted。           In these days they do not seem to 

have   understood   how   to   conduct   a   siege。  You   would   have   expected   the 

Greeks   to   build   towers   and   dig   trenches   all   round   Troy�察  �and   from   the 

towers watch the roads�察�so that provisions might not be brought in from 

the   country。     This   is   called   ;investing;   a   town�察  �but   the   Greeks   never 

invested Troy。 Perhaps they had not men enough�察�at all events the place 

remained open�察�and cattle could always be driven in to feed the warriors 

and the women and children。 

     Moreover�察�the Greeks for long never seem to have tried to break down 

one of the gates�察�nor to scale the walls�察�which were very high�察�with ladders。 

On   the   other   hand�察  �the   Trojans   and   allies   never   ventured   to   drive   the 

Greeks      into   the   sea�察 �they    commonly       remained      within    the  walls    or 

skirmished   just   beneath   them。        The   older   men   insisted   on   this   way   of 

fighting�察 �in   spite   of   Hector�察  �who   always   wished   to   attack   and   storm   the 

camp     of   the  Greeks。     Neither     side   had   machines     for  throwing     heavy 

stones�察�such as the Romans used later�察�and the most that the Greeks did 

was to follow Achilles and capture small neighbouring cities�察�and take the 

women   for   slaves�察  �and   drive   the   cattle。    They   got   provisions   and   wine 

from the Phoenicians�察�who came in ships�察�and made much profit out of the 

war。 

     It   was   not   till   the   tenth   year   that   the   war   began   in   real   earnest�察  �and 

scarcely any of the chief leaders had fallen。            Fever came upon the Greeks�察�

and all day the camp was black with smoke�察�and all night shone with fire 

from the great piles of burning wood�察�on which the Greeks burned their 

dead�察  �whose   bones   they   then   buried   under   hillocks   of   earth。     Many   of 

these hillocks   are   still   standing on the plain   of Troy。         When   the plague 

had raged for ten days�察�Achilles called an assembly of the whole army�察�to 



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try to find out why the Gods were angry。              They thought that the beautiful 

God Apollo ��who took the Trojan side�� was shooting invisible arrows at 

them from his silver

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