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

them from his silver bow�察�though fevers in armies are usually caused by 

dirt   and   drinking   bad   water。    The   great   heat   of   the   sun�察  �too�察  �may   have 

helped to cause the disease�察�but we must tell the story as the Greeks told it 

themselves。       So   Achilles   spoke   in    the  assembly�察  �and     proposed   to    ask 

some prophet why Apollo was angry。 The chief prophet was Calchas。                        He 

rose and said that he would declare the truth if Achilles would promise to 

protect him from the anger of any prince whom the truth might offend。 

     Achilles knew well whom Calchas meant。                  Ten days before�察�a priest 

of   Apollo   had   come   to   the   camp   and   offered   ransom   for   his   daughter 

Chryseis�察�a   beautiful girl�察 �whom Achilles   had taken prisoner�察�with   many 

others�察  �when   he   captured   a   small   town。     Chryseis   had   been   given   as   a 

slave to Agamemnon�察�who always got the best of the plunder because he 

was chief king�察�whether he had taken part in the fighting or not。                 As a rule 

he did not。      To Achilles had been given another girl�察�Briseis�察�of whom he 

was very fond。        Now when Achilles had promised to protect Calchas�察�the 

prophet spoke out�察�and boldly said�察�what all men knew already�察�that Apollo 

caused   the   plague   because Agamemnon   would   not   return   Chryseis�察  �and 

had insulted her father�察�the priest of the God。 

     On hearing this�察�Agamemnon was very angry。                  He said that he would 

send Chryseis home�察�but that he would take Briseis away from Achilles。 

Then     Achilles    was    drawing     his  great   sword     from   the   sheath    to  kill 

Agamemnon�察 �but   even in   his   anger   he   knew  that   this   was   wrong�察  �so   he 

merely called Agamemnon a greedy coward�察 �with face of dog and heart 

of deer�察─�and he swore that he and his men would fight no more against the 

Trojans。     Old   Nestor   tried   to   make   peace�察  �and   swords   were   not   drawn�察�

but   Briseis   was   taken   away   from Achilles�察  �and   Ulysses   put   Chryseis   on 

board of his ship and sailed away with her to her father's town�察�and gave 

her up to her father。 Then her father prayed to Apollo that the plague might 

cease�察  �and   it   did   ceasewhen   the   Greeks   had   cleansed   their   camp�察  �and 

purified themselves and cast their filth into the sea。 

     We know how fierce and brave Achilles was�察�and we may wonder that 

he did not challenge Agamemnon to fight a duel。                   But the Greeks never 



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fought   duels�察  �and   Agamemnon   was   believed   to   be   chief   king   by   right 

divine。     Achilles went alone to the sea shore when his dear Briseis was 

led away�察�and he wept�察�and called to his mother�察�the silver´footed lady of 

the waters。      Then she arose from the grey sea�察�like a mist�察�and sat down 

beside her son�察�and stroked his hair with her hand�察�and he told her all his 

sorrows。      So she said that she would go up to the dwelling of the Gods�察�

and pray Zeus�察�the chief of them all�察�to make the Trojans win a great battle�察�

so that Agamemnon should feel his need of Achilles�察�and make amends for 

his insolence�察�and do him honour。 

     Thetis   kept   her   promise�察  �and   Zeus   gave   his   word   that   the   Trojans 

should   defeat   the   Greeks。      That   night   Zeus   sent   a   deceitful   dream   to 

Agamemnon。          The dream took the shape of old Nestor�察�and said that Zeus 

would give him victory that day。            While he was still asleep�察�Agamemnon 

was fun of hope that he would instantly take Troy�察�but�察�when he woke�察�he 

seems not to have been nearly so confident�察�for in place of putting on his 

armour�察�and bidding the Greeks arm themselves�察�he merely dressed in his 

robe and mantle�察�took his sceptre�察�and went and told the chiefs about his 

dream。 They did not feel much encouraged�察�so he said that he would try 

the   temper   of   the   army。   He   would   call   them   together�察  �and   propose   to 

return to Greece�察�but�察�if the soldiers took him at his word�察�the other chiefs 

were     to  stop   them。    This     was   a  foolish    plan�察 �for   the  soldiers    were 

wearying for beautiful Greece�察�and their homes�察�and wives and children。 

Therefore�察�when Agamemnon did as he had said�察�the whole army rose�察�like 

the sea under the west wind�察�and�察�with a shout�察�they rushed to the ships�察�

while the dust blew in clouds from under their feet。                Then they began to 

launch their ships�察�and it seems that the princes were carried away in the 

rush�察�and were as eager as the rest to go home。 

     But Ulysses only stood in sorrow and anger beside his ship�察�and never 

put hand to it�察�for he felt how disgraceful it was to run away。                 At last he 

threw   down   his   mantle�察  �which   his   herald   Eurybates   of   Ithaca�察  �a   round´ 

shouldered�察     �brown�察    �curly´haired     man�察  �picked    up�察  �and   he   ran   to  find 

Agamemnon�察�and took his sceptre�察  �a gold´studded staff�察�like   a   marshal's 

baton�察�and he gently told the chiefs whom he met that they were doing a 

shameful   thing�察  �but   he   drove   the   common   soldiers   back   to   the   place   of 



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meeting   with   the   sceptre。   They   all   returned�察  �puzzled   and   chattering�察  �but 

one lame�察�bandy´ legged�察�bald�察�round´shouldered�察�impudent fellow�察�named 

Thersites�察�jumped up and made an insolent speech�察�insulting the princes�察�

and advising the army to run away。              Then Ulysses took him and beat him 

till the blood came�察�and he sat down�察�wiping away his tears�察�and looking 

so foolish that the whole army laughed at him�察�and cheered Ulysses when 

he   and   Nestor   bade   them   arm   and   fight。      Agamemnon   still   believed   a 

good deal in his dream�察�and prayed that he might take Troy that very day�察�

and   kill   Hector。    Thus   Ulysses   alone   saved   the   army   from   a   cowardly 

retreat�察�but for him the ships would have been launched in an hour。                       But 

the Greeks armed and advanced in full force�察�all except Achilles and his 

friend Patroclus with their two or three thousand men。                   The Trojans also 

took     heart�察  �knowing      that   Achilles    would     not   fight�察  �and   the   armies 

approached   each   other。       Paris   himself�察  �with   two   spears   and   a   bow�察  �and 

without armour�察�walked into the space between the hosts�察�and challenged 

any   Greek   prince   to   single   combat。       Menelaus�察  �whose   wife   Paris   had 

carried away�察�was as glad as a hungry lion when he finds a stag or a goat�察�

and leaped in armour from his chariot�察�but Paris turned and slunk away�察�

like a man when he meets a great   serpent on a narrow   path in the   hills。 

Then Hector rebuked Paris for his cowardice�察�and Paris was ashamed and 

offered   to    end   the   war   by   fighting   Menelaus。      If   he   himself   fell�察  �the 

Trojans   must      give   up   Helen   and    all   her  jewels�察  �if  Menelaus   fell�察   �the 

Greeks were to return without fair Helen。               The Greeks accepted this plan�察�

and both sides disarmed themselves to look on at the fight in comfort�察�and 

they  meant   to   take the   most   solemn   oaths   to   keep peace   till   the   combat 

was lost and won�察�and the quarrel settled。               Hector sent into Troy for two 

lambs�察�which were to be sacrificed when the oaths were taken。 

     In   the   meantime   Helen   of   the   fair   hands   was   at   home   working   at   a 

great purple tapestry on which she embroidered the battles of the Greeks 

and Trojans。       It   was   just   like   the   tapestry   at   Bayeux   on   which   Norman 

ladies    embroidered       the   battles   in  the   Norman      Conquest      of   England。 

Helen   was   very   fond   of   embroidering�察  �like   poor   Mary�察  �Queen   of   Scots�察�

when   a   prisoner   in   Loch   Leven   Castle。       Probably   the   work   kept   both 

Helen and Mary from thinking of their past lives and their sorrows。 



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     When Helen heard that her husband was to fight Paris�察�she wept�察�and 

threw a shining veil over her head�察�and with her two bower maidens went 

to the roof of the gate tower�察�where king Priam was sitting with the old 

Trojan chiefs。       They saw her and said that it was small blame to fight for 

so beautiful a lady�察�and Priam called her ;dear child�察─�and said�察 �I do not 

blame   you�察  �I   blame   the   Gods   who   brought   about   this   war。;      But   Helen 

said that she wished she had died before she left her little daughter and her 

husband�察  �and   her   home�此       �Alas�   �shameless   me� ─        �Then   she   told   Priam 

the names of the chief Greek warriors�察�and of Ulysses�察�who was shorter by 

a   head    than    Agamemnon�察        �but   broader    in   chest   and   shoulders。      She 

wondered       that   she   could    not   see   her   own    two    brothers�察   �Castor    and 

Polydeuces�察�and thought that they kept aloof in shame for her sin�察�but the 

green grass covered their graves�察�for they had both died in battle�察�far away 

in Lacedaemon�察�their own country。 

     Then the lambs   were   sacrificed�察 �and the oaths   were taken�察 �and   Paris 

put on his brother's armour�察 �helmet�察�breastplate�察�shield�察�and leg´   armour。 

Lots   were   drawn   to   decide   whether   Paris   or   Menelaus   should  

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