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Lots were drawn to decide whether Paris or Menelaus should throw his
spear first�察�and�察�as Paris won�察�he threw his spear�察�but the point was blunted
against the shield of Menelaus。 But when Menelaus threw his spear it
went clean through the shield of Paris�察 �and through the side of his
breastplate�察 �but only grazed his robe。 Menelaus drew his sword�察 �and
rushed in�察 �and smote at the crest of the helmet of Paris�察 �but his bronze
blade broke into four pieces。 Menelaus caught Paris by the horsehair crest
of his helmet�察 �and dragged him towards the Greeks�察 �but the chin´strap
broke�察�and Menelaus turning round threw the helmet into the ranks of the
Greeks。 But when Menelaus looked again for Paris�察�with a spear in his
hand�察�he could see him nowhere� �The Greeks believed that the beautiful
goddess Aphrodite�察 �whom the Romans called Venus�察 �hid him in a thick
cloud of darkness and carried him to his own house�察�where Helen of the
fair hands found him and said to him�察 �Would that thou hadst perished�察�
conquered by that great warrior who was my lord� �Go forth again and
challenge him to fight thee face to face。; But Paris had no more desire to
fight�察 �and the Goddess threatened Helen�察 �and compelled her to remain
with him in Troy�察�coward as he had proved himself。 Yet on other days
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Paris fought well�察�it seems that he was afraid of Menelaus because�察�in his
heart�察�he was ashamed of himself。
Meanwhile Menelaus was seeking for Paris everywhere�察 �and the
Trojans�察 �who hated him�察 �would have shown his hiding place。 But they
knew not where he was�察�and the Greeks claimed the victory�察�and thought
that�察�as Paris had the worst of the fight�察�Helen would be restored to them�察�
and they would all sail home。
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TROJAN VICTORIES
The war might now have ended�察�but an evil and foolish thought came
to Pandarus�察 �a prince of Ida�察 �who fought for the Trojans。 He chose to
shoot an arrow at Menelaus�察�contrary to the sworn vows of peace�察�and the
arrow pierced the breastplate of Menelaus through the place where the
clasped plates meet�察�and drew his blood。 Then Agamemnon�察�who loved
his brother dearly�察�began to lament�察�saying that if he died�察�the army would
all go home and Trojans would dance on the grave of Menelaus。 ;Do not
alarm all our army�察─�said Menelaus�察 �the arrow has done me little harm�察─�
and so it proved�察�for the surgeon easily drew the arrow out of the wound。
Then Agamemnon hastened here and there�察 �bidding the Greeks arm
and attack the Trojans�察 �who would certainly be defeated�察 �for they had
broken the oaths of peace。 But with his usual insolence he chose to
accuse Ulysses and Diomede of cowardice�察�though Diomede was as brave
as any man�察 �and Ulysses had just prevented the whole army from
launching their ships and going home。 Ulysses answered him with spirit�察�
but Diomede said nothing at the moment�察 �later he spoke his mind。 He
leaped from his chariot�察�and all the chiefs leaped down and advanced in
line�察 �the chariots following them�察 �while the spearmen and bowmen
followed the chariots。 The Trojan army advanced�察�all shouting in their
different languages�察�but the Greeks came on silently。 Then the two front
lines clashed�察�shield against shield�察�and the noise was like the roaring of
many flooded torrents among the hills。 When a man fell he who had
slain him tried to strip off his armour�察�and his friends fought over his body
to save the dead from this dishonour。
Ulysses fought above a wounded friend�察�and drove his spear through
head and helmet of a Trojan prince�察 �and everywhere men were falling
beneath spears and arrows and heavy stones which the warriors threw。
Here Menelaus speared the man who built the ships with which Paris had
sailed to Greece�察�and the dust rose like a cloud�察�and a mist went up from
the fighting men�察�while Diomede stormed across the plain like a river in
flood�察�leaving dead bodies behind him as the river leaves boughs of trees
and grass to mark its course。 Pandarus wounded Diomede with an arrow�察�
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but Diomede slew him�察�and the Trojans were being driven in flight�察�when
Sarpedon and Hector turned and hurled themselves on the Greeks�察 �and
even Diomede shuddered when Hector came on�察�and charged at Ulysses�察�
who was slaying Trojans as he went�察�and the battle swayed this way and
that�察�and the arrows fell like rain。
But Hector was sent into the city to bid the women pray to the goddess
Athene for help�察 �and he went to the house of Paris�察 �whom Helen was
imploring to go and fight like a man�察�saying�此 �Would that the winds had
wafted me away�察�and the tides drowned me�察�shameless that I am�察�before
these things came to pass� ─�
Then Hector went to see his dear wife�察�Andromache�察�whose father had
been slain by Achilles early in the siege�察�and he found her and her nurse
carrying her little boy�察�Hector's son�察�and like a star upon her bosom lay his
beautiful and shining golden head。 Now�察�while Helen urged Paris to go
into the fight�察�Andromache prayed Hector to stay with her in the town�察�and
fight no more lest he should be slain and leave her a widow�察�and the boy
an orphan�察 �with none to protect him。 The army she said�察 �should come
back within the walls�察�where they had so long been safe�察�not fight in the
open plain。 But Hector answered that he would never shrink from battle�察�
;yet I know this in my heart�察�the day shall come for holy Troy to be laid
low�察�and Priam and the people of Priam。 But this and my own death do
not trouble me so much as the thought of you�察�when you shall be carried as
a slave to Greece�察�to spin at another woman's bidding�察�and bear water from
a Grecian well。 May the heaped up earth of my tomb cover me ere I hear
thy cries and the tale of thy captivity。;
Then Hector stretched out his hands to his little boy�察�but the child was
afraid when he saw the great glittering helmet of his father and the
nodding horsehair crest。 So Hector laid his helmet on the ground and
dandled the child in his arms�察�and tried to comfort his wife�察�and said good´
bye for the last time�察�for he never came back to Troy alive。 He went on
his way back to the battle�察�and Paris went with him�察�in glorious armour�察�
and soon they were slaying the princes of the Greeks。
The battle raged till nightfall�察�and in the night the Greeks and Trojans
burned their dead�察 �and the Greeks made a trench and wall round their
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camp�察�which they needed for safety now that the Trojans came from their
town and fought in the open plain。
Next day the Trojans were so successful that they did not retreat
behind their walls at night�察 �but lit great fires on the plain�此�a thousand
fires�察�with fifty men taking supper round each of them�察�and drinking their
wine to the music of flutes。 But the Greeks were much discouraged�察�and
Agamemnon called the whole army together�察 �and proposed that they
should launch their ships in the night and sail away home。 Then
Diomede stood up�察�and said�此 �You called me a coward lately。 You are
the coward� �Sail away if you are afraid to remain here�察�but all the rest of
us will fight till we take Troy town。;
Then all shouted in praise of Diomede�察 �and Nestor advised them to
send five hundred young men�察�under his own son�察�Thrasymedes�察�to watch
the Trojans�察 �and guard the new wall and the ditch�察 �in case the Trojans
attacked them in the darkness。 Next Nestor counselled Agamemnon to
send Ulysses and Aias to Achilles�察�and promise to give back Briseis�察�and
rich presents of gold�察�and beg pardon for his insolence。 If Achilles would
be friends again with Agamemnon�察 �and fight as he used to fight�察 �the
Trojans would soon be driven back into the town。
Agamemnon was very ready to beg pardon�察 �for he feared that the
whole army would be defeated�察�and cut off from their ships�察�and killed or
kept as slaves。 So Ulysses and Aias and the old tutor of Achilles�察�
Phoenix�察�went to Achilles and argued with him�察�praying him to accept the
rich presents�察�and help the Greeks。 But Achilles answered that he did not
believe a word that Agamemnon said�察�Agamemnon had always hated him�察�
and always would hate him。 No�察 �he would not cease to be angry�察 �he
would sail away next day with all