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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 

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