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The Ilia d By H om er Writ te n 8 00 B .C .E Tra nsla te d b y S am uel B utle r Ta ble o f C onte nts Book I Sin g, O g oddess, th e a nger o f A ch ille s s o n o f P ele us, th at b ro ught c o untle ss ills u pon th e A ch aeans.

Many a b ra ve s o ul d id it s e nd h urry in g d ow n to Hades, a nd m any a h ero d id it y ie ld a p re y to d ogs and v u lt u re s, fo r s o were th e c o unse ls o f J o ve fu lf ille d fr o m th e d ay o n w hic h th e s o n o f A tr e us, kin g of m en, a nd g re at A ch ille s, fir s t fe ll o ut w it h o ne anoth er.

And w hic h o f th e g ods w as it th at s e t th em o n to q uarre l? It w as th e s o n o f J o ve a nd L eto ; fo r h e w as angry w it h th e k in g a nd s e nt a p estile nce upon th e h ost to p la gue th e p eople , b eca use th e s o n o f Atr e us h ad d is h onoure d Chry se s h is p rie st. N ow C hry se s h ad c o m e to th e s h ip s o f th e A ch aeans to fr e e h is d aughte r, a nd h ad b ro ught w it h h im a g re at r a nso m : m ore ove r h e bore in h is h and th e sce ptr e o f A pollo w re ath ed w it h a s u pplia nt's w re ath and h e b eso ught th e A ch aeans, b ut m ost o f a ll th e tw o s o ns o f A tr e us, w ho were th eir c h ie fs .

"S ons o f A tr e us," h e c rie d, " a nd a ll o th er A ch aeans, m ay th e g ods who d w ell in O ly m pus g ra nt y o u to sa ck th e c it y o f P ria m , a nd to r e ach yo ur h om es in s a fe ty ; b ut fr e e m y d aughte r, a nd a cce pt a r a nso m fo r h er, in r e ve re nce to A pollo , s o n o f J o ve ." On th is th e r e st o f th e A ch aeans w it h o ne v o ic e w ere fo r r e sp ectin g th e p rie st a nd ta kin g th e r a nso m th at h e o ffe re d; b ut n ot s o A gam em non, who s p oke fie rc e ly to h im a nd s e nt h im r o ughly a w ay. " O ld man," s a id h e, "le t m e n ot fin d y o u ta rry in g a bout o ur s h ip s, n or y e t c o m in g h ere afte r. Your s ce ptr e o f th e g od a nd y o ur w re ath s h all p ro fit y o u n oth in g. I w ill not fr e e h er. S he s h all g ro w o ld in m y h ouse a t Arg os fa r fr o m h er o w n hom e, b usyin g h ers e lf w it h h er lo om a nd v is it in g m y c o uch ; s o g o, a nd d o not pro vo ke m e o r it s h all b e th e w ors e fo r y o u." 1/9 The o ld m an fe are d h im a nd o beye d. N ot a w ord h e s p oke , b ut w ent by th e s h ore o f th e s o undin g s e a and p ra ye d a part to K in g A pollo w hom lo ve ly Leto h ad b orn e. " H ear m e," h e c rie d, " O g od o f th e silv e r b ow , th at p ro te cte st Chry se a nd h oly C illa a nd r u le st T e nedos w it h th y m ig ht, h ear m e o h th ou of S m in th e. If I h ave e ve r d ecke d y o ur te m ple w it h g arla nds, o r b urn ed yo ur th ig h-b ones in fa t o f b ulls or g oats , g ra nt m y p ra ye r, a nd le t y o ur arro w s a ve nge th ese m y te ars u pon th e D anaans." Thus d id h e p ra y, a nd A pollo h eard h is p ra ye r. H e c a m e d ow n fu rio us fr o m th e s u m mit s o f O ly m pus, wit h h is b ow a nd h is q uiv e r u pon h is s h ould er, and th e a rro w s r a ttle d o n h is b ack w it h th e r a ge th at tr e m ble d w it h in h im .

He s a t h im se lf d ow n a w ay fr o m th e s h ip s w it h a fa ce a s d ark a s n ig ht, a nd his silv e r b ow r a ng d eath a s h e s h ot h is a rro w in th e m id st o f th em . F ir s t he s m ote th eir m ule s a nd th eir hounds, b ut p re se ntly h e a im ed h is s h afts at th e p eople th em se lv e s, a nd a ll d ay lo ng th e p yre s o f th e dead w ere burn in g.

For n in e w hole d ays h e s h ot h is a rro w s a m ong th e p eople , b ut u pon th e te nth d ay A ch ille s c a lle d th em in a sse m bly - m ove d th ere to b y J u no, who s a w th e A ch aeans in th eir d eath -th ro es a nd h ad co m passio n u pon th em .

Then, w hen th ey w ere g ot to geth er, h e r o se a nd s p oke a m ong th em .

"S on o f A tr e us," s a id h e, " I d eem th at w e s h ould n ow tu rn r o vin g hom e if w e w ould e sca pe destr u ctio n, fo r w e a re b ein g c u t d ow n b y w ar a nd pestile nce a t o nce . L et u s a sk s o m e p rie st o r pro phet, o r s o m e r e ader o f dre am s ( fo r d re am s, to o, a re o f J o ve ) w ho c a n te ll u s w hy P hoebus A pollo is s o a ngry , a nd s a y w heth er it is fo r s o m e v o w th at w e h ave b ro ke n, o r heca to m b th at w e h ave n ot offe re d, a nd w heth er h e w ill a cce pt th e s a vo ur of la m bs a nd g oats w it h out b le m is h , s o a s to ta ke aw ay th e p la gue fr o m us." Wit h th ese w ord s h e s a t d ow n, a nd C alc h as s o n o f T hesto r, w is e st of a ugurs , w ho k n ew th in gs p ast pre se nt a nd to c o m e, r o se to s p eak. H e it w as w ho h ad g uid ed th e A ch aeans w it h th eir fle et to Iliu s, th ro ugh th e pro phesyin gs w it h w hic h P hoebus A pollo h ad in sp ir e d h im . W it h a ll s in ce rit y and g oodw ill he a ddre sse d th em th us:- "A ch ille s, lo ve d o f h eave n, y o u b id m e te ll y o u a bout th e a nger of K in g A pollo , I w ill th ere fo re d o s o ; but c o nsid er fir s t a nd s w ear th at yo u w ill s ta nd b y m e h eartily in w ord a nd d eed, fo r I k n ow th at I s h all offe nd o ne w ho r u le s th e A rg iv e s w it h m ig ht, to w hom a ll th e A ch aeans a re in s u bje ctio n. A p la in m an ca nnot s ta nd a gain st th e a nger o f a k in g, w ho if h e s w allo w h is d is p le asu re n ow , w ill y e t n urs e re ve nge till h e h as w re ake d it . C onsid er, th ere fo re , w heth er o r n o y o u w ill p ro te ct me." And A ch ille s a nsw ere d, " F ear n ot, b ut s p eak a s it is b orn e in u pon yo u fr o m h eave n, fo r b y A pollo , Calc h as, to w hom y o u p ra y, a nd w hose o ra cle s yo u r e ve al to u s, n ot a D anaan a t o ur s h ip s s h all la y his h and u pon y o u, while I y e t liv e to lo ok u pon th e fa ce o f th e e arth - n o, n ot th ough y o u nam e Agam em non h im se lf , w ho is b y fa r th e fo re m ost o f th e Ach aeans." There on th e s e er s p oke b old ly . " T he g od," h e s a id , " is a ngry n eit h er about v o w n or h eca to m b, b ut fo r his p rie st's s a ke , w hom A gam em non h as d is h onoure d, in th at h e w ould n ot fr e e h is d aughte r n or ta ke a r a nso m fo r h er; th ere fo re has h e s e nt th ese e vils u pon u s, a nd w ill y e t s e nd o th ers . H e w ill n ot deliv e r th e D anaans fr o m th is p estile nce till A gam em non h as r e sto re d th e gir l w it h out fe e o r r a nso m to h er fa th er, a nd h as s e nt a h oly h eca to m b to C hry se . T hus w e m ay p erh aps a ppease h im ." Wit h th ese w ord s h e s a t d ow n, a nd A gam em non r o se in a nger. H is heart w as b la ck w it h r a ge, a nd h is eye s fla sh ed fir e a s h e s co w le d o n C alc h as and s a id , " S eer o f e vil, y o u n eve r y e t p ro phesie d s m ooth th in gs c o nce rn in g me, b ut h ave e ve r lo ve d to fo re te ll th at w hic h w as e vil. Y ou h ave b ro ught me neit h er c o m fo rt n or p erfo rm ance ; a nd n ow y o u c o m e s e ein g a m ong D anaans, and s a yin g th at A pollo has p la gued u s b eca use I w ould n ot ta ke a r a nso m fo r th is g ir l, th e d aughte r o f C hry se s. I h ave s e t my h eart o n k e epin g her in m y o w n h ouse , fo r I lo ve h er b ette r e ve n th an m y o w n w if e C ly te m nestr a , 2/9 whose p eer s h e is a lik e in fo rm a nd fe atu re , in u nders ta ndin g a nd a cco m plis h m ents .

Still I w ill g iv e her u p if I m ust, fo r I w ould h ave th e p eople liv e , n ot die ; b ut y o u m ust fin d m e a p riz e in ste ad, o r I alo ne a m ong th e A rg iv e s sh all b e w it h out o ne. T his is n ot w ell; fo r y o u b ehold , a ll o f y o u, th at my priz e is to g o e ls e w hit h er. " And A ch ille s a nsw ere d, " M ost n oble s o n o f A tr e us, c o ve to us b eyo nd all m ankin d, h ow s h all th e Ach aeans fin d y o u a noth er p riz e ? W e h ave n o co m mon s to re fr o m w hic h to ta ke o ne. T hose w e to ok fr o m th e c it ie s h ave been a w ard ed; w e c a nnot d is a llo w th e a w ard s th at h ave b een m ade a lr e ady.

Giv e th is g ir l, th ere fo re , to th e g od, a nd if e ve r J o ve g ra nts u s to s a ck th e c it y o f T ro y w e w ill r e quit e yo u th re e a nd fo urfo ld ." Then A gam em non s a id , " A ch ille s, v a lia nt th ough y o u b e, y o u s h all not th us o utw it m e. Y ou s h all n ot ove rre ach a nd y o u s h all n ot p ers u ade me. A re y o u to k e ep y o ur o w n p riz e , w hile I s it ta m ely u nder my lo ss a nd giv e u p th e g ir l a t y o ur b id din g? L et th e A ch aeans fin d m e a p riz e in fa ir exch ange to m y lik in g, o r I w ill c o m e a nd ta ke y o ur o w n, o r th at o f A ja x or o f U ly sse s; a nd h e to w hom so eve r I m ay co m e s h all r u e m y c o m in g. B ut of th is w e w ill ta ke th ought h ere afte r; fo r th e p re se nt, le t u s d ra w a sh ip in to th e s e a, a nd fin d a c re w fo r h er e xp re ssly ; le t u s p ut a h eca to m b on b oard , a nd le t u s s e nd Chry se is a ls o ; fu rth er, le t s o m e c h ie f m an a m ong us b e in c o m mand, e it h er A ja x, o r Id om eneus, o r yo urs e lf , s o n o f P ele us, mig hty w arrio r th at y o u a re , th at w e m ay o ffe r s a crif ic e a nd a ppease th e th e anger o f th e g od." Ach ille s s co w le d a t h im a nd a nsw ere d, " Y ou a re s te eped in in so le nce and lu st o f g ain . W it h w hat heart c a n a ny o f th e A ch aeans d o y o ur b id din g, eit h er o n fo ra y o r in o pen fig htin g? I c a m e n ot w arrin g here fo r a ny ill th e T ro ja ns h ad d one m e. I h ave n o q uarre l w it h th em . T hey h ave n ot r a id ed my c a ttle nor m y h ors e s, n or c u t d ow n m y h arv e sts o n th e r ic h p la in s o f Phth ia ; fo r b etw een m e a nd th em th ere is a g re at s p ace , b oth m ounta in a nd so undin g s e a. W e h ave fo llo w ed y o u, S ir In so le nce ! fo r y o ur ple asu re , n ot ours - to g ain s a tis fa ctio n fr o m th e T ro ja ns fo r y o ur s h am ele ss s e lf a nd fo r M enela us.

You fo rg et th is , a nd th re ate n to r o b m e o f th e p riz e fo r whic h I h ave to ile d, a nd w hic h th e s o ns o f th e Ach aeans h ave g iv e n m e.

Neve r w hen th e A ch aeans s a ck a ny r ic h c it y o f th e T ro ja ns d o I r e ce iv e so good a p riz e a s y o u d o, th ough it is m y h ands th at d o th e b ette r p art of th e fig htin g. W hen th e s h arin g co m es, y o ur s h are is fa r th e la rg est, and I, fo rs o oth , m ust g o b ack to m y s h ip s, ta ke w hat I c a n g et and b e th ankfu l, when m y la bour o f fig htin g is d one. N ow , th ere fo re , I s h all g o b ack to Phth ia ; it w ill b e much b ette r fo r m e to r e tu rn h om e w it h m y s h ip s, fo r I w ill n ot s ta y h ere d is h onoure d to g ath er g old and s u bsta nce fo r yo u." And A gam em non a nsw ere d, " F ly if y o u w ill, I s h all m ake y o u n o p ra ye rs to s ta y y o u. I h ave o th ers here w ho w ill d o m e h onour, a nd a bove a ll J o ve , th e lo rd o f c o unse l. T here is n o k in g h ere s o h ate fu l to m e a s y o u a re , fo r y o u a re e ve r q uarre ls o m e a nd ill a ffe cte d. W hat th ough y o u b e b ra ve ?

Was it not h eave n th at m ade y o u s o ? G o h om e, th en, w it h y o ur s h ip s a nd co m ra des to lo rd it o ve r th e Myrm id ons. I c a re n eit h er fo r y o u n or fo r yo ur a nger; a nd th us w ill I d o: s in ce P hoebus A pollo is ta kin g Chry se is fr o m m e, I s h all s e nd h er w it h m y s h ip a nd m y fo llo w ers , b ut I s h all c o m e to y o ur te nt a nd ta ke y o ur o w n p riz e B ris e is , th at y o u m ay le arn h ow m uch str o nger I a m th an y o u a re , a nd th at anoth er m ay fe ar to s e t h im se lf u p as e qual o r c o m para ble w it h m e." The s o n o f P ele us w as fu rio us, a nd h is h eart w it h in h is s h aggy bre ast w as d iv id ed w heth er to d ra w his s w ord , p ush th e o th ers a sid e, a nd kill th e s o n o f A tr e us, o r to r e str a in h im se lf a nd c h eck h is a nger.

While he w as th us in tw o m in ds, a nd w as d ra w in g h is m ig hty s w ord fr o m it s s ca bbard , Min erv a c a m e dow n fr o m h eave n ( fo r J u no h ad s e nt h er in th e lo ve s h e b ore to th em b oth ), a nd s e iz e d th e s o n o f Pele us b y h is y e llo w h air , v is ib le to h im a lo ne, fo r o f th e o th ers n o m an c o uld s e e h er. A ch ille s tu rn ed in am aze , a nd b y th e fir e th at fla sh ed fr o m h er e ye s a t o nce k n ew th at s h e was M in erv a . " W hy a re yo u h ere ," s a id h e, " d aughte r o f a egis -b earin g J o ve ?

To s e e th e p rid e o f A gam em non, s o n o f A tr e us?

3/9 Let m e te ll y o u- a nd it s h all su re ly b e- h e s h all p ay fo r th is in so le nce w it h h is lif e ." And M in erv a s a id , " I c o m e fr o m h eave n, if y o u w ill h ear m e, to bid y o u s ta y y o ur a nger. J u no h as s e nt me, w ho c a re s fo r b oth o f y o u a lik e .

Cease , th en, th is b ra w lin g, a nd d o n ot d ra w y o ur s w ord ; r a il a t him if yo u w ill, a nd y o ur r a ilin g w ill n ot b e v a in , fo r I te ll y o u- a nd it s h all su re ly b e- th at y o u s h all here afte r r e ce iv e g if ts th re e tim es a s s p le ndid by r e aso n o f th is p re se nt in su lt . H old , th ere fo re , a nd obey." "G oddess," a nsw ere d A ch ille s, " h ow eve r a ngry a m an m ay b e, h e m ust do a s y o u tw o c o m mand h im .

This w ill b e b est, fo r th e g ods e ve r h ear th e pra ye rs o f h im w ho h as o beye d th em ." He s ta ye d h is h and o n th e s ilv e r h ilt o f h is s w ord , a nd th ru st it b ack in to th e s ca bbard a s M in erv a bade h im . T hen s h e w ent b ack to O ly m pus am ong th e o th er g ods, a nd to th e h ouse o f a egis -b earin g Jo ve .

But th e s o n o f P ele us a gain b egan r a ilin g a t th e s o n o f A tr e us, fo r h e w as s till in a r a ge. " W in e- bib ber, " h e c rie d, " w it h th e fa ce o f a d og a nd th e h eart o f a h in d, y o u n eve r d are to g o o ut w it h th e host in fig ht, n or y e t w it h o ur c h ose n m en in a m busca de. Y ou s h un th is a s y o u d o death it s e lf . Y ou had r a th er g o r o und a nd r o b h is p riz e s fr o m a ny m an w ho co ntr a dic ts y o u. Y ou d evo ur y o ur p eople , fo r y o u a re k in g o ve r a fe eble fo lk ; o th erw is e , s o n o f A tr e us, h ence fo rw ard y o u w ould in su lt n o m an.

There fo re I s a y, a nd s w ear it w it h a g re at o ath - n ay, b y th is m y s ce ptr e w hic h s h alt sp ro ut n eit h er le af nor s h oot, n or b ud a new fr o m th e d ay o n w hic h it le ft it s p are nt s te m u pon th e m ounta in s- fo r th e a xe str ip ped it o f le af a nd bark , a nd n ow th e s o ns o f th e A ch aeans b ear it a s ju dges a nd g uard ia ns of th e decre es o f h eave n- s o s u re ly a nd s o le m nly d o I s w ear th at h ere afte r th ey s h all lo ok fo ndly fo r A ch ille s and s h all n ot fin d h im . In th e d ay of y o ur d is tr e ss, w hen y o ur m en fa ll d yin g b y th e m urd ero us h and o f Hecto r, yo u s h all n ot k n ow h ow to h elp th em , a nd s h all r e nd y o ur h eart w it h r a ge fo r th e h our w hen yo u o ffe re d in su lt to th e b ra ve st o f th e Ach aeans." Wit h th is th e s o n o f P ele us d ash ed h is g old -b estu dded s ce ptr e o n th e g ro und a nd to ok h is s e at, w hile th e s o n o f A tr e us w as b egin nin g fie rc e ly fr o m h is p la ce u pon th e o th er s id e. T hen u pro se s m ooth - to ngued N esto r, th e fa cile s p eake r o f th e P ylia ns, a nd th e w ord s fe ll fr o m h is lip s s w eete r th an h oney.

Tw o g enera tio ns o f m en b orn a nd b re d in P ylo s h ad p asse d a w ay under h is r u le , a nd h e w as n ow re ig nin g o ve r th e th ir d . W it h a ll s in ce rit y and g oodw ill, th ere fo re , h e a ddre sse d th em th us:- "O f a tr u th ," h e s a id , " a g re at s o rro w h as b efa lle n th e A ch aean la nd. S ure ly P ria m w it h h is s o ns w ould re jo ic e , a nd th e T ro ja ns b e g la d at h eart if th ey c o uld h ear th is q uarre l b etw een y o u tw o, w ho a re s o exce lle nt in fig ht a nd c o unse l. I a m o ld er th an e it h er o f y o u; th ere fo re b e g uid ed by m e. M ore ove r I have b een th e fa m ilia r fr ie nd o f m en e ve n g re ate r th an yo u a re , a nd th ey d id n ot d is re gard m y co unse ls . N eve r a gain c a n I b ehold su ch m en a s P ir it h ous a nd D ry a s s h epherd o f h is p eople , o r a s Caeneus, Exa diu s, g odlik e P oly p hem us, a nd T hese us s o n o f A egeus, p eer o f th e im morta ls .

These were th e m ig htie st m en e ve r b orn u pon th is e arth : m ig htie st w ere th ey, a nd w hen th ey fo ught th e fie rc e st tr ib es o f m ounta in s a va ges th ey utte rly o ve rth re w th em . I c a m e fr o m d is ta nt P ylo s, a nd w ent about a m ong th em , fo r th ey w ould h ave m e c o m e, a nd I fo ught a s it w as in m e to d o.

Not a m an n ow liv in g c o uld w it h sta nd th em , b ut th ey h eard m y w ord s, a nd were p ers u aded b y th em . S o b e it a ls o wit h y o urs e lv e s, fo r th is is th e more e xce lle nt w ay. T here fo re , A gam em non, th ough y o u b e s tr o ng, ta ke n ot th is g ir l a w ay, fo r th e s o ns o f th e A ch aeans h ave a lr e ady g iv e n h er to Ach ille s; a nd y o u, Ach ille s, s tr iv e n ot fu rth er w it h th e k in g, fo r n o m an who b y th e g ra ce o f J o ve w ie ld s a s ce ptr e h as lik e h onour w it h A gam em non.

You a re s tr o ng, a nd h ave a g oddess fo r y o ur m oth er; b ut A gam em non is s tr o nger th an y o u, fo r h e h as m ore p eople u nder h im . S on o f A tr e us, c h eck y o ur a nger, I im plo re yo u; e nd th is q uarre l w it h A ch ille s, w ho in th e d ay o f b attle is a to w er o f s tr e ngth to th e A ch aeans." And A gam em non a nsw ere d, " S ir , a ll th at y o u h ave s a id is tr u e, b ut th is fe llo w m ust n eeds b eco m e 4/9 our lo rd a nd m aste r: h e m ust b e lo rd o f a ll, kin g o f a ll, a nd c a pta in o f a ll, a nd th is s h all h ard ly b e.

Gra nte d th at th e g ods h ave m ade h im a g re at w arrio r, h ave th ey a ls o g iv e n h im th e r ig ht to s p eak wit h r a ilin g?" Ach ille s in te rru pte d h im . " I s h ould b e a m ean c o w ard ," h e c rie d, "w ere I to g iv e in to y o u in a ll th in gs.

Ord er o th er p eople a bout, n ot me, fo r I s h all o bey n o lo nger. F urth erm ore I s a y- a nd la y m y s a yin g to yo ur h eart- I s h all fig ht n eit h er y o u n or a ny m an a bout th is g ir l, fo r th ose th at ta ke w ere th ose a ls o th at g ave . B ut o f a ll e ls e th at is a t m y sh ip y o u s h all c a rry a w ay n oth in g b y fo rc e . T ry , th at o th ers m ay se e; if yo u d o, m y s p ear s h all b e r e ddened w it h y o ur b lo od." When th ey h ad q uarre lle d th us a ngrily , th ey r o se , a nd b ro ke u p th e a sse m bly a t th e s h ip s o f th e Ach aeans. T he s o n o f P ele us w ent b ack to h is te nts a nd s h ip s w it h th e s o n o f M enoetiu s a nd h is co m pany, w hile Agam em non d re w a v e sse l in to th e w ate r a nd c h ose a c re w o f tw enty o ars m en.

He esco rte d C hry se is o n b oard a nd s e nt m ore ove r a h eca to m b fo r th e g od.

And U ly sse s w ent a s ca pta in .

These , th en, w ent o n b oard a nd s a ile d th eir w ays o ve r th e s e a.

But th e s o n o f A tr e us b ade th e p eople purif y th em se lv e s; s o th ey p urif ie d th em se lv e s a nd c a st th eir filt h in to th e s e a. T hen th ey o ffe re d heca to m bs of b ulls a nd g oats w it h out b le m is h o n th e s e a-s h ore , a nd th e s m oke w it h th e s a vo ur o f th eir s a crif ic e r o se c u rlin g u p to w ard s heave n.

Thus d id th ey b usy th em se lv e s th ro ughout th e h ost. B ut A gam em non did n ot fo rg et th e th re at th at h e had m ade A ch ille s, a nd c a lle d h is tr u sty messe ngers a nd s q uir e s T a lt h yb iu s a nd E ury b ate s. " G o," sa id h e, " to th e te nt o f A ch ille s, s o n o f P ele us; ta ke B ris e is b y th e h and a nd b rin g h er hit h er; if h e w ill not g iv e h er I s h all c o m e w it h o th ers a nd ta ke h er- whic h w ill p re ss h im h ard er. " He c h arg ed th em s tr a ig htly fu rth er a nd d is m is se d th em , w here on th ey w ent th eir w ay s o rro w fu lly b y th e s e asid e, till th ey c a m e to th e te nts and s h ip s o f th e M yrm id ons. T hey fo und A ch ille s s it tin g b y h is te nt a nd his s h ip s, a nd ill- p le ase d h e w as w hen h e b eheld th em . T hey s to od fe arfu lly and r e ve re ntly befo re h im , a nd n eve r a w ord d id th ey s p eak, b ut h e k n ew th em a nd s a id , " W elc o m e, h era ld s, messe ngers o f g ods a nd m en; d ra w n ear; my q uarre l is n ot w it h y o u b ut w it h A gam em non w ho h as se nt y o u fo r th e gir l B ris e is . T here fo re , P atr o clu s, b rin g h er a nd g iv e h er to th em , b ut le t th em b e wit n esse s b y th e b le sse d g ods, b y m orta l m en, a nd b y th e fie rc e ness of A gam em non's a nger, th at if eve r a gain th ere b e n eed o f m e to s a ve th e people fr o m r u in , th ey s h all s e ek a nd th ey s h all n ot fin d.

Agam em non is mad w it h r a ge a nd k n ow s n ot h ow to lo ok b efo re a nd a fte r th at th e A ch aeans may fig ht b y th eir s h ip s in s a fe ty ." Patr o clu s d id a s h is d ear c o m ra de h ad b id den h im . H e b ro ught B ris e is fr o m th e te nt a nd g ave h er ove r to th e h era ld s, w ho to ok h er w it h th em to th e s h ip s o f th e A ch aeans- a nd th e w om an w as lo th to go. T hen A ch ille s went a ll a lo ne b y th e s id e o f th e h oar s e a, w eepin g a nd lo okin g o ut u pon th e boundle ss w aste o f w ate rs . H e r a is e d h is h ands in p ra ye r to h is im morta l moth er, " M oth er, " h e c rie d, "y o u b ore m e d oom ed to liv e b ut fo r a lit tle se aso n; s u re ly J o ve , w ho th unders fr o m O ly m pus, m ig ht have m ade th at lit tle glo rio us. It is n ot s o . A gam em non, s o n o f A tr e us, h as d one m e d is h onour, and has r o bbed m e o f m y p riz e b y fo rc e ." As h e s p oke h e w ept a lo ud, a nd h is m oth er h eard h im w here s h e w as sit tin g in th e d epth s o f th e s e a hard b y th e o ld m an h er fa th er. F orth w it h sh e r o se a s it w ere a g re y m is t o ut o f th e w ave s, s a t d ow n befo re h im a s he s to od w eepin g, c a re sse d h im w it h h er h and, a nd s a id , " M y s o n, w hy a re yo u weepin g? W hat is it th at g rie ve s y o u? K eep it n ot fr o m m e, b ut te ll me, th at w e m ay k n ow it to geth er. " Ach ille s d re w a d eep s ig h a nd s a id , " Y ou k n ow it ; w hy te ll y o u what y o u k n ow w ell a lr e ady? W e w ent to T hebe th e s tr o ng c it y o f E etio n, sa cke d it , a nd b ro ught h it h er th e s p oil. T he s o ns o f th e A ch aeans 5/9 sh are d it d uly a m ong th em se lv e s, a nd c h ose lo ve ly C hry se is a s th e m eed o f A gam em non; but Chry se s, p rie st o f A pollo , c a m e to th e s h ip s o f th e A ch aeans to fr e e his d aughte r, a nd b ro ught w it h him a g re at r a nso m : m ore ove r h e b ore in his h and th e s ce ptr e o f A pollo , w re ath ed w it h a s u pplia nt's wre ath , a nd he b eso ught th e A ch aeans, b ut m ost o f a ll th e tw o s o ns o f A tr e us w ho w ere th eir c h ie fs .

"O n th is th e r e st o f th e A ch aeans w it h o ne v o ic e w ere fo r r e sp ectin g th e p rie st a nd ta kin g th e r a nso m th at h e o ffe re d; b ut n ot s o A gam em non, who s p oke fie rc e ly to h im a nd s e nt h im r o ughly a w ay. S o h e went b ack in anger, a nd A pollo , w ho lo ve d h im d early , h eard h is p ra ye r. T hen th e g od se nt a d eadly dart u pon th e A rg iv e s, a nd th e p eople d ie d th ic k o n o ne a noth er, fo r th e a rro w s w ent e ve ry w hit h er am ong th e w id e h ost o f th e A ch aeans. A t la st a s e er in th e fu ln ess o f h is k n ow le dge d ecla re d to u s th e o ra cle s of A pollo , a nd I w as m yse lf fir s t to s a y th at w e s h ould a ppease h im . W here on th e s o n o f Atr e us r o se in a nger, a nd th re ate ned th at w hic h h e h as s in ce done. T he A ch aeans a re n ow ta kin g th e gir l in a s h ip to C hry se , a nd s e ndin g gif ts o f s a crif ic e to th e g od; b ut th e h era ld s h ave ju st ta ke n fr o m my te nt th e d aughte r o f B ris e us, w hom th e A ch aeans h ad a w ard ed to myse lf .

"H elp y o ur b ra ve s o n, th ere fo re , if y o u a re a ble . G o to O ly m pus, and if y o u h ave e ve r d one h im se rv ic e in w ord o r d eed, im plo re th e a id of J o ve . O fttim es in m y fa th er's h ouse h ave I h eard y o u g lo ry in th at y o u alo ne o f th e im morta ls s a ve d th e s o n o f S atu rn fr o m r u in , w hen th e o th ers , wit h J u no, Neptu ne, a nd P alla s M in erv a w ould h ave p ut h im in b onds. It was y o u, g oddess, w ho d eliv e re d h im by c a llin g to O ly m pus th e h undre d-h anded monste r w hom g ods c a ll B ria re us, b ut m en A egaeon, fo r he is s tr o nger e ve n th an h is fa th er; w hen th ere fo re h e to ok h is s e at a ll- g lo rio us b esid e th e so n o f Satu rn , th e o th er g ods w ere a fr a id , a nd d id n ot b in d h im . G o, th en, to h im , r e m in d h im o f a ll th is , c la sp his k n ees, a nd b id h im g iv e s u cco ur to th e T ro ja ns. L et th e A ch aeans b e h em med in a t th e s te rn s o f th eir s h ip s, and p eris h o n th e s e a-s h ore , th at th ey m ay r e ap w hat jo y th ey m ay o f th eir kin g, a nd th at Agam em non m ay r u e h is b lin dness in o ffe rin g in su lt to th e fo re m ost o f th e A ch aeans." Thetis w ept a nd a nsw ere d, " M y s o n, w oe is m e th at I s h ould h ave born e o r s u ckle d y o u. W ould in deed th at y o u h ad liv e d y o ur s p an fr e e fr o m all s o rro w a t y o ur s h ip s, fo r it is a ll to o b rie f; a la s, th at yo u s h ould be a t o nce s h ort o f lif e a nd lo ng o f s o rro w a bove y o ur p eers : w oe, th ere fo re , was th e h our in w hic h I b ore y o u; n eve rth ele ss I w ill g o to th e s n ow y h eig hts of O ly m pus, a nd te ll th is ta le to J o ve , if h e w ill h ear o ur p ra ye r: m eanw hile sta y w here y o u a re w it h y o ur s h ip s, n urs e y o ur a nger a gain st th e A ch aeans, and h old a lo of fr o m fig ht. F or J o ve w ent y e ste rd ay to O ce anus, to a fe ast am ong th e Eth io pia ns, a nd th e o th er g ods w ent w it h h im . H e w ill r e tu rn to O ly m pus tw elv e d ays h ence ; I w ill th en go to h is m ansio n p ave d w it h bro nze a nd w ill b ese ech h im ; n or d o I d oubt th at I s h all b e a ble to pers u ade him ." On th is s h e le ft h im , s till fu rio us a t th e lo ss o f h er th at h ad been ta ke n fr o m h im . M eanw hile U ly sse s re ach ed C hry se w it h th e h eca to m b.

When th ey h ad c o m e in sid e th e h arb our th ey fu rle d th e s a ils a nd la id th em in th e s h ip 's h old ; th ey s la cke ned th e fo re sta ys, lo w ere d th e m ast in to it s p la ce , a nd r o w ed th e s h ip to th e p la ce w here th ey w ould h ave h er lie ; th ere th ey c a st o ut th eir m oorin g-s to nes a nd made fa st th e h aw se rs . T hey th en g ot o ut u pon th e s e a-s h ore a nd la nded th e h eca to m b fo r A pollo ; Chry se is als o le ft th e s h ip , a nd U ly sse s le d h er to th e a lt a r to d eliv e r h er in to th e h ands o f h er fa th er.

"C hry se s," s a id h e, " K in g A gam em non h as s e nt m e to b rin g y o u b ack y o ur c h ild , a nd to o ffe r s a crif ic e to A pollo o n b ehalf of th e D anaans, th at w e m ay p ro pit ia te th e g od, w ho h as n ow b ro ught s o rro w upon th e A rg iv e s." So s a yin g h e g ave th e g ir l o ve r to h er fa th er, w ho r e ce iv e d h er gla dly , a nd th ey r a nged th e h oly heca to m b a ll o rd erly r o und th e a lt a r o f th e g od. T hey w ash ed th eir h ands a nd to ok u p th e b arle y-m eal to s p rin kle ove r th e v ic tim s, w hile C hry se s lif te d u p h is h ands a nd p ra ye d a lo ud o n th eir b ehalf . " H ear me," h e c rie d, " O g od o f th e s ilv e r b ow , th at p ro te cte st Chry se a nd h oly C illa , a nd r u le st T e nedos w it h th y m ig ht. E ve n a s th ou did st h ear m e a fo re tim e w hen I p ra ye d, a nd d id st p re ss h ard ly u pon th e 6/9 Ach aeans, s o h ear m e y e t a gain , a nd s ta y th is fe arfu l p estile nce fr o m th e Danaans." Thus d id h e p ra y, a nd A pollo h eard h is p ra ye r. W hen th ey h ad d one pra yin g a nd s p rin klin g th e b arle y- meal, th ey d re w b ack th e h eads o f th e vic tim s a nd k ille d a nd fla ye d th em . T hey c u t o ut th e th ig h- bones, w ra pped th em r o und in tw o la ye rs o f fa t, s e t s o m e p ie ce s o f r a w m eat o n th e to p of th em , a nd th en C hry se s la id th em o n th e w ood fir e a nd p oure d w in e o ve r th em , w hile th e y o ung m en s to od n ear him w it h fiv e -p ro nged s p it s in th eir hands. W hen th e th ig h-b ones w ere b urn ed a nd th ey h ad ta ste d th e in w ard meats , th ey c u t th e r e st u p s m all, p ut th e p ie ce s u pon th e s p it s , r o aste d th em till th ey w ere done, a nd d re w th em o ff: th en, w hen th ey h ad fin is h ed th eir w ork a nd th e fe ast w as r e ady, th ey a te it , and e ve ry m an h ad h is fu ll s h are , s o th at a ll w ere s a tis fie d. A s s o on a s th ey h ad h ad e nough to e at and d rin k, p ages fille d th e m ix in g-b ow l w it h w in e a nd w ate r a nd handed it r o und, a fte r g iv in g e ve ry man h is d rin k-o ffe rin g.

Thus a ll d ay lo ng th e y o ung m en w ors h ip ped th e g od w it h s o ng, h ym nin g him a nd c h auntin g th e jo yo us p aean, a nd th e g od to ok p le asu re in th eir vo ic e s; b ut w hen th e s u n w ent d ow n, a nd it c a m e o n dark , th ey la id th em se lv e s dow n to s le ep b y th e s te rn c a ble s o f th e s h ip , a nd w hen th e c h ild o f morn in g, ro sy-fin gere d D aw n, a ppeare d th ey a gain s e t s a il fo r th e h ost o f th e A ch aeans.

Apollo s e nt th em a fa ir w in d, s o th ey r a is e d th eir m ast a nd h ois te d th eir whit e s a ils a lo ft. A s th e s a il b ellie d w it h th e w in d th e s h ip fle w th ro ugh th e d eep b lu e w ate r, a nd th e fo am h is se d a gain st h er b ow s a s s h e sp ed o nw ard .

When th ey r e ach ed th e w id e-s tr e tc h in g h ost o f th e A ch aeans, th ey d re w th e ve sse l ash ore , h ig h a nd d ry u pon th e s a nds, s e t h er s tr o ng p ro ps b eneath her, a nd w ent th eir w ays to th eir ow n te nts a nd s h ip s.

But A ch ille s a bode a t h is s h ip s a nd n urs e d h is a nger. H e w ent n ot to th e h onoura ble a sse m bly , a nd sa llie d n ot fo rth to fig ht, b ut g naw ed at h is o w n h eart, p in in g fo r b attle a nd th e w ar-c ry .

Now a fte r tw elv e d ays th e im morta l g ods c a m e b ack in a b ody to Oly m pus, a nd J o ve le d th e w ay.

Thetis w as n ot u nm in dfu l o f th e c h arg e h er so n h ad la id u pon h er, s o s h e r o se fr o m u nder th e s e a and w ent th ro ugh gre at h eave n w it h e arly m orn in g to O ly m pus, w here s h e fo und th e m ig hty so n o f Satu rn s it tin g a ll a lo ne u pon it s to pm ost r id ges. S he s a t h ers e lf dow n b efo re h im , a nd w it h h er le ft hand s e iz e d h is k n ees, w hile w it h h er rig ht s h e c a ught h im u nder th e c h in , a nd b eso ught h im , sa yin g- "F ath er J o ve , if I e ve r d id y o u s e rv ic e in w ord o r d eed a m ong th e im morta ls , h ear m y p ra ye r, a nd d o honour to m y s o n, w hose lif e is to b e cu t s h ort s o e arly . K in g A gam em non h as d is h onoure d h im b y ta kin g h is p riz e and k e epin g h er. H onour h im th en y o urs e lf , O ly m pia n lo rd o f c o unse l, a nd gra nt vic to ry to th e T ro ja ns, till th e A ch aeans g iv e m y s o n h is d ue a nd lo ad h im w it h r ic h es in r e quit a l. " Jo ve s a t fo r a w hile s ile nt, a nd w it h out a w ord , b ut T hetis s till ke pt fir m h old o f h is k n ees, a nd beso ught h im a s e co nd tim e. " In clin e y o ur head," s a id s h e, " a nd p ro m is e m e s u re ly , o r e ls e d eny m e- fo r y o u h ave noth in g to fe ar- th at I m ay le arn h ow g re atly y o u d is d ain me." At th is J o ve w as m uch tr o uble d a nd a nsw ere d, " I s h all h ave tr o uble if y o u s e t m e q uarre llin g w it h Ju no, fo r s h e w ill p ro vo ke m e w it h h er ta untin g sp eech es; e ve n n ow s h e is a lw ays r a ilin g a t m e befo re th e o th er g ods a nd accu sin g m e o f g iv in g a id to th e T ro ja ns. G o b ack n ow , le st s h e s h ould fin d out. I w ill c o nsid er th e m atte r, a nd w ill b rin g it a bout a s w is h .

See, I in clin e m y h ead th at y o u b elie ve me. T his is th e m ost s o le m n th at I c a n g iv e to a ny g od. I n eve r r e ca ll m y w ord , o r d ece iv e , o r fa il to d o what I s a y, w hen I h ave n odded m y h ead." As h e s p oke th e s o n o f S atu rn b ow ed h is d ark b ro w s, a nd th e a m bro sia l lo cks s w aye d o n h is im morta l h ead, till v a st O ly m pus re ele d.

When th e p air h ad th us la id th eir p la ns, th ey p arte d- J o ve to h is house , w hile th e g oddess q uit te d th e 7/9 sp le ndour o f O ly m pus, a nd p lu nged in to th e d epth s o f th e s e a. T he g ods r o se fr o m th eir s e ats , b efo re th e co m in g o f th eir s ir e . N ot o ne o f th em d are d to r e m ain s it tin g, b ut a ll sto od u p a s h e c a m e a m ong th em . T here , th en, h e to ok h is s e at. B ut J u no, when s h e s a w h im , k n ew th at h e a nd th e o ld m erm an's daughte r, s ilv e r-fo ote d Thetis , h ad b een h atc h in g m is ch ie f, s o s h e a t o nce b egan to u pbra id h im .

"T ric kste r, " s h e c rie d, " w hic h o f th e g ods h ave y o u b een ta kin g in to y o ur co unse ls n ow ? Y ou a re alw ays s e ttlin g m atte rs in s e cre t b ehin d m y b ack, and h ave n eve r y e t to ld m e, if y o u c o uld h elp it , o ne word o f y o ur in te ntio ns." "J u no," r e plie d th e s ir e o f g ods a nd m en, " y o u m ust n ot e xp ect to b e in fo rm ed o f a ll m y c o unse ls . Y ou are m y w if e , b ut y o u w ould fin d it h ard to u nders ta nd th em . W hen it is p ro per fo r y o u to h ear, th ere is no o ne, g od o r m an, w ho w ill b e to ld s o oner, b ut w hen I m ean to k e ep a matte r to m yse lf , y o u m ust not p ry n or a sk q uestio ns." "D re ad s o n o f S atu rn ," a nsw ere d J u no, " w hat a re y o u ta lk in g a bout? I? P ry a nd a sk q uestio ns?

Neve r. I le t y o u h ave y o ur o w n w ay in e ve ry th in g.

Still, I h ave a s tr o ng m is g iv in g th at th e o ld merm an's d aughte r T hetis has b een ta lk in g y o u o ve r, fo r s h e w as w it h y o u a nd h ad h old o f y o ur kn ees th is s e lf - s a m e m orn in g. I b elie ve , th ere fo re , th at y o u h ave b een p ro m is in g her to g iv e g lo ry to Ach ille s, a nd to k ill m uch p eople a t th e s h ip s o f th e A ch aeans." "W if e ," s a id J o ve , " I c a n d o n oth in g b ut y o u s u sp ect m e a nd fin d it o ut. Y ou w ill ta ke n oth in g b y it , fo r I sh all o nly d is lik e y o u th e m ore , and it w ill g o h ard er w it h y o u. G ra nte d th at it is a s y o u s a y; I m ean to have it s o ; s it d ow n a nd h old y o ur to ngue a s I b id y o u fo r if I o nce b egin to la y m y h ands a bout y o u, th ough a ll h eave n w ere o n y o ur s id e it w ould pro fit y o u n oth in g." On th is J u no w as fr ig hte ned, s o s h e c u rb ed h er s tu bborn w ill a nd sa t d ow n in s ile nce . B ut th e heave nly b ein gs w ere d is q uie te d th ro ughout th e h ouse o f J o ve , till th e c u nnin g w ork m an V ulc a n began to tr y a nd p acif y his m oth er J u no. " It w ill b e in to le ra ble ," s a id h e, " if y o u tw o fa ll to wra nglin g and s e ttin g h eave n in a n u pro ar a bout a p ack o f m orta ls . If s u ch ill c o unse ls a re to p re va il, w e s h all have n o p le asu re a t o ur b anquet.

Let m e th en a dvis e m y m oth er- a nd s h e m ust h ers e lf k n ow th at it will b e bette r- to m ake fr ie nds w it h m y d ear fa th er J o ve , le st h e a gain s co ld h er and d is tu rb o ur fe ast.

If th e O ly m pia n T hundere r w ants to h url u s a ll fr o m our s e ats , h e c a n d o s o , fo r h e is fa r th e s tr o ngest, so g iv e h im fa ir word s, a nd h e w ill th en s o on b e in a g ood h um our w it h us." As h e s p oke , h e to ok a d ouble c u p o f n ecta r, a nd p la ce d it in h is moth er's h and. " C heer u p, m y d ear moth er, " s a id h e, " a nd m ake th e b est of it . I lo ve y o u d early , a nd s h ould b e v e ry s o rry to s e e y o u g et a th ra sh in g; how eve r g rie ve d I m ig ht b e, I c o uld n ot h elp fo r th ere is n o s ta ndin g a gain st Jo ve . O nce befo re w hen I w as tr y in g to h elp y o u, h e c a ught m e b y th e fo ot and flu ng m e fr o m th e h eave nly th re sh old . A ll d ay lo ng fr o m m orn till e ve , was I fa llin g, till a t s u nse t I c a m e to g ro und in th e is la nd o f Lem nos, and th ere I la y, w it h v e ry lit tle lif e le ft in m e, till th e S in tia ns c a m e and te nded m e." Ju no s m ile d a t th is , a nd a s s h e s m ile d s h e to ok th e c u p fr o m h er so n's h ands. T hen V ulc a n d re w sw eet n ecta r fr o m th e m ix in g-b ow l, a nd s e rv e d it r o und a m ong th e g ods, g oin g fr o m le ft to r ig ht; a nd th e b le sse d g ods la ughed o ut a lo ud a ppla use a s th ey s a w h im in g b ustlin g a bout th e h eave nly mansio n.

Thus th ro ugh th e liv e lo ng d ay to th e g oin g d ow n o f th e s u n th ey fe aste d, a nd e ve ry o ne h ad h is fu ll sh are , s o th at a ll w ere s a tis fie d.

Apollo s tr u ck h is ly re , a nd th e M use s lif te d u p th eir s w eet v o ic e s, ca llin g and a nsw erin g o ne a noth er. B ut w hen th e s u n's g lo rio us lig ht h ad fa ded, th ey w ent h om e to bed, e ach in h is o w n a bode, w hic h la m e V ulc a n w it h h is co nsu m mate s kill h ad fa sh io ned fo r th em .

So J o ve , th e O ly m pia n L ord o f Thunder, h ie d h im to th e b ed in w hic h h e a lw ays s le pt; a nd w hen h e had got o n to it h e w ent to s le ep, w it h J u no o f th e g old en th ro ne b y h is sid e.

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