Helenus

Helen, read by Elizabeth Barr.

Helenus, read by Elizabeth Klatt.

Menelaus, read by Tom Crawford.

Myrmidons, read by Chris Donnelly.

yonder comes paris yonder comes paris look ye yonder niece is not a gallant man too is not why this is brave now who said he came hurt home to-day he's not hurt why this will do helen's heart good now ha would i could see troilus now you shall see troilus anon who's

that

that's helenus i marvel where troilus is that's helenus i think he went not forth to-day that's helenus Can Helenus fight, uncle? Helenus? No.

Yes, he'll fight in different well.

Even so did he move convulsively for a while, but not for very long, till Meriones came up and drew the spear out of his body, and his eyes were veiled in darkness.

Helenus then struck Diapyrus with a great Thracian sword, hitting him on the temple in close combat and tearing the helmet from his head.

The helmet fell to the ground, and one of those who were fighting on the Achaean side took charge of it as it rolled at his feet, but the eyes of Diapyrus were closed in the darkness of death.

On this Menelaus was grieved and made menacingly towards Helenus, brandishing his spear, but Helenus drew his bow, and the two attacked one another at the same moment, the one with his spear and the other with his bow and arrow.

The son of Priam hit the breastplate of Menelaus' corselet, but the arrow glanced from it.

As black beans or pulse coming pattering down onto a threshing floor from the broad winnowing shovel, blown by shrill winds and shaken by the shovel, even so did the arrow glance off and recoiled from the shield of Menelaus, who in his turn wounded the hand with which Helenus carried his bow.

The spear went right through his hand and stuck in the bow itself, so that to his life he retreated under cover of his men with his hand dragging by his side, for the spear weighed it down till Agenor drew it out and bound the hand carefully in a woolen sling which his esquire had with him.

Pisander then made straight at Menelaus, his evil destiny luring him on to his doom, for he was to fall and fight with you, O Menelaus.

And now the Trojans, in their turn, were driven back, for they could make no stand against the Greeks.

Now there was one of the sons of King Priam, who was a very wise prophet, and knew all that men should do to win the favour and help of the gods, and his name was Helenus.

This man went up to Hector, and said to him and to Aeneas, who were standing near him, make the army fall back and get as close to the walls as may be for it will be safer there than in the open plain and go through the ranks and speak to the men and put as much courage into them as you can and when you have done this do you hector go into the city and tell your mother to gather together the daughters of troy and go with them to the temple of athene taking with her the most precious robe that she has and lay the robe on the knees of the goddess, and promised to sacrifice twelve heifers, and beseech her to have pity on us, and to keep Diomed from the walls.

Never did I see so fierce a man.

The first was the largest, and had the bravest of the Trojans.

Hector himself led, and the next was commanded by Paris.

The third was led by Helenus the prophet, and with him was Diphobus, who also was a son of King Priam, and Asus, one of the allies, who was king of Arispe.

Of the fourth, Aeneas was the leader, and of the fifth, Sarpedon of Lycia, with Glaucus, and others among the allies.

Chapter 5.

King Helenus, the Cyclops.

Chapter 6.

The Shipwreck.

There also they did sacrifice to the gods, and had games of wrestling and others, rejoicing that they had passed safely through so many cities of their enemies.

and there they wintered and neas fixed on the doors of the temple of apollo a shield of bronze which he had won in battle from the valiant abbas writing thereon these words neas dedicates these arms won from the victorious greeks But when the spring was come, they set sail, and, leaving behind them the land of Phaeacia, came to Buthrotum, that is, in Epirus.

There indeed they heard a marvellous thing, even that Helenus, the son of Priam, was king in these parts, in the room of Pyrrhus, the son of Achilles, having also two wife, Andromache, who was the widow of Hector.

and when neas wishing to know whether these things were so journeyed towards the city lo in a grove hard by by a river which also was called simois there stood this same andromache and made offerings to the spirit of hector not without many tears and at the first when she saw neas and that he wore such arms as the men of troy were used to wear she swooned with fear but after a while spake thus is this indeed a real thing that i see art thou alive or if thou art dead tell me where is my hector so she cried and wept aloud and neas answered her yes lady this is flesh and blood and not a spirit that thou seest but as for thee what fortune has befallen thee art thou still wedded to pyrrhus and she casting down her eyes made answer o daughter of priam happy beyond thy sisters in that thou wast slain at the tomb of achilles nor wast taken to a prey of the conqueror but as for me i was born across the sea to be a slave of the haughty son of achilles and when he took to wife hermione who was the daughter of helen he gave me to helenus as a slave is given to a slave but pyrrhus after a while orestes slew taking him unawares even by the altar of his father and when he was dead part of his kingdom came to helenus who hath called the land chaonia after chaon of troy and hath also builded a citadel a new pergamma upon the hills but tell me was it some storm that drave thee hither or chance or lastly some sending of the gods and is ascanius yet alive the boy whom i remember does he yet think of his mother that is dead and is he stout and of good courage as befits the son of neas and sister's son to hector And while she spake, there came Helenus from the city with a great company, and bade welcome to his friends with much joy.

Chapter 5.

King Helenus, the Cyclops.

Chapter 6.

The Shipwreck.

There also they did sacrifice to the gods, and had games of wrestling and others, rejoicing that they had passed safely through so many cities of their enemies.

and there they wintered and neas fixed on the doors of the temple of apollo a shield of bronze which he had won in battle from the valiant abbas writing thereon these words neas dedicates these arms won from the victorious greeks But when the spring was come, they set sail, and, leaving behind them the land of Phaeacia, came to Buthrotum, that is, in Epirus.

There indeed they heard a marvellous thing, even that Helenus, the son of Priam, was king in these parts, in the room of Pyrrhus, the son of Achilles, having also two wife, Andromache, who was the widow of Hector.

and when neas wishing to know whether these things were so journeyed towards the city lo in a grove hard by by a river which also was called simois there stood this same andromache and made offerings to the spirit of hector not without many tears and at the first when she saw neas and that he wore such arms as the men of troy were used to wear she swooned with fear but after a while spake thus is this indeed a real thing that i see art thou alive or if thou art dead tell me where is my hector so she cried and wept aloud and neas answered her yes lady this is flesh and blood and not a spirit that thou seest but as for thee what fortune has befallen thee art thou still wedded to pyrrhus and she casting down her eyes made answer o daughter of priam happy beyond thy sisters in that thou wast slain at the tomb of achilles nor wast taken to a prey of the conqueror but as for me i was born across the sea to be a slave of the haughty son of achilles and when he took to wife hermione who was the daughter of helen he gave me to helenus as a slave is given to a slave but pyrrhus after a while orestes slew taking him unawares even by the altar of his father and when he was dead part of his kingdom came to helenus who hath called the land chaonia after chaon of troy and hath also builded a citadel a new pergamma upon the hills but tell me was it some storm that drave thee hither or chance or lastly some sending of the gods and is ascanius yet alive the boy whom i remember does he yet think of his mother that is dead and is he stout and of good courage as befits the son of neas and sister's son to hector And while she spake, there came Helenus from the city with a great company, and bade welcome to his friends with much joy.

And now the Trojans, in their turn, were driven back, for they could make no stand against the Greeks.

Now there was one of the sons of King Priam, who was a very wise prophet, and knew all that men should do to win the favour and help of the gods, and his name was Helenus.

This man went up to Hector, and said to him and to Aeneas, who were standing near him, make the army fall back and get as close to the walls as may be for it will be safer there than in the open plain and go through the ranks and speak to the men and put as much courage into them as you can and when you have done this do you hector go into the city and tell your mother to gather together the daughters of troy and go with them to the temple of athene taking with her the most precious robe that she has and lay the robe on the knees of the goddess and promised to sacrifice twelve heifers, and beseech her to have pity on us, and to keep Diomed from the walls.

Never did I see so fierce a man.

Hereafter they shall fight till that fate which the fates have settled for Troy shall come to pass.

Athena answered, How will we stop them from fighting? Apollo said, We will set on Hector to challenge the bravest of the Greeks to fight with him, man to man.

So these two put the thought into the mind of the prophet Helenus.

So Helenus went up to Hector and said, Hector, listen to me.

Even so did he move convulsively for a while, but not for very long, till Meriones came up and drew the spear out of his body, and his eyes were veiled in darkness.

Helenus then struck Deipyrus with a great Thracian sword, hitting him on the temple in close combat and tearing the helmet from his head.

The helmet fell to the ground, and one of those who were fighting on the Achaean side took charge of it as it rolled at his feet, but the eyes of Deipyrus were closed in the darkness of death.

On this Menelaus was grieved, and made menacingly towards Helenus, brandishing his spear, but Helenus drew his bow, and the two attacked one another at the same moment, the one with his spear and the other with his bow and arrow.

The son of Priam hit the breast-plate of Menelaus' corselet, but the arrow glanced from it.

As black beans or pulse coming pattering down on to a threshing-floor from the broad winnowing shovel, blown by shrill winds and shaken by the shovel, even so did the arrow glance off and recoil from the shield of Menelaus, who in his turn wounded the hand with which Helenus carried his bow.

The spear went right through his hand and stuck in the bow itself, so that to save his life he retreated under cover of his men with his hand dragging by his side, for the spear weighed it down till Agenor drew it out and bound the hand carefully in a woollen sling which his esquire had with him.

Pisander then made straight at Menelaus, his evil destiny luring him on to his doom, for he was to fall in fight with you, O Menelaus.