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Literal Translation. 77
merit unto them, after each of the goddesses had promised a
guerdon to me. a Juno then offers the realm of great Asia if
I would distinguish her from the other goddesses. 2 Minerva,
however, offers the knowledge of everything which man's two
hands perform. Venus offers me the fairest wife who should
bide in Greece, if she should be distinguished from the other
goddess. Now this was my judgment, that Venus was the
comeliest there. So Venus will bestow on me, as she promised,
the most beautiful wife that abides in Greece."
385. Then said Deiphobus: „Good counsel doth Alexander
give, that troops and armies should go into Greece to bring
thereout booty and reprisal, so that the Greeks may be thank-
ful to make an exchange."
388. Thereafter, then, Helenus prophecied unto them a
prophecy, and said „Foes will come to the Trojans: they will
overturn Troy: they will slay the men of Asia, if Alexander
bring a wife out of Greece."
391. At the uttering of that declaration, Troilus spake
against it 3 — the youngest of Priam's sons was that Troilus
as regards age, mightier, however, than Hector in manslaying
and splendour and exceeding strength. He almost became mad
with encouraging the fighting. „Let Helenus' false prophecy,"
saith he, „in no wise prevent you." To go into Greece was
with them the voice of a hundred out of the mouth of one.
397. Now when Priam knew everyone's wish and desire,
and when he perceived that they were all fain to go on the
hosting, he sent Alexander and Deiphobus into Paeonia to
choose and to collect soldiers, mercenaries and warriors to
wend on the hosting. Then was proclamation made by Priam
to his people and to the folk of his country in general to come
to assembly and counsel. He instructed his sons in that as-
sembly that unto each junior of them his senior should be lord.
After this he related to the people every insult which the
1 more literally : 'after a promising of reward to me by each woman
of them. - Lit. women. 3 Lit. prohibited.