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78 The Destruction of Troy.
Greeks had inflicted upon tlieni, the Trojans. „Wherefore",
saith Priam, „I desire to send Alexander with a host into
Greece, to avenge some of the great evils which they have done
unto us. But indeed, why should not Antenor tell tidings to
you, „for he it is that fared into Greece on an embassy."
„Truly," saith Antenor, „I am acquainted with Greece. I beheld
her heroes and her warriors, and there is no need for you 1
to fear them, since your champions and your men-at-arms and
your soldiers are more splendid and more dexterous than the
soldiers of the Greeks." „Question, then," saith Priam, „is there
one of you who would be unwilling to fare on this hosting?"
Then answered Panthous, son of Euphorbus, a leading man
of the Trojans and a wonderfully good counsellor, and said in
a low voice: „My father," saith he, „declared to me that a
man named Alexander would be, when he brought a wife out
of Greece, the completion and end of Troy. Because they will
come after him with a fierce, fearful host (and) the Trojans
will be put under mouth of spear and sword. So that it is
the better to bide in peace and in good -will, as is now the
case, than to challenge an army and a host that would attack 2
Troy and destroy it." Now when the people heard the opinion
of Panthous they uttered a cry and mockery and ridicule con-
cerning him. And they said that what Priam should wish they
would do for him. Then said Priam to them, „I desire indeed,"
saith he, „to prepare the vessels and to gather a host to go
into Greece. For if ye act on your king's counsel neither good
nor dignity shall be wanting to you." Priam then gave thanks
to them all, and left them free to fare forth out of the as-
sembly 3 and to go home. Hector was sent into northern
Phrygia to seek a host and army.
430. When Cassandra, Priam's daughter, heard the counsel
1 Lit. 'there is nothing for which it would he necessary for you.'
2 inrifed is a scribe's mistake cither for inrised, the s-fut. sec.
sg. 3 of indriuth, or inrithfed the b-fut. sec. sg. 3 of the same verb.
n
I here follow the reading of LL., a sin dial.