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The Destruction of Troy.
fallen by Sarpcdou, he comes angrily and manfully towards him,
so that they were for a long while smiting each other. Then
Pheres, a Greek, fell after (receiving) many wounds from Sar-
pcdou. So Sarpedon returned, covered with blood and wounds,
to his house.
1254. So while they were fighting, many leaders fell on
each of the two sides; but of champions and heroes more fell
of the Trojans. Now when the Trojans were sore pressed 1
they sent to seek a respite. While the truces lasted they
buried their dead, they tended their wounded.
1259. It was safe then, for Trojans to wander about in
the camp of the Greeks, while the truces were lasting duly;
and it was safe for Greeks to go into Troy.
1262. Then Agamemnon and Demophoon were summoned
into the council-house to Palamedes, the king of the Greeks,
that they might go into Moesia to fetch thereout tribute of corn
from Telephus son of Hercules, the steward of Moesia. „It is
likely," saith Palamedes, „that Agamemnon will deem it irksome,
after being on the throne, to be sent on an embassy." „I will
not, however, deem it irksome", saith Agamemnon, „to go at
thy behest."
1269. Now as to Palamedes, he fortified the camp and
built lofty towers all round about it. Howbeit, the Trojans
marvelled, what caused the Greeks to repair the camp, and
renew the ramparts, and extend the forts and the palisades,
and to prepare every thing.
1273. Now when Hector had been a full year in (his)
grave, forth from their city fared outside Andromache Hector's
wife, and Priam son of Laomedon, and Hecuba Priam's wife,
and Polyxena Priam's daughter, and Alexander Priam's son,
and Troilus Priam's son, and Deiphobus Priam's son, and hosts
and multitudes along with them, to hold funeral games for
Hector. Then it came to pass that Achilles was in the gate
of the city before them. At once, as he beheld that most
1 Lit. when it was heavy on the Trojans