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Literal Translation. 127
by him to do the deed before the councillors should complete
the betrayal of the city. Then Amphimachus promised that
he would do what Priam had ordered him. „Let a great banquet
be made by us," saith he, „and let the leaders be summoned
to consume the feast. I will collect soldiers to . / . upon them." /^
1789. Now as regards the leaders, to wit, Antenor and
Polydamas and Ucalegon and Amphidamas, when they had
dispersed out of the assembly they went on till they were
conversing together, 1 and each of them complained to the
other of his trouble. They were grieved at what Priam had
said, for he would rather have his own destruction and the
destruction of his city and the fatherland than peace with the
Greeks. Then said Antenor, „I had a counsel for you", saith
he, „and your profit would come therefrom unless I am afraid
to utter it." „Deliver it in sooth," say the other leaders, „and
'the end of the story will not go from us over a house'; and
whatever be the advice that thou shalt deliver we will fulfil
it for thee." „Let us send," said Antenor, „first to Aeneas, that
he may be along with us in the council." Then Aeneas came
to them and asked them, „what advice are you willing to give?"
saith Aeneas. „This is our counsel," saith Antenor, „if thou art
in union with us, that one of us should go to the Greeks to
have speech of Agamemnon and the worthies of the Greeks
besides, that securities and guarantees be given to us for the
complete protection of our people on account of betraying our
city, and forfeiting our fatherland, and making better known
to the Greeks the way to Priam's palace." 2 Every one praised
that counsel. Then Polydamas was sent from them to get
speech of Agamemnon, for he (Polydamas) it was whose liability
to the Greeks was least; and he declared to Agamemnon
his embassage diligently. Then the kings of the Greeks were
summoned into one assembly to Agamemnon, and he declared
to them what Polydamas had come for, namely, to betray Troy
for the sake of peace and friendship to (the traitors) themselves.
1 Lit. in one conversation.
2 Lit. of strengthening knowledge to them of the royal palace.