The Iliad; - Truth Seeker Times

20 THE ILIAD. [book ii.
No longer doubly minded are : for supplicating Juno
Hath bent them to her will, and griefs are fasten'd on the Troians
From Jupiter. But thou, when left by heart-consoling slumber.
Hold this within thy mind, nor let forgetfulness invade thee."
With such address departed he, and where he found him, left him, 35
Things in his heart imagining, for no fulfilment destin'd.
For, simpleton ! in that same day to capture Priam's city
nor knew the deeds which Jove in truth was plotting
Confided he ;
Who held the purpose, to inflict, by dint of stubborn struggles,
On Troians and on Danai new miseries and groanings. 40
He woke from sleep ; and round him stream'd the utterance of heaven.
Upright he rais'd him, and put on a new and dainty tunic
Goodly of texture : over it he cast an ample garment,
And underneath his supple feet he bound the comely sandals.
About his shoulders next he slung the sword with silver studded; 45
Last, his paternal sceptre took, for ever undecaying.
And with it went along the ships of brazen-cloak'd Achaians.
So soon as Morning's heav'nly Queen was climbing long Olympus,
Announcing light to Jupiter and other gods immortal
Did Agamemnon quickly bid the clear-intoning heralds 50
To summon into public mote the streaming-hair'd Achaians.
These gave the word of summoning: right quickly those assembled.
But first a Council took its seat, of lofty-minded elders.
Close to the galley of the king, the Pylos-nurtur'd Nestor. *
When these together he had call'd, a canny word disclos'd he
" Listen, my friends! In guise of dream came a celestial vision
To me, amid the ambrosial night :
; :
and most, of godlike Nestor
In form, in feature and in size, had narrowly the semblsince.
There, right above my head, he stood, and spake to me his errand :
" son of Atreus skilful-hearted courser-taming,—sleepest ? 60
Not all the night behoveth it a Counsellor to slumber.
To whom,—with such a weight of care,— the peoples are entrusted.
Now speedily discern my word :
from|Jove I bring a message
Who, far asunder, yet for thee great care and pity feeleth.
He biddeth thee the rout entire of streaming-hair'd Achaians 65
Well to array : for now wilt thou Troy's ample- streeted city
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