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6fi The Destruction of Troy.
Castor and Pollux, the two scions 1 (were) those and the two
darlings of the north of the world. He told them, then, what
he had come for, namely, to seek an army and a host, to
avenge on Laomedon the dishonour and the disgrace that had
been inflicted on himself and on Jason, son of Aeson, and on
the sons of the kings and princes of the whole of Greece; and
ho said that the wrong to him, though on him it ._. . . (?), was
not greater than to all the Greeks and to Castor and Pollux
themselves. Castor and Pollux declared that even if they
possessed the many races and many tribes of the whole of
Greece, and even if they were masters, in the north from the
end of the strand .... in the south, in the border of Greece
and Italy, they would fare with him to form an assembly and
a host and to avenge his wrong on every side throughout the
confines of the world. Hercules gave thanks for that declaration.
81. Thereafter he fared from them into Salamis, to Telamon
the king, and he said to him: „For this", saith he, „have I come
to thee, to relate to thee the great shame and the great dis-
grace and the great insult that Laomedon hath put upon the
crew of the ship Argo, and on Jason's host, and on me myself.
Now," saith he, „unless that is . . ^ . , the Trojans will come on
raids to plunder and make inroads on Greece. So I desire
that thou, like every one, shouldst come with me on a hosting
unto Troy." „Not I", saith Telamon, „shall be the first man
who will refuse to fight and to contend for the benefit of the
land of Greece. I will go with thee, (together with) those
that I shall have of friends and of comrades. With us, more-
over, shall go the inhabitants of Salamis, whoso shall take
spear in his hand and is Jit^Jto know how to wield weapons.
We shall be ready, awaiting thy message."
92. After this he (Hercules) left a blessing with Telamon.
93. So then Telamon held a meeting with the men of Salamis
after him (Hercules), and determined on peace and good will
1 euchraid, n. dual of eoehair 'a young plant, a sprout' O'R , if
this he a genuine word.