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Literal Translation. 67
towards him. He proceeded to the prince and emperor of
Moesia, to Pelias, head of the valour and pride and haughtiness
and kingliness of the men of the north of the world. This he
then said to him: „I have come to thee to seek a host to fare
into the Trojans' country, for if thou goest on this hosting thou
wilt arouse 1 Greeks from the east of the land of Arabia to
the shore of the Aegean sea, from the north of Thrace to the
confines of Italy in the south. All will arise at thy going-
forth, for thou art the chief of splendour and conspicuousness
and the sun of the whole of Greece. Arise, then, for the
profit of the tribes 2 and races of Greece ! For a profit to all the
Greeks is this hosting, if one escapes from it triumphant, battle-
victorious." „Even if", saith Pelias, „I possessed the men of
the earth m_ the south, from the land of Ethiopia an the j north
unto India, and from the victory-stones of Hercules and from
the rising of the sun, to the eastern point 3 of the south of f
Europe which strikes against the estuary of the Tyrrhene sea
and unto the setting of the sun, I would send them all with
thee to mar and to assail the Trojans, to destroy and to burn
Laoraedon's city. However, all the host that I have shall work
with thee. So when thou hast ships and galleys ready send
me a messenger, and my host shall be ready then for thee."
Hercules then bade him farewell.
114. Then Hercules went into Pylos, to Nestor. He was
king therein. He asked tidings of Hercules, for what cause he
had come? Hercules replied: „To ask for an army," saith he,
„that thou mayst come along with me, with all thy army, in
this hosting wherein go the worthies of Greece, to wit, Castor
and Pollux and Telamon and Peleus, to avenge the wrong that
hath been done to me. If it were on you that shame and
disgrace had been inflicted, the men of the world, from the
1 I read dofhúscéba, 3rd Sg. b-fut. act. of diuscim. In the Ms. the
mark of length is over the c.
2 tuatha should be tbe gen. pi. tuath.
3 I pass over the meaningless 7 (ocus) of the Ms.: the whole pas-
sage is confused and corrupt.
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