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90 The Destruction of Troy.
kingdom that he might furnish a tribute of corn to the Greeks
to support them so long as they were engaged in the destruction
(of Troy). It was fulfilled even so. Then Telephus remained
in Mysia and Achilles 1 went with booty and with great wealth
unto the Greeks to the isle of Tenedos. He tells his tales
and adventures from beginning to end to Agamemnon. He too
was thankful.
744. Now as regards the envoys, namely Diomede and
Ulysses, they declared their messages to Priam, namely, that they
had been sent by the Greeks to demand Helen and the booty
besides, to make peace and friendship between them, so that the
Greeks might go back to their home. Hardly (?) then could (?)
Priam answer these words; but he only said in his mind „Do
ye take heed," saith he, „of what hath been done to me, namely,
killing my father, burning my city, carrying off my sister into sla-
very?" „I will not make peace," saith Priam, „with them. They
shall not take away women or booty." He ordered the envoys
to go out of the country. „Truly," say the envoys, „we do not
know whether the counsel which thou takest is meet. It will
be hard for one small tribe in the world to slay and strike
against the folk of the whole of Greece with its army." „The
greater," saith Priam, „will be the fame and renown of the
few that will carry on a noble warfare against that mighty
host." „This warfare will turn out ill for thee," say the envoys.
„Thou thyself wilt fall therein, and thy children and thy
friends will fall." „Not much does that alarm me," 2 saith
Hector. „It will be an uprising of soul and a foundation of
my fame after me. I will slay hosts and multitudes. Heads
and feet and bodies and necks and waists will be cut and
carved by the point of my sword. Full will the whole of
Greece be of gloom and of sorrow, for the sons of their kings
and their captains and their nobles will fall at my hands." 3
1 The scribe has obviously omitted Achil after dochóid.
2 Lit. ou myself is that.
3 Lit. from my deed.