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<strong>Homer</strong>’s <strong>Iliad</strong><br />

and she fell heavily from the mast. Meriones, therefore, took all ten<br />

double-edged axes, while Teucer bore off the single-edged ones to<br />

his ships.<br />

Then the son of Peleus brought in a spear and a cauldron that had<br />

never been on the fire; it was worth an ox, and was chased with a<br />

pattern of flowers; and those that throw the javelin stood up- to wit<br />

the son of Atreus, king of men Agamemnon, and Meriones, stalwart<br />

squire of Idomeneus. But Achilles spoke saying, “Son of Atreus, we<br />

know how far you excel all others both in power and in throwing<br />

the javelin; take the cauldron back with you to your ships, but if it<br />

so please you, let us give the spear to Meriones; this at least is<br />

what I should myself wish.”<br />

King Agamemnon assented. So he gave the bronze spear to<br />

Meriones, and handed the goodly cauldron to Talthybius his<br />

esquire.<br />

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