They sat there, on the tower, these Trojan elders, Their fighting days were finished, but they all spoke well. With Priam and his entourage-Panthous, Thymoetes, Oucalegaon and Antenor, both prudent men,Įlder statesmen, sat at the Scaean Gates, 160 Covering herself with a white shawl, she left the house, shedding tears. The man who triumphs will call you his dear wife." With these words the goddess set in Helen's heart sweet longing for her former husband, city, parents. Alexander and war-loving Menelaus are going to fight for you with their long spears. Horse-taming Trojans and bronze-clad Achaeans, men who earlier were fighting one another in wretched war out there on the plain, both keen for war's destruction, are sitting still. Standing near by, swift-footed Iris said: "Come here, dear girl. She found Helen in her room, weaving a large cloth, a double purple cloak, creating pictures of the many battle scenes between horse-taming Trojans and bronze-clad Achaeans, wars they suffered for her sake at the hands of Ares. Her name was Laodice, of all Priam's daughters the most beautiful. Then Iris came as messenger to white-armed Helen, taking on the image of her sister-in-law, wife of Antenor's son, fine Helicaon.
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