Page 62 - the-iliad
P. 62
the bed, and his wife went with him.
Thus they laid themselves on the bed together; but the son
of Atreus strode among the throng, looking everywhere for
Alexandrus, and no man, neither of the Trojans nor of the
allies, could find him. If they had seen him they were in no
mind to hide him, for they all of them hated him as they did
death itself. Then Agamemnon, king of men, spoke, saying,
‘Hear me, Trojans, Dardanians, and allies. The victory has
been with Menelaus; therefore give back Helen with all her
wealth, and pay such fine as shall be agreed upon, in testi-
mony among them that shall be born hereafter.’
Thus spoke the son of Atreus, and the Achaeans shouted
in applause.
1