the iliad(伊利亚特)-第33章

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home　in　Argos。　Up；　then；　and　late　though　it　be；　save　the　sons　of　the
Achaeans　who　faint　before　the　fury　of　the　Trojans。　You　will　repent
bitterly　hereafter　if　you　do　not；　for　when　the　harm　is　done　there　will
be　no　curing　it；　consider　ere　it　be　too　late；　and　save　the　Danaans
from　destruction。
　　〃My　good　friend；　when　your　father　Peleus　sent　you　from　Phthia　to
Agamemnon；　did　he　not　charge　you　saying；　'Son；　Minerva　and　Juno　will
make　you　strong　if　they　choose；　but　check　your　high　temper；　for　the
better　part　is　in　goodwill。　Eschew　vain　quarrelling；　and　the
Achaeans　old　and　young　will　respect　you　more　for　doing　so。'　These　were
his　words；　but　you　have　forgotten　them。　Even　now；　however；　be
appeased；　and　put　away　your　anger　from　you。　Agamemnon　will　make　you
great　amends　if　you　will　forgive　him；　listen；　and　I　will　tell　you　what
he　has　said　in　his　tent　that　he　will　give　you。　He　will　give　you
seven　tripods　that　have　never　yet　been　on　the　fire；　and　ten　talents　of
gold；　twenty　iron　cauldrons；　and　twelve　strong　horses　that　have　won
races　and　carried　off　prizes。　Rich　indeed　both　in　land　and　gold　is
he　who　has　as　many　prizes　as　these　horses　have　won　for　Agamemnon。
Moreover　he　will　give　you　seven　excellent　workwomen；　Lesbians；　whom　he
chose　for　himself；　when　you　took　Lesbos…　all　of　surpassing　beauty。
He　will　give　you　these；　and　with　them　her　whom　he　erewhile　took　from
you；　the　daughter　of　Briseus；　and　he　will　swear　a　great　oath；　he　has
never　gone　up　into　her　couch　nor　been　with　her　after　the　manner　of　men
and　women。　All　these　things　will　he　give　you　now　down；　and　if
hereafter　the　gods　vouchsafe　him　to　sack　the　city　of　Priam；　you　can
come　when　we　Achaeans　are　dividing　the　spoil；　and　load　your　ship
with　gold　and　bronze　to　your　liking。　You　can　take　twenty　Trojan　women；
the　loveliest　after　Helen　herself。　Then；　when　we　reach　Achaean
Argos；　wealthiest　of　all　lands；　you　shall　be　his　son…in…law；　and　he
will　show　you　like　honour　with　his　own　dear　son　Orestes；　who　is
being　nurtured　in　all　abundance。　Agamemnon　has　three　daughters；
Chrysothemis；　Laodice；　and　Iphianassa；　you　may　take　the　one　of　your
choice；　freely　and　without　gifts　of　wooing；　to　the　house　of　Peleus；　he
will　add　such　dower　to　boot　as　no　man　ever　yet　gave　his　daughter；
and　will　give　you　seven　well…established　cities；　Cardamyle；　Enope；　and
Hire　where　there　is　grass；　holy　Pheras　and　the　rich　meadows　of　Anthea；
Aepea　also；　and　the　vine…clad　slopes　of　Pedasus；　all　near　the　sea；　and
on　the　borders　of　sandy　Pylos。　The　men　that　dwell　there　are　rich　in
cattle　and　sheep；　they　will　honour　you　with　gifts　as　though　were　a
god；　and　be　obedient　to　your　comfortable　ordinances。　All　this　will
he　do　if　you　will　now　forgo　your　anger。　Moreover；　though　you　hate　both
him　and　his　gifts　with　all　your　heart；　yet　pity　the　rest　of　the
Achaeans　who　are　being　harassed　in　all　their　host；　they　will　honour
you　as　a　god；　and　you　will　earn　great　glory　at　their　hands。　You
might　even　kill　Hector；　he　will　come　within　your　reach；　for　he　is
infatuated；　and　declares　that　not　a　Danaan　whom　the　ships　have　brought
can　hold　his　own　against　him。〃
　　Achilles　answered；　〃Ulysses；　noble　son　of　Laertes；　I　should　give　you
formal　notice　plainly　and　in　all　fixity　of　purpose　that　there　be　no
more　of　this　cajoling；　from　whatsoever　quarter　it　may　come。　Him　do　I
hate　even　as　the　gates　of　hell　who　says　one　thing　while　he　hides
another　in　his　heart；　therefore　I　will　say　what　I　mean。　I　will　be
appeased　neither　by　Agamemnon　son　of　Atreus　nor　by　any　other　of　the
Danaans；　for　I　see　that　I　have　no　thanks　for　all　my　fighting。　He
that　fights　fares　no　better　than　he　that　does　not；　coward　and　hero　are
held　in　equal　honour；　and　death　deals　like　measure　to　him　who　works
and　him　who　is　idle。　I　have　taken　nothing　by　all　my　hardships…　with　my
life　ever　in　my　hand；　as　a　bird　when　she　has　found　a　morsel　takes　it
to　her　nestlings；　and　herself　fares　hardly；　even　so　man　a　long　night
have　I　been　wakeful；　and　many　a　bloody　battle　have　I　waged　by　day
against　those　who　were　fighting　for　their　women。　With　my　ships　I
have　taken　twelve　cities；　and　eleven　round　about　Troy　have　I　stormed
with　my　men　by　land；　I　took　great　store　of　wealth　from　every　one　of
them；　but　I　gave　all　up　to　Agamemnon　son　of　Atreus。　He　stayed　where　he
was　by　his　ships；　yet　of　what　came　to　him　he　gave　little；　and　kept
much　himself。
　　〃Nevertheless　he　did　distribute　some　meeds　of　honour　among　the
chieftains　and　kings；　and　these　have　them　still；　from　me　alone　of
the　Achaeans　did　he　take　the　woman　in　whom　I　delighted…　let　him　keep
her　and　sleep　with　her。　Why；　pray；　must　the　Argives　needs　fight　the
Trojans？　What　made　the　son　of　Atreus　gather　the　host　and　bring　them？
Was　it　not　for　the　sake　of　Helen？　Are　the　sons　of　Atreus　the　only
men　in　the　world　who　love　their　wives？　Any　man　of　common　right　feeling
will　love　and　cherish　her　who　is　his　own；　as　I　this　woman；　with　my
whole　heart；　though　she　was　but　a　fruitling　of　my　spear。　Agamemnon　has
taken　her　from　me；　he　has　played　me　false；　I　know　him；　let　him　tempt
me　no　further；　for　he　shall　not　move　me。　Let　him　look　to　you；　Ulysses；
and　to　the　other　princes　to　save　his　ships　from　burning。　He　has　done
much　without　me　already。　He　has　built　a　wall；　he　has　dug　a　trench　deep
and　wide　all　round　it；　and　he　has　planted　it　within　with　stakes；　but
even　so　he　stays　not　the　murderous　might　of　Hector。　So　long　as　I
fought　the　Achaeans　Hector　suffered　not　the　battle　range　far　from
the　city　walls；　he　would　come　to　the　Scaean　gates　and　to　the　oak　tree；
but　no　further。　Once　he　stayed　to　meet　me　and　hardly　did　he　escape
my　onset：　now；　however；　since　I　am　in　no　mood　to　fight　him；　I　will
to…morrow　offer　sacrifice　to　Jove　and　to　all　the　gods；　I　will　draw
my　ships　into　the　water　and　then　victual　them　duly；　to…morrow　morning；
if　you　care　to　look；　you　will　see　my　ships　on　the　Hellespont；　and　my
men　rowing　out　to　sea　with　might　and　main。　If　great　Neptune　vouchsafes
me　a　fair　passage；　in　three　days　I　shall　be　in　Phthia。　I　have　much
there　that　I　left　behind　me　when　I　came　here　to　my　sorrow；　and　I　shall
bring　back　still　further　store　of　gold；　of　red　copper；　of　fair
women；　and　of　iron；　my　share　of　the　spoils　that　we　have　taken；　but　one
prize；　he　who　gave　has　insolently　taken　away。　Tell　him　all　as　I　now
bid　you；　and　tell　him　in　public　that　the　Achaeans　may　hate　him　and
beware　of　him　should　he　think　that　he　can　yet　dupe　others　for　his
effrontery　never　fails　him。
　　〃As　for　me；　hound　that　he　is；　he　dares　not　look　me　in　the　face。　I
will　take　no　counsel　with　him；　and　will　undertake　nothing　in　common
with　him。　He　has　wronged　me　and　deceived　me　enough；　he　shall　not　cozen
me　further；　let　him　go　his　own　way；　for　Jove　has　robbed　him　of　his
reason。　I　loathe　his　presents；　and　for　himself　care　not　one　straw。
He　may　offer　me　ten　or　even　twenty　times　what　he　has　now　done；　nay…
not　though　it　be　all　that　he　has　in　the　world；　both　now　or　ever
shall　have；　he　may　promise　me　the　wealth　of　Orchomenus　or　of
Egyptian　Thebes；　which　is　the　richest　city　in　the　whole　world；　for
it　has　a　hundred　gates　through　each　of　which　two　hundred　men　may　drive
at　once　with　their　chariots　and　horses；　he　may　offer　me　gifts　as　the
sands　of　the　sea　or　the　dust　of　the　plain　in　multitude；　but　even　so　he
shall　not　move　me　till　I　have　been　revenged　in　full　for　the　bitter
wrong　he　has　done　me。　I　will　not　marry　his　daughter；　she　may　be　fair
as　Venus；　and　skilful　as　Minerva；　but　I　will　have　none　of　her：　let
another　take　her；　who　may　be　a　good　match　for　her　and　who　rules　a
larger　kingdom。　If　the　gods　spare　me　to　return　home；　Peleus　will
find　me　a　wife；　there　are　Achaean　women　in　Hellas　and　Phthia；
daughters　of　kings　that　have　cities　under　them；　of　these　I　can　take
whom　I　will　and　marry　her。　Many　a　time　was　I　minded　when　at　home　in
Phthia　to　woo　and　wed　a　woman　who　would　make　me　a　suitable　wife；　and
to　enjoy　the　riches　of　my　old　father　Peleus。　My　life　is　more　to　me
than　all　the　wealth　of　Ilius　while　it　was　yet　at　peace　before　the
Achaeans　went　there；　or　than　all　the　treasure　that　lies　on　the　stone
floor　of　Apollo's　temple　beneath　the　cliffs　of　Pytho。　Cattle　and　sheep
are　to　be　had　for　harrying；　and　a　man　buy　both　tripods　and　horses　if
he　wan