The story of the Iliad . d the bird lighted on the speedily it died, so that it fell upon theground. So Meriones took the double-edgedaxes, and Teucer them that had one edge there was a contest of throwing thespear; and the prize was a long-shafted spear,and a caldron that had never felt the fire, ofthe worth of an ox. For this there stood upKing Agamemnon and Meriones, who was the 294 THE STORY OF THE ILIAD. comrade of King Idomeneus. But whenAchilles saw the two, he spake, saying: KingAgamemnon, all men know that thou excellestin strength. Take thou this prize for thyself
The story of the Iliad . d the bird lighted on the speedily it died, so that it fell upon theground. So Meriones took the double-edgedaxes, and Teucer them that had one edge there was a contest of throwing thespear; and the prize was a long-shafted spear,and a caldron that had never felt the fire, ofthe worth of an ox. For this there stood upKing Agamemnon and Meriones, who was the 294 THE STORY OF THE ILIAD. comrade of King Idomeneus. But whenAchilles saw the two, he spake, saying: KingAgamemnon, all men know that thou excellestin strength. Take thou this prize for thyself;and, if thou wilt, we will give a spear to Meri-ones. And the saying pleased King the Games of Patroclus were ended; andthe people were scattered to the ships, and satdown to eat and drink; and afterwards theyslept. But Achilles slept not, for he remem-bered his dear Patroclus, and all that the twohad done and endured together, journeyingover sea and land, and standing against theenemy in the day of THE RANSOMING OF HECTOR. 295 CHAPTER XXVI. THE RANSOMING OF HECTOR. When the burial of Patroclus was ended, thegods held council about Hector, for Achillesdid despite to the body of Hector, dragging itabout the tomb of his friend, but the gods hadpity on the dead man, because in his life hehad ever honoured them. Then did Zeus send for Thetis, and whenshe was come to Olympus, he said: Get theeto the camp, and bid thy son give up Hectorfor ransom, for I am wroth with him becausehe doth despite to the dead. So Thetis went to Achilles, and found himweeping softly for his dead friend, for thestrength of his sorrow was now spent, and shesaid to him: It is the will of the godsthat thou give up the body of Hector, andtake in exchange the ransom of gold andprecious things which his father will give theefor him. 296 THE STORY OF THE ILIAD. And her son answered, Be it so, if thegods will have it. Then Zeus sent Iris, who was his messenger,to King Priam, where he sat wit
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