. Achilles & Hector : Iliad stories retold for boys and girls . robes that Paris had broughthome she chose one of many colors,the most beautiful. It glistened like astar. The Trojan matrons, with anxiousfaces, met at the palace, and hurried withthe queen to the temple of Athene, bear-ing the beautiful robe. The great gatesfolded back before them, and the priest-ess took the shining robe and laid itacross the knees of the marble statue ofthe goddess. The Sacrifice 59 *0 great Athene! she prayed, sha^t-ter the lance of Diomedes, and let himfall in death before the Sc^an gate, andwe will offer th
. Achilles & Hector : Iliad stories retold for boys and girls . robes that Paris had broughthome she chose one of many colors,the most beautiful. It glistened like astar. The Trojan matrons, with anxiousfaces, met at the palace, and hurried withthe queen to the temple of Athene, bear-ing the beautiful robe. The great gatesfolded back before them, and the priest-ess took the shining robe and laid itacross the knees of the marble statue ofthe goddess. The Sacrifice 59 *0 great Athene! she prayed, sha^t-ter the lance of Diomedes, and let himfall in death before the Sc^an gate, andwe will offer thee twelve yearling heif-ers. Pity us ! Oh, spare the wives andchildren of the Trojans! Send aid totheir fighting men ! But long ago Paris had said that Aphro-dite was more beautiful than Athene so angry at the Trojans be-cause of this that she would not helpthem? It seemed so, for she gave nosign of answering the prayer. And stillthe battle went on outside the gates. r^:.<;^,^■,<•.;A•.•.^.<x••:?.:•;•^••^•^yvJ:•.•v. 60 Achilles and Hector
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