The story of the Iliad . behind,the head that once was so fair, and now was sodisfigured in the dust. So he dragged Hectorto the ships. And Priam saw him from thewalls, and scarce could his sons keep him back,but that he should go forth and beg the bodyof his dear son from him who had slain Hecuba, his mother, also bewailed him,but Andromache knew not as yet of what hadbefallen. For she sat in her dwelling, wearinga great purple mantle broidered with she bade her maidens make ready a bathfor Hector, when he should come back from thebattle, nor knew that he should never need
The story of the Iliad . behind,the head that once was so fair, and now was sodisfigured in the dust. So he dragged Hectorto the ships. And Priam saw him from thewalls, and scarce could his sons keep him back,but that he should go forth and beg the bodyof his dear son from him who had slain Hecuba, his mother, also bewailed him,but Andromache knew not as yet of what hadbefallen. For she sat in her dwelling, wearinga great purple mantle broidered with she bade her maidens make ready a bathfor Hector, when he should come back from thebattle, nor knew that he should never need itmore. But the voice of wailing from the towncame to her, and she rose up hastily in greatfear, and dropped the shuttle from her hand,and called to her maidens : — Come with me, ye maidens, that I may seewhat has befallen, for I heard the voice ofQueen Hecuba, and I fear me much that someevil has come to the children of Priam. Forit may be that Achilles has run between Hec-tor and the city, and is pursuing him to the. THE SLAYING OF HECTOR. 273 plain, for never will Hector abide with thearmy, but will fight in the front, so bold is she hasted through the city like as shewere mad. And when she came to the wall,she stood and looked; and lo ! the horses ofAchilles were dragging Hector to the did darkness come on her, and she fellback fainting, and from her fair head droppedthe net and the wreath and the diadem whichgolden Aphrodite gave her on the day whenHector of the waving plume took her from thehouse of Eetion to be his wife. 274 THE STORY OF THE ILIAD. CHAPTER XXV. THE BURNING OF PATROCLUS. While the Trojans mourned for Hector inthe city, the Greeks went back to the the others were scattered, each to his ownship, but Achilles spake to the Myrmidons,saying, Loose not your horses from the yoke,but let us do honour to Patroclus, driving ourchariots round the dead, and making lamenta-tion the while. Then the Myrmidons did as he had biddenthem; thri
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