The Story of Troy

il with their immense fleet. Though the war was to be a long one, the

the Greeks landed, but they were at once attacked by Tel'e-phus, the king of that country, who came down upon them with a strong force, and drove them back to their ships after a battle in which many of them were killed. They would probably have fared much worse had it not been for the friendly

n to Aulis, where they set about repairing their damaged ships and getting ready to start again. While the Greeks were thus engaged, they were surprised by the appearance of K

taken. Moreover, he was a son-in-law of Priam, and his country lay close to where the war was to be carried on. For these reasons Ulysses wished to make him friendly to the Greeks, and so he persuaded Achilles to cure the Teuthrania

they could not make a sea voyage when the winds were against them. Their ships were very small, and were moved only by oars and sails. Homer gives us a goo

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groves in the neighborhood of Aulis. In this grove King Agamemnon went hunting during the time the ships were being repaired after the storm, and he killed one of Diana's favorite deer. He even boasted

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ion rather than permit his child to be put to death. But Ulysses and the other princes begged him to remember that the honor of their country was at stake. They said that if

-nes?tra. Knowing that she would not allow her daughter to be taken away for such a purpose, he wrote a letter to the queen, saying that Iphigenia ha

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h she had been doomed, she threw herself at her father's feet and piteously implored his protection. But her tears and entreaties were in vain. The agonized father had now no power to save her, for the whole army demanded that the will of the g

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he weeping maiden away in a cloud, and left in her place a beautiful deer to be offered up as a sacrifice. She carried the princess off

, and safely reached the coast of Troas. But here Calchas made another discouraging prophecy. He declared that the first Greek who stepped on Trojan soil would be killed in the first fight with the

. The prediction of Calchas was soon fulfilled. Protesilaus was struck dead in the first fight by a spear launched by the hands of the Trojan leader, Hect

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oldly touch'd t

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. Jupiter heard her prayer, and he ordered Mercury to conduct Protesilaus from Hades, t

n the companionship of her beloved Protesilaus, and she listene

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y returned to take the hero back to the world of shades. The parting was too much

hered away as soon as their tops reached high enough to be seen from the city of Troy. Then fresh trees sprang up from their r

the

(such faith wa

piry trees

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such stature

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uraged by his example, poured from their ships and encountered the Trojans in fierce conflict. In this first battle the Greeks were victorious. Thoug

d immense supplies of provisions, and the princes and chiefs of Troas came with large armies to defend their king and country. The most celebrated of these chiefs was the

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the neighboring countries of Phrygia, Mysia, Lyc?i-a and Ca?ri-a. The Lyci

ed to Troy's b

oes, and outs

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h the exception of Achilles, the greatest and bravest of a

ations, the de

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is great rival, Achilles, by whose hand he was slain,

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ield against the vast numbers of the Greeks. Seeing, therefore, that they must depend for safety on the strong walls whic

one wing, or end, of which was guarded by Achilles, and the other by Ajax Telamon. Between this encampment and the walls of Troy-a distance of three or four miles-many a fierce conflict took place, and many a brave warrior fell during the great contest. Fo

alls of strong

hope, bold Hector

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