Lizzie Driver

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Story of King Arthur, in Twelve Tales · Iliad for Boys and Girls-Alfred John Church · 6 Aug 2026 podcast

Though I am angry with the king, you are not the less, my friends.

And when he had said this, he bade them sit down upon chairs that were there, covered with coverlets of purple.

And to Petrologus he said, Bring out the biggest bowl, and mix the wine, and make it as strong and as sweet as you can.

And give each of these, my friends, a cup that they may drink.

For there are none whom I love more in this whole army of the Greeks.

and this patrolicus did and when he had mixed the wine strong and sweet and had given each man his cup then he made ready a feast nor were they unwilling though they had but just feasted in the tent of king agamemnon for the men of those days were as mighty in eating and drinking as in fighting and the way that he made ready the feast was this

First he put a great block of wood as close as he might be to the fire, and on this he put the back, that is to say the saddle of a sheep, and the same portion of a fatted goat, and also the same of a well-fed pig.

The charioteer of Achilles held the flesh in its place with a spit, and Achilles carved it.

And when he had carved the portions, he put each on a skewer,

Then Petrologus made the fire burn high, and when the flames had died down, then he smoothed the red-hot embers, and put the racks upon the top of them, again the spits with flesh.

But first he sprinkled them with salt, and when the flesh was cooked, he took it from the skewers, and put portions of it on the platters.

Also he took bread, and put it in baskets, to each man a basket.

Then they all took their places for the meal, and Achilles gave the place of honour to Ulysses.

But before they began, he signed to Petrolichus that he should sacrifice to the gods, and this he did by casting into the fire something of the flesh and of the bread.

After this they put forth their hands and took the food that was ready for them.

When they had had enough, Ajax nodded to Phoenix, meaning that he should speak and tell Achilles why they had come.

but ulysses perceived it and began to speak before ever phoenix was ready to begin first he filled a cup and drank to the health of achilles and then he said hail achilles truly we have no lack of feasting first in the tent of king agamemnon and now in yours but this is not a day to think of feasting for destruction is close at hand and we are greatly afraid

this very day the trojans and their allies came very near to burning our ships and we are greatly in doubt whether we shall save them for it is plainly to be seen that zeus is on their side what therefore we are come to ask of you is that you will not stand aside any longer from the battle but will come and help us of old and truly our need is great

for this hector rages furiously saying that zeus is with him and not caring for god or man and even now he is praying that morning may appear for he vows that he will burn the ships with fire and destroy us while we are choked with the smoke of the burning and i am greatly afraid that the gods will give him strength to make good his threats and to kill us all here far from the land in which we were born

now therefore stir yourself if now before it is too late you have a mind to save the greeks make no delay lest it be too late and you repent only when that which is done shall be past all recalling

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