Iliad for Boys and Girls-Alfred John Church
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THE ILLIAD FOR BOYS AND GIRLS Once upon a time there was a certain king of Sparta, who had a most beautiful daughter, Helen by name. There was not a prince in Greece but wished to marry her. The king said to them, Now, you must all swear that you will be good friends with the man whom my daughter shall choose for her husband, and that if anyone is wicked enough to steal her away from him, you will help him get her back. And this they did. Then the fair Helen chose a prince, whose name was Menelaus, brother of Agamemnon, who reigned in Mycenae, and was the chief of all the kings of Greece. After a while Helen's father died, and her husband became king of Sparta. The two lived happily together, till there came to Sparta a young prince, Paris by name, who was son of Priam, king of Troy.
This Paris carried off the fair Helen, and with her much gold and many precious stones. Menelaus and his brother Agamemnon sent to the princes of Greece and said, Now you must keep your oath and help us to get back the fair Helen. so they all came to a place called aulus with many ships and men others also who had not taken the oath came with them the greatest of these chiefs were these diomed son of tydus ajax the greater and ajax the less and teucer the archer who was brother of ajax the greater nestor who was the oldest man in the world the wise ulysses achilles who was the bravest and strongest of all the greeks and with him his dear friend patrolicus For nine years the Greeks besieged the city of Troy, but they could not break through the walls, and as they had been away from their homes for all this time, they came to be in great want of food and clothes and other things.
So they left part of the army to watch the city, and with part they went about and spoiled other cities. Thus came about the great quarrel of which I am now going to tell. End of How the War with Troy Began CHIRCH.
THE QUARREL. The Greeks took the city of Chryse and divided the spoils among the chiefs. To Agamemnon they gave a girl named Chryseis, who was the daughter of the priest of Apollo, the god who was worshipped in the city. Then the priest came bringing much gold, with which he wished to buy back his daughter. First of all he went to Agamemnon and his brother, then to the other chiefs, and begged them to take the gold and give him back the girl. So, he said, may the gods help you take the city of Troy and bring you back safe to your homes. All the other chiefs were willing, but Agamemnon cried, Away with you, old man! Do not linger here now, and do not come again, or it will be the worse for you, though you are a priest.
As for your daughter, I will carry her back with me when I have taken Troy. So the old man went out in great fear and trouble, and he prayed to Apollo to help him. And Apollo heard him. Very angry was the god that his priest should suffer such things, and he came down from his palace on the top of the mountain Olympus.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the opening advertisement and who introduces the episode?
0:00–9:45
2
How does the story of Helen’s abduction and the Greek oath begin?
9:45–21:10
3
Why do Agamemnon and Achilles clash over the war spoils?
21:10–44:58
4
What role do the gods play in the early conflict between Greeks and Trojans?
44:58–2:14:14
5
Why does Achilles refuse the gifts and vow not to fight?
2:14:14–3:51:38
6
How do Diomedes and Ulysses begin their secret mission for the Greeks?
3:51:38–4:28:04
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