The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-10-29

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has busted many thousands OF minds.
The perfect form In which they have
come down to us proves clearly that
many centuries contributed to the per-
feeting OF the literary style In which
they are written. The discussions over
the "Homeric Problem" have laid the
basis for literary and biblical criticism
I'm modern scholarship.
"IE elders of the Trojans from
their seats upon the Scaean
- gate looked down upon the
hosts OF Greeks and TrOjans mar
shaled in the plain. For nine long
years the armies had contended. Why
! had Agamemnon brought the men OF
many cities to fight around the walls
OF Priam's Troy7 What was 1t all
about?
Homer sings Of the wrath of
Achilles, but the beginning Of all the
trouble goes back of that, to the tale
Of princely shepherd on night sur
prised as he watched his fiOcks upon
Mount Ida. The g0ddesses Hera,
Athene and Aphrodite make him
choose one OF the worid-old wishes;
the Judgment Of Paris is for fair
face and love. To fulfill her promise
Aphrodite leads him to King Meme
laus' court In Sparta. Back to Troy
Paris brings Queen Helen and great
treasure. A hue and cry follow
throughout Greece; Menelaus calls to
his help the great overload. his broth
ef Agamemnon. Achilles the sacker OF
cities, willy Odysseus. venerable and
genial Nestor, and all the chivalry OF
the land with men and ships to make
war on Troy.
Others must pay for the wrong
doing Of Paris-old King Priam OF the
Ashen Spear, his venerable queen
Hecuba. Hector and his noble wife
Andromache his little son Astyanax,
Cassandra and all the rest whom the
toll of war involves. Other stories OF
the many Greek epics, now lost, bring
the tale Of warning years up to tie
tenth, where the niad begins. Hector
II the leader OF the Trojnns; Achilles
has been the great fighting force OF
the Greeks, though now he has with
drawn 81 anger to his tent because OF
I slight put upon his honor by King
AgamemnOn.
The hostile forces are advancing to
the battle; a dramatic moment brings
Afenelans and Paris In sight Of one an
other. The wrath Of Hector biazee
ont against Paris for all the evil and
ahame his theft Of women and wealth
have brought. The gay and debonaif
Paris, however. can show splendid
moments. Hector. thy taunt Is Just
Rut throw not at me the lovely giftz
az golden Aphrodite. The glorious
xifts that the gods give are not to be
hung away; no man could take them
hv.mere willingness. But II thou doeS1
wish me to battle and fight, make 81
the rest Of the Trojans and Achaians
slt down, and put me In the midst witt
wariike Menelaus to fight for Heller
and all her goods to see who snal
conquer and prove the better man
Iet the rest conclude friendship O
tr4isty oaths; may We dwell IN feruls
Troyland. and the others go back e
Argos, nurse OF steeda ana Acnala Q
fair women"
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expectation in the plain, and FRAN
snd the Trojan elders were gafnere'
81 the Scaean gate. And Priam, Wh
bore no grudge against Helen for a
=. misery her fair face had brougn
q him and Troy-for he saw tn'
nends az the gods In II all-cal'eo ns
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