The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-10-06

TINE elders Of the Trojans from
their seats upon the Scaenn
- 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 II all
about7
Homer sings Of the wrath Of
Achilles, but the beginning Of all the
trouble goes back Of that, to the tale
Of a prlncely shepherd on a night sur
prlsed as he watched his fiocks upon
Mount Ida. The goddesses Hera,
Athene and Aphrodite make him
choose one OF the world-old wishes ;
the judgment OF Paris is for n fair
face and love. To fulfill her promise
Aphrodlte 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
er Agamemnon, Achilles the sacker of
cities willy 0dysseus, 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 Parls-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 the
tenth, where the Had begins. Hector
Is the leader OF the Trojans; Achilles
mas been the great fighting force of
the Greeks, though now he has with
orawn In anger to his tent because of
. slight put upon his honor by King
Agamemnon.
The hostile forces are advancing to
!ne battle; dramatic moment brings
Meneiaus and Paris In sight Of one an
O'ner. The wrath of Hector blazes
ouI against Paris for all the evil and
sname his theft Of women and wealth
nave brought. The gay and debonaIr
rarls' however, can show splendid
moments. Hector, thy taunt is just.
nut throw not ut me the lovely gifts
=, golden Aphrodite. The glorious
sus mat the gods give are not to be
auug away; no man could take them
" mere willingness. But If thou doest
s'sn me to battle and fight, make all
sae rest or the Trojans and Achaians
~ uOwn, and put me in the midst with
"a,nke Menelaus TO fight for Helen
suu al her goods, to see who shall
.vuqaer and prove the better man !;
~ .ne rest conclude a friendship OF
T MY oaths; may We dwell in fertile
l'Oyahd and the others go back to
Sl sOS nurse Of steeds, and Achala OF
w. " u was that the hosts sat in high
nv '.sauon In the plain, and Priam
~ u !, lne Trojan elders were gathered
mo-. ue scaean gate. And Priam, who
n.y., TOe no grudge against Helen for all
~ s misery her fair face had brought
S., nun and Troy--for he saw the
f. " ~, OF the gods in II alI-calIed her
emon MO s,ue to tell him Of the chiefs
thosas whom she had once lived. Then
has s,uefS who had long since seen
eomr,, nsnnng days pcId the finest
ever "lnent wOman's beauty has
w. s, receiyed-how many thousand
ysno,. asof--as they cav Helen ad-
Tro,auss' mo cause for anger that
for ' guy. and well-greaved Achaians
mnss ucn a woman long time should
But = sonOw." Not another word |
draw ose old men rpon the wall have
Ths M LOT you and me a picture OF
ma, worlds Desire. ''But even So"
M ' Continued, 'let her go home upcn
sor,o o'lp :. and stay not as a source Of
ns nav to us and to our children after
nigh hopes Of settling all ths