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68 The Destruction of Troy.
rising of the sun to its setting, would know my power in re-
pelling it from you. 1 And even if ye had dealings and enmities
in India or Scythia or Persia, or in Arabia or in Egypt or in
Ethiopia or in Spain or in the Gauls or in Germany or in
Alania, I should not be slack to take vengeance for them
throughout those outer territories, besides the countries that
are nearest to us. Then Nestor answered: „A blessing on every
one who strengthens the nobleness and the army of Greece to
contend! As to me, however, I will go along with thee when
every thing is prepared." So Hercules was thankful unto him.
129. Now, when Hercules knew the will and wish of the
champions and the heroes, he chose right valiant soldiers of
his own country. By him, then, were collected all the ships
and vessels and barks that were lying in the country of Greece,
from the estuary of the Pontic sea in the north as far as the
Arabian sea in the south. He arranged his fleet on (the) sea,
and the soldiers and right valiant champions of the whole of
Greece he chose unto him, from every point, by means of
letters and envoys; and the kings who had promised came
unto hirn with thousands and hosts and armies. Now after the
armies and the hosts had come so that they were biding in
one stead, the kings took counsel as to whether they should
go at night or by day to the port of the Trojans. They settled
on this: they went at night into the port of Sigeum.
141. Now when they had entered that port, Hercules and
Telamon and Peleus, with a great battalion around them,
marched to destroy Troy. Castor and Pollux and Nestor re-
mained with the ships. Thereafter Laomedon was told that a
great host of Greeks had seized the port of Sigeum. He arose
wrathfully and fearfully, mightily and manfully, with the proud,
indignant heroes of Troy around him, and proceeded towards
the sea. When they were near to the ships they raised banners (?)
of battle over their heads in opposition to the savage, terrible
wild beast, around whom had gathered the savage soldiery of
Lit. them.