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But as the sun was rising from the fair sea into the firmament of	A
heaven to shed Blight on mortals and immortals they reached Pylos the	B
city of Neleus Now the people of Pylos were gathered on the sea shore	C
to offer sacrifice of black bulls to Neptune lord of the Earthquake	D
There were nine guilds with five hundred men in each and there were	E
nine bulls to each guild As they were eating the inward meats and	F
burning the thigh bones on the embers in the name of Neptune	G
Telemachus and his crew arrived furled their sails brought their	H
ship to anchor and went ashore	C
Minerva led the way and Telemachus followed her Presently she said	I
Telemachus you must not be in the least shy or nervous you have	J
taken this voyage to try and find out where your father is buried	K
and how he came by his end so go straight up to Nestor that we may	L
see what he has got to tell us Beg of him to speak the truth and	F
he will tell no lies for he is an excellent person	M
But how Mentor replied Telemachus dare I go up to Nestor	E
and how am I to address him I have never yet been used to holding	N
long conversations with people and am ashamed to begin questioning	N
one who is so much older than myself	O
Some things Telemachus answered Minerva will be suggested to	P
you by your own instinct and heaven will prompt you further for I am	Q
assured that the gods have been with you from the time of your birth	R
until now	S
She then went quickly on and Telemachus followed in her steps	T
till they reached the place where the guilds of the Pylian people were	E
assembled There they found Nestor sitting with his sons while his	U
company round him were busy getting dinner ready and putting pieces	V
of meat on to the spits while other pieces were cooking When they saw	W
the strangers they crowded round them took them by the hand and	F
bade them take their places Nestor's son Pisistratus at once	X
offered his hand to each of them and seated them on some soft	Y
sheepskins that were lying on the sands near his father and his	U
brother Thrasymedes Then he gave them their portions of the inward	Z
meats and poured wine for them into a golden cup handing it to	P
Minerva first and saluting her at the same time	A2
Offer a prayer sir said he to King Neptune for it is his	U
feast that you are joining when you have duly prayed and made your	C
drink offering pass the cup to your friend that he may do so also	B2
I doubt not that he too lifts his hands in prayer for man cannot live	C2
without God in the world Still he is younger than you are and is	U
much of an age with myself so I he handed I will give you the	B
precedence	X
As he spoke he handed her the cup Minerva thought it very right and	F
proper of him to have given it to herself first she accordingly began	D2
praying heartily to Neptune O thou she cried that encirclest the	B
earth vouchsafe to grant the prayers of thy servants that call upon	E2
thee More especially we pray thee send down thy grace on Nestor and	F
on his sons thereafter also make the rest of the Pylian people some	F2
handsome return for the goodly hecatomb they are offering you Lastly	G2
grant Telemachus and myself a happy issue in respect of the matter	E
that has brought us in our to Pylos	H2
When she had thus made an end of praying she handed the cup to	P
Telemachus and he prayed likewise By and by when the outer meats	I2
were roasted and had been taken off the spits the carvers gave	J2
every man his portion and they all made an excellent dinner As soon	G
as they had had enough to eat and drink Nestor knight of Gerene	G
began to speak	K2
Now said he that our guests have done their dinner it will	L2
be best to ask them who they are Who then sir strangers are you	P
and from what port have you sailed Are you traders or do you sail	M2
the seas as rovers with your hand against every man and every man's	N2
hand against you	P
Telemachus answered boldly for Minerva had given him courage to ask	O2
about his father and get himself a good name	P2
Nestor said he son of Neleus honour to the Achaean name you	P
ask whence we come and I will tell you We come from Ithaca under	E
Neritum and the matter about which I would speak is of private not	Q2
public import I seek news of my unhappy father Ulysses who is said	I
to have sacked the town of Troy in company with yourself We know what	R2
fate befell each one of the other heroes who fought at Troy but as	S2
regards Ulysses heaven has hidden from us the knowledge even that he	G2
is dead at all for no one can certify us in what place he perished	T2
nor say whether he fell in battle on the mainland or was lost at	U2
sea amid the waves of Amphitrite Therefore I am suppliant at your	C
knees if haply you may be pleased to tell me of his melancholy end	V2
whether you saw it with your own eyes or heard it from some other	E
traveller for he was a man born to trouble Do not soften things	W2
out of any pity for me but tell me in all plainness exactly what	R2
you saw If my brave father Ulysses ever did you loyal service either	E
by word or deed when you Achaeans were harassed among the Trojans	X2
bear it in mind now as in my favour and tell me truly all	Y2
My friend answered Nestor you recall a time of much sorrow to	P
my mind for the brave Achaeans suffered much both at sea while	Z2
privateering under Achilles and when fighting before the great city	G2
of king Priam Our best men all of them fell there Ajax Achilles	A3
Patroclus peer of gods in counsel and my own dear son Antilochus a	B
man singularly fleet of foot and in fight valiant But we suffered	Z
much more than this what mortal tongue indeed could tell the whole	B3
story Though you were to stay here and question me for five years or	C
even six I could not tell you all that the Achaeans suffered and you	P
would turn homeward weary of my tale before it ended Nine long	C3
years did we try every kind of stratagem but the hand of heaven was	D3
against us during all this time there was no one who could compare	H
with your father in subtlety if indeed you are his son I can	G
hardly believe my eyes and you talk just like him too no one would	E3
say that people of such different ages could speak so much alike He	G2
and I never had any kind of difference from first to last neither in	G
camp nor council but in singleness of heart and purpose we advised	F3
the Argives how all might be ordered for the best	G3
When however we had sacked the city of Priam and were setting	N
sail in our ships as heaven had dispersed us then Jove saw fit to vex	H3
the Argives on their homeward voyage for they had Not all been either	E
wise or understanding and hence many came to a bad end through the	B
displeasure of Jove's daughter Minerva who brought about a quarrel	I3
between the two sons of Atreus	H3
The sons of Atreus called a meeting which was not as it should	E3
be for it was sunset and the Achaeans were heavy with wine When they	L
explained why they had called the people together it seemed that	U2
Menelaus was for sailing homeward at once and this displeased	J3
Agamemnon who thought that we should wait till we had offered	Z
hecatombs to appease the anger of Minerva Fool that he was he	G2
might have known that he would not prevail with her for when the gods	H3
have made up their minds they do not change them lightly So the two	P
stood bandying hard words whereon the Achaeans sprang to their feet	K3
with a cry that rent the air and were of two minds as to what they	L
should do	P
That night we rested and nursed our anger for Jove was hatching	N
mischief against us But in the morning some of us drew our ships into	P
the water and put our goods with our women on board while the rest	G3
about half in number stayed behind with Agamemnon We the other	E
half embarked and sailed and the ships went well for heaven had	L3
smoothed the sea When we reached Tenedos we offered sacrifices to the	B
gods for we were longing to get home cruel Jove however did not	Q2

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