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1、BOOKXXIV.THENMercuryofCyllenesummonedtheghostsofthesuitors,andinhishandheheldthefairgoldenwandwithwhichhesealsmen'seyesinsleeporwakesthemjustashepleases;withthisherousedtheghostsandledthem,whiletheyfollowedwhiningandgibberingbehindhim.Asbatsflysquealinginthehollowofsomegre
2、atcave,whenoneofthemhasfallenoutoftheclusterinwhichtheyhang,evensodidtheghostswhineandsquealasMercurythehealerofsorrowledthemdownintothedarkabodeofdeath.WhentheyhadpassedthewatersofOceanusandtherockLeucas,theycametothegatesofthesunandthelandofdreams,whereontheyreachedtheme
3、adowofasphodelwheredwellthesoulsandshadowsofthemthatcanlabournomore.HeretheyfoundtheghostofAchillessonofPeleus,withthoseofPatroclus,Antilochus,andAjax,whowasthefinestandhandsomestmanofalltheDanaansafterthesonofPeleushimself.TheygatheredroundtheghostofthesonofPeleus,andtheg
4、hostofAgamemnonjoinedthem,sorrowingbitterly.RoundhimweregatheredalsotheghostsofthosewhohadperishedwithhiminthehouseofAeisthus;andtheghostofAchillesspokefirst."SonofAtreus,"itsaid,"weusedtosaythatJovehadlovedyoubetterfromfirsttolastthananyotherhero,foryouwerecaptainovermany
5、andbravemen,whenwewereallfightingtogetherbeforeTroy;yetthehandofdeath,whichnomortalcanescape,waslaiduponyoualltooearly.BetterforyouhadyoufallenatTroyinthehey-dayofyourrenown,fortheAchaeanswouldhavebuiltamoundoveryourashes,andyoursonwouldhavebeenheirtoyourgoodname,whereasit
6、hasnowbeenyourlottocometoamostmiserableend.""HappysonofPeleus,"answeredtheghostofAgamemnon,"forhavingdiedatTroyfarfromArgos,whilethebravestoftheTrojansandtheAchaeansfellroundyoufightingforyourbody.Thereyoulayinthewhirlingcloudsofdust,allhugeandhugely,heedlessnowofyourchiva
7、lry.Wefoughtthewholeofthelivelongday,norshouldweeverhaveleftoffifJovehadnotsentahurricanetostayus.Then,whenwehadborneyoutotheshipsoutofthefray,welaidyouonyourbedandcleansedyourfairskinwithwarmwaterandwithointments.TheDanaanstoretheirhairandweptbitterlyroundaboutyou.Yourmot
8、her,whensheheard,camewithherimmortalnymphsfromoutofthesea,andthesoundofagreatwailingwentf
