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the    beginning     down    to  my    own    time。   Accordingly      the   attendants    of 

Alexander�察�having heard of the custom which existed about the temple�察�ran 

away     from    him�察  �and    sitting  down     as  suppliants    of  the   god�察  �accused 

Alexander�察�because they desired to do him hurt�察�telling the whole tale how 

things were about Helen and about the wrong done to Menalaos�察�and this 

accusation they made not only to the priests but also to the warden of this 

river´mouth�察�whose name was Thonis。 Thonis then having heard their tale 

sent forthwith   a message to   Proteus at   Memphis�察 �which said   as   follows�此�

;There hath come a stranger�察�a Teucrian by race�察�who hath done in Hellas 

an unholy deed�察�for he hath deceived the wife of his own host�察�and is come 

hither bringing with him this woman herself and very much wealth�察�having 

been carried out of his way by winds to thy land。 Shall we then allow him 

to sail out unharmed�察�or shall we first take away from him that which he 

brought   with   him�拭─  �In   reply  to   this   Proteus   sent   back   a   messenger   who 

said thus�此 �Seize this man�察�whosoever he may be�察�who has done impiety to 

his own host�察�and bring him away into my presence that I may know what 

he will find to say。; Hearing this�察�Thonis seized Alexander and detained 

his ships�察�and after that he brought the man himself up to Memphis and 

with him  Helen and the wealth he had�察�and also in addition to them  the 

suppliants。   So   when   all   had   been   conveyed   up   thither�察  �Proteus   began   to 

ask Alexander   who   he   was   and   from   whence   he   was   voyaging�察  �and   he 

both recounted to him his descent and told him the name of his native land�察�

and   moreover   related   of   his   voyage�察  �from   whence   he   was   sailing。 After 

this Proteus asked him whence he had taken Helen�察�and when Alexander 

went   astray   n   his   account   and   did   not   speak   the   truth�察  �those   who   had 

become suppliants convicted him of falsehood�察�relating in full the whole 

tale of the wrong done。 At length Proteus declared to them this sentence�察�

saying�察 �Were it not that I count it a matter of great moment not to slay 

any of those strangers who being driven from their course by winds have 

come to my land hitherto�察�I should have taken vengeance on thee on behalf 

of the man of Hellas�察�seeing that thou�察�most base of men�察�having received 

from   him   hospitality�察  �didst   work   against   him   a   most   impious   deed。   For 

thou   didst   go   in   to   the   wife   of   thine   own   host�察  �and   even   this   was   not 

enough for thee�察�but thou didst stir her up with desire and hast gone away 



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with her like a thief。 Moreover not even this by itself was enough for thee�察�

but thou art   come hither with plunder taken   from the house   of thy  host。 

Now therefore depart�察�seeing that I have counted it of great moment not to 

be   a   slayer   of   strangers。 This   woman   indeed   and the   wealth   which   thou 

hast I will not allow thee to carry away�察�but I shall keep them safe for the 

Hellene who was thy host�察�until he come himself and desire to carry them 

off   to   his   home�察  �to   thyself   however   and   thy   fellow´voyagers   I   proclaim 

that ye depart from your anchoring within three days and go from my land 

to some other�察�and if not�察�that ye will be dealt with as enemies。; 

     This the priests said was the manner of Helen's coming to Proteus�察�and 

I   suppose   that   Homer   also   had   heard   this   story�察  �but   since   it   was   not   so 

suitable to the composition of his poem as the other which he followed�察�he 

dismissed      it  finally�察 �making     it  clear   at  the  same     time   that  he   was 

acquainted with that story also�此�and according to the manner in which he 

described the wanderings of Alexander in the Iliad ��nor did he elsewhere 

retract that which he had said�� of his course�察�wandering to various lands�察�

and that he came among other places to Sidon in Phenicia。 Of this the poet 

has made mention in the ;prowess of Diomede�察─�and the verses run thus�此�

       ;There she had robes many´coloured�察�the works of women of Sidon�察�

Those  whom  her   son   himself   the  god´like   of   form Alexander             Carried 

from Sidon�察�what time the broad sea´path he sailed over                   Bringing back 

Helene home�察�of a noble father begotten。; 

     And in the Odyssey also he has made mention of it in these verses�此�

       ;Such   had   the   daughter   of   Zeus�察  �such   drugs   of   exquisite   cunning�察�

Good�察�which to her the wife of Thon�察�Polydamna�察�had given�察                      �Dwelling 

in Egypt�察�the land where the bountiful meadow produces                       Drugs more 

than all lands else�察�many good being mixed�察�many evil。; 

     And thus too Menelaos says to Telemachos�此�

       ;Still   the   gods   stayed   me   in   Egypt�察  �to   come   back   hither   desiring�察�

Stayed me from voyaging home�察�since sacrifice due I performed not。; 

     In   these   lines   he   makes   it   clear   that   he   knew   of   the   wanderings   of 

Alexander to Egypt�察�for Syria borders upon Egypt and the Phenicians�察�of 

whom is Sidon�察�dwell in Syria。 By these lines and by this passage it is also 

most clearly shown that the ;Cyprian Epic; was not written by Homer but 



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by some other man�此�for in this it is said that on the third day after leaving 

Sparta Alexander   came   to   Ilion   bringing   with   him   Helen�察  �having   had   a 

;gently´blowing wind and a smooth sea�察─�whereas in the Iliad it says that 

he wandered from his course when he brought her。 

     Let us now leave Homer and the ;Cyprian Epic;�察�but this I will say�察�

namely   that   I   asked   the   priests   whether   it   is   but   an   idle   tale   which   the 

Hellenes      tell  of  that  which    they    say  happened      about    Ilion�察 �and   they 

answered me thus�察�saying that they had their knowledge by inquiries from 

Menelaos himself。 After the rape of Helen there came indeed�察�they said�察�to 

the Teucrian land a large army of Hellenes to help Menelaos�察�and when the 

army had   come out of the ships to land   and had   pitched its   camp   there�察�

they   sent   messengers   to   Ilion�察  �with   whom   went   also   Menelaos   himself�察�

and when these entered within the wall they demanded back Helen and the 

wealth which Alexander had stolen from Menelaos and had taken away�察�

and   moreover   they   demanded   satisfaction   for   the   wrongs   done�此  �and   the 

Teucrians   told   the   same   tale   then     and   afterwards�察  �both    with   oath   and 

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