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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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