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The Iliad by Homer
Translated by
Dr. Lanka Siva Rama Prasad
August 2011
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by Dr. Lanka Siva Rama Prasad
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RESUME
Dr. LANKA SIVA RAMA PRASAD

M.B.B.S; M.S (General Surgery);
M.Ch (Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgery)
FIVS (Fellow in Vascular Surgery)
Post Graduate Diplomate in Human Rights
Post Graduate Diplomate in Television Production
Cell Animation Artist (Heart Animation Acadamy - Hyderabad)
Computer Animation Specialist (Pentafour- Chennai)
Web Engineer- Web Designer
Member of Indo- Asian Poetry Society
Founder of Writer's Corner / Srijana Lokam
Columnist - Andhra Jyothi (Nivedana)
Founder of Waves (Warangal Aids Voluntary Educational Society)
AUTHOR:-
1. Alchemy- Telugu Poetry
2. VaanaMabbula Kanthi khadgam- Telugu Poetry
3. Tea Cuppulo toofan- Telugu Poetry
4. Tangeti junnu- Telugu Poetry
5. Genome- Biotechnology novel in Telugu
6. Satyanveshanalo- Telugu Novel
7. Sankhya Saastram- Numerology in Telugu
8. Swapna Saastram- Dream Analysis in Telugu
9. Dr. Jayadev Cartoons in Telugu
10. Moodu Swapnalu- oka Melakuva- Telugu Poetry
11. How to be Happy- English Anthology
12. In Search of Truth- English Novel
13. Telugu Songs and Poems- English Translation
14. Pothana’s Bhagavatham- English translation (Abridged)
15. Sankaracharya’s Soundarya Lahari- English Translation
16. Samparayam of Suprasannacharya- English Translation
17. Fire & Snow of Raama Chandramouli- English Translation
18. The Twilight Zone- English Poetry- Cento
19. The Iliad of Homer- Telugu Translation
20. Odyssey- Telugu Translation
Dr. Velivela Satya Prasad
Chief Cardio-thoracic Surgeon
Dr. V. Malathy
International Medical Coordinator
Friends Forever
Forever
Those friends thou hast, and
their adoption tried
grapple them to thy soul
with hoops of steel
-Shakespeare; Hamlet
Dr. Velivela Satya Prasad

A renowned Cardio-thoracic & Vascular Surgeon who
has assisted and performed over 20,000 cardiovascular
procedures abroad and at home also performed the first
six human cardiac transplantation in the country along
with Dr. K.M. Cherian, Chennai is presently working
as chief cardiac surgeon at Seven Hills Hospital,
Mumbai.
Dr. V. Malathy
Specialist in Obstetrics & Gynecology worked as senior
medical administrator at AIMS, Kerala – (May 1998 –
August 2008), Chief Hospital Administrator for KIMS,
Hyderabad (November 2008 – December 2009).
Presently
International Medical Coordinator at Seven Hills Hos-
pital, Mumbai.
My friendship with them blossomed into a beautiful

relationship that surpassed the boundaries of the mundane
world.
"Quality healthcare by compassionate medical professionals,
accessible and affordable to all"
SevenHills HealthCity, Marol Maroshi Rd, Andheri East, Mumbai - 400059.

Ph: 022-6767 6767. Website: www.sevenhillshospital.com
Dr. Jitendra Das Maganti
Chairman & Managing Director
Dr. Jitendra Das Maganti hails from Andhra Pradesh.

Himself a surgeon comes from a renowned political and
industrial family started Seven Hills Hospital at Vizag a
resounding success in that area. His dream of providing
medical care at international standards realized into Seven
Hills Hospital, Mumbai, one of the largest hospitals in Asia
with 1500 beds and 36 operation theatres and multi specialties
under one roof.
Message from CMD's Desk

“It is indeed a great privilege for me and my team to
present SevenHills Hospital, Mumbai.
We bring the tradition and experience of two and a
half decades in delivering affordable healthcare services in a
patient friendly environment with a strong belief in ethical
and transparent medical practice. SevenHills Hospital has
established itself as a comprehensive healthcare system in
Visakhapatnam, providing multi-specialty tertiary care
services to more than 50 million people across six states.
Our facility in Mumbai, is not just a Hospital, it is truly
a Health City, with state-of-the-art healthcare delivery system.
We offer a blend of the finest medical and surgical
skills, delivered with compassion and a patient-centric
approach “within the reach” of everyone.”
- Dr. Jitendra Das Maganti
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Ñ¨xKÕÜ«∞_®xfl Z~åæ<£ (Ergon) J<Õ"å~°∞ – <åºÜ«∞O (Dike or Justice) L#fl
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Ü«Ú^•úxH˜ ãÖã≤^Œ∞úefl Hõ=∞‡x =~°Î=∂#O ÑÖÑ≤<å_»∞.
"≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ q"åÇ¨Ï"≥∞ÿ# HÍÅOÖ’<Õ X_≥ã≤ãπ ÃÑ<≥Ö’Ñπ#∞ Ñï}Ü«∞=∂_»QÍ
>ˇÖ=ˇ ∂Yãπ [x‡OKå_»∞. Ñ¨Ù„`«„¿Ñ=∞, ÉèÏ~°º J#∞~åQÍÅ‰õΩ |^Œ∞_ú ·≥ Ü«Ú^•úxH˜ ~å‰õΩO_®
Ñ≤zÛ"å_çQÍ #\˜ã∞¨ <Î åfl_»∞ X_≥ãã≤ .π P`«xx Ü«Ú^•úxH˜ PÇ¨fixOK«_®xH˜ Ñ¨ÖÏ"≥∞_≥ãπ
(Palamedes) ~åQÍ á⁄ÅOÖ’ <åQÆe ^Œ∞#∞fl`«∂ q`«Î<åÅ‰õΩ |^Œ∞Å∞ LÑ¨C
[Å∞¡`«∂O_»QÍ P`«_»∞ <åQÆeHõ_»¤OQÍ >ˇÖˇ=∂Yãπ (Telemachus)#∞ Ñ¨_»∞HÀÉˇ\ ˜ì
<å@HÍxfl |Ü«∞@ÃÑ\Ïì_∞» . X_≥ãã≤ π KÕ¿ãkÖËHõ Ü«Ú^•úxH˜ ~å=_®xH˜ JOwHõiOz<å_»∞.
Zde¡ãπ#∞ fã¨∞‰õΩ~å=_®xH˜ X_≥ã≤ãπ, ÃÑ^ŒÌ J*ÏH±û, Ñ¶‘xH±ûÅ∞ "≥à◊¡QÍ
Zde¡ãπ `«e¡ P`«xH˜ P_»"Õ+Ö "Õã≤ ^•ã¨∞ÎOk. J#∞=∂#O`À "åà◊√¡ Ü«Ú^Œúâ◊OMÏxfl
Ñ¨ÓiOK«QÍ, "≥O@<Õ |ÖË¡xfl KÕ|\˜ì Zde¡ãπ =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩiHÍ_»∞. JO`ÕHÍHõ =¢™êÎÅ∞
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|Ü«∞@ÃÑ\˜ì# Psæ=Ù g~°∞Å∞ Zde¡ãπ#∞ `«=∞`À „\ÏÜü∞ Ü«Ú^ŒúOÖ’ áêÖÁæ<ÕÖÏ
XÑ≤ÊOKå~°∞.
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Psæ=ÙÅ Ãã·xHõ ^ŒàÏÅ∞ "≥Ú^Œ@ Peãπ (Aulis)Ö’ ã¨=∂"Õâ◊=∞Ü«∂º~Ú.
Ãã·„Ñ¨ãπ~åA ã≤x~åãπ (Cinyras) ~˘=Ú‡‰õΩ Hõ@∞ì‰õΩ<Õ ~°Hõ∆} Ñ¶¨ÅHÍÅ`À áê@∞
Ü«∂Éèˇ· <ÒHõÅ#∞ ÑÖÑ≤™êÎ#x "åQÍÌ#O KÕã≤#"å_»∞, `å#∞ ~å‰õΩO_® q∞QÍ¤eÜ«∞<£
(Mygdalion) ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_çfl XHõ <ÒHõÖ’ Ãã·x‰õΩÅ`À ÑÖÑ≤ q∞QÆ`å #ÅÉèˇ·`˘q∞‡k
=∞\˜ì`À KÕã≤# <ÒHõeflzÛ `«# "åQÍú<åxfl Ñ¨ÓiÎKÕã≤#@∞¡ K≥Ñ¨C‰õΩ<åfl_»∞. ÖˇHõ¯
ãïáÈ~ÚOk QÍx =∞\˜ì<ÒHõÅ∞ P`«x "åQÍÌ#OÖÏ<Õ h\˜Ö’ HõiyáÈÜ«∂~Ú.
„ÔH@<£ Ãã·xHõ Ñ¨\ÏÖÏxH˜ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_çQÍ =zÛ# W_˘"≥∞<≥ãπ `«##∞ =ÚYº
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JO^ŒiHõ<åfl PY~°∞# q∞i‡_®#¡#∞ fã¨∞‰õΩx =∞Ç¨g~°∞_»∞ Zde¡ãπ =KåÛ_»∞. JÑ¨Ê\˜
Hõ`«x =Ü«∞ã¨∞û Ñ¨k¿ÇÏ<Õà◊√¡.
Já⁄Ö’‰õΩ Ñ¨Ó[Å∞ [iÑ≤ |Å∞eflã¨∞#Î fl ã¨=∞Ü«∞OÖ’ Psæ=ÙÅ‰õΩ XHõ J^Œ∞ƒù`«
^Œ$â◊ºO HõxÑ≤OzOk. F ÃÑ^ŒÌ ã¨~°ÊO |eÑ‘~î°O ^ŒQÆæ~À¡x Ñ¨Ù@ì#∞Oz |Ü«∞ÖËÌi
Ñ¨Hõ¯<Õ L#fl K≥@∞ìÃÑ·H˜ áêH˜ QÆ∂\˜Ö’ L#fl Zxq∞k Ñ≤Å¡Å#∞, `«e¡Ñ≤@ì`À ã¨Ç¨
q∞Oy"Õã≤Ok. HÍÖÏ¯ãπ *Ï˝x ^•xx q=iã¨∂Î „\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~åxfl [~ÚOK«_®xH˜
Ñ¨^Õà◊√¡ Ñ¨_»∞`«∞O^Œx `ÕeÛ<å_»∞.
ZdÜ«∞#∞¡ ã¨=Ú„^Œ „Ñ¨Ü∂« }OÖ’ ^•i`«ÑÊ≤ "≥∞ãÿ Ü
≤ ∂« KÕ~∞° ‰õΩ<åfl~°∞. ^•xx
ÃÇÏ~åH˜¡ãπ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ >ˇeÑ¶¨ãπ Ñïáêeã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞. J`«x`À [iy# Ü«Ú^ŒúOÖ’
^ä≥~åûO_»~ü (Thersander) =∞~°}ÕKå_»∞. Zde¡ãπ `«# |Öˇ¡O`À >ˇeÑ¶¨ãπ
(Telephus)#∞ f„=OQÍ QÍÜ« ∞ Ñ¨ ~ ° K å_» ∞ . ZO`« ‰ õ Ä P QÍÜ« ∞ O #Ü« ∞ O
HÍHõáÈ=_»O`À HõÅ`« K≥Ok# >ˇeÑ¶ã¨ π *Ï˝#∞Å#∞ ãÖ„Ñ¨kOK«QÍ Éèqí +¨º"å}˜ ''Z=~°∞
x#∞fl QÍÜ«∞ÑïKå_À J`«_Õ #Ü«∞O KÕÜ«∞QÆÅ_»∞—— ("He that wounded shall
heal") Jx Ñ¨Å∞‰õΩ`«∞Ok. JHõ¯_çflOz |Ü«∞ÖËi Ì # ZdÜ«∞#¡ <ÒHõ|$O^ŒO `«∞á¶ê#∞Ö’
K≥ÖÏ¡K≥^Œ∞Ô~· ^•i `«Ñ¨C`«∞Ok. ã≤¯~åãπ (Scyros) KÕ~°∞‰õΩ#fl Zde¡ãπ P ^Õâ◊Ñ¨Ù
~å‰õΩ=∂i _ç_®q∞Ü«∂ (Deidamia)#∞ ÃÑO_®¡_»QÍ "åiH˜ xÜ≥∂\ÏÅ=∞ãπ
(Neoptolemus) [x‡™êÎ_»∞. =∞~°ÖÏ JO^Œ~°∂ Peãπ (Aulis) KÕ~°∞‰õΩ<åfl~°∞.
"åix "≥^Œ∞‰õΩ¯O@∂ >ˇeÑ¶¨ãπ ‰õÄ_» JHõ¯_»‰õΩ KÕ~°∞‰õΩx Zde¡ãπ#∞ „áê^èÕÜ«∞Ñ¨_»QÍ,
J`«_»∞ QÍÜ«∞OÖ’x |Öˇ¡Ñ¨Ù `«∞#Hõefl `˘ÅyOz QÍÜ«∂xfl =∂#∞Ê`å_»∞. ^•xH˜
Hõ$`«[˝`«QÍ >ˇeÑ¶¨ãπ ZdÜ«∞#¡‰õΩ „\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~åxH˜ "≥àı¡ ã¨∞~°H˜∆`«"≥∞ÿ# =∂~åæxfl
K«∂Ñ¨Ù`å_»∞.
Zxq∞^Õà◊√¡ QÆ_çKå~Ú, `«∞á¶ê#∞Ö’ K≥ÖÏ¡K≥^Œ∞Ô~·# Psæ=ÙÅO`å =∞~°ÖÏ
Peãπ (Aulis)#∞ KÕ~°∞‰õΩ<ÕãïH˜. HÍx <ÒHõÅ „Ñ¨Ü«∂}ÏxH˜ J=ã¨~°"≥∞ÿ# QÍÅ∞Å∞
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ZHõ¯_çHõHõ¯_Õ PyáÈÜ«∂~Ú. "Õ~ÚH˜ÃÑ·QÍ <ÒHõÅ∞ U^À =∞O„uOz#@∞¡ `≥~°KåÑ¨Å∞
Hõ^ŒÅ=Ù. „Ñ¨Ü«∂}O ‰õΩ^Œ~°^Œ∞. HÍÖÏ¯ãπ *Ï˝x K≥áêÊ_»∞ – PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ "Õ@Ö’
PÔ~ìq∞ãπ ^Õ=`«H˜+¨ì"≥∞ÿ# lOHõ#∞ K«Oáê_»x, JO`ÕHÍHõ `å#∞ P"≥∞Hõ<åfl Q˘Ñ¨Ê
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PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ `«# ‰õΩ=∂Ô~Î WÑ¶≤lxÜ«∂ (Iphigenia)#∞ PÔ~ìq∞ãπ ^Õ=`«‰õΩ |e
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(Palamedes) <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_çQÍ Z#∞flHÀ"åÅ#∞‰õΩO\Ï~°∞. QÆ`º« O`«~O ° ÖËx PQÆ"∞≥ =∂fl<£
ÔH¡Â\ ˜"≥∞<≥¢™êì`À WÑ¶≤lxÜ«∂#∞ Zde¡ãπ‰õΩ WzÛ q"åÇ¨ÏO KÕ™êÎ#x K≥Ñ≤Ê Peãπ‰õΩ
~åqOz PÔ~ìq∞ãπ ^Õ=`«‰õΩ |e~Ú™êÎ_»∞. PÔ~ìq∞ãπ P ÉÏeHõÃÑ· *Ïe`À P"≥∞#∞
~°H˜∆Oz ÃÇÏHÍ>ˇ (Hecate)QÍ =∂iÛO^Œx Psæ=ÙÅ∞ qâ◊fiã≤OKå~°∞.
W~°"≥· Zxq∞k ^ÕâßÅ #∞Oz |Ü«∞ÖËÌi# Psæ=Ù g~°∞Å∞ ÃÑÖÁá⁄<≥flÃã
(Peloponnese), _˘_≥HÍ<≥Ãã (Dodecanese), „ÔH>ˇ (Crete), W^ä•HÍ (ithaca)
nfiáêÅ∞flOz Ñ¨^HŒ ˘O_»∞ =O^ŒÅ _≥Éƒ·ˇ Zxq∞k (1178) ÃÑO>ˇH˘O\Á~À~Ú (Pente
kontoroi) – Ü«∂Éèˇ· g~°∞Å∞ Ñ¨>Ëì <ÒHõÅ∞) <ÒHõÅÖ’ ^•^•Ñ¨Ù J~°"≥·"ÕÅ =∞Ok
#∞Oz ÅH∆Í=ÚÃÑ·Êù "ÕÅ =∞Ok „\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~åxH˜ Ü«Ú^Œúã¨#fl^Œ∞úÖˇ· |Ü«∞ÖËÌ~å~°∞.
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ÃÇÏ~åH˜¡ãπ q∞„`«∞_≥·# Ñ¶≤Ö’ÔHì\ ˜ãπ (Philoctetes) U_»∞ <ÒHõÅ xO_»∞QÍ
Ãã#· ºO`À Psæ=ÙÅ‰õΩ ™êÜ«∞OQÍ =KåÛ_»∞. ÃÇÏ~åH˜ã¡ π zuH˜ xÑ¨CÃÑ\ì̃#Ñ¨C_»∞ P`«x
*Ï˝Ñ¨HÍ~°÷O ÃÇÏ~åH˜¡ãπ qÅ¡=Ú‡Å#∞ `«#=^ŒÌ LOK«∞‰õΩ<åfl_»∞. Psæ=ÙÅ∞ „ÔH·Ãã
(Chryse)Ö’ Py#Ñ¨C_»∞ P`«xH˜ áê=Ú Hõiz QÍÜ«∞"≥∞ÿ ^Œ∞~°æO^èŒO #Å∞"≥·Ñ¨ÙÖÏ
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LO_»=Åã≤OkQÍ P*Ï˝Ñ≤Oz<å_»∞. Ñ¶≤Ö’ÔHì\ ˜ãπ Ãã·<åºxH˜ "≥∞_®<£ (Medon)
<åÜ«∞‰õΩ_çQÍ xÜ«∞q∞OK«|_ç<å_»∞.
>ˇ<≥_®ãπ (Tenedos)Ö’ [iy# Ü«Ú^ŒúOÖ’ Zde¡ãπ q[$OaèOz `«#
`«e¡ =∂@Å#∞ ÃÑ_»K≥q#Éˇ\ ˜ì JáÈÖ’ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_≥·# >ˇ<≥ãπ (Tenes)#∞ K«Oáê_»∞.
>ˇ<≥_®ãπ #∞Oz ~å~åA PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ „Ñ≤Ü«∂O ~åA=^ŒÌ‰õΩ "≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ, X_≥ã≤ãπ,
Ñ¨ÖÏ"≥∞_≥ãÅπ #∞ ~åÜ«∞ÉÏ~åxH˜ ÑÖÑ≤ ÃÇÏÖˇ<#£ ∞ JÑ¨ÊyOK«=∞x HÀ~°`å_»∞. „Ñ≤Ü∂« O
~åA u~°ã¨¯iOK«_»O`À ~åÜ«∞ÉÏ~°O qÑ¶¨Å=∞=Ù`«∞Ok.
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HÍÖÏ¯ãπ *Ï˝x q=~°} „Ñ¨HÍ~°O =ÚO^Œ∞QÍ Z=Ô~·`Õ „\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~° f~°OÖ’
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Z=~À =ÚO^Õ <ÕÅÃÑ· J_»∞QÆ∞ÃÑ\Ïì~x° „Éè=í ∞Ñ¨_¤» „á⁄>ˇãÖ≤ Ïãπ (Protesilaus) "≥O@<Õ
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f~åxfl MÏmKÕã≤ "≥o¡#>Ë¡ "≥o¡# „\’[#∞¡ Ô~O_À™êi ^•_çKÕã≤#Ñ¨C_»∞ Zde¡ãπ `«#
|Öˇ¡O`À áêl_®<£ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ Ãã·Hõflãπ (Cycnus)#∞ K«Oáê_»∞.
ZdÜ«∞#∞¡ „\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~åxfl `˘q∞‡^Õà◊√¡ `«=∞ =Ú@ì_çÖ’ LOz<å
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z#flz#fl ~å*ÏºÅ∞, Ñ¨@ì}ÏÅÃÑ· ^•_çKÕã≤ =#~°∞efl ÃÑOK«∞‰õΩ<åfl~°∞. Zde¡ãπ
Ñ¨^ŒH˘O_»∞ Ñ¨@ì}Ïefl, Ñ¨<≥flO_»∞ nfiáêefl [~ÚOz Jq∞`«"≥∞ÿ# ^èŒ#~åâ◊√efl, ÉÏxã¨
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„ÔH·ã‘ãπ#∞ PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£‰õΩ |Ç¨ï=∞`«∞Å∞QÍ Psæ=ÙÅ∞ JO^Œ*Ëã≤<å~°∞.
ÃÑ^ŒÌ J*ÏH±û (Telamonian Ajax) „^ä•ã≤Ü«∞<£ nfiÑ¨HõÖÏÊxH˜ ~å*ˇ·#
áêe"≥∞ã¨ì~ü#∞ F_çOz J`«x ~°Hõ∆}Ö’ L#fl áêe_À~°ãπ#∞ |On QÍqOz<å_»∞.
áêe"≥∞ã¨ì~ü „Ñ≤Ü«∂O JÅ∞¡_»∞. áêe_À~°ãπ „Ñ≤Ü«∂O ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞.
J*ÏH±û „Ñ¶≤lÜ«∞<£ ~åA >ˇÅ∂º@ãπ (Teleutas)#∞ ãÖÇ¨ÏiOz P`«x
‰õΩ=∂Ô~Î >ˇH±"≥∞™êû (Tecmessa)#∞ ÑïKåiHõQÍ ã‘fiHõiOKå_»∞. XHõ™êi J*ÏH±û,
Zde¡ãπÅ∞ ÃÑ>ˇì~ÚÜ«∂ (Petteia) J<Õ P@Ö’ x=∞QÆfl"≥∞ÿ LO_»QÍ „\’[#∞¡ "åix
K«∞@∞ì=Ú@ìÉ’Ü«∂~°∞. Z^ä≥<å ^Õ=`« ^ŒÜ«∞=Å¡ W^ŒÌ~°∂ `«Ñ≤ÊOK«∞‰õΩ<åfl~°∞.
X_≥ãã≤ π KÕÜ∞« ÖËx Ñ¨xx – „^ä•ãπ (Thrace)‰õΩ "≥o¡ ^è•<åºxfl fã¨∞‰õΩ~å=_»O
– Ñ¨ÖÏ"≥∞_≥ãπ KÕÜ∞« _»O`À, `«# ‰õΩ=∂~°∞}˜‚ <åQÆ\K˜ åÅ∞ÃÑ· Ñ¨_∞» HÀÉˇ\#ì˜ Ñ¨ÖÏ"≥∞_≥ã#π ∞
(Palamedes) Hõ∆q∞OK«x X_≥ã≤ãπ P`«xÃÑ· ~å[„^ÀÇ¨ÏO <Õ~åxfl "≥∂Ñ≤, ^•xfl
|∞∞A=ÙKÕã≤, tHõ∆QÍ ~åà◊¡`À H˘\˜ìOz K«OÑ≤OKå_»∞. Ñ¨ÖÏ"≥∞_≥ãπ `«O„_ç <ÒÑ≤¡Ü«∞ãπ
(Nauphlius) =zÛ `«#‰õΩ <åºÜ«∞O KÕÜ«∞=∞x J_çy<å Psæ=Ù <åÜ«∞‰õΩÅ∞
XÑ¨CHÀHõáÈ=_»O`À J==∂#ÉèÏ~°O`À "≥#H˜¯=∞o¡# P`«_»∞ Psæ=ÙÅ #QÆ~åÅ‰õΩ
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=ÚYºOQÍ PQÆ"∞≥ =∂fl<£ ÉèÏ~°º HÔ \Â¡ "˜ ∞≥ <≥¢™êì `«##∞ W+¨Ñì _¨ #ç Zyã¨ã÷ π (Aegisthus)`À
„Ñ¨}Ü«∞OÖ’Ñ¨_ç Hõeã≤ rqOK«™êyOk.
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Ü«Ú^ŒOú Z@∂ `ÕÅHõáÈ=_»O`À qã¨∞QÆ∞K≥Ok u~°∞QÆ∞ÉÏ@∞ KÕ™ê~°∞. WO\˜H˜ "≥oá¡ È^•
=∞<Õ^Õ "åà◊¡ PÖ’K«#. Zde¡ãπ "åà◊¡#∞ PÑ¨QÆeQÍ_»∞. PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ „^•Hõ∆`À@Å
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„^•Hõ∆ ™ê~å~Ú, QÀ^è∞Œ =∞Å∞, #∂<≥Å xÅfiÅ∞ `«Q‰æÆ Ωõ O_® KÕÜ∞« _»O`À Psæ=Ù Ããx· ‰õΩÅ∞
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U ^Õ=Ù_»∞ "åi^ŒÌi =∞^èŒº D "≥·~åxfl ã¨$+≤ìOKå_»∞?
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JáÈÖ’ q∞=∞‡efl ã¨~°fi^• HÍáê_»∞QÍHõ!
Ü«Ú^•úxH˜ ã¨~°fiã¨#fl^Œú"≥∞ÿ# g∞‰õΩ q[Ü«∞O Åaèã¨∞ÎOk!
XeOÑ¨ãπ (Olympus) WO„^Œã¨ÉèíÖ’ Ñï"Õ+≤ª`«∞Öˇ·# ^Õ=`«Å∞ q∞=∞‡efl
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D Ç¨~åefl, ãÖÑ¨^Œefl ã‘fiHõiOK«O_ç!
Hõ_»∞ ^Œ∂~å#∞flOK≥·<å HõxHõiOKÕ JáÈÖ’#∞ HÍ^Œ#HõO_ç!——
J`«x "Õ^Œ##∞ q#fl ZdÜ«∞#¡O^Œ~°∂ `«=∞ JOwHÍ~åxfl `≥eáê~°∞.
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''<åÜ«∞‰õΩ_®! Ñ¨Ó*Ïi JÉèíº~°÷# JOwHõiOK«∞!

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PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£‰õΩ P =∂@Å∞ ~°∞zOK«ÖË^Œ∞.
Hõ~°¯â◊ ã¨fi~°O`À Ñ¨Ó*Ïix Hõã≤iH˘\Ïì_»∞.
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=∂~°h!——
JáÈÖ’ P =∂@efl PÅHÕKå_»∞.
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K«∂ã≤# Zde¡ãπ LO_»|@ìÖËHõáÈÜ«∂_»∞.
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JáÈÖ’ ^Õ=`« P„QÆÇ¨xH˜ HÍ~°}Ïxfl Hõ#∞Q˘O^•O!
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Eºãπ ^Õ"ÕO„^Œ∞_çH˜ „Ñ≤Ü«∞"≥∞ÿ#"å_®! Zde¡ãπ!!
JáÈÖ’ P„QÆÇ¨xH˜ HÍ~°}Ïxfl `≥ÅÊ=∞x P*Ï˝Ñ≤OKå=Ù!
P Hõ_»∞^Œ∂~°Ñ¨Ù Hõ~°¯â◊ qÅ∞HÍx HÀáêxH˜ HÍ~°}q∞k.
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ZdÜ«∞#∞¡ JO^Œ~°O Q“~°qOKÕ ~å~åA J`«_»∞.

<åÖÏO\˜ J^äŒ=Ú_çÃÑ· P`«x P„QÆÇ¨ÏO Ñ≤K«∞ÛHõÃÑ· „|Ç¨‡GO.
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''^è≥·~°ºOQÍ LO_»∞ HÍÖÏ¯ãπ! k=º"å}˜x Z~°∞HõKÕ~Ú!
hˆHO `≥Å∞™È Jk x~°ƒùÜ«∞OQÍ K≥Ñ¨C!
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<Õ#∞ „|u‰õΩO_»QÍ x<≥fl=fi~°∂ `åHõÖË~°∞. Ç¨x Ñ¨~°ÛÖË~°∞.
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z=~°‰õΩ ZdÜ«∞#¡ =∞Ç¨g~°∞_»∞QÍ H©iÎOÑ¨|_»∞Î#fl ~å~åA PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£
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''|Ç¨ïÑ¨~åH±! JáÈÖ’ P„QÆÇÏ¨ O =∞#O |Å∞e™êÎ=∞#fl=∂@ `«ÑÊ≤ #O^Œ∞‰õΩ
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U<å_≥·<å <åHõ#∞‰õÄÅOQÍ XHõ¯ Ñ¨Å∞‰õΩ ÑëH˜<å"å!
ZÑ¨C_»∂ U_»∞Ñ¨ÙQ˘@∞ì Z~°∞HõÖË<å!
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ZO^Œ∞HõO>Ë P"≥∞ <å =∞#ã¨∞#∞ ^ÀK«∞‰õΩ#flk.
P"≥∞#∞ <å WO\˜H˜ ~å}˜x KÕ™êÎ#∞.
<Õ#∞ q"åÇ¨Ï=∂_ç# ÔH¡Â\ ˜"≥∞x¢™êì (Clytemenestra) Hõ#fl JkèHõ
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ÑÖÑ¨HÍÖˇ· áÈÜ«∂~Ú Hõ^•! Ãã·x‰õΩÅH˜zÛ#q uiy fã¨∞H˘#_»O Ñ¨~°∞=Ù `«‰õΩ¯=
HÍ^•! WÑ¨Ê\˜HÔ <· å ã¨~ˆ P Ü«Ú=ux JáÈÖ’ ã¨xflkèH˜ ÑÖÑ≤"Ü Õ ∞ü ! "Õ∞=Ú ZdÜ«∞#¡O
h #ëêìxH˜ W|ƒ_ç=Ú|ƒ_çQÍ K≥Å∞¡"Õ™êÎ=Ú. Eºãπ WO„^Œ∞_»∞ K«Å¡QÍ K«∂¿ãÎ U^À
XHõ ~ ÀA# „\ÏÜü ∞ (Troy) #QÆ ~ ° Ñ ¨ Ù „áêHÍ~åefl <Õ Å ‰õ Ä eÛ h |∞∞}O
f~°∞Û‰õΩO\Ï=Ú—— PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ ~î°Ñ‘=∞x u~°∞QÆ∞ ã¨=∂^è•#q∞KåÛ_»∞.
''=∞s JO`« "Õy~°Ñ¨_»‰õΩ Zde¡ãπ!
h=Ù ™êÇ¨Ïã¨=O`«∞_ç"Õ! ^Õ=`«Å`À ã¨=∂#∞_çq!
##∞fl =∂Ü«∞KÕÜ«∂Åx K«∂_»‰õΩ! h Ñ¨Ñ¨CÅ∞_»Hõ"£!
h ÖÏÉèÏxfl #∞=Ùfi K«∂ã¨∞‰õΩ<åfl=Ù!
h=Ù KÕÑ¨\ ˜ì# P"≥∞`À h=Ù ã¨∞YOQÍ ‰õΩÅ∞‰õΩ`«∂ <å |Ç¨ï=∞ux
WzÛ"ÕÜ«∞=∞x |Ç¨ïQ˘Ñ¨ÊQÍ ã¨ÅÇ¨ K≥|∞`«∞<åfl=Ù!
<å #ëêìxH˜ ãïã¨=∂#"≥∞ÿ# |Ç¨ï=∞u g∞i=fiQÆÅ~å!
J~Ú<å g∞iKÕÛ^Õq∞\˜? <Õ<Õ fã¨∞‰õΩO\Ï#∞!
h^À! X_≥ã≤ãπ (Odysseus)^À! J*ÏH±û (Ajax)^À!
P Ü«Ú=ux <Õ#∞ Ñï„QÆÇ≤ÏOz#Ñ¨C_»∞ K«∂™êÎ#∞ g∞ =ÚMÏÖˇÖÏ
LO\ÏÜ≥∂!
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ã¨ˆ~! P ãÖQÆu `«~åfi`« K«∂^•ÌO!

=ÚO^Œ∞ F Hõ$+¨‚<ÒHõ#∞ ã¨=Ú„^•# ã≤^ŒúO KÕÜ«∞O_ç!
<åq‰õΩÅ#∞, |Å∞efl, „ÔH·ã≤ãπ Ü«Ú=ux <å=Ö’ÔHH˜¯OK«O_ç!
J*ÏH±û ÖË^• W_Àq∞<≥ãπ (Idomeneus), ÖË^• #=∞‡Hõã¨∞Î_≥·# X_≥ã≤ãπ
ÖË^• h"≥·<å ã¨ˆ~ Zde¡ãπ. =∞Ç¨ÏŸ„QÆ∞_»=Ù h"≥·<å ã¨ˆ~! =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ~°O_ç!
Ñ¨Ó[Å∞ KÕÜ«∞O_ç! |Å∞e=fiO_ç! JáÈÖ’ ^Õ=Ù}˜‚ âßO`«Ñ¨~°ÛO_ç!
Zde¡ãπ J`«x=OHõ fHõ∆}OQÍ K«∂ã≤ WÖÏ ÑëHÍ_»∞.
''ã≤QÆ∂æâ◊~°O ÖË^Œ∞! xã≤ûQÆ∞æ h‰õΩ Hõ=K«O!
Jã¨∂Ü«∞`À ZO`«ÔH·<å `≥y™êÎ=Ù!
Jã¨Å∞ U Psæ"£ Ãã·x‰õΩ_≥·<å h =∂@<≥O^Œ∞‰õΩ t~°™ê=Ç≤Ï™êÎ_»∞?
ãÖ`À+ÖQÍ, ¿ãfiK«ÛùQÍ h`ÀHõeã≤ ZÖÏ Ñ¨Ü«∞x™êÎ_»∞?
ZÖÏ hHÀãÖ h â◊„`«∞=ÙÅ`À áÈ~å_»∞`å_»∞?
<å=Å¡HÍ^Œ∞!
#xflHõ¯_çH˜ ~°Ñ≤ÊOzOk „\’[#¡ (Trojans) Ãã·x‰õΩÅ∞ HÍ^Œ∞!
"åà◊√¡ <åˆHO #+¨ìO† J<åºÜ«∞O KÕÜ«∞ÖË^Œ∞!
"åà◊√¡ <å áê_çÑÖ@Å∞ ^ÀK«∞HÀÖË^Œ∞! <å QÀ=Ùefl, Jâßfiefl ^˘OyeOK«
ÖË^∞Œ . "åà◊‰¡ Ωõ =∞#‰õΩ =∞^èºŒ Z<Àfl"≥∞àÿ ¡◊ ^Œ∂~°O LOk! ^Œ∞~°=æ ∂~°}ÏºÅ∂, ^Œ∞~ˆ ƒù^ºŒ "≥∞#ÿ
H˘O_» HÀ#Å∂, =∞Ç¨ÏŸ„QÆ ã¨=Ú„^•Å∂! g@xfl\˜h QÆ_»z... F =∞Ç¨#∞ÉèÏ"å!
ã≤QÆ∞æq_çz "Õ∞O h`À =KåÛO! x#∞fl ãÖ`À+¨ÃÑ@ì_®xH˜! h Q“~°"åxfl xÅÑ¨_®xH˜!
hHÀãÖ Ü«Ú^ŒOÌ K≥Ü∞« º_®xH˜! x#∂fl h `«=Ú‡_»∞ "≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ (Menelaus) Ñ¨~∞° =Ó,
„Ñü+¨ªÅ∞ HÍáê_»_®xH˜! hˆHO Ñ¨\ ˜ìOk! ‰õΩ_çZ_»=∞Å‰õΩ K«∂_»=Ù! hˆHO `À¿ãÎ J^Õ!
WÑ¨C_»∞ h |∞kú <å =ã¨∞Î=ÙÅ g∞^Œ‰õΩ =∞o¡Ok! <å ¿ãqHõÃÑ· h Hõ#∞fl Ñ¨_çOk.
ZdÜ«∞<£ g~°Ñ¨Ù„`«∞Å∞ <å ™êÇ¨Ï™êÅ#aè#OkOz <åH˜zÛ# |Ç¨ï=∞u h‰õΩ
HÍ"åeÑ¨C_»∞. <åH˜zÛ# =∂#=∞~åº^ŒÅ∞ h JO`«Q˘Ñ¨Êq HÍ=Ù Hõ^•! „\’[#¡
Ñ¨@ì}ÏÅÃÑ· ^•_ç KÕ¿ã@Ñ¨C_»∞ =∂„`«O <Õ#∞ =ÚO^Œ∞O_®e. Ü«Ú^ŒúÑ¨Ù "å_ç "Õ_ç
<Õ#∞ K«qK«∂¿ãÎ, ãÖÑ¨^ŒÅ ÑÖÑ¨HÍÅÑ¨C_»∞ =∂„`«O ã≤OÇ¨ÏÉèÏQÆO xã≤ûQÆ∞æQÍ h=Ù
„QÆÇ≤Ï™êÎ=Ù.
"Õ∞O `«Å=OK«∞‰õΩx =∂‰õΩ q∞ye# `ÀÅ∂, `˘HÍ¯ fã¨∞‰õΩx =∂ pHõ\ ˜
Ñ¨_»=Ö’¡H˜ x„+¨¯q∞™êÎO. WHõ <å=Å¡ HÍ^Œ∞! g~°Ñ¨Ù„`«∞Å#∞ Hõ#fl Ñ¶≤käÜ«∂ (Phthia)
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#QÆ~åxH˜ <Õ#∞ uiy "≥oá¡ È`å#∞. J^Õ =∞Ozk! J==∂#O`À WHõ¯_» Ñ¨_ç LO@∂
h =∞^èŒ∞áê„`«efl JOK«∞Å ^•HÍ xOÑ¨Ù`«∂, h ãÖÑ¨^Œefl ÃÑOK«_»O Hõ<åfl!——
=∞#∞*Ïkè<åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞ PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ f„=OQÍ ã¨ÊOkOKå_»∞.
''"≥à◊¡=Ü«∂º "≥à◊√¡! h P`«‡„Ñ¨É’^èŒO „Ñ¨HÍ~°"Õ∞ „Ñ¨=iÎOK«∞!
x#∞fl J_»∞‰õΩ¯<ÕO`« Y~°‡ <å‰õΩ ÖË^Œ∞!
x#∞fl q∞Oz#"åà◊√¡ J<Õ‰õΩ~°∞ WHõ¯_» ##∞fl Ñï"Õ+≤ªOz L<åfl~°∞!
UO Éˇki™êÎ=Ü«∂º #∞=Ùfi ##∞fl?
Eºãπ WO„^Œ∞_»∞ ##fl#∞„QÆÇ≤ÏOz#O`«HÍÅO #<≥fl=fi~°∂ Ug∞ Ñ‘HõÖË~°∞.
<Õ#∞ ^Õfi+≤OKÕk x<Õfl... WO`«=∞Ok Ü«Ú^Œgú ~°∞Ö’¡...! h =O>Ë<Õ <å‰õΩÑ¨_^» ∞Œ .
h Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ«∂xH˜ „Ñ‘uáê„`«"≥∞ÿOk HõÅÇ¨Ï"Õ∞ QÆ^•!
U^À XHõ zÅ¡~° `«QÍ^•! H˘\Ï¡@! ÖË^• ~°HõÎã≤HõÎ Ü«Ú^ŒúO!
h=Ù Q˘Ñ¨Ê „Ñ¨[˝QÆÅ Ãã·x‰õΩ_çq! J~Ú`Õ Uq∞\˜@?
Jk F ^Õ=Ù_ç Pj~åfi^ŒO! ^•O\’¡ h „ÑüÉèí Uq∞\˜?
áÈ! h J#∞K«~°∞efl, <ÒHõefl fã¨∞‰õΩx `«Hõ∆}O x„+¨¯q∞OK«∞!
h q∞i‡_®#¡ (Myrmidons) ÃÑ· h ÃÑ`«Î#O ™êyOK«∞!
#∞=Ófi! h JãÖQÆ`« P„QÆÇ¨Ï=¸#∂!
W^Õ <å ÃÇÏK«ÛiHõ! K≥|∞`å#∞ q#∞!
JáÈÖ’ ^Õ=Ù_»∞ <å „ÔH·ã≤ãπ (Chryses) #∞ HÍ"åÅ<åfl_»<åfl=Ù. P"≥∞#∞
ã¨Q“~°=OQÍ <å <ÒHõÖ’ P"≥∞ `«O„_ç^ŒQÆæ~°‰õΩ ÑÖÑ¨Ù`«∞<åfl! <Õ#∞ WÑ¨C_»∞ h =∞lb
^ŒQÆæ~°‰õΩ =ã¨∞Î<åfl#∞.
h ¿ãqHõ „aã‘ãπ (Briseis)#∞ fã¨∞‰õΩ"≥àÏÎ#∞. JÑ¨C_»∞ hHõ~°÷=∞=Ù`«∞Ok
~å~åA`À `«ÅÑ¨_»_»=∞O>Ë Uq∞\’! #~°=∂#=ÙÅÖ’ =∞Ô~=fi_»∂ ~ÚHõ <åÃÑ· =∂@
*Ï~°_»∞. PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£`À _èôH˘#_»#=∞<Õk HõÅÖ’ ‰õÄ_» `«ÅÃÑ@ì_»∞——
â◊OHÍ‰õΩe`«∞_≥·# Zde¡ãπ QÆ∞O_≥ ÅÜ«∞`«Ñ≤ÊOk.
XHõ¯Hõ∆}O... `«# Y_®æxfl ~°≠oÑ≤Oz PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ t~°KÕÛù^ŒO KÕÜ«∂ÖÏ!
....`«# P„QÆÇ¨"ÕâßÅ#∞ J^Œ∞Ñ¨ÙKÕã¨∞HÀ"åÖÏ?
P _ÀÖÏÜ«∞=∂# Ñïã≤÷uÖ’#∂ Zde¡ãπ `«# =∞Ç¨Y_®æxfl
X~°#∞Oz |Ü«∞@‰õΩ f™ê_»∞. Ñïã≤÷u QÆ=∞xOz# ÃÇÏ~å (Hera) ^Õ=`«
PHÍâ◊=∂~°æ# Z^ä≥<å (Athena)#∞ ÑÖÑ≤Ok.
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Z=iH© Hõ#~å‰õΩO_® `«#‰õΩ „Ñ¨`«ºHõ∆"≥∞ÿ# Z^ä≥<å#∞ J_çQÍ_»∞ Zde¡ãπ.

''ZO^Œ∞H˘KåÛ=Ù `«b¡! Z^ä≥<å! Eºãπ ^Õ=Ùx Ñ¨Ù„uHÍ!
"≥∞~°∞Ñ¨Ù Hõ=K«^è•i}©! WÑ¨C_≥O^Œ∞‰õΩ =KåÛ=Ù.
PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ <å‰õΩ KÕã¨∞Î#fl J<åºÜ«∞O K«∂_®¤xHÍ!
x[O `≥eÜ«∞*ˇÑ¨C! J`«x JÇ¨ÏOHÍ~°"Õ∞ J`«x „áê}Ïefl fã¨∞ÎOk.——
`«# K«Å¡x K«∂Ñ¨ÙÅ`À Z^ä≥<å ^Õ=`« „Ñ¨`«∞º`«Î~°q∞zÛOk.
''âıfi`«ÉÏÇ¨ï^Õ=`« ÃÇÏ~å „Ñ¨`ÕºHõOQÍ ##∞fl ÑÖÑ≤Ok.
h=Ù XÑ¨C‰õΩO\Ï=<Õ #=∞‡HõO`À<Õ
<Õ#∞ PHÍâ◊=∂~åæ# ZHÍZH˜ WHõ¯_»‰õΩ =KåÛ#∞.
ÃÇÏ~å ^Õ=`«‰õΩ g∞i^ŒÌ~°∂ „Ñ≤Ü«∞"≥∞ÿ#"åˆ~
D `«QÆ=ÙÖÏ@ PÑÖ_ç! Hõ`«∞ÎÅ#∞ X~°Ö’<Õ LOK«O_ç!
<Õ#∞ ã¨ÅÇ¨~Úã¨∞Î<åfl#∞! áê\ÕK«∞!
h=Ù PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£#∞ ÃÇÏK«ÛiOK«∞! ÉˇkiOK«∞!
HÍÉ’ÜÕ∞ Ñï}Ï=∂Å‰õΩ J`«<Õ ÉÏ^èŒ∞º_»=Ù`å_»#∞!
<Õ#∞ x[O K≥|∞`«∞<åfl#∞! q#∞!
WÑ¨C_»∞ h=Ù á⁄O^Õ #ëêìxH˜ =¸_çO`«Å∞
J`«#∞, PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ K≥e¡OKÕ~ÀA ~åÉ’`«∞#flk.
„Ñ¨ã¨∞Î`åxH˜ `«Å"˘QÆ∞æ! =∂ =∂@ =∞xflOK«∞!——
Z^ä≥<å ^Õ=`« JÉèíº~°÷##∞ Zde¡ãπ JOwHõiOKå_»∞.
''<å‰õΩ J`«ºO`« „Ñ≤Ü«∞"≥∞ÿ# ^Õ=`«Å∞ g∞i~°∞=Ù~°∞!
g∞=∂@ [=^•@#∞. P[˝ Q Í t~° ™ ê=Ç≤ Ï ™êÎ # ∞. <å Ç¨ Ï $^Œ Ü « ∞ O
|^ŒÌÅ=Ù`«∞<åfl <ÕxÑ¨C_»∞ `«Å=OK«∞`«∞<åfl#∞.
`«=∞ =∂@ áê\Õz# =∂#=Ù_ç „áê~°#÷ #∞ ^Õ=`«Å∞ j„Ñ¶∞¨ "Õ∞ PÅH˜™êÎ~∞° .
WÑ¨Ê\˜H˜^Õ =∞Oz^Œx `«Å∞ã¨∞Î<åfl#∞!——
^Œ∂ã≤# HõuÎx Zde¡ãπ uiy X~°Ö’ LOKå_»∞.
Z^ä≥<å P[˝#∞ P`«_»∞ g∞~°ÖË^Œ∞.
ãÖ`À+≤Oz# Z^ä≥<å XeOÑ¨ãπ ã¨fi~åæxH˜ KÕ~°∞‰õΩ#flk.
PÅã¨ºO KÕÜ«∞‰õΩO_® Zde¡ãπ PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ÃÑ· q~°∞K«∞‰õΩÑ¨_®¤_»∞. =∂@Å
â◊~åÅ#∞ ãÖkèã¨∂Î, Hõ∆}"≥∞ÿ<å q~å=∞O ~Ú=fi‰õΩO_®!
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''`åQÆ∞É’`«∞=Ù h=Ù! ‰õΩHõ¯ Hõà◊¥¡, Ñ≤iH˜ [O`«∞=Ù Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ«∞=¸#∂.

ZÑ¨C_≥·<å PÜ«Ú^èŒO Ñ¨\ ˜ì Ü«Ú^•úxH˜ "≥àÏ¡"å?
ã¨Ô~·# =ÓºÇ¨xfl ~°zOz â◊„`«∞=Ù#∞ =∞\˜ìHõiÑ≤OKå"å?
P=yO[O`« ^è~·≥ º° O ÖË^∞Œ . J=`«Å #∞Oz =∞$`«∞º=Ù =ã¨∞OÎ ^Õ"∂≥ #x ÉèÜ í ∞« O.
ã¨∞YOQÍ ux ‰õÄ~°∞Ûx, h‰õΩ Z=Ô~·<å =ºuˆ~HõOQÍ =∂\Ï¡_ç`Õ
"åà◊¡ ¿ãqHõÅ#∞ K≥~°|\˜ì Q˘Ñ¨Ê"å_ç##∞‰õΩO\Ï=Ù.
HõOKÕ KÕ#∞ "Õ∞ã≤#@∞¡, ~å*Ë „Ñ¨[Å#∞ Éè’OKÕÜ«∞_»O!
h J#∞K«~°∞ÅO`å Ñ¨xH˜~åx `«áêÊ, `åÅ∞ HÍ|\˜ì hÔHK«∞ÛÅ∞.
ÖË‰õΩO>Ë D ^Œ∞~°<åºÜ«∞"Õ∞ h PYi x~°‚Ü«∞=∞ÜÕ∞ºk.
<Õ#∞ K≥|∞`«∞<åfl! JO^Œi ã¨=∞Hõ∆OÖ’ „Ñü[˝ KÕã¨∞Î<åfl!
D ~å[^ŒO_»OÃÑ· X>Ëìã≤ =∞s Ñ¨Å∞‰õΩ`«∞<åfl!
D Hõ„~°H˜Hõ H˘=∞‡Å∂, P‰õΩÅ∂ ~å=Ù.
`«# "≥Ú^Œefl U H˘O_» H˘=∞‡ ÃÑ·<À =∞izáÈ~ÚOk.
nxH˜Hõ U =ãÖ`«=¸ÖË^Œ∞! Ç¨Ïi`«=¸ ~å^Œ∞!
F Ñ¨^Œ∞<≥·# Ñ¨~°â◊√=Ù nx Éˇ~°_»∞#∂, P‰õΩefl ZÑ¨C_À KèÕkOzOk.
D ~å[^ŒO_®xfl (Sceptre) KÕ`«|>Ëì ZdÜ«∞#∞¡
<åºÜ«∞x~°‚Ü«∞O KÕ¿ã"å~°∞! Eºãπ ^Õ"ÕO„^Œ∞x ™êH˜∆QÍ!
<å „Ñü[˝‰õΩ D ~å[^ŒO_»"Õ∞ ã¨∂ÊùiÎ, â◊H˜Î J=Ù`«∞Ok.
ZdÜ«∞#¡‰õΩ, D ã¨=∞ã¨Î ¿ã"åx=Ç¨xH©!
PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£, "≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ!! q#O_ç!
g∞ ‰õΩuû`« |∞kúH˜ `ÀKÕ U LáêÜ«∞=¸ P<å_»∞ q∞=∞‡efl ~°H˜∆OK«^Œ∞!
=O^ŒÖÏk =∞O^ŒÖÏ¡ h Ü≥∂^èŒ∞Å∞ zO^Œ~° =O^ŒÔ~·
=∂#= ãÖÇ¨i ÃÇÏHÍì~ü (Hector) KÕuÖ’ =∞~°}˜ã¨∞Î#flÑ¨Ù_»∞
JÑ¨C_»∞, JÑ¨C_»∞, UO K≥Ü«∂ºÖ’ `ÀK«Hõ
h QÆ∞O_≥#∞ ÃÑÅ¡yOK«∞‰õΩx =∞s U_»∞™êÎ"£...
ZO^Œ∞HÍ~ÀA ZdÜ«∞#¡Ö’ L`«=Î Ú_≥#· Zde¡ã#π ∞ J==∂xOKå<å Jx...——
JÖÏ JO@∂<Õ Zde¡ãπ P „Ñ¨HÍâ◊=O`«"≥∞ÿ# ã¨∞=~°‚ ~å[^ŒO_®xfl <ÕÅÃÑ·H˜
qã≤i `«# ™ê÷#OÖ’ ‰õÄ~°∞Û<åfl_»∞.
xÑ¨CÖÏ =∞O_çÑ¨_»∞`«∂ á⁄QÆÅ∞ Hõ‰õΩ¯`«∞#fl PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£‰õΩ P„QÆÇ¨ÏO`À
|∞ã¨Å∞ H˘_»∞#Î fl Zde¡ã‰π Ωõ =∞^èºŒ xÅ|_®¤_∞» =∂@HÍi <≥ã~ì¨ ü (Nestor). `Õ<[≥ Å∞¡ÖÏ
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„Ñ¨=Ç≤ÏOKÕ =∞^èŒ∞~°"≥∞ÿ# "å‰õΩ¯Å`À ...<≥ã¨ì~ü ÃÑ·ÖÏãπ „áêO`«Ñ¨Ù J^Œ∞ƒù`« „Ñ¨ãÖy.

"åHõÛ`«∞~°∞_»∞. Ô~O_»∞ `«~åÅ =∞#∞+¨µefl `«#Hõà◊¡`À K«∂ã≤#"å_»∞. =Ü≥∂=$^Œ∞ú_»∞.
=¸_»= `«~åxfl ÃÑ·ÖÏãπ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_çQÍ Ñïáêeã¨∞Î#fl"å_»∞ =∞Oz =∞#ã¨∞`À P
~Ú^ŒÌ~°∞ ~åAefl „|u=∂ÖÏ_»∞.
''^ŒÜ«∞KÕã≤ D `«QÆ=Ù‰õΩ ã¨fiã≤Î Ñ¨ÅHõO_ç!
ÖË‰õΩO>Ë JO`«∞ÖËx ^Œ∞óYO ZdÜ«∞#¡#∞ Hõ=Ú‡‰õΩO@∞Ok.
„\ÏÜü∞ ~åA „Ñ≤Ü«∂"£∞ (Priam), ~å[‰õΩ=∂~°∞Å
ã¨=∞ã¨Î „\’[#∂¡ g∞ `«QÆ=Ù `≥eã≤ ãÖ`À+¨Ñ¨_»∞Î<åfl~°∞.
g∞i^ŒÌ~°∂ Ü«Ú^•úxH©, ãÖkèH© =ÚO^Œ∞O_Õ"åˆ~ Hõ^•!
^ŒÜ«∞KÕã≤ D Q˘_»=#∞ WO`«\ ˜`À =kÖËÜ«∞O_ç.
<å =∂@ q#O_ç! g∞i^ŒÌ~°∂ =Ü«∞ã¨∞Ö’ <åHõ<åfl z#fl"å~°∞.
<å ~ÀAÖ’¡ <Õ#∂ „Ñ¨â◊ã¨Î"≥∞ÿ# Ü«Ú^•úÖ’ áêÖÁæ#fl"å}Ë‚.
g∞HõO>Ë ™êÇ¨Ïã¨=O`«∞Å`À Hõeã≤ ã¨=∞~°ÉèËi "≥∂yOKå#∞.
"å~°∞‰õÄ_» <å=∂@‰õΩ Q“~°=O, qÅ∞= WKÕÛ"å~°∞.
J@∞=O\˜ Ü≥∂^èŒ∞efl =∞m¡ K«∂_»É’#∞!
Ñ≤i^äÀãπ, „_çÜ«∂ãπ <ÒHÍkèÑü.
ˆHxÜ«∞ãπ, ZHÍ˚_çÜ«∞ãπ, áêeÃÑ¶=∞ãπ ~å‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞,
^ä≥ã≤Ü«∞ãπ (Theseus) – UlÜ«∞ãπ =OâßO‰õΩ~°O
^Õ=`«Å`À ™ê\˜~åQÆÅ"å_»∞ P... ^ä≥ã≤Ü«∞ãπ
"åà◊¡O^Œ~°∂ Éèí∂q∞ÃÑ· Z^Œ∞~°∞ÖËx Ü≥∂^èŒ∞Å∞
|ÖÏ_è»∞ºÅ∞... "åi áÈ~å@O ‰õÄ_® ã¨=∞ã¨¯O^èŒ∞Å`À<Õ
Ñ¨~°fi`« ™ê#∞=ÙÖ’¡x cèHõ~°=∞$QÍÅ∞–ÃãO\Ï~°∞¡ (Centaurs) !
P =∞Ç¨g~°∞Å∞ ÃãO\Ï~°¡#∞ #iH˜ áêˆ~™ê~°∞.
"åà◊¡O^ŒiÖ’ <Õ#∞ Ñ≤#fl=Ü«∞ã¨∞¯}˜‚.
ÃÑ·ÖÏãπ #∞Oz ã¨∞^Œ∂~°OQÍ Ñ¨Ü«∞xOz
"åà◊¡ |$O^ŒOÖ’ KÕ~å#∞. D>ˇ KÕ|\Ïì#∞.
P g~°Ãã·x‰õΩefl `Õiáê~°E_®¤xH˜ ‰õÄ_»
D<å\˜ "åà◊√¡ ãï`«∂QÆ~°∞.
HÍx "åà◊√¡ Ãã·`«O <å ã¨ÅÇ¨#∞ =∞xflOKÕ"å~°∞.
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^ŒÜ«∞KÕã≤ <å JÉèíº~°÷##∞ =∞xflOK«O_ç.

XHõ =∞Oz Ñ¨xHÀãÖ "≥#Hõ_»∞QÆ∞ "ÕÜ«∞_»O `«Å=OÑ¨Ù HÍ^Œ∞!
PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£! P P_»Ñ≤Å¡#∞ K≥~°|>Ëì `«ÅOÑ¨Ù =∂<ÕÜü∞!
ZdÜ«∞#∞¡ P"≥∞#∞ Zde¡ãπ‰õΩ HÍ#∞HõQÍ ~ÚKåÛ~°∞!
Zde¡ãπ! h ~åA`À<Õ h=Ù `«ÅÑ¨_®Å#∞‰õΩO@∞<åfl"£!
~å~åA`À áÈ~å_®Å#∞‰õΩO>Ë Ñï}Ï=∂Å∞ "Õ~°∞QÍ LO\Ï~Ú.
Eºãπ ^Õ"OÕ „^Œ∞x J#∞„QÆÇÏ¨ O`À ~å[^ŒO_®xfl ã‘fiHõiOz<å_»∞ PQÆ"∞≥ =∂fl<£
h=Ó Q˘Ñ¨Ê"å_ç"Õ! ^Õ=`«Å‰õΩ n>ˇÿ#"å_çq! h `«e¡ ^Õ=`«ÜÕ∞ Hõ^•!
HÍx PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ #~åkèÑü! |Ç¨ï Ñ¨~å„Hõ=∞=O`«∞_»∞.
PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£! <å=∂@ q#∞! h HÀáêxfl LÑ¨â◊q∞OK«∞!
Zde¡ãπÃÑ· h P„QÆÇ¨xfl K«Å¡|~°∞K«∞!
J`«_»∞ ZdÜ«∞#¡O^ŒiÖ’H˜ ™êÇ¨Ïã¨=O`«∞_»∞
D Ü«Ú^ŒúÑ¨Ù P@∞áÈ@¡‰õΩ `«@∞ìHÀQÆey# "≥Ú#QÍ_»∞!——
~å~åA PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ `«fii`«QÆu# ã¨=∂^è•#q∞KåÛ_»∞.
''x["Õ∞! Ñ≤`å=∞Ç¨! h=Ù K≥¿ÑÊ^ŒO`å ãïÜÕ∞!
HÍx F ™ê^è•~°} Ããx· ‰õΩ_»∞ Ãã#· º ã¨=¸Ç¨ÏÑ¨Ù Jkè<`Õ « `«Å`«#∞fl`å#O@∞<åfl_»∞
`«# =∂>Ë K≥ÖÏ¡Å#∞‰õΩx, JkèHÍ~°O K≥ÖÏ~ÚOKåÅx Ptã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞.
Z^Œ∞Ô~·# „Ñü XHõ¯iH˜ U^À XHõ\ ˜ P*Ï˝Ñ≤™êÎ_»∞.
J`«_»∞ ^Õ=`å =~°„Ñ¨™êkÜ≥ÿ∞# g~åkèg~°∞_»∞ HÍ=K«∞Û QÍHõ!
HÍx ##∞fl ^Œ∂+≤OKÕ@O`« JkèHÍ~°O U ^Õ=Ù_çKåÛ_»`«_çH˜?
„Ñ¨ÑÖK«=∞O`å J`«_çH˜ ÉÏxÃã·<å `≥Å∞ã¨∞HÀ=∞#∞!
D XHõ¯_»∞ J`«_çH˜ U<å_»∂ `«Å=OK«_»x!——
=∞iO`« =∞O_çÑ¨_»¤ Zde¡ãπ =∞~°∞Hõ∆}"Õ∞ =∂@ ^Œ∂™ê_»∞!
''x["Õ∞! h=∂@ <Õ#∞ t~°™ê=Ç≤Ï¿ãÎ, P[˝ áêe¿ãÎ
D [#O ##∞fl F "≥^èŒ=, Ñ≤iH˜ ã¨<åflã≤QÍ [=∞Hõ@ì~°∂!
#∞=Ùfi J~°=^ŒÅ∞K«∞‰õΩO>Ë h =∞Ok [#O g∞^Œ Ñ¨_ç Hõ~°∞=Ù!
<åg∞^Œ h P[˝Å∞ qã≤ˆ~Ü«∞=∂‰õΩ!
<Õ#∞ K≥|∞`«∞<åflq#∞! h QÆ∞O_≥ k@=Ù KÕã¨∞HÀ!
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P Ü«Ú=uHÀãÖ <Õ#∞ WHõ Ü«Ú^ŒúO KÕÜ«∞#∞!
h`À#∂... WOˆH |uH˜ L#fl "å_ç`À ‰õÄ_®#∂...!
g∞ ZdÜ«∞<Õ¡ P"≥∞#∞ <å‰õΩ ~ÚKåÛ~°∞! =∞m§ fã¨∞‰õΩO@∞<åfl~°∞!
fã¨∞HÀO_ç. HÍx q∞QÆ`å <å ãÖÑ¨^ŒÅ∞, |e+¨ª"≥∞ÿ# <å <ÒHõ...
<å P[˝ ÖË‰õΩO_® ^•x ^Œi^•Ñ¨ÙÅ‰õΩ ‰õÄ_® ~åÖË~°∞...
KÕ`«<≥·`Õ PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£! =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ~å!
D [#O =ÚO^Œ∞ h #Å¡~°HõÎO <å |Öˇ¡O K«∞@∂ì
ã¨∞_»∞Å∞, ^è•~°Å∞QÍ, HÍÅ∞=Å∞ QÆ_»∞ÎOk! ~å! ~å!——
=∂@Å∞ q∞QÆÖË¡#O`« =∂@Å∞ q∞yÖÏHõ =_ç=_çQÍ
W^ŒÌ~°∞ „Ñü^ŒfiO^Œ∞Å∂ "åà◊¡"åà◊¡ <ÒHõÅ ^ŒQÆæ~°‰õΩ "≥o¡áÈÜ«∂~°∞
Zde¡ãπ `«# ¿ãflÇ≤Ï`«∞_»∞ áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ (Patroclus) =∞iÜ«Ú
q∞QÆ`å ã¨Ç¨ÏK«~°∞Å`À =∞O`«<åÖÏ_®¤xH˜ "≥à◊¡QÍ
PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ F F_»#∞ ã¨~°O*Ï=∂`À ã≤^ŒúÑïKå_»∞
W~°"≥·=∞Ok ã≤|ƒOk, JáÈÖ’^Õ=Ùx J~°Ê}‰õΩ
HÍ"åeû# |eÑ¨â◊√=Ùefl, JO^•Å ÉÁ=∞‡ „ÔH·ã≤ãπ#∂ <å=Ö’ KÕ~°ÛQÍ
X_≥ã≤ûãπ <ÒHÍkèÑüQÍ – <å= |Ü«∞ÖËÌiOk.
PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ P[˝ „Ñ¨HÍ~°O JáÈÖ’ ^Õ=ÙxH˜ |Å∞eKåÛ~°∞.
=Ü«∞ã¨∞Ö’ L#fl =$+¨ÉèÏefl, =∂Ozè "Õ∞HõáÈ`«∞bfl...
JO^Œ~°∂ Ñ¨Ù}º™êfl<åÅ∞ KÕã≤ â◊√K«∞Öˇ·<å~°∞
"åizÛ# |Å∞Å∞, Jyfl*ÏfiÅÖ’¡ |Ü«∞ÅÊ_ç#
Ç¨Ïqã¨∞ûÅ∞, ^èŒ∂=∂Å`À ã¨=Ú„^Œf~°O, PHÍâ◊O xO_çáÈ~ÚOk.
Ãã·#ºO q_çkÖ’ „Ñü XHõ¯~°∂ `«=∞`«=∞Ñ¨#∞Ö’¡ L<åfl~°∞.
HÍx PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ HÀÑÖ K«ÖÏ¡~°ÖË^Œ∞.
`«# J#∞K«~°∞Å∞, JOQÆ~°Hõ∆‰õΩÅ#∞ P*Ï˝Ñ≤OKå_»∞.
''\Ïe÷aÜ«∞ãπ (Talthybius), Ü«¸iÉË\òû (Eurybates)!
g∞i^ŒÌ~°∂ Zde¡ãπ x"å™êxH˜ "≥à◊¡O_ç!
JHõ¯_» L#fl „aã≤ãπ Ü«Ú=ux (Brisies) fã¨∞‰õΩ~°O_ç!
Zde¡ãπ Z^Œ∞~°∞uiQÍ_®! <Õ<Õ ã¨fiÜ«∞OQÍ =™êÎ#∞!
Ñ¨ÓiÎÃã·#ºO`À =zÛ "å_ç =∞^Œ=∞}˜z P"≥∞#∞ KÕ|_®Î#∞——
P J#∞K«~°∞Å K≥=ÙÅ∞ ~å*Ï˝`À yOQÆ∞~°∞=∞O@∂<Õ L<åfl~Ú.
"åà◊¡H˜+¨ìOÖËHõáÈ~Ú<å "≥à◊¡Hõ `«Ñ¨ÊÖË^Œ∞.
f~°O "≥O|_ç q∞i‡_®#¡ ta~°O "ÕÑ¨Ù KÕ~°∞‰õΩ<åfl~°∞.
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xifiHÍ~°OQÍ ‰õÄ~°∞Ûx L#fl Zde¡ãπ#∞ QÆ=∞xOKå~°∞.
J`«xfl K«∂ã≤ ÉèíÜ«∞Ñ¨_ç "åo¡^ŒÌ~°∂ tÅÖÏ¡ xâ◊≈|ÌOQÍ xÅ|_®¤~°∞.
"åà◊¡ =∞ø<åxfl, Jâ◊HõÎ`«#∞ J~°÷O KÕã¨∞‰õΩ<åfl_»∞ Zde¡ãπ.
''™êfiQÆ`«O! "å~åÎ"åÇ¨Ï‰õΩÖÏ¡~å! Eºãπ ^Õ=ÙxH˜, =∞#∞+¨º <åÜ«∞‰õΩxH˜
#q∞‡# |O@∞Å∞ g∞~°∞! ^ŒQÆæ~°‰õΩ ~°O_ç!
g∞~°∞ <åˆHO JÑ¨HÍ~°O KÕÜ«∞ÖË^Œ∞! q∞=∞‡efl `«Ñ¨CÑ¨@ì#∞.
PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ q∞=∞‡efl ÑÖÑ≤OKå_»∞ „aã≤ãπ#∞ fã¨∞‰õΩ~°=∞‡x!
~å‰õΩ=∂~å! áê„\’Hõ¡ãπ! "≥à◊√¡
„aã≤ãπx fã¨∞‰õΩ~å! gà◊¡HõÑ¨ÊyOK«∞.
gà◊¡Hõ~°÷O HÍ"åe <Õ<ÕO #+¨ìáÈ`«∞<åfl<À...
gàı§ ™ê‰õ∆ΩÅ∞! P ^ŒÜ«∂à◊√Öˇ·# ^Õ=`«Å∂, D JÖÏÊÜ«Ú+¨µ¯Öˇ·#
=∞#∞+¨µºÅ ã¨=∞Hõ∆OÖ’, Hõ$Ï~°∞_»∂, Ñ¨@∞ì=^ŒÅx =¸~°∞ö_»∂
J~Ú# ~åA ã¨=∞Hõ∆OÖ’ <å‰õΩ [iy# J<åºÜ«∂xH˜ g∞~°∞ ™ê‰õ∆ΩÅ∞.
Ñ¶¨~°"åÖË^Œ∞! P~ÀA =zÛ f~°∞`«∞Ok. D ã¨=∞ã¨Î Ãã·#ºO
F@q∞ =ÚOy@ xÅ|_ç `«=∞x QÆ>ˇìH˜¯OK«=∞x ##fli÷OKÕ ~ÀA...!
JHõ¯_» P =ºH˜Î Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ«∞O xO_® „HÀ^èŒO xOÑ¨Ù‰õΩx TyáÈ`«∞<åfl_»∞.
x#fl <Õ_»∞ ˆ~Ñ¨Ù [iˆQ Ñ¨~°º=™ê<åefl QÆ=∞xOK«x =¸~°∞ö_»`«_»∞.
`«# ZdÜ«∞#¡ =∞OpK≥_»∞#∞ Ñ¨\ ˜ìOK«∞HÀx ~åA! g_˘Hõ `«~åA!——
áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ `«# ¿ãflÇ≤Ï`«∞_ç P[˝#∞ "≥O@<Õ J=∞Å∞ÑïKå_»∞.
™œO^Œ~°º~åt „aã≤ãπ#∞ P ~åÜ«∞ÉÏ~°∞Å HõÑ¨ÊyOKå_»∞.
"å~°∞ f~°O "≥O|_ç #_»∞ã¨∞ÎO>Ë P"≥∞ J#∞ãïOz "≥o¡Ok =∞m§ =∞m§
"≥#H˜¯ K«∂ã¨∂Î
Zde¡ãπ ^Œ∞óYO Hõ@ìÅ∞ `≥yOk.
XO@iQÍ ã¨ = Ú„^Œ f ~° O Ö’ ‰õ Ä ~° ∞ Ûx P JO`« ∞ ÖË x [Å~åtx
K«∂ã¨∂ÎO_çáÈÜ«∂_»∞.
KÕ`«∞Å∞ ÉÏ~°QÍ Kåã¨∂Î `«# `«e¡x Ñ¨^ÕÑ¨^Õ „áêi÷OKå_»∞.
''J=∂‡! WO^Œ∞ˆH<å #∞=Ùfi <å‰õΩ [#‡xzÛOk.
Jã¨ÖË JÖÏÊÜ«Ú+¨µ¬ <å‰õΩ! JO^Œ∞Ö’ D qëê^Œ"Õ∞q∞@=∂‡!
L~°∞=ÚÅ∞, "≥∞~°∞Ñ¨ÙÅ∞ ‰õΩi¿ã Eºãπ ^Õ=Ù_»∞ K«∂ã¨∂Î T~°∞‰õΩ<åfl_Õ=∞=∂‡!
JO`«∞ÖËx ~å*Ïº<ÕflÖË PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ <å ¿ãqHõ#∞ K≥~°Ñ¨_»∞Î<åfl
##∞fl Ñ¨~åÉèíqã¨∞Î<åfl #∞=Ùfi =∞ø#OQÍ L<åfl"Õ=∞=∂‡...!
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Hõà◊§Ö’ hà◊√¡ ã¨∞_»∞Å∞ u~°∞QÆ∞`«∞O_»QÍ `«e¡x „áêi÷OKå_»`«_»∞.
`«# `«O„_ç Ñ¨H¯õ # ‰õÄ~°∞Ûx L#fl P"≥∞ `«# Ñ¨Ù„`«∞x Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ∞« Ñ¶∞¨ ’+¨ q#flk.
LÑ¨Ch\˜ Ç¨Ïi`«Ö’Ü«∞Ö’¡ x=ã≤OKÕ ã¨=Ú„^ŒÑÙ¨ =$^Œ∞_ú #·≥ `«O„_ç ÃãÅ=Ù QÔ H· ˘x
JÅÅ #∞~°QÆÃÑ· =∞ã¨Hõ `≥~°ÖÏ „Ñ¨`«ºHõ∆"≥∞ÿ `«# Ñ¨Ù„`«∞x ã¨Ê $tOzOk.
''<å zxfl`«O„_ô! ZO^Œ∞H© Hõhflà◊√¡!
U qëê^ŒO h Z^Œ#∞ `åH˜ QÍÜ«∞ÑïzOk?
^•K«∞HÀ‰õΩO_® <å‰õΩ q=iOK«∞ <åÜ«∞<å!
h HõëêìÅÖ’ ##∞fl áêÅ∞ÑÖK«∞HÀh!
Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ«∞Ñ¨Ù Ö’`«∞Ö’¡Oz "≥Å∞=_ç# â◊ÉÏÌÅ`À P g~°∞x Z^Œ JÖ¡ÖÏ¡_çOk.
''h‰õΩ `≥Å∞ã¨∞! h‰õΩ `≥Å∞ã¨∞!! =∞m§ P Hõ^äŒ `«=fi=∞O\Ï"å `«b¡!
^äÉ≥ ˇ (Thebe)ÃÑ· ^ŒO_≥u,Î D+¨<£ (Eetion) Ñ¨q„`« ^Œ∞~°Oæ #∞ H˘Å¡Q˘\˜#ì Ñ¨C_»∞
ÅaèOz# ã¨~°fiãÖÑ¨^ŒÅ∞ JOkiH© ÑÖÑ¨HÍÖˇ·<å~Ú Hõ^•!
PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ "å\ÏQÍ JO^•Å [=~åÅ∞ „ÔH·ã≤ãπ JOkOK«|_çOk.
HÍx P"≥∞ `«O„_ç, JáÈÖ’ ^Õ=Ùx Ñ¨Ó*Ïi
JO`«∞ÖËx â◊√Å¯q∞zÛ P"≥∞#∞ fã¨∞‰õΩx "≥à◊¡QÀ~å_»∞.
ã¨fi~°‚^ŒO_»OÃÑ· J=∞i# ã¨∂~°ºÇ¨~åefl P"≥∞‰õΩ „ÑüQÍ W=fiÉ’Ü«∂_»∞.
=∞# ã¨=∞ã¨Î Ãã·<åºxfl =ÚYºOQÍ PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£, "≥∞<≥ÖÏãπÅ#∞
|u=∂ÖÏ_»∞. Hõhflà◊¡`À Ji÷OKå_»∞. ZdÜ«∞#¡O^Œ~°∂ XÑ≤Ê<å
áêëê}Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ«ÚÅ∞ gà◊¡ =∞#ã¨∞ Hõ~°QÆÖË^Œ∞.
''JáÈÖ’ ^Õ=Ùx Ñ¨Ó*Ïix J#∞„QÆÇ≤ÏOK«O_ç! â◊√ÖÏ¯xfl „QÆÇ≤ÏOK«O_ç——
JO^Œ~°∂ =¸‰õΩ=∞‡_çQÍ JÉèíºi÷Oz<å "åà◊√¡ ÃÑ_»K≥q# ÃÑ\Ïì~°∞.
Hõ~°¯â◊OQÍ, Hõiî#OQÍ P =$^Œ∞ú}˜‚ "≥à◊¡Q˘\Ïì~°∞.
K≥=ÙÅÖ’ PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ Ñ¨Å∞‰õΩÅ∞ yOQÆ∞~°∞=∞O@∞O_»QÍ
„HÀ^èŒO`À ~°yeáÈ`«∂ P Ñ¨Ó*Ïi JáÈÖ’#∞ „áêi÷OKå_»∞.
J`«x „áê~°÷#Å∞ q#fl JáÈÖ’ Psæ=ÙÅ Ãã·#ºOÃÑ·H˜
=∞$`«∞ºH˜~°}Ïefl, q+¨QÍ_»∞Ê ã¨=¸Ç¨efl q_çzÃÑ\Ïì_»∞.
=∞Ç¨Ï=∂‡i K«∞@∞ì=Ú\˜ì =∞# Ãã·x‰õΩÅ∞ Ñ≤@ìÖÏ¡ ~åeáÈ`«∞O>Ë
HÍÅ*Ï˝x HÍÖÏ¯ãπ JáÈÖ’ JO`«~°OQÍxfl Z~°∞HõÑïKå_»∞.
<Õ<Õ J=∂‡! Ãã·x‰õΩÅ Kå=Ù#∞ K«∂_»ÖËHõ
P JO`«∞Ñ¨@ìx LÑ¨„^Œ"åxfl JOK«<å "Õ¿ãO^Œ∞‰õΩ
<Õ<Õ =ÚO^Œ_»∞QÆ∞ "Õã≤ JO^Œsfl ã¨=∂"Õâ◊ÑïKå#∞.
''JáÈÖ’ ^Õ=Ù}˜‚ âßO`«Ñ¨~°K«O_ç—— J#fl^Õ JO^Œi JÉèíº~°÷#.
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P„QÆÇ¨ÏO Hõ@ìÅ∞ `≥OK«∞HÀQÍ PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£
`«# =∞#ã¨∞ûÖ’ =∂@ K≥áêÊ_»∞! ÉˇkiOKå_»∞!
„ÔH·ã≤ãπ ‰õΩ=∂Ô~Î#∞ â◊√Å¯O`À, |Å∞Å`À P"≥∞ `«O„_ç=^ŒÌ‰õΩ ÑÖáê_»∞.
„Ñ¨fHÍ~°OQÍ <å ¿ãqHõ „aã‘ãπ#∞ |Å=O`«OQÍ fã¨∞‰õΩáÈÜ«∂_»∞.
J=∂‡! h‰õΩ â◊H˜Î LO>Ë ##∞fl HÍáê_»∞!
XeOÑ¨ãπ‰õΩ "≥o¡ Eºãπ ^Õ=Ùx JÉèíºi÷OK«∞! "Õ_»∞HÀ!
J`«x Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ«∂xfl „Ñ¨"≥∂^ŒÑ¨~°∞K«∞!...
J<ÕHõ™ê~°∞¡ h=Ù h H“â◊ÖÏºxfl Hõ^äŒÅ∞ Hõ^äŒÅ∞QÍ K≥áêÊ=Ù.
h=Ù ZÖÏ Eºãπ ^Õ=Ù_çx F@q∞, J==∂#Ñ¨Ù JOK«∞Å∞flOz QÆ>Hìˇ ¯˜ OKå"À,
XeOÑ≤Ü«∞#∞¡ P<å_®`«xx â◊$OYÖÏ|^Œ∞Ìx QÍqOz#Ñ¨C_»∞
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^Õ=`«ÅKÕ „|Ü«∂iãπQÍ, =∂#=ÙÅKÕ UlÜ«∂<£QÍ ¿Ñ~°∞|_»¤
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Eºãπ ^Õ=ÙxH˜ P ãÖQÆu QÆ∞~°∞ÎKÕÜü∞!
P`«x „Ñ¨Hõ¯<Õ Pã‘#∞~åÅ=ÙHÍ! P`«x áê^•ÅÃÑ· Ñ¨_ç JiúOK«∞!
ZÖÏQÀÖÏ XÑ≤ÊOz „\’[#¡‰õΩ J#∞‰õÄÅ∞_çQÍ =∂~°∞Û.
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Zde¡ãπ `«e¡ ^ä≥\ ˜ãπ (Thetis) Hõà◊¡hà◊¡ Ñ¨~°ºO`«=∞~ÚºOk.
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Jã¨ÖË JÖÏÊÜ«Ú+¨µ¯_»=Ù. HÍÅ"Õ∞ H˘kÌQÍ q∞yÅ∞Ok h‰õΩ.
P ÉÏ^èŒ‰õΩ WÑ¨C_ô Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ«∞"Õ^Œ# `À_»∞ ~å"åÖÏ?
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h‰õΩ JO`«∞ÖËx ^Œ∞óMÏxfl JO@QÆ\ ˜ìOk.
<ÕxÑ¨C_Õ Ç≤Ï=∂xfi`«"≥∞ÿ# XeOÑ¨ãπ‰õΩ "≥à◊√Î<åfl#∞.
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"≥∞~°∞Ñ¨Ù#∞ „¿Ñq∞OKÕ Eºãπ ^Õ=Ùx =∞#™ê~å „áêi÷™êÎ#∞.
|Ç¨ïâß J`«xx XÑ≤ÊOK«QÆÅ#∞...
HÍx F <å „Ñ≤Ü«∞ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_®!
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Eºãπ ^Õ=Ù_»∞ x#fl<Õ WkäÜ≥∂Ñ≤Ü«∞#¡ qO^Œ∞‰õΩ `«~°e"≥àÏ¡_»∞.
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ÑÖ„_≥O_»∞ ~ÀAÅ `«~åfi`« P`«_»∞ uiy ~åQÍ<Õ
=∞<ÀÇ¨Ï~°"≥∞ÿ# Eºãπ „áê™ê^ŒOÖ’ <Õ#∞ J`«xx HõÅ∞™êÎ#∞.
hHÀãÖ J`«x HÍà◊√¡ Ñ¨@∞ì‰õΩO\Ï#∞. P`«x =∞#ã¨∞ Hõiy™êÎ#∞——
P =∂@Å∞ K≥Ñ≤Ê ^ä≥\ ˜ãπ ^Õ=`« J^Œ$â◊º=∞~ÚºOk.
XO@i Zde¡ãπ Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ«∞O „aã≤ãπ ã¨∞O^Œi HÀãÖ JÅ¡ÖÏ¡_»™êyOk.
`«# JcèëêìxH˜ =ºuˆ~HõOQÍ "åà◊√¡ P"≥∞#∞ `«#‰õΩ ^Œ∂~°O KÕ™ê~°∞.
HÍx Zde¡ãπ `«ÅÑ¨ÙÅxO_® P"≥∞...
X_≥ã≤ãπ ™ê~°^è•º# <ÒHõ „ÔH·ã≤ãπ nfiáêxH˜ KÕ~°∞‰õΩ#flk.
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ã≤|ƒOk, |Å∞efl Ü«∂=`åû=∂„yx fã¨∞‰õΩx <ÕÅÃÑ· J_»∞y_ç
JáÈÖ’ ^Õ=ÙxH˜ |Å∞efl ã≤^ŒúÑïKå~°∞.
JO^•Å ~åt „ÔH·ã≤ãπ#∞ `À_˘¯x K«`«∞~°∞_»∞
X_≥ã≤ãπ P"≥∞ `«O„_çx ã¨g∞Ñ≤OKå_»∞.
P =$^ŒúÑ¨Ó*ÏiH˜ PÜ«∞# ‰õÄ`«∞ifl JÑ¨ÊyOz WÖÏ J<åfl_»∞.
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XHõ „Ñ¨â◊ã¨Î"≥∞ÿ#, Hõhqh Z~°∞QÆx Ñ¨Ó[#∞ x~°fiÇ≤Ï^•Ì=Ú!
JáÈÖ’ ^Õ=Ùx ãÖ`À+¨ÑïKÕ suQÍ J^Œ∞ƒù`«OQÍ |Å∞efl^•ÌO!
Psæ=ÙÅ#∞ J`«ÖÏ‰õΩ`«ÅO KÕã∞¨ #Î fl =∞Ç¨Ï=∂‡ix `˘ÅyOKÕÖÏ "Õ_∞» ‰õΩO^•O!——
Jx ÑëH˜ "åHõÛ`«∞~°∞_»∞ X_≥ã≤ãπ "åix =ke"≥àÏ¡_»∞
JáÈÖ’ ^Õ=Ùx „Ñ‘`«º~°÷O |Å∞Å∞ ã≤^ŒúO KÕÜ«∞|_ç#q.
„Ñ¨^è•# Ñ‘~î°O K«∞@∂ì~å |eÑ¨â◊√=ÙÅ#∞ =~°∞ã¨Ö’ xÅÉˇ\Ïì~°∞.
JÉèíºOQÆ™êfl<åÅ∞ KÕã≤ â◊√K«∞Öˇ· =zÛ ~åQÆ∞Å `«$}^è•<åºefl
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JáÈÖ’ ^Õ=ÙxH˜ ã¨=∞O„`«OQÍ ã¨=∞iÊOKå~°∞.
^Õ"åÅÜ«∞ Ñ¨Ó*Ïi „ÔH·Ãããπ `«# qâßÅ ÉÏÇ¨ï=Ùefl
PHÍâ◊O "≥·Ñ¨Ù ÉÏ~°*ÏÑ≤ =∞O„^Œã¨fi~°O`À JáÈÖ’#∞ Ji÷OKå_»∞.
''J=^èŒiOK«∞! JáÈÖ’ ^Õ"å! ~°[`« qÅ∞HÍ_®!
„ÔH·Ãã, ã≤ÖÏ¡ ^Õ"åÅÜ«∞ x"å™ê! >ˇ<≥_®ãπ Jkè~°Hõ∆HÍ!
P<å_»∞ <å "≥Ú~åÅHÕz ZdÜ«∞#¡#∞ =∞$`«∞ºÖ’yeH˜ <≥\Ïì=Ù
"å~°∞ Ñ¨âßÛ`«ÎÑ¨ÙÎÖˇ· h QÆ∞_ç=ÚO^Œ@ xÅ|_®¤~°∞.
Hõ$Ñ¨`À P q+¨"åÜ«Ú =∞Ç¨Ï=∂‡ix JHõ¯_ç #∞Oz `˘ÅyOK«∞——
J`«x „áê~°÷#Å#∞ JáÈÖ’ ^Õ=`« PÅHÕz<å_»∞.
QÆ∞_çK«∞@∂ì QÆ∞q∞‰õÄ_ç# |$O^ŒO ÉÏs¡x P"åÇ¨Ï#KÕ™ê~°∞.
JáÈÖ’ ^Õ=Ùx „Ñ‘`«º~°÷O ã≤^ŒúOQÍ LOz# |eÑ¨â◊√=ÙÅ
"≥∞_»Å∞ ™êQÆnã≤ Ñ¨^Œ∞<≥·# HõuÎ`À ÉèíQÆ=`ü ã¨=∞~°Ê} KÕ™ê~°∞.
K«~å‡xfl "˘ez, „âı+¨ª"≥∞ÿ# `˘_»=∂O™êxfl „H˘=ÙfiÖ’
K«∞\˜ì Ô~O_»OK≥Å∞QÍ =∂Oã¨ YO_®efl [`«KÕ™ê~°∞.
J#∞Éèí=A˝_≥·# =$^Œú Ñ¨Ó*Ïi "å\˜x
„Ñ¨â◊ã¨Î"≥∞ÿ# ZO_»∞Hõ>ˇìÅ =∞O@ÃÑ· „"ÕeÛ P"åÇ¨Ï# KÕ™ê_»∞.
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H˘O^Œ~°∞ Ü«Ú=‰õΩÅ∞ P`«xH˜ ™êÜ«∞O KÕÜ«∞™êQÍ~°∞.
Z=ÚHõÅ#∞ HÍeÛ, J=Ü«∞= ÉèÏQÍefl ~°∞z K«∂™êHõ
q∞ye# =∂Oã¨ YO_®efl =ÚHõ¯Å∞QÍ KÕã≤
ã¨#flx K«∞=fiÅ‰õΩ QÆ∞zÛ z^Œ∞‰õΩ=∞O@ÅÖ’ Ñ¨K«#O KÕ™ê~°∞.
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JO^Œ~°∂ ã¨∞+¨µªQÍ Éè’OKÕã≤ „`Õ<åÛ~°∞.
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`˘eK«∞Hõ¯Å∞ ÉèíQÆ=`ü ã¨=∞~°Ê} QÍqOz JO^Œ~°∂
JáÈÖ’ ^Õ=Ùx ã¨∞Îuã¨∂Î ã¨=¸Ç¨Ï QÍ#O KÕâß~°∞.
~À[ÖÏ¡ ™êy# P *Ï`«~°Ö’ JáÈÖ’ <å=∞O, â◊H˜Î™ê=∞~åúºÅ∞
Éèí∂=∂ºHÍâßÅ∞ "åºÑ≤Oz, <åÅ∞QÆ∞ k‰õΩ¯Å∞ „Ñü^èŒfixOK«QÍ
P Hõ_»∞^Œ∂~°Ñ¨Ù qÅ∞HÍ_»∞ ãÖ`«∞+¨µì_≥· Hõke<å_»∞.
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PHõe^ŒÑ¨CÅ∞ fi, Jeã≤# |$O^•xH˜ JÅ"ÀHõQÍ x„^ŒÑ¨\ ˜ìOk.
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ãÖ^è•º^Õ=`« `«# J~°∞}ÏOQÆ∞à◊√Å`À PHÍâßxfl ã¨Ê $tOK«QÍ
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"å~°∞ `≥~°KåÑ¨Å∞ ÃÑ·ÔHuÎ<å~°∞.
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J<åÜ«∂ãÖQÍ <ÒHõ ZdÜ«∞#¡ ™ê÷=~åxfl KÕ~°∞‰õΩ#flk.
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JHõ¯_», P ta~°OÖ’, WOHÍ Zyã≤Ñ¨_»∞`«∞#fl P„QÆÇ¨Ï*ÏfiÅ`À
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ã¨=∞~åOQÆ}ÏÅ KèåÜ«∞Å‰õΩ ~å_»∞!
g~°`«fiÑ¨Ù H©iÎ„Ñü+¨ªÅ#∞ gH˜∆OK«_»∞!
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Ü«Ú^Àú<å‡^ŒÑÙ¨ ÃÑ_»ÉÁ|ƒefl, ~°}~°OQÆÑÙ¨ ~°HãÎõ H≤ Îõ ^Œ$âßºefl HÍOH˜ã∆ ∞¨ <Î åfl_»∞.
ÑÖ„_≥O_»∞ ~ÀAÅ∞ QÆ_çKå~Ú.
J=∞~°∞Öˇ·# ^Õ=`«Å∞ XeOÑ¨ãπ‰õΩ KÕ~°∞‰õΩ<åfl~°∞.
Eºãπ <åÜ«∞Hõ`«fiOÖ’ F n~°… |$O^ŒOQÍ...
^ä≥\ ˜ãπ =∂`« `«# Ñ¨Ù„`«∞xH˜zÛ# =∂@ =∞~°∞=ÖË^Œ∞.
`˘e L^ŒÜ«∞ H˜~°}O ™ÈHõQÍ<Õ Zyã≤Ñ¨_»¤ JÅ #∞Oz q_ç=_ç
P"≥∞ =_ç=_çQÍ `«# `«O„_ç =^ŒÌ‰õΩ PHÍâ◊=∂~åæ# XeOÑ¨ãπ
tY~åxH˜ KÕ~°∞‰õΩ#flk. JHõ¯_» J„QÆã≤OÇ¨ã¨#OÃÑ·
„HÀ<åãπ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ Eºãπ Éèí∂Ö’Hõ "åã¨∞efl gH˜∆OK«_»O
QÆ=∞xOz, J`«x áê^•Å=^ŒÌ‰õΩ KÕi Hõhfl\˜`À Jaè¿+HÕzOk.
Z_»=∞ KÕu`À J`«x "≥∂HÍà◊¡#∞
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Eºãπ ^Õ=<å^äŒ∞}˜‚ „áêi÷OzO^•"≥∞!
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''`«O„_ô! ^Õ"ÕO„^•! Eºãπ!
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KÕ`«Å`ÀQÍx ¿ãqOz# ^•x<≥·`Õ h=Ù <å „áê~°÷##∞ q#∞!
<å ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ Zde¡ãπ#∞ P^ŒiOK«∞!
=∂#= g~°∞ÅO^ŒiÖ’H˜ JÖÏÊÜ«Ú+¨µ¬ QÆÅ"å_»∞ J`«_»∞.
=∞#∞*ËO„^Œ∞_»∞ PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ J`«xx J==∂xOKå_»∞.
J`«x =∞#ã¨∞#∞ ÔQez# ¿ãqHõ#∞ |Å=O`«OQÍ ÔH·=ãÖ KÕã¨∞‰õΩ<åfl_»∞.
Éèí∂„Ñ¨ÑÖKåxfl âßã≤OKÕ Eºãπ ^Õ"ÕO„^Œ∞_®!
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ZdÜ«∞#∞¡ <å ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_ç #ëêìxfl Ñ¨Ó_ÕÛO`«=~°‰õÄ...
J`«x Q“~°=O W|ƒ_ç =Ú|ƒ_çQÍ ÃÑiˆQO`«=~°‰õÄ...——
P"≥∞ F xq∞+Ö âßfiã¨ fã¨∞‰õΩ<ÕO^Œ∞‰õΩ q~å=∞O fã¨∞‰õΩ#flk.
`«∞á¶ê#∞ =∞|∞ƒefl âßã≤OKÕ Eºãπ =∞ø#OQÍ<Õ L<åfl_»∞.
„ÑüHõ∆}O F Ü«ÚQÆOQÍ ™êyO^•"≥∞‰õΩ.
`«# „Ñ¨Ü«∞`åflxfl =∂#ÖË^Œ∞ ^ä≥\ ˜ãπ. `«O„_çx =∞s=∞s „|uq∞ÖÏ_çOk.
''<å "≥Ú~åÅHÕK«∞ `«O„_ô! D XHõ¯™êi!
JOwHÍ~°OQÍ `«Å TÑ¨Ù <åÜ«∞<å! ÖË^• HÍ^Œx K≥Ñ¨C
h=Ù ÉèíÜ«∞Ñ¨_®eû#^Õ=Ú#flk? HõhãÖ <åHõ~°÷=∞=Ù`«∞Ok.
^Õ=`«ÅO^ŒiÖ’H˜ „‰õÄ~°OQÍ u~°ã¨¯iOÑ¨|_ç# ^•xx <Õ#=Ù`å#∞.——
`«∞á¶ê#∞ "Õ∞Ñ¶¨∂Å#∞ âßã≤OKÕ Eºãπ ^Õ"ÕO„^Œ∞_»∞ HÀÑÖQÍ |^Œ∞eKåÛ_»∞.
''„Ñ¨=∂^ŒO! LÑ¨„^Œ=O! h=Ù ##∞fl ÃÇÏ~å`À `«QÆ=ÙÖ’H˜ kOÑ¨Ù`«∞<åfl=Ù.
u~°™ê¯~°Ñ¨Ù =K«<åÅ`À P"≥∞ ##∞fl Ñ¨ÙiH˘Å∞Ê`«∞Ok.
JO^Œi ^Õ=`«Å Z^Œ∞@ ‰õÄ_® D<å\˜H© P"≥∞ ##∞fl ZuÎá⁄_»∞ã¨∞ÎOk.
<Õ#∞ „\’[#¡‰õΩ ™êÜ«∞OQÍ LO@∞<åfl#x P~ÀÑ¨}Å∞ KÕã¨∞ÎOk.
hqHõ¯_ç #∞Oz "≥o¡áÈ! ÃÇÏ~å K«∂ã≤O^ŒO>Ë Q˘_»= ÃÑ_»∞ÎOk.
h JÉèíº~°÷# =∞xfl™êÎ#∞. D q+¨Ü«∂xfl XHõ H˘eH˜¯ `≥™êÎ#∞.
HÍ"åÅO>Ë h‰õΩ <å t~°ã∞¨ =Oz „Ñ¨}Ï=∞O KÕ™êÎ#∞... #=∞‡HõO HõÅQÆ_®xH˜
^Õ=`«ÅO^ŒiÖ’H˜ â◊H˜Î=O`«∞}˜‚ <Õ#∞! ^•xH˜ |∞∞A=Ù HÍ"åÖÏ?
<å=∂@, „H˜Ü«∞ u~°∞QÆ∞ÖËxq.
=∂Ü«∞=∞~°‡O ÖËxq, JãÖÑ¨ÓiÎQÍ LO_»xq <å Ñ¨#∞Å∞!
XHõ¯™êi =∂@~ÚKåÛ<å Jk [iy f~°∞`«∞O^Œx „QÆÇ≤ÏOK«∞!——
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Eºãπ ^Õ=<å^äŒ∞_»∞ `«# ÉèÏ"åxfl `≥eÜ«∞ÑïKå_»∞.
J`«x Éèí$‰õΩ\˜ =Ú_ç=_çOk. J`«x t~°óHõOÑ¨#`À
[xOz# ÉèíÜ«∞OHõ~°"≥∞ÿ# `«~°OQÍÅ JÅÅ∞ XeOÑ¨ãπ#∞ ‰õΩkÑ≤"Õ™ê~Ú.
JÖÏ XÑ¨ÊO^ŒO ‰õΩki ^ä≥\ ˜ãπ.
„Ñ¨HÍtã¨∞Î#fl XeOÑ¨ãπ Ñ¨~°fi`«O g∞Oz ã¨=Ú„^ŒOÖ’H˜ ^Œ∂HÕk.
Eºãπ ^Õ=`«Å ã¨=∂"Õâ◊ã¨÷eH˜ ~åQÍ<Õ JO^Œ~°∂ ÖËz xÅ|_®¤~°∞.
QÆOcè~°OQÍ J_»∞QÆ∞Å∞ "Õã¨∂Î `«# ã≤OÇ¨ã¨#OÃÑ· ‰õÄ~°∞Û<åfl_»∞ Eºãπ.
HÍx Jhfl `≥eã≤# ÃÇÏ~å WOÔHO`À¿ãÑ¨Ù LO_»|@ìÖËHõáÈ~ÚOk.
''F Eºãπ ^Õ"å! D™êi U ^Õ=`« h`À Hõeã≤ Ñ¨<åflQÍÅ∞ Ñ¨#∞fl`ÀOk.
<Õ#∞ HÍã¨Î P^Œ=∞i¿ãÎ KåÅ∞ <å "≥#Hõ U^À ‰õΩ„@ "≥Ú^ŒÅ=Ù`«∞Ok.
ã¨=∞ã¨Î q+¨Ü«∂Å#∞ h „Ñ¨`ÕºHõâ‹·eÖ’ ã¨~°∞ÌÉÏ@∞ KÕã¨∞ÎO\Ï=Ù.
<å`À ZÑ¨C_≥<· å ¿ãfiK«ÛQù Í HõÅ‡+¨~Ç° Ï≤ `«OQÍ XHõ¯=∂>ÿ̌<å, Ñ¨<<·≥ å KÕ™ê"å.
U^À"˘Hõ =OHõ~° ^•i! =OHõ~° =∂@!——
^Õ=`«Å‰õΩ, =∞#∞+¨µºÅ‰õÄ `«O„_ç Eºãπ "≥O@<Õ „Ñ¨`«∞º`«Î~°q∞KåÛ_»∞.
''ÃÇÏ~å! <å PÖ’K«#Å∞ Ñ¨ã≤QÆ>Ëì „Ñ¨Ü«∞`åflÅ∞ =∂#∞!
h=Ù <å J~åúOy"≥·<å Jq h‰õΩ J~°÷O HÍ=Ù.
h=Ù `≥Å∞ã¨∞HÀ=Åã≤# q+¨Ü∞« "≥∞`ÿ Õ JO^ŒiHõO>Ë hˆH =ÚO^Œ∞QÍ <Õ#∞ K≥|∞`å#∞.
q∞QÆ`å ^Õ=`«Å J=ã¨~°O ÖË#Ñ¨C_»∞ <å PÖ’K«#Å∞ <å ã¨fiO`«O.
WHõ h „Ñ¨â◊flÅ∞ J#=ã¨~°O! ##∞fl "ÕkèOK«‰õΩ!
^Õ=`«Å~å}˜ ÃÇÏ~å `«# qâßÅ #Ü«∞<åÅ∞ JÅ¡ÖÏ¡_»QÍ ÑëHÕk.
''™ê~°fiÉè∫=∂! „HÀ#ãπ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_®! U=∞O@∞<åfl"£ h=Ù?
JÑ¨C_»∂, WÑ¨C_»∂ ZÑ¨C_»∂ <Õ#∞ hÃÑ· QÆ∂_è»K«~°ºO <≥~°Ñ¨ÖË^Õ!
h ~Ú+¨ì"≥∞ÿ# „Ñ¨}ÏoHõÅ∂, =ÓºÇ¨Å∞ h ã¨fiO`«"Õ∞.
"å\˜x |Ç≤Ï~°æ`«O KÕÜ«∞=∞x <Õ<≥Ñ¨C_≥·<å J_çQÍ<å?
HÍx D~ÀA J_»∞QÆ∞`«∞<åfl#∞! U^À K≥Ñ¨Ê~åx ÉèíÜ«∞O`À
^ä≥\ ˜ãπ YzÛ`«OQÍ x#∞fl |∞@ìÖ’ Ñ¨_Õ¿ã LO@∞Ok.
P ã¨=Ú„^ŒÑ¨Ù =Úã¨Ö’_ç ‰õÄ`«∞~°∞, "≥∞i¿ã áê^•Å Ü«Ú=u
^ä≥\ ˜ãπ h "≥∂HÍà◊√¡, K«∞|∞HõO z^Œ∞=Ú`«∞#flÑ¨C_Õ <Õ##∞‰õΩ<åfl#∞.
W"åfià◊ YzÛ`«OQÍ U^À =~°"≥∂, =∂\’ WKÕÛ LO\Ï=Ù.
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Zde¡ãπ H©iÎx PHÍâßxH˜ Z`ÕÎÖÏ, ZdÜ«∞#¡‰õΩ Kå=Ù=¸_ÕÖÏ...
Wk J#∞=∂#O HÍ^Œ∞! x["Õ∞! HÍ^•?——
L~°∞=Úefl Ñ≤_»∞QÆ∞efl J^Œ∞Ñ¨ÙKÕ¿ã Eºãπ ^Õ=<å^äŒ∞_»∞ QÆi˚OKå_»∞.
''L<å‡n! #∞=Ófi h x`«º J#∞=∂<åÅ∂...
x#∞fl `«Ñ≤ÊOK«∞H˘x U Ñ¨h KÕÜ«∞ÖË#∞ ã¨ˆ~! ÃÇÏ~å! q=~°O K≥Ñ¨C!
x[O h‰õΩ `≥e¿ã LO_»=K«∞Û! J~Ú`Õ =∂„`«O UO KÕÜ«∞QÆÅ=Ù?
<å#∞Oz WOHÍ ^Œ∂~°=∞ø`å=Ù! JO`ÕQÍ W^Õ h‰õΩ tHõ∆!
XHõ\ ˜=∂„`«O x[O. <å PÖ’K«#Å∞ <å~Ú+¨ìO!
"≥à◊√¡! h ™ê÷#OÖ’ h=Ù ‰õÄ~ÀÛ! xâ◊≈|úOQÍ <å P[˝ t~°™ê=Ç≤ÏOK«∞!
<å‰õΩ P„QÆÇ¨ÏO =zÛ D Z^Œ∞~°∞ÖËx KÕ`«∞Ö’Î h Ñ‘Hõ Ñ≤ã≤H˜<å
U ^Õ=Ù_»∂, U ^Õ=`å x#∞fl ~°H˜∆OK«ÖË~°∞...."≥à◊√§——
qâßÅ #Ü«∞<åÅ ^Õ=`« ÃÇÏ~å ÉèíÜ«∞Ñ¨_çOk.
=∞ø#OQÍ `«# ™ê÷#OÖ’ ‰õÄ~°∞Ûx `«Å ÑÖHÕzOk.
q∞ye# ^Õ=`«ÅO^Œ~°∂ Eºãπ „Ñ¨à◊Ü«∞QÆ~°˚#‰õΩ cèu K≥O^•~°∞.
ÃÇÏá¶êã¨ìãπ qâ◊fiHõ~°‡ ÖËz JO^Œih âßO`«ÑïKÕ „Ñ¨Ü«∞`«flO KÕ™ê_»∞.
âıfi`« ÉÏÇ¨ï ^Õ=`« ÃÇÏ~å, ^Õ=<å^äŒ∞_»∞ Eºãπ P`«x `«e¡^ŒO„_»∞Å∞
''Wk PHõã≤‡Hõ LÑ¨„^Œ="Õ∞! JÖÏÊÜ«Ú+¨µ¯Å∞ D =∞#∞+¨µÅ∞!
"åà◊¡ QÆ∞iOz g∞~°∞ Q˘_»=Å∞ Ñ¨_ç`Õ Jk J#~°÷^•Ü«∞HõO HÍ^•!
^Õ=`«ÅO`å QÆO^Œ~°QÀà◊OÖ’ Ñ¨_ç`Õ WHõ qO^Œ∂ q<À^•ÖË=ÚO\Ï~Ú.
<Õ#∞ x[O =∂\Ï¡_®Î#x... J=∂‡! <å QÆ∞iOz h‰õΩ `≥Å∞ã¨∞!
<å `«O„_çx =∞Oz=∂@Å`À âßO`«Ñ¨~°K«∞.
J`«x Hõ\ÏHõ∆gHõ∆}ÏÅ‰õΩ áê„`«∞~åÅ=ÙHÍ...!
"≥∞~°∞Ñ¨ÙÅ‰õΩ Jkè^Õ=`« Eºãπ `«Å∞K«∞‰õΩO>Ë ^ÕxÔH·<å J_Õ¤=Ú#flk?
P`«_»∞ =∞Ç¨ |Å=O`«∞_»∞! `«b¡! h=Ù J`«xH˜ `À_»∞QÍ LO_»∞!
=∞Oz =∂@Å`À <å `«O„_çx J#∞#~ÚOK«∞
JÑ¨C_Õ J`«_»∞ =∞#ÃÑ· ^ŒÜ«∞QÍ LO\Ï_»∞.——
„¿Ñ=∞=¸iÎ J~Ú# `«e¡x J#∞#~Úã¨∂Î
`«# ^ŒQÆæ~° L#fl =∞<ÀÇ¨Ï~°"≥∞ÿ# =∞^èŒ∞áê„`«#∞ P"≥∞HõOkã¨∂Î
J`«xÖÏ J<åfl_»∞ ''F~°∞Ê =Ç≤ÏOK«∞ `«b¡!
h ^Œ∞óMÏxfl ÉèíiOK«∞! h F@q∞ <Õ#∞ <å Hõ#∞Å`À K«∂_»ÖË#∞.
<å Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ«∞O „=Ü«∞ºÅ=Ù`«∞<åfl x#∞fl ~°H˜∆OKÕO^Œ∞‰õΩ <Õ<ÕO KÕÜ«∞QÆÅ#∞.
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P =∞Ç¨|Åâße =ÚO^Œ∞ <Õ#ã¨Ç¨Ü«Ú}˜‚
„H˜`«O™êi h‰õΩ JO_»QÍ xÅ|_»QÍ J`«_ÕO KÕâß_À QÆ∞~°∞ÎÖË^•?
<å HÍÅ∞x ^˘~°Hõ|∞K«∞ÛH˘x <ÕÅ‰õΩ qã≤iH˘\Ïì_»∞
P qã¨∞~°∞‰õΩ =∞$uÊO_»OÖÏ K«∞@ìK«∞@∞ì‰õΩ áÈÜ«∂#∞ Hõ^•!
h HÀáêxfl LÑ¨â◊q∞OK«∞, `«b¡!——
P =∂@Å`À ãÖ`«∞+¨µ~ì åÖˇ#· ÃÇÏ~å P`«_O» kOz# J=∞$`« HõÅâ◊O #∞Oz
K«=ÙÅ∂~°∞`«∞#fl Ñ¨Ó^Õ<≥#∞ „`åq `«$Ñ≤Î<˘OkOk. q∞QÆ`å ^Õ=`«ÅO^Œ~°∂ `«ÖÏHÍ™êÎ
¿ãqOz P#OkOKå~°∞. XeOÑ¨ãπ JO`«\Ï #=ÙfiÅ∞ qiÜ«∞QÍ ^Õ=`«Å∞ Jyfl^Õ=Ùx
Ç¨Ï∏Ü«∞Å∞ gH˜∆OKå~°∞.
ã¨∂~°∞º_»∞ Ñ¨tÛ=∂„k "≥#∞Hõ‰õΩ "≥àı¡O`«=~°‰õΩ
^Õ=`«Å∞ qO^Œ∞ q<À^•ÅÖ’ =Úxy `ÕÖÏ~°∞.
JáÈÖ’ ^Õ=Ùx g}Ï<å^ŒO, =ÚQÆ∞æ~°∞ =¸º*ò (Muses)Å QÍ#O`À
J=∞~°ã¨Éèí J=∞O^•#O^Œ ãÖ^ÀÇ¨Ï"≥∞ÿ Hõà◊Hõà◊ÖÏ_çOk.
ã¨∂~åºã¨=Î ∞Ü«∞=∞~ÚºOk. ^Õ=`«Å∞ Z=ià◊‰¡ Ωõ "åà◊√¡ "≥oá¡ ÈÜ«∂~°∞. J^Œ∞ƒù`«
^Õ=teÊ, qâ◊fiHõ~°‡ `«# HõàÏH“â◊ÅO`À q_çq_çQÍ xi‡Oz# „áê™ê^•Åq. Eºãπ
^Õ"ÕO„^Œ∞_»∞ `«# Ç¨ÏOã¨`«∂eHÍ `«ÅÊOÃÑ· "Õ∞#∞"åÅÛQÍ ã¨fi~°‚ ã≤OÇ¨ã¨#Ñ¨Ù ~å}˜
ÃÇÏ~å P`«x Ñ¨Hõ¯<Õ â◊Ü«∞xOzOk.
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3. ãÖ„QÍ=∞ ã¨<åflÇ¨ÏO
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=∞Ç¨~°^Œä J~°~ú ^° •è k ~°k‰è Ωõ Öˇ#· =∂#=ÙÅ∞ x„^•^Õ=`« X_çÖ’ FiyáÈÜ«∂~°∞.
XHõ¯ Eºãπ ^Õ"ÕO„^Œ∞_»∞ q∞#Ç¨... ^˘O`«~°ÖÏ¡ PÖ’K«#Å∞...
ZÖÏ Zde¡ãπ H©iÎx „Ñ¨[fieOÑ¨KÕÜ«∂e!
`«=∞`«=∞ <å=Å Ñ¨Hõ¯<Õ ã¨~°fiã¨#fl^Œ∞úÖˇ· L#fl ZdÜ«∞#¡<≥ÖÏ xi˚OKåe?
`«~°z K«∂_»QÍ K«∂_»QÍ XHõ „Ñ¨â◊ã¨Î"≥∞ÿ# PÖ’K«# `«\ ˜ìOk.
PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£‰õΩ F Hõ$Ï~°"≥∞ÿ# ã¨fiáêflxfl ÑÖÑ≤
Ü«Ú^Àú#∞‡Y∞}˜‚ KÕ¿ãÎ ãï! Eºãπ P*Ï˝Ñ≤OKå_»∞.
''=∞$`«∞ºÑ¶¨∞O@Å∞ „"≥∂yOKÕ F „‰õÄ~° ã¨fiÑ¨fl=∂!
"≥à◊√¡ PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£#∞ P=Ç≤ÏOK«∞!
<Õ<ÕO K≥áêÊ<À „Ñü=∂@ P`«xH˜ J~°÷=∞ÜÕ∞ºÖÏ KÕ~Ú!
n~°…ˆHâ◊√Å∞ ZdÜ«∞#¡#∞ „\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~°OÃÑ· ^ŒO_»Ü«∂„`«‰õΩ ÑÖÑ¨=∞#∞...
"≥O@<Õ... Ñ¨ÓiÎ |ÅQÆO`À, "≥∞~°∞Ñ¨Ù "ÕQÆO`À...
J=∞~°∞Å∞ WHõ "åiÖ’ "å~°∞ HõÅÇ≤ÏOK«~°∞.
ÃÇÏ~å q#fláêÅ∞ "å~°O^Œih XHõ¯„`å\˜ÃÑ·H˜ `≥KåÛ~Ú.
„\ÏÜü∞ x"åã¨∞Å‰õΩ JOu=∞Ñ¶¨∞_çÜ«∞Å∞ „áê~°OÉèí=∞Ü«∂º~Ú——
Ô~Hõ¯Å∞ Hõ@∞ì‰õΩx P ã¨fiÑ¨flO PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£#∞ "≥^Œ∞‰õΩ¯O@∂ =zÛOk.
P HõÅÖ’ ~åA Hõ#∞Ô~Ñ¨ÊÅ "≥#∞Hõ `≥~Ã° Ñ· <≥ã~ì¨ ü Nestor)QÍ ã¨fiÑ¨flO ~°∂ÑÖ^Œ∞‰õΩ#flk.
''P^Œ=∞~°z x„^ŒáÈ`«∞<åfl"å! PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£!!
Z„\˜Ü«∞ãπ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_®! Jâ◊fiq<åâ◊‰õΩ_®!
Wxfl ÉÏ^èŒº`«Å∞ `«ÅÔH`«∞Î‰õΩx ZÖÏ x„kOK«QÆÅ∞QÆ∞`«∞<åfl=Ù?
ã¨=∞ã¨Î Ãã·#ºO hHÀãÖ „áê}ÏÅiÊOK«_®xH˜ ã≤^ŒúOQÍ L#flk!
q#∞! hHÀãÖ Eºãπ ^Õ=Ùx `«~°Ñ¨Ù# F "å~°Î#∞ `≥KåÛ#∞.
hÃÑ· Hõ~°∞} HõeyOk P ^Õ=<å^äŒ∞_çH˜!
n~°…ˆHâ◊√Öˇ·# ZdÜ«∞#¡#∞ Ü«Ú^•úxH˜ Ñ¨ÙiH˘Å∞Ê!
X‰õΩ¯=∞‡_çQÍ ^ŒO_≥uÎ „\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~° g^èŒ∞efl P„Hõq∞OK«=∞#∞.
XeOÑ¨ãπ ^Õ=`«eOHõ HõÅÇ≤ÏOK«É’~°∞.
ÃÇÏ~å ^Õ=`« q#fláêÅ∞ Ñ¶ëOKå~Ú!
„\ÏÜü∞ „Ñ¨[ÅH˜Hõ =∞$`«∞º=Ù `«Ñ¨Ê^Œ∞.
D ãÖ^Õâßxfl QÆ∞~°∞ÎOK«∞HÀ! =∞##O KÕÜü∞!
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ã¨∞Yx„^Œ QÍ_è» Ñï+¨fiOQÆO #∞Oz
|Ü«∞@Ñ¨_®¤Hõ =∞u=∞~°∞Ñ¨Ù x#∞fl =â◊O KÕã¨∞HÀ‰õΩO_»∞#∞QÍHõ!——
J`«xx XO@iQÍ =ke ã¨fiÑ¨flO J^Œ$â◊º"≥∞ÿOk.
Pâ◊Å∞ H˘`«Î â◊H˜Îx=fiQÍ QÆ∞O_≥ [=<åâ◊fiÑ¨Ù "ÕQÍxfl á⁄OkOk.
D~À*Ë „\ÏÜü∞#QÆ~O° `«# QÆ∞Ñ≤Ê\’¡H˜ =KÕÛã≤#@∞¡ ÉèÏqOKå_»∞, PQÆ"∞≥ =∂fl<£.
Ñ≤zÛ"å_»∞! P [QÆ<åfl@Hõ ã¨∂„`«^•è i =∞#ã¨∞Ö’ U=ÚO^À W`«xHˆ O `≥Å∞ã¨∞?
J@∞ Psæ=ÙÅ#∞, W@∞ „\’[#¡#∞ Ü«Ú^•úxH˜ ÑÖÑ≤
QÍÜ«∂Å`À =¸Å∞æÅ`À ã¨=∞~°Éèí∂q∞ „Ñü^èŒfixã¨∞ÎO>Ë
XeOÑ¨ãπ tY~°OÃÑ· ‰õÄ~°∞Ûx q<À^ŒO K«∂ã¨∞Î<åfl_®Ü«∞#!
^≥·="å}˜ ã¨fiÑ¨fl~°∂áê# `«##∞ K«∞@∞ì=Ú@ìQÍ
JkiÑ¨_ç ÖËz# PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ XHõ x~°‚Ü«∂xH˜ =KåÛ_»∞.
=∞$^Œ∞"≥·# #∂`«# =¢™êÎÅ#∞ ^èŒiOz,
Ü«Ú^Àúz`«"≥∞ÿ# Hõ=Kåxfl, áê^Œ~°Hõ∆Å#∞ `˘_çQÍ_»∞
Éèí∞*ÏxH˜ "≥O_ç Ñ≤_çQÆÅ Hõ~°"åÖÏxfl „"ÕÖÏ_Õã≤
KÕuÖ’ =Oâ◊áê~°OÑ¨~°ºOQÍ =ã¨∞Î#fl ~å[^ŒO_®xfl Ñ¨@∞ì‰õΩx
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ãÖ^è•º^Õ=`« XeOÑ¨ãπ tY~å„QÍxfl `å‰õΩ`«∂
L^ŒÜ«∞ HÍOux J=∞~°∞Öˇ·# ^Õ=`«Å‰õΩ JOkã¨∞Î#fl
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`˘Å∞^˘ÅÎQÍ Ãã·xHõ „Ñ¨=ÚY∞efl <≥ã¨ì~ü <ÒHõ ^ŒQÆæ~° Hõeã≤
`«# ^Œ∞ˆ~ƒù^èŒº"≥∞ÿ# =ÓºÇ¨xfl "åiH˜ q=iOKå_»∞...
''q∞„`«∞ÖÏ~å! ™ê=^è•#OQÍ q#O_ç!!
<åH©~å„u F ^≥·=„¿Ñi`«"≥∞ÿ# ã¨fiÑ¨flO
=∞Ç¨g~°∞_»∞ <≥ã¨ì~ü ~°∂ÑÖÖ’ =zÛ <å‰õΩ Ç≤Ï`«É’^èŒ KÕã≤Ok.
''WOHÍ x„kã¨∞Î<åfl"å, PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£!
Z„\˜Ü«∞ãπ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_®! Jâ◊fiq<åâ◊‰õΩ_®!
Wxfl ÉÏ^èŒº`«Å∞ `«ÅÔH`«∞Î‰õΩx ZÖÏ x„^ŒáÈQÆÅ∞QÆ∞`«∞<åfl"£!
hHÀãÖ „áê}ÏÅ∞ `«$}„áêÜ«∞OQÍ =kÖË WO^Œ~°∞ Ãã·x‰õΩÅ∞<åfl~°∞
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ãÖ^Õâ◊q∞k! WÑ¨C_»∞ hÃÑ· P ^Õ=ÙxH˜ Hõ~°∞} HõeyOk.
Eºãπ ^Õ=Ùx P[˝! h n~°…ˆHâ◊√Öˇ·# ZdÜ«∞#¡`À
„\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~åxfl =Ú@ì_çOK«∞!
ã¨=∞ã¨Î ¿ã<å"åÇ≤Ïx`À „\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~° g^èŒ∞efl =â◊Ñ¨~°∞ÛHÀ
^Õ=`«Å∞ `«=∞Ö’ `«=∞ HõÅÇ¨Å‰õΩ ã¨fiã≤ÎÑëHÍ~°∞.
ÃÇÏ~å ^Õ=`« q#fláêÅ∞ Ñ¶ëOKå~Ú.
„\ÏÜü∞ „Ñ¨[Å JOu=∞ Ñ¶¨∞_çÜ«∞Å∞ ^ŒQÆæ~°Ñ¨_®¤~Ú.
D ãÖ^Õâßxfl h =∞#ã¨∞Ö’ Ñ¨kÅÑ¨~°K«∞HÀ!——
...JÖÏ `≥eÑ≤ P ã¨fiÑ¨flO Ô~Hõ¯Å∞ Hõ@∞ì‰õΩx ZyiáÈ~ÚOk.
LÑ¨â◊=∞<åxflKÕÛ x„^Œ ##∞fl q_»∞^ŒÅ KÕã≤Ok.
Ñ¨^ŒO_ç! ZdÜ«∞#¡#∞ ã¨=∞~À#∞‡Y∞efl KÕ^•ÌO!
J~Ú<å =∞# Ñ¨~°OÑ¨~å#∞QÆ`« PKå~åxfl áê\Õz
g~°∞Å‰õΩ <Õ<À ã¨"åÅ∞ qã¨~°É’`«∞<åfl#∞.
<ÒHõÅ#∞ „Ñ¨Ü«∂}ÏxH˜ ã≤^ŒúOQÍ LOK«=∞#O_ç.
¿ã<å „Ñ¨=ÚY∞Å∞ =ÚYº„Ñ¨^ÕâßÅÖ’ J^Œ∞Ñ¨Ù KÕÜ«∞_®xH˜ HÍÑ¨ÙHÍÜ«∞O_ç——
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ÃÑ·ÖÏãπ JkèÑü, Ñ¶¨∞#∞_≥·# <≥ã¨ì~ü ã¨Éèí#∞ ãÖÉè’kèOz<å_»∞.
''q∞„`«∞ÖÏ~å! Psæ=ÙÅ <åÜ«∞‰õΩÖÏ~å!
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ZdÜ«∞#¡#∞ =∞#O „\ÏÜü∞ =Ú@ì_çH˜ ã¨=∂Ü«∞`«ÎO KÕ^•ÌO!
P =∂@Å∞ ÑëH˜ <≥ã¨ì~ü =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ #_çKå_»∞.
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H˘O_»QÆ∞Ç¨Ï #∞Oz X‰õΩ¯=∞‡_ç "≥Å∞=_ç# `Õ<≥\ ©QÆÅ ã¨=¸Ç¨ÏOÖÏ
QÆ∞OÑ¨ÙÅ∞ QÆ∞OÑ¨ÙÅ∞QÍ, =∞O^ŒÅ∞ =∞O^ŒÅ∞QÍ, =O^ŒÅ∞QÍ, "ÕÅ∞QÍ
Jxfl k‰õΩ¯Å#∂ Hõ=Ú‡‰õΩO@∂ zO^Œ~° =O^Œ~°QÍ....
Jxfl <ÒHõÅ∞flOp ™êÜ«Ú^èŒ Ãã·xHõ ã¨=¸Ç¨ÏO
ã¨=∂"Õâ◊ã¨÷eH˜ L^èŒ$`«OQÍ L~°HõÖˇ`«∞Î`«∂ ™êyOk.
Eºãπ ^Õ=Ùx P*Ï˝=iÎ Ñ¨ÙHÍ~°∞ (Rumor)
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HÍiÛK«∞ÛÖÏ JO^Œih Hõ=Ú‡‰õΩ#flk.
L„^Õ‰õΩÖˇ·, L`åûÇ¨Ï=O`«∞Öˇ· ã¨=∞~° ã¨#fl^Œ∞úÖˇ·#
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''Ãã·x‰õΩÖÏ~å! xâ◊≈|ÌOQÍ LO_»O_ç!
~å[ „Ñ¨=ÚY∞Å P[˝Å#∞ ™ê=^è•#OQÍ q#O_ç!!
Ç¨ÏŸ^•Å##∞ãïOz Ãã·x‰õΩÅ∞ `«=∞`«=∞ ™ê÷<åÖ’¡ xÅ|_®¤~°∞.
ˆHHõÅ∞ K«ÖÏ¡i, ã¨∂k Ñ¨_ç`Õ q#|_ÕO`« xâ◊≈|úO JHõ¯_» WÑ¨C_»∞...
~å[^ŒO_®xfl sîqQÍ ÃÑHÔ· uÎ ~å~åA PQÆ"∞≥ =∂fl<£ JO^Œi=OHÍ K«∂™ê_»∞.
qâ◊fiHõ~°‡ `«# <≥·Ñ¨Ù}Ïº#flO`å qxÜ≥∂yOz KÕã≤# ~å[^ŒO_»O.
J`«_»∞ ^•xx „HÀ<åãπ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ Eºãπ‰õΩ WzÛ<å_»∞.
Eºãπ ^•xx =∞Ç¨HÍÜ«ÚÅ"≥·i ÃÇÏÔ~‡ãπ‰õΩ (Hermes)
ÃÇÏÔ~‡ãπ ^•xx ~°kä‰õΩ_»∞ ÃÑÖÏÑπû (Pelops)‰õΩ
ÃÑÖÏÑπû ^•xx Ü≥∂^è•#∞Ü≥∂^èŒ∞Å JkèÑü Z„\˜Ü«∞ãπ‰õΩ
Z„\˜Ü«∞ãπ #∞Oz ^ä≥·Ü≥∞Ããìãπ‰õΩ, J`«x #∞Oz
PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£#∞ KÕi ~å[º, ^èŒ~°‡~°Hõ∆} KÕã¨∞Î#fl ~å[^ŒO_»=∞k.
PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ |Ç¨ïnfiÑ¨ Ñï"Õ+≤ª`« P~åæãπ‰õΩ JkèÑü.
`«# ÉèÏ~åxfl ~å[^ŒO_»OÃÑ· H˘kÌQÍ P#∞Û`«∂ J`«xÖÏ ÑëHÍ_»∞.
''¿ãflÇ≤Ï`«∞ÖÏ~å! ^•<å<£ Ü≥∂^èŒ∞ÖÏ~å! U~üû (Ares) K≥eHÍà◊√§ g∞~°∞
„HÀ<åãπ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ Eºãπ ##∞fl L<å‡^ŒOÖ’ =ÚOz<å_»∞.
Hõà◊√¡=¸ã¨∞‰õΩáÈÜÕ∞O`« Ñ¨`«#OÖ’ áêu"Õ™ê_»∞.
Eºãπ ^Õ=Ù_»∞ Hõiî#∞_»∞.
WeÜ«∞O (Ilium) #QÆ~° HÀ@QÀ_»Å∞ <ÕÅ=∞@ì=∞ÜÕ∞º=~°‰õΩ
WO\˜"≥ÚÇ¨ÏO K«∂_»#x <å`À „Ñü[˝ KÕ~ÚOKå_»∞!
WÑ¨C_»∞ K«∂_»O_ç! Wk F ‰õΩ„@! Ñ¶¨∞’~°"≥∞ÿ# "≥∂ãÖ! ^ŒQÍ!
J==∂#O`À P~åæãπ‰õΩ á⁄=∞‡x WÑ¨C_»∞ L^Àƒùkèã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞.
Ñ¨\ÏÖÏÅH˘nÌ =∞# Ãã·x‰õΩÅ∞ <ÕÅ‰õÄÖÏHõ!
Jk P áêëê}Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ«∂xH˜ „Ñ‘u HõeyOK«∞#∞ QÍHõ...!
U"≥∂! Z=iH˜ `≥Å∞ã¨∞?
"Õ~Ú#QÆ~åÅ H˜s\ÏÅxÑ¨Ê\˜ˆH `≥QÆ #iH˜# Ñ¶¨∞#∞_®`«_»∞.
WOH˘xfl #QÆ~åÅ∞ <ÕÅ‰õÄe`Õ =∂„`«O UO?
PÜ«∞#O`«\ ˜ â◊H˜Î=O`«∞_Õ!
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=∞i =∞#ÔHO`« J==∂#O! `«~° `«~åÅ∞ `«Å=OK«∞‰õΩ<ÕÖÏ...!
ZdÜ«∞#∞¡ g~åkèg~°∞ÖË! HÍx... F Ñ¶ë`«O ÖËx Ü«Ú^ŒúO KÕâß~°∞.
... WOHÍ KÕã¨∂Î<Õ L<åfl~°∞... J#fl JÑ¨„Ñ¨^èŒ =∂„`«O q∞yeOk.
JO`«∞ÖËx Ü«Ú^ŒúO... XHõ H˘eH˜¯~åx Ü«Ú^ŒúO...!
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Jã¨Å∞... ZdÜ«∞#¡#∞ „\’[#¡#∞ Z^Œ∞Ô~^Œ∞~°∞ xÅÉˇ_ç`Õ
Ñ¨kÔ~@∞¡ Hõ<åfl JkèHõOQÍ L#fl =∞Ç¨ |bÜ«∞"≥∞ÿ# â◊H˜Î=∞#k.
"åà◊¥¡ JãÖMÏºHõ #QÆ~åÅ∞flOz `«=∞ qÇ≤Ï`«∞efl
=∞Ç¨ <Õ~°Ê~°∞Öˇ·# ^èŒ#∞~åú~°∞efl, D>ˇQÍà◊¡x ~°Ñ≤ÊOK«∞‰õΩ<åfl~°∞.
##∞fl xÅ∞=iOK«_®xH˜,
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P Eºãπ ^Õ=ÙxÃÑ· P#... `˘q∞‡^Õà◊√§ QÆ_çKå~ÚÑ¨Ê\˜ˆH!
<ÒHõÅ K≥Hõ¯Å∂_çáÈ`«∞<åfl~Ú. `åà◊√¡ =ÚHõ¯Å=Ù`«∞<åfl~Ú.
ã¨=Ú„^•ÅHõ=`«Å =∞# ÉèÏ~°ºÅ∂ Ñ≤Å¡Å∂ Z^Œ∞~°∞`≥#∞flÅ∞ K«∂ã¨∞Î<åfl~°∞.
=∞#O... =∞#O =zÛ# Ñ¨x ~ÚOHÍ #`«Î#_»Hõ# ™êQÆ∞`«∞#flk.
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=∞# „â◊=∞, W<Õflà◊¡ Hõ+¨ìO =$^è• J~ÚºOk.
<å P[˝ =∞xflOK«O_ç. <ÒHõÅ#∞ WO\˜"ÕÑ¨Ù‰õΩ =∞~°eOK«O_ç.
|u‰õΩO>Ë |Å∞™ê‰õΩ uO^•O! WO\˜H˜áÈ~Ú Ç¨~ÚQÍ ã¨∞d^•ÌO!
„\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~° g^èŒ∞Ö’¡ Hõ"å`«∞ KÕÜ«∂Å#fl HõÅ HõÅQÍ<Õ q∞QÆÅh...!——
Ãã·x‰õΩefl Ô~K«ÛQ˘_»∞`«∂ J`«##fl=∂@Å`À
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„Ñ¨=∂^ŒÑ¨Ù ÃÇÏK«ÛiHõ`À J„Ñ¨=∞`«Î"≥∞ÿ ÑïÔQ_»∞Î#fl "åà◊¡ÖÏ
"å~°O^Œ~°∂ `«=∞`«=∞ <ÒHõÅÃÑ·H˜ ÅOÑ¶≤∞OKå~°∞.
XHõi<˘Hõ~°∞ `Àã¨∞‰õΩO@∂, ~åã¨∞‰õΩO@∂, á⁄eˆHHõÅ∞ ÃÑ_»∞`«∂
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ˆHHõÅ`À, ÃÑ_»ÉÁ|ƒÅ`À P „Ñ¨^Õâ◊O =∂~À‡yOk.
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qkè x~°‚Ü«∂xH˜ q~°∞^ŒúOQÍ "å~°∞
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Uq∞\˜ÖÏ [~°∞QÆ∞`ÀOk? â◊„`«∞=ÙÅ‰õΩ "≥#∞flEÑ≤
Psæ=ÙÅ∞ ã¨fi^ÕâßxH˜ =∞~°Å∞`«∞<åfl~å?
„\ÏÜü∞ ~å*ÏºkèÑü „Ñ≤Ü«∂"£∞‰õΩ J`«x „Ñ¨[Å‰õΩ
JO`«∞ÖËx P#O^•xfl, H©iÎx WKÕÛO^Œ∞ˆH xâ◊Û~ÚOK«∞‰õΩ<åfl~å?
XHõ¯ ¢ã‘Î, JO^•Å~åt P~åæãπ "åã≤ ÃÇÏÖˇ<£ HÀãÖ
„áê}`åºQÆO KÕã#≤ JãÖMÏºHõ ZdÜ«∞#¡ g~°`åfixfl =∞~°záÈ~Ú<å~å?
"≥à◊√¡! PÜ«Ú^èŒáê}∞Öˇ·# „Ñü XHõ¯ ZdÜ«∞<£Ö’ áœ~°∞ëêyfl ~°yeOK«∞
Z=fi_»∂ WO\˜H˜ =∞~°Å‰õΩO_® Ç≤Ï`«É’^èŒ KÕã≤ <ÒHõefl xeÑ≤"Õ~Ú——
„Ñ¨HÍâ◊=O`«"≥∞ÿ# #Ü«∞<åÅ ^Õ=`« Ñ¨ÖÏ¡ãπ Z^ä≥<å, Hõ∆}=∂„`«HÍÖÏxfl ‰õÄ_® =$^è• KÕÜ«∞ÖË^Œ∞
XeOÑ¨ãπÖ’ "≥∞iã≤ XHõ¯Hõ∆}OÖ’ X_≥ã≤ãπ#∞ KÕ~°∞‰õΩ#flk.
Eºãπ ^Õ=ÙxÖÏ =ÓºÇ¨Ï K«`«∞~°∞_»∞, PÖ’K«<åÑ¨~°∞_»∞ X_≥ã≤ãπ.
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''ÖÏÔ~ìãπ ~å‰õΩ=∂~°∞_®! X_≥ã≤ãπ! =ÓºÇ¨Ï xÑ¨Ù}∞_®!
Uq∞\© QÆO^Œ~°QÀà◊O! UO [~°∞QÆ∞`«∞OkHõ¯_»?
Ñ¶¨∞#`« =Ç≤ÏOz# Psæ=ÙÅO`å ã¨fi^ÕâßxH˜ =∞~°Å∞`«∞<åfl~å?
„\ÏÜü∞ „Ñ¨[Å‰õΩ JO`«∞ÖËx H©iÎ „Ñü+¨Åª #∞ ã¨∞<åÜ«∂ãÖQÍ Hõ@Éì _ˇ ∞» <Î åfl~å?
XHõ¯ ¢ãHÎ‘ ÀãÖ, P ÃÇÏÖˇ<£ HÀãÖ, JãÖMÏºHõ Psæ=ÙÅ „áê}`åºQÆO =$^è• ÜÕ∞<å?
ÖË^Œ∞! HÍ~å^Œ∞! ZdÜ«∞#¡Ö’ áœ~°∞ëêyfl ~°yeOK«∞!
<ÒHõefl ã¨=Ú„^ŒO "ÕÑ¨Ù áÈ‰õΩO_® xeÑ≤"Õ~Ú!——
X_≥ã≤ãπ Z^ä≥<å ÉèÏ"åxfl „QÆÇ≤ÏOKå_»∞.
`«# Ñ¨~°∞QÆ∞‰õΩ J_»∞¤=ã¨∞Î#fl =¢™êÎefl qã≤ˆ~™ê_»∞.
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Ü«¸iÉË\òû "å\˜x Éèí„^ŒÑ¨~°∞ã¨∞ÎO_»QÍ<Õ X_≥ã≤ãπ
PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ KÕuÖ’x ~å[^ŒO_®xfl „QÆÇ≤ÏOz
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J`«_»∞ =∞#efl, =∞# Ãã·x‰õΩefl Ñ¨sH˜∆ã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞.
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PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ P„QÆÇ¨ÏO ã¨fiÃã·<åºxH© Ç¨xHõ~°O!
~åAÅ HÀÑÖ ^≥·=„¿Ñi`«O!
"åà◊√¡ ÉèíQÆ=^ŒOâ◊ HõÅ"å~°∞! Eºãπ ^Õ=Ùx Pjã¨∞ûÅ∞ "åi‰õΩ<åfl~Ú.——
™ê^è•~°} Ãã·x‰õΩ_≥·^Œ∞Ô~·`Õ J`«_çx ~å[^ŒO_»O`À "≥∂k
''Ñ≤iH˜ ^Œ^ŒÌ=∂‡! xÅ|_»∞!
"≥#∞flEÑ≤ áêiáÈ^ŒÅ∞Û‰õΩ<åfl"å! ã≤QÆ∞æÖË^Œ∂!
K«∂_»∞! W`«~°∞Å#∞ K«∂ã≤ <Õ~°∞ÛHÀ
Ñ¨ÖÏÜ«∞#=∞O„`«O ÑïîOK«_®xH˜^Õ<å ã¨=∞Ü«∞O!
ZO^Œ∞‰õÄ H˘~°QÍx "≥^èŒ=! J@∞ Ü«Ú^•úxH© W@∞ =∞O„`åOQÍxH© Ñ¨xH˜ ~åx K«=\Ï!
ZdÜ«∞#¡O^Œ~°∂ hÖÏ LO>Ë „\ÏÜü∞ =∞# KÕlˆH¯<å?
~åAÖˇ‰õΩ¯"≥· =∞OkÑïáêÅ<≥·`Õ Ñ≤iH˜ÑÖ^ŒÅ ~å[ºO HÍ^Œ∂!
WÑ¨C_»∞ J`«º=ã¨~°O XHõ_Õ ~åA! XHõ>Ë P[˝!
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Z=i KÕuÖ’ LO>Ë J`«_ç P*Ë˝ t~À^è•~°ºO!——
WÖÏ Ô~K«ÛQ˘_»∞`«∂, P*Ï˝Ñ≤ã¨∂Î Hõqfiã¨∂Î X_≥ã≤ãπ
P HõÖ’¡Å Ãã·#º Hõ_»eÖ’ HõÅÜ«∞u~°∞QÆ∞`«∂<Õ L<åfl_»∞.
XHõ¯_»∞ =∂„`«O... ^ä≥~üÃã·\ ˜ãπ (Thersites)...
J`«x `«ÅxO_® K≥_»∞ `«ÅÑ¨ÙÅ∞ xO_çáÈÜ«∂~Ú.
JHÍ~°} ^Õfi+Ö, Jq^èÕÜ«∞`«, ‰õΩ\˜Å`«fiO...
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P <≥uÎÃÑ· Q˘„Ô~ÉÁK«∞ÛÖÏ JHõ¯_»Hõ¯_® "ÕÖÏ_»∞`«∞#fl "≥O„_»∞HõÅ∂...
"å_»O>Ë Zde¡ãπ‰õÄ X_≥ã≤ãπ‰õÄ Ñ¨_»^Œ∞... Jã¨Ç¨ÏºO...
P =∞Ç¨g~°∞e^ŒÌih U^À <≥ÑÖ`À g_»∞ ZuÎá⁄_»∞ã¨∂Î<Õ LO\Ï_»∞.
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WOHÍ g∞ˆ~O g~°∞Å∞? g∞ =∞QÆ\ ˜q∞ ZÑ¨C_À =∞O@QÆeã≤Ok.
Ñ¨^ŒO_ç! WO\˜^•i Ñ¨_»^•O!
D =∞Ç¨#∞ÉèÏ=Ù}˜‚ WHõ¯_» XO@iQÍ `«# ™œMÏºÅ`À ã≤~°∞Å`À
¢ã‘Î[#O`À x`«º#∂`«#OQÍ ã¨∞dOK«h...
=∞# Hõ+¨ì#ëêìÅ∞, =∞# ~ÚëêìÅ∞ W`«xH˜ Ñ¨@ì=Ù Hõ^•!
K«∂_»O_ç... Zde¡ãπ#∞ JHÍ~°}OQÍ J==∂xOKå_»∞...
J`«_»∞ W+¨ìÑ¨_»¤ Ü«Ú=ux |Å=O`«OQÍ `«# ÔH·=ãÖ KÕã¨∞‰õΩ<åfl_»∞.
Zde¡ãπ‰õÄ áœ~°∞+Ö ÖË^Œ∞! H˜=∞‡<åflã≤ÎQÍ T~°∞‰õΩ<åfl_»∞.
ÖË‰õΩO>Ë P Ñ¨<Õ h PYi ^Œ∞ëê¯~°º=∞ÜÕ∞ºk——
JÖÏ ^ä≥~üÃã·\ ˜ãπ ~å~åA#∞ xOkOK«™êQÍ_»∞.
=∞iO`« J=HÍâ◊O W=fi‰õΩO_® X_≥ã≤ãπ *’HõºO HõeyOK«∞‰õΩx
P hK«∞_çH˜ ÉèíÜ«∞O HõeˆQÖÏ f„="≥∞ÿ# ^Œ$‰õΩ¯Å∞ xeáê_»∞.
''PÑ¨Ù h u@¡ =~°^Œ! ^ä≥~üÃã·\ ˜ãπ! á⁄^Œ∞Ì<Õfl UO u<åfl"ÕO\©!
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~åAÅ`À `«ÅÑ¨_»_®xH˜ h J~°›`«ÖËq∞\˜?
hHÍ â∫~°ºO `«‰õΩ¯= „H“~°ºO Z‰õΩ¯=!
<À\˜xO_® ~åAÅ ¿Ñ~°∞¡ |∞‰õΩ¯‰õΩx JÑ¨Ç¨ã¨ºO KÕÜ«∞_»O h q^Œº.
WO\˜H˜ áÈ^•=∞x h HõxÑ≤OK«QÍ<Õ J=HÍâ◊O ^˘~°Hõ|∞K«∞Û‰õΩO@∞<åfl=Ù.
#∞=Ùfi K≥Ñ¨C! =∞#Ö’ Z=iÔH·<å YzÛ`«OQÍ `≥Å∞™ê
ZÑ¨C_»∞ =∞# ã¨fiã¨÷ÖÏeH˜ =∞#O KÕ~°∞‰õΩO\Ï"≥∂!
ZÑ¨C_»∞ D =Ú@ì_ç, ^ŒO_»Ü«∂„`« =ÚQÆ∞ã¨∞ÎO^À!
ZÑ¨C_»∞ ZdÜ«∞<£ g~°∞Å∞ q[Ü«∞^Œ~°Ç¨ãÖ zOk™êÎ~À
ÖËHõ "≥#∞fl K«∂Ñ≤ kOz# t~°ã¨∞ûÅ`À WO\˜H˜ =∞~°Å∞`å~À!
h=Ù =∂„`«O ux fiHõQÍ ã¨=∞ã¨Î Ãã·<åºkèÑü
Z„\˜Ü«∞ãπ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£<Õ ZHõÃãHõ¯O KÕã¨∞Î<åfl=Ù.
ZdÜ«∞#∞¡ Q“~°=O`À J`«xH˜zÛ# ã≤OÇ¨ÏÉèÏQÍxfl `«Ñ¨ÊO@∞<åfl=Ù.
#∞=Ófi h ¿ÇÏà◊<å! `«∞K«∞Û_»=Ù h=Ù!
=∞~˘Hõ¯™êi #∞=Ùfi WÖÏ <å HõO@Ñ¨_®¤"å
h |@ìÅ∂_»nã≤ Ñ¨_»=Å Ñ¨Hõ¯# T~°‰õΩHõ¯
ÑïÔQuÎ#@∞¡ ÑïÔQuÎOK«HõáÈ`Õ
<å "≥∞_»g∞^Œ `«Å LO_»^Œ∞!
##∞fl >ˇe=∂Yãπ (Telemachus) `«O„_çQÍ Ñ≤Å"˘fi^Œ∞Ì——
JÖÏ ÃÇÏK«Ûiã¨∂Î X_≥ã≤ãπ `«# KÕuÖ’x ~å[^ŒO_»O`À
P =¸~°∞ö_ç gÑ¨Ù |^ŒÌÅÜÕ∞ºÖÏ XHõ¯ "≥∂^Œ∞ "≥∂^•_»∞.
Ñ≤_»∞QÆ∞áê@∞ÖÏ `åH˜# P ^≥|ƒ‰õΩ "å_ç Hõà◊√¡ Éˇ·~°∞¡Hõ=∂‡~Ú.
yOQÆ~åÅ∞ u~°∞QÆ∞`«∂ Ô~O_»∞ Ñ¨bìÅ∞ H˘\˜ì "å_À =¸Å# Ñ¨_®¤_»∞.
Hõà◊¡Ö’¡ hà◊√¡ ã¨∞à◊√¡ uiQÍ~Ú. gÑ¨Ù "≥#Hõ ~°HõÎO QÆ_»¤ Hõ\ ˜ìOk.
QÆ_»QÆ_® =}∞‰õΩ`«∂ Hõà◊√¡ `ÕÅ"Õã¨∂Î "å_»∞ QÆ∞_»∞¡ q∞}Hõiã¨∞ÎO>Ë
^è≥·~°ºO HÀÖ’Ê~Ú# q∞QÆ`å Ãã·x‰õΩÅ∞ ‰õÄ_® #=fi_»O "≥Ú^ŒÖˇ\Ïì~°∞.
Ñ¨HõÑ¨HÍ #=Ùfi`«∂ "åà◊√¡ ^ä≥Ô~Ãã·>ˇãπ#∞ P@Ñ¨\ ˜ìOKå~°∞.
''Kå=Ù^≥|ƒ H˘\Ïì=Ù X_≥ã≤ãπ!
Ü«Ú^Œú =ÓºÇ¨Ö’¡ K«`«∞~°`«Ö’ h™ê\˜ Z=~°∂ ÖË~°∞.
"å@xfl\˜H© q∞OzOk D~ÀA h=Ù g_çH˜zÛ# ã¨<å‡#O.
g_ç áê_»∞<À\˜H˜ `åà◊O "Õ™ê=Ù.
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WHõ D [#‡Ö’ g_»∞ ~åAÅ#∞ W`«~°∞Å#∞
¿ÇÏà◊# KÕÜ«∞_®xH˜ ™êÇ¨Ïã≤OK«_»∞. â◊ÉèÏ+π!——
Ãã·x‰õΩÅO^Œ~°∂ JÖÏ ~°Hõ~°HÍÅ∞QÍ =∂\Ï¡_»∞`«∞<åfl
#QÆ~åÅ q^èŒfiOã¨‰õΩ_»∞ X_≥ã≤ãπ <≥=∞‡k Ñ¨_»ÖË^Œ∞.
qâßÅ #Ü«∞<åÅ Z^ä≥<å J`«x JOQÆ~°Hõ∆‰õΩ_çÖÏ "≥#flO>Ë LOk.
P"≥∞ Pjã¨∞ûÅ`À J`«_»∞ ã¨=∞ã¨Î Ãã·<åºxfl xâ◊≈|úOQÍ xeÑ≤
''~å~å*Ï! PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£! ZdÜ«∞#∞¡ W"åfià◊¡ "≥#∞flK«∂Ñ¨Ù`«∞<åfl~°∞.
P~åæãπ #QÆ~°O #∞Oz |Ü«∞ÖËÌˆ~Ñ¨C_»∞ KÕã≤# ÉÏã¨Å∞ =∞~°záÈÜ«∂~°∞.
„\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~åxfl <ÕÅ=∞@ìO KÕãQ≤ Íx WO\˜H~˜ å=∞#fl =∂@ h\˜=¸@ J~ÚºOk.
gà◊¡#∞ K«∂_»∞, z#fl Ñ≤Å¡ÖÏ¡, ãÖ~°Hõ∆} ÖËx q^èŒ=~åà◊¡ÖÏ
ZÑ¨C_çO\˜H˜ áÈ^•=∂ Jx Z^Œ∞~°∞`≥#∞flÅ∞ K«∂ã¨∞Î<åfl~°∞.
x["Õ∞! WO\˜ÃÑ· "≥ÚÇ¨ÏO "≥ÚuÎOk!
ZO`«\ ˜ g~°∞_≥·<å XHõ¯ <≥Å WO\˜H˜áÈ‰õΩO_®
ÉèÏ~°º#∞ =ke QÆ=∞ºOÖËx <ÒHÍ „Ñ¨Ü«∂}O KÕÜ«∞_»O Hõ+¨ì"Õ∞!
WHõ¯_» `˘q∞‡^Õà◊√§ QÆ_çKå~Ú. WO\˜ Tã¨∞ÖË^Œ∞. ÉèÏ~°º ã¨∞Y=¸ ÖË^Œ∞.
ZdÜ«∞#¡#∞ xOkOK«_®xH© gÖË¡^Œ∞.
HÍx W<Õflà◊√¡ =Ú@ì_ç [iÑ≤ WÑ¨C_»∞ WO\˜H˜ =∞o¡`Õ
WO`«Hõ<åfl Ñ¶¨∞’~°"≥∞ÿ# J==∂#O LO@∞O^•?
H˘kÌ FÑ≤Hõ Ñ¨_»^•O! q∞„`«∞ÖÏ~å!
HÍÖÏ¯ãπ *Ï˝x *’ã¨ºO x[=∞=Ù`«∞O^À ÖË^À K«∂^•ÌO.
P ~ÀA UO [iyO^À g∞‰õΩ QÆ∞~°∞ÎO_Õ LO@∞Ok.
<åÔH·`Õ Jk x#fl [iy#>Ë¡ JxÑ≤ã¨∞Î#flk.
=∞#O Peãπ (Aulis) Ñ¨@ì}O ^ŒQÆæ~° PQÍ=Ú QÆ∞~°∞ÎO^•?
=∞# Jáê~° Ãã·xHõ |ÅQÆO „\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~° q^èŒfiOã¨=∞<Õ
UHõÅHõ∆ ºO`À |Ü«∞ÖËÌi ^Õ=`«Å‰õΩ |Å∞eKåÛO!
q[Ü«∞O HÀãÖ „áê~°÷#Å∞, Ç¨ÏŸ=∂Å∞ KÕ™êO!
XHõ =∞Ç¨=$Hõ∆O „HÕ^Œ, ã¨∂~°ºHÍOu`À "≥∞~°∞ã¨∞Î#fl h\˜ JÅÅ∞
JHõ¯_Õ =∞#‰õΩ F J^Œ∞ƒù`« ^Œ$â◊ºO HÍ#=zÛOk.
''XHõ =∞Ç¨ã¨~°ÊO... ^•x gÑ¨Ù ÃÑ·ÉèÏQÆO ~°HõÎã≤HõÎ"≥∞ÿ L#flk.
ÉèíÜ«∞OHõ~°OQÍ |∞ã¨Å∞ H˘_»∂Î Jk áê‰õΩ`«∞O>Ë Xà◊√¡ [Å^ŒiOzOk.
™êH∆Í`«∞Î Eºãπ ^Õ=Ù_Õ ^•xx ÑÖÑ≤ LO_®e.
|eÑ‘~î°O Ñ¨Hõ¯#∞Oz áê‰õΩ`«∂ Jk K≥@∞ìÃÑ·H˜ áêH˜,
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áêÑÖ! P K≥@∞ìÃÑ·# Ñ≤K«∞ÛHõÅ QÆ∂_»∞.
Zxq∞k Ñ≤Å¡Å∞. `«e¡`À HõeÑ≤ `˘q∞‡k.
„áê}ÉèíÜ«∞O`À Jq H©K«∞H©K«∞=∞O@∂ L<åfl~Ú.
áê=ÚˆHO *Ïe! HõxHõ~°O! `˘q∞‡kO\˜h Ç¨~ÚQÍ q∞OˆQã≤Ok.
JHõ¯_çH© `«e¡ Ñ≤K«∞ÛHõ áê=Ú#∞ `«# â◊H˜Î"Õ∞~å „ÑüÑ¶¨∞\ÕzOk.
UO ÖÏÉèíO! XHõ¯ HÍ@∞! `«b¡ Ñ≤Å¡Å∞ áê=Ú á⁄@ìÖ’ r~°‚O.
Pâ◊Û~°ºO! Eºãπ ^•xx, P ã¨~åÊxfl tÅQÍ =∂ˆ~Û™ê_»∞!
P tÅ#∞ =∞#O^Œ~°O K«∂™êO!
J@∞=O\˜ ÉèíÜ«∞OHõ~°"≥∞ÿ# â◊‰õΩ<åÅ∞ gH˜∆ã¨∂Î
=∞#O ^Õ=`«Å‰õΩ |Å∞Å∞ ã¨=∞iÊã¨∞#Î flÑ¨Ù_»∞ HÍÖÏ¯ãπ *Ï˝x K≥ÑÊ¨ <Õ K≥áêÊ_»∞
''WOHÍ =∞ø#O ZO^Œ∞‰õΩ ZdÜ«∞<£ g~°∞ÖÏ~å!
Eºãπ ^Õ=Ù_»∞ XHõ x^Œ~°≈<åxfl, â◊‰õΩ<åxfl ÑÖáê_»∞!
Jk XHõ ã¨∞n~°…Ñ¶¨∞@ìO Éèíq+¨º`ü HÍÖÏxH˜ ãÖ|OkèOz#k...
`«fi~°Ö’ [xOz HõÅHÍÅO K«i„`«Ö’ xezáÈÜÕ∞k.
^•xH˜ zÇ¨ÏflOQÍ<Õ =∞#O K«∂ã≤#... áê=Ú Jk q∞Oy# Ñ≤K«∞ÛHõÅ∞...
Zxq∞k ‰õÄ#Å∞... `«e¡`À HõeÑ≤ `˘q∞‡k... ã¨~°ÊO Hõ_»∞Ñ¨ÙÖ’ ã¨~°fiO...
^•x J~°÷O J^Õ! `˘q∞‡k ãÖ=`«û~åÅ∞ HÍÅã¨~°ÊOÖ’ Hõeã≤áÈÜ«∂~Ú.
Ñ¨^À U_»∞ =∞#O „\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~åxfl Ñ¨@∞ìHÀÉ’`«∞<åflO.
HÍx K«∂_»O_ç! g∞ =¸~°öÑ¨Ù `˘O^Œ~°ÉÏ@∞=Å¡
JO`å =∞m§ "≥Ú^Œ\ ˜H˜ =KÕÛ@∞¡Ok.
Ñ¨@∞ì ã¨_»eOK«=^Œ∞Ì! „Ñ≤Ü«∂"£∞ HÀ@ QÀ_»Å∞ Ñ¨QÆÖÏeÑ¨C_»∞!——
~°QÆ∞Å∞Î#fl JyflQÀàÏÖÏ¡ J`«x =∂@Å∞ Ãã·x‰õΩefl `åˆHãïH˜
~À+Ö`À L`ÕÎl`«∞Öˇ·# "åà◊¡ ˆHHõÅ‰õΩ <ÒHõÅ∞, Éèí∂=∂ºHÍâßÅ∞ ^Œ^ŒÌiÖÏ¡~Ú
J~°∞Ñ¨ÙÅ∞ ^èfiŒ #∞Å∞ „Ñü^èfiŒ #∞Å`À Psæ=ÙÅ∞ X_≥ãã≤ ‰π Ωõ `«=∞ P"≥∂^Œ# `≥eáê~°∞.
<≥ã¨ì~ü (Nestor) „Ñ¨ã≤^Œú Jtfi‰õΩ_»∞ "åix =∞iO`« Ô~K«ÛQ˘\Ïì_»∞.
''ZO`« J==∂#O! XHõ¯™êi q∞=∞‡efl g∞~°∞ QÆ=∞xOK«O_ç.
z#flÑ≤Å¡ÖÏ¡, J=∂Ü«∞‰õΩÖÏ¡... g∞ „Ñ¨=~°Î#!!
Ü«Ú^Œú=ÓºÇ¨Å QÆ∞iOz XHõ¯=∂@ g∞ |∞„~°Ö’¡ ÖË^•!
U=∞~Ú<å~Ú g∞ XÑ¨ÊO^•Å∂, „Ñü[˝Å∂..?
JO^Œ~°O KÕ`«∞Å∞ HõeÑ≤ [fie`åyfl ™êH˜∆QÍ
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zHõ¯\˜ =∞^èŒ∞=Ù zÅHõiã¨∂Î ÉÏã¨Å∞ KÕ™êO!
J=hfl =º~°÷ „Ñ¨ÖÏáêÖË<å! =∞ˆ~k ^•i?
PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£! ~å~å*Ï! WOÔHxfl Uà‹¡Â<å QÆ_»=h?
â◊„`«∞=Ù‰õΩ "≥#∞flE¿Ñk ÖË^Œ∞! `˘e x~°‚Ü«∂xˆH Hõ@∞ì|_ç LO^•O.
Ãã·<åºxfl =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ ^Œ∂ã¨∞‰õΩ"≥à◊¡=∞x P[˝ ~Ú=Ùfi!
Z=Ô~·`Õ =∞#∞flu#fl áê=ÚÖÏ¡ L#flKÀ>Ë LO^•=∞#∞‰õΩO@∞<åfl~À
"åà◊¡#Hõ¯_Õ ‰õΩo¡ Hõ$tOK«hÜ«∞O_ç!
XHõo¡^ŒÌ~°∞ "åà◊¡ ã¨fiO`« x~°‚Ü«∂Å∞ fã¨∞‰õΩO>Ë =∞#‰õΩ áÈÜÕ∞^ÕO ÖË^Œ∞.
"åà◊¡H© XiˆQ^ÕO ÖË^Œ∞. ^Œ~å˚QÍ WO\˜H˜ uiyá⁄=∞‡#∞!
Eºãπ ^Õ=Ù_ç ™êH˜∆QÍ =∞#O KÕã≤# „Ñü[˝Å∞
„\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~åxfl <≥`«∞Î\ ˜ =~°^ŒÖ’ =ÚOKÕ™êÎ=∞#fl Ü«Ú^ŒúÑ¶¨∞’+¨Å∞
Jhfl =∞iz WO\˜H˜áÈ^•=∞x Z=i‰õΩO^• `˘O^Œ~°?
D Hõ∆}˜Hõ"≥∞ÿ# cè~°`«fiO ZÖÏ HõeyOk gà◊¡‰õΩ?
"≥#H˜¯ "≥àı¡ „Ñ¨ã¨ˆHÎ ÖË^Œ∞.
WO`« Ü«Ú^ŒúcèÉèí`åûxfl, JÅ¡HõÖ’¡ÖÏxfl K«qK«∂KåHõ
HõhãÖ „Ñü Ãã·x‰õΩ_»∂ XHõ „\ÏÜü∞ Ü«Ú=ux KÕÑ¨>ËìO`«=~°‰õΩ
ÃÇÏÖˇ<£ HÀãÖ =∞#O^Œ~°OÑ¨_»¤ Hõ+¨ìO Ñ¶ëOKÕO`« =~°‰õΩ
u~°∞QÆ∞ÉÏ@ =∂@ =∞#<À@ ~å~å^Œ∞!
U =∞O^Œ|∞kúÔH·<å J@∞=O\˜ i=∞‡`≥QÆ∞Å∞ =¿ãÎ
JO^Œi=ÚO^Œ∞ "å}˜‚ <ÒHõ "≥#H˜¯ ÖÏy xÅ∞=Ù<å „áê}ÏÅ∞ fÜ«∞eûO^Õ!
PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ ~å*Ï! |Ç¨ïÑ¨~åH±!!
<Õ<À ã¨ÅÇ¨ K≥|∞`å#∞! z`«ÎyOK«O_ç!
h Ãã·<åºxfl `≥QÆÅ ã¨=¸Ç¨Å∞QÍ qÉèílOK«∞
"åà◊¡"åà◊¡ <åÜ«∞‰õΩÅ J^Œ∞áê[˝ÅÖ’ "åà◊√¡ x#fl#∞ãï™êÎ~°∞.
Psæ=ÙÅHõ~°÷OHÍh... U `≥QÆ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞ nè~°∞_À, Z=_»∞ cè~°∞_À
U Ñ¨\ÏÅO â∫~°º=O`«"≥∞ÿ#^À, U =∞O^Œ "≥#∞flÑ¨Óã¨ ÖËx^À `≥eÜ«∞h...
^Œ∞~°^Œ$+¨ì=âß`«∞Î =∞# =Ú@ì_ç qÑ¶¨Å=∞~Ú`Õ hHõ~°÷=∞=Ù`«∞Ok
Jk qkè=OK«<å ÖËHõ h Ãã·x‰õΩÅ Ñ≤iH˜`«#Ñ¨Ù „Ñ¨^Œ~°≈<å...!——
~å~åA PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ <≥ã¨ì~ü =∂@Å‰õΩ ãÖ`À+≤OKå_»∞.
''=$^Œú ã≤OÇ¨Ï=∂! "åHÍÛ`«∞~°ºOÖ’ x#∞fl q∞Oz# "å_≥=_»Ü«∂º?
^Õ=`«ÖÏ~å! Eºãπ! Z^ä≥<å! JáÈÖ’!
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<≥ã¨ì~ü ÖÏO\˜ g~°∞Å∞ Ñ¨k=∞Ok <åHõO_»QÍ LO>Ë
XHõ¯~ÀAÖ’ D ^Œ∞ˆ~ƒù^èŒº"≥∞ÿ# „\ÏÜü∞HÀ@ Ñ¨`«#"≥∞ÿ LO_Õk Hõ^Œ∂!
Ñ¨@ì}O "≥Ú`«ÎO z\˜ÔHÖ’ <ÕÅ=∞@ì"≥∞ÿ LO_Õk!
ZO^Œ∞HÀ „HÀ<åãπ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ Eºãπ <åÃÑ· JÅ∞HõÑ¨Ó<å_»∞.
ÉÏ^è•Hõ~°"≥∞ÿ# J=ã¨÷Ö’¡H˜, â◊$+¨¯„Ñ≤Ü«∂Ö’¡H˜ kOK«∞`«∞<åfl_»∞.
TÇ≤ÏOK«O_ç! <Õ#∂, Zde¡ãπ XHõ¯ P_»Ñ≤Å¡HÀãÖ ÑÖ`åÅ‰õΩáÈ=_»O!
J#∂Ç¨ÏºOQÍ <å‰õΩ =ÚO^Œ∞QÍ P„QÆÇ¨ÏO =zÛOk.
"Õ∞q∞^ŒÌ~°O XHõ¯iQÍ PÖ’zOz LO>Ë D ãïˆH „\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~°O
Ñ¨`«#"≥∞ÿ JO`«º^Œâ◊Ö’ H˘@∞ìq∞\Ïì_»∞`«∂ LO_Õk HÍ^Œ∂!
Ñ¨^ŒO_ç! "≥o¡ HÍã¨Î PHõe f~°∞Û‰õΩx ^ŒO_»Ü«∂„`«‰õΩ ã≤^ŒúO HõO_ç!
`«fi~°QÍ! „Ñü g~°∞_»∂ |ÖË¡xH˜ Ñ¨^Œ∞#∞ ÃÑ@ìO_ç.
_®Å∞#∞ ã≤^ŒúO KÕã≤, JâßfiÅ‰õΩ "Õ∞`« "ÕÜ«∞O_ç.
~°^ä•Å#∞ ã¨=∞~åxH˜ PÜ«∞`«ÎO KÕÜ«∞O_ç!
U~üû (Ares) ^Õ=Ùx Ü«Ú^Œús`«∞Å‰õΩ ãÖã≤^ŒúO HõO_ç!
TÑ≤ifã¨∞‰õΩ<Õ =º=kè LO_»~å^Œ∞!
Ü≥∂^äŒ∞Å ã¨=∞~° q<åº™êÅ‰õΩ J=kè LO_»~å^Œ∞!
K≥=∞@`À _®Å∞ `å_»∞ `«_çã≤áÈ"åe!
|Öˇ¡O Ñ¨\ ˜ì# Ñ≤_çH˜e =∞iO`« QÆ\ ˜ìÑ¨_®e!
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áêiãπ, ™êÊ~åì, "≥∞Ããû J_»q áê=Ù~åÅ „áêO`«O†
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=ÚQÆ∞æ~°∞ =¸º*ò (Muses)Å‰õΩ, XMˇiÜ«∂ ~åA
Ü«ÚÔ~\˜ãπ (Eurytus) P ™ê÷#OÖ’x „Ñ¨MÏº`« QÍÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞
„^ä•ã≤Ü«∞<£ ^äŒ"≥∞iãπ (Thamyris) ã¨"åÅ∞ qã≤~å_»∞.
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=∂Ü«∞=∞~ÚºOk. JÖÏ "åã≤ÔHH˜¯# D „áêO`«O #∞Oz `˘OÉèˇ·
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>ˇyÜ«∂, =∂O\˜xÜ«∂, ÃãìOá¶êÅãπ, Ñ¨~å›ã≤Ü«∂ „áêO`«Ñ¨Ù
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|∞„™êã≤Ü∂« <£, Zeãπ, ÃÇÏ· ~üq∞<£, "≥∞~ÿ ãü #≤ ãπ, XÖˇxÜ«∞<£ QÆ∞@ì, ZÖˇãÜ
≤ ∞« <£
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(Eurytus & Cteatus)Å ãÖ`å#"≥∞ÿ# ^è•eÜ«∞ãπ (Thalius) UOÑ¶≤=∂Hõãπ
(Amphimachus)Å∞ Ô~O_»∞ Ñ¨\ÏÖÏefl, J=∞ixûÜ«∞ãπ (Amarynceus)
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q„Hõq∞ã¨∞Î<åfl~°∞.
P Ñ¨Hõ¯# ™êQÆ~°g~°∞Å∞ _»∞qdÜ«∂<£, Ñ¨q„`« nfiáêÅ #∞Oz =zÛ#
Zd<Õ_»∞¡. "åi <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞ "≥∞ÔQãπ (Meges) U~üû‰õΩ nè>ˇÿ# Ñ¨~å„Hõ=∞âße `«O„_ç
ÃÑ¶·eÜ«∞ãπ (Phyleus)ÃÑ· HÀÑ≤Oz FqdÜ«∂<£ ‰õΩ "≥·^˘ey JHõ¯_» #∞Oz #ÅÉèˇ·
<ÒHõÅÖ’ Ü«Ú^•úxH˜ =zÛ#"å_»∞.
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(Idomeneus) W`«_Õ! Z#Éèˇ· <ÒHõÅ`À =∞Ç¨„Ñ¨à◊Ü«∞ `«~°OQÆOÖÏ q~°∞K«∞‰õΩ
Ñ¨_»∞Î<åfl_»∞.
~˘_≥ãπ nfiÑÖ #∞Oz ÃÇÏ~åH˜¡ãπ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞, á⁄_»QÆi >ˇÖˇá⁄Öˇ=∞ãπ
(Telepolemus) `˘q∞‡k <ÒHõÅÖ’ =¸_»∞ qÉèÏQÍÅÖ’ – eO^•ãπ, ÖÏeã¨ãπ,
HÍq∞~°ãπÅ∞QÍ =zÛ<å~°∞. P~ÀAÖ’¡ ÃÇÏ~åÔH¡ãπ `«# Ñ¨~å„Hõ=∂# J<ÕHõ #QÆ~åefl
<ÕÅ=∞@ìO KÕã≤, ~åAefl `«~åAÖÏæqã¨∞Î#flÑ¨Ù_»∞ Jã≤ìÜ≥∂dÜ«∂ (Astyochea)`À
[iÑ≤# „Ñ¨}Ü«∂xH˜ QÆ∞~°∞Î >ˇÖˇáÈe=∞ãπ. |Öˇ¡O qã¨~°_»OÖ’ Hõ_»∞<Õ~°Êi. XHõ~ÀA
á⁄~°áê@∞# =Ü≥∂=$^Œ∞_ú ∞» , `«# `«O„_ç =∂=∞QÍÔ~#· ÖˇÃãq∞flÜ«∞ãπ (Lycimnius)#∞
K«Oáê_»∞.
J`«x |O^èŒ∞=ÙÅ, ‰õΩ=∂~°∞Å P„QÆÇ¨Ï *ÏfiÅÅHÀ~°fiHõ `«# J#∞K«~°∞Å#∞
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Eºãπ ^Õ=Ùx J#∞„QÆÇ¨# P nfiÑÖ J`«ºO`« ã¨∞=~°‚â’aè`«"≥∞ÿOk.
Kå~Àã¨ãπ ~åA, ZˆQ¡~ÚÜ«∂ ~å}˜ ãÖ`å#"≥∞ÿ# xÔ~Ü«∞ãπ (Nireus)
=¸_»∞ <ÒHõÅÖ’ Ãã·"£∞ ^Õâ◊O #∞Oz `«~°e=KåÛ_»∞.
ÃÑeÜ«∞ãπ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ Zde¡ãπ `«~°∞"å`« ZdÜ«∞#¡Ö’
K«∂Ñï, JO^ŒQÍ_»∞QÍ „Ñ¨ã≤kúÔHHÍ¯_»∞.
J`«xk z#flÃã·#ºO J~Ú<å, ¿ãflÇ¨xH˜, z<åfl ÃÑ^•Ì `Õ_® ÖË^Œ∞ Hõ^•!
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nfiáêÅ∞flOz =zÛ# Ããx· ‰õΩefl ãÖÜ«∞=∞# Ñ¨~∞° ã¨∂Î ÃÇÏ~åH˜ã¡ π ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ ^ä™≥ êûÅãπ
Ñ¨Ù„`«∞Öˇ·# UO\˜Ñ¨ãπ (Antiphus) Ñ¶≤_çÑ¨Êãπ (Phidippus)Å∞ =ÚÑ¨Êk <ÒHõÅÖ’
~°}~°OQÍxH˜ =KåÛ~°∞.
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Ü≥∂^èŒ∞Å Ü«Ú^Œú H“â◊ÖÏxfl ã¨∞ÎuOK«∞!
Ü«∂Éèˇ· <ÒHõÅÖ’ =zÛ# ZdÜ«∞<£, q∞i‡_®#¡ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞
=∞Ç¨g~°∞_»∞ Zde¡ãπ QÆ∞iOz `≥eÜ«∞Ñ¨~°K«∞!
"åà◊¡H˜Ñ¨C_»∞ Ü«Ú^Œúq<åº™êÅÃÑ· "≥∂AÖË^Œ∞!
QÍÜ«∞Ñ¨_»¤ =∞#ã¨∞`À Zdeãπ `«# ta~°O ^•\˜ ~å=_»O ÖË^Œ∞
JO^Œ"≥∞ÿ# ˆHâ◊ãÖÑ¨^Œ`À JÅ~åˆ~ „aã≤ãπ (Briesies) ã¨∞O^Œi
J`«x =∞#ã¨∞xO_® xO_ç L#flk.
^ä≥Éˇãπ HÀ@QÀ_»Å∞ Ñ¨QÆ∞ÅQ˘\˜ì, ÃÑ·ÔHQÆÉÏH˜
ÃãeÊÜ«∞ãπ Ñ¨Ù„`«∞_»∞ Ü«¸xãπ (Eueneus) ‰õΩ=∂~°∞Å∞ ZÑ≤¢™ÈìÑã¨¶ π (Epistrophus)
"≥∞ÿ<≥ãπ (Mynes)Å#∞ F_çOz ™êkèOz# |Ç¨ï=∞u P"≥∞.
J`«x =∞ux áÈQ˘\˜ì#^• „aã≤ãπ Ü«Ú=u.
WÑ¨C_»∞ =∞ø#OQÍ L<åfl J`«_»∞ q[$OaèOKÕ~ÀA ^ŒQÆæ~À¡<Õ LOk.
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UO„\Ï<£ f~°OÅ #∞O_ç, >ˇeÜ«∂ãπ "≥∞ÿ^•<åÅ#∞Oz |Ü«∞ÖËÌi#
"å~°∞. "åi <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞ „á⁄>ˇã≤ÖÏãπ (protesilaus)
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xO_® Ãã·x‰õΩÅ`À =zÛ ~°}~°OQÆOÖ’ Hõ"å`«∞ KÕã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞.
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‰õÄÅ|_ç#Ñ¨C_»∞ J`«xfl =ke q∞ye# Ãã·x‰õΩÅ∞ "≥∞_®<£ (Medon)
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„\˜HÍ¯ H˘O_»Å∞, X~ÚMÏeÜ«∂ Ü«ÚÔ~\˜ãπ Ñ¨@ì}ÏÅÖ’
x=ã≤OKÕ g~°∞efl "≥·^ŒºxÑ¨Ù}∞_»∞ UÃã¡¯Ñ≤Ü«∞ãπ (Asclepius)
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#ÅÉèˇ· #Å¡\ ˜ á⁄_»"å\˜ <ÒHõÅÖ’ ã¨=∞~åxH˜ `«~°e=KåÛ~°∞.
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Ü«Ú^ŒúÉèí∂q∞H˜ ã¨~°fiã¨#fl^Œ∞úÖˇ· =KåÛ~°∞.
F =¸º*ò ^Õ=`å! gà◊¡O^Œ~°∂ ZdÜ«∞#¡ <åÜ«∞‰õΩÅ∞, ~åAÅ∞!
giÖ’ â∫~°º=O`«∞Öˇ=~°∞? ~°k‰è Ωõ Öˇ=~°∞? Jtfi‰õΩÖˇ=~°∞? =∞Ç¨g~°∞Öˇ=~°∞?
~°^ä•ÅÖ’ f„=QÆ=∞#O HõÅq Ü«Ú"≥∞Åãπ JâßfiÅ∞ Ñ¨ÓxÛ#q.
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Já⁄Ö’ ã¨∂~°∞ºx ÃÑOÑ¨HõOÖ’ Pi`Õi# [=<åâßfiÅq.
=Ü«∞ã¨∞Ö’, QÆ=∞#OÖ’ ™ê\˜ÖËx "å\˜x ÃÑ¶Ô~ãπ =∞#=_»∞ #_»∞Ñ¨Ù`å_»∞.
g~°∞Ö’¡ "≥Ú#QÍ_»∞ ÃÑ^ŒÌ J*ÏH±û (Great Telamonian Ajax)
JO^ŒiHõO>Ë g~°∞_»∞ Zde¡ãπ „Ñ¨ã¨∞Î`«O Ü«Ú^•úxH˜ ^Œ∂~°OQÍ L<åfl_»∞.
J`«x J#∞K«~°∞Å∞ `«=∞ <≥·Ñ¨Ù}ºO "≥Ú^Œ∞ÌÉÏ~°‰õΩO_®
|ÖÏ¡Å∞, qÅ¡=Ú‡`À `«=∞ q^ŒºÅ‰õΩ "≥∞~°∞QÆ∞ÃÑ_»∞`«∞<åfl~°∞.
"åà◊¡ JâßfiÅ∞ fiHõQÍ ~°^ä•ÅÑ¨Hõ¯# Ñ¨K«ÛQÆ_ç¤ <≥=∞~°∞"Õã¨∞Î#flq.
QÆ∞_®~åÅ „HÕ^Œ Éèí„^ŒÑ¨~°K«_»¤ ~°^ä•Å∞, <åÜ«∞‰õΩx P[˝
HÀãÖ Z^Œ∞~°∞K«∂ã¨∞Î#fl Ãã·x‰õΩÅ`À JHõ¯_» „Ñ¨âßO`«`«‰õΩ ÃÑ·KÕ~Ú.
gà◊√¡ `«Ñ¨Ê q∞QÆ`å Ãã·#ºã¨=¸Ç¨ÏO X‰õΩ¯=∞‡_ç Hõ^ŒÅQÍ
Éèí∂q∞ JO`å Jyfl*ÏfiÅÅHÍÇ¨ï`≥· HõOÑ≤Oz#@∞¡ HÍ#O|_ç
Eºãπ ^Õ=Ùx "≥∞~°∞Ñ¨Ù „Ñ¨Ç¨~åÅ‰õΩ Éèí∂q∞HõOÑ≤Oz J`«ÖÏ‰õΩ`«Å"≥∞ÿ
Ji=∂Ö’x >ˇÿá¶È~ÚÜ«∞ãπ ~åHÍã≤=∞$QÆO Hõke#@∞¡
Ãã·x‰õΩÅ HÍà◊¡ „HÕ^Œ <ÕÅ ^Œ^ŒÌie¡Ok.
JHõ¯_» „\’[#∞¡...
Siãπ (Iris) "åÜ«Ú"ÕQÆOQÍ WeÜ«∞O KÕ~°∞‰õΩ#flk.
Eºãπ ÑÖÑ≤# "å~°Î#∞ "åiHõOkOz#k.
z<åflz`«HÍ, =Úã¨b=Ú`«HÍ, Ü«Ú=`«
~å[^•fi~°O ^ŒQÆæ~° QÆ∞q∞‰õÄ_ç Siãπ "å~°Î#∞ ™ê=^è•#OQÍ q<åfl~°∞.
„Ñ≤Ü«∂"£∞ ~å‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ á⁄Öˇ·\òû (Polites)
Ñ¨Ù~å`«# UÜü∞Ãã·\ ˜ãπ ã¨=∂kè ^ŒQÆæ~° (Aesyetes) *ÏQÆ∞
KÕã¨∞Î#fl"å_»∞ Psæ=Ù Ãã·x‰õΩÅ ã¨=∞~À`åûÇ¨xfl QÆ=∞xOKå_»∞.
"åÜ«Ú"ÕQÆO`À ÑïÔQuÎ Siãπ „á⁄^ŒƒÅO`À ÑëHÍ_»∞
''„Ñ≤Ü«∂"£∞ `«O„_ô! =∂@Å∞ KåeOK«∞!
âßOuHÍÅOÖ’ =∂@Å‰õΩ qÅ∞"≥‰õΩ¯=! WÑ¨C_»∞ Ü«Ú^ŒúO "≥Ú^ŒÖˇ·Ok.
<Õ#∂ J<ÕHõ Ü«Ú^•úÖ’¡ áêÖÁæ<åfl#∞. HÍx WO`« ÃÑ^ŒÌ
Ãã·<åºxfl ZÑ¨C_»∂ Hõà◊¡ K«∂_»ÖË^Œ∞. P‰õΩ^˘O`«~°ÖÏ¡,
Wã¨∞Hõ ˆ~}∞=ÙÖÏ¡ JãÖMÏºHõ Ãã·x‰õΩÅ∞ =∞#ÃÑ·H˜ ^Œ∂ã¨∞‰õΩ=ã¨∞Î<åfl~°∞.
ÃÇÏHÍì~ü! h‰õΩ =ÚO^Œ∞QÍ =∞#q KÕã¨∞Î<åfl#∞!
=∞# q∞„`«∞Å∞ D ~åK«#QÆ~°O xO_® L<åfl~°∞ ã¨ˆ~!
HÍx gi ÉèÏ+¨Å∞ "Õ~°∞! JÅ"å@∞¡ "Õ~°∞!
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JO^Œ∞ˆH Z=i `≥QÆ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞ "åà◊¡ J#∞K«~°∞efl P*Ï˝Ñ≤OK«h!
~°Hõ∆} HÍ~°º„Hõ=∂efl "≥#∞"≥O@<Õ KÕÑ¨@∞ì... WÑ¨C_Õ...——
ÃÇÏHÍì~ü J~°÷O KÕã¨∞‰õΩ<åfl_»∞... Jk Siãπ ^Õ=`« Ñ≤Å∞Ñ¨Ù.
ã¨=∂"Õâßxfl PÑ≤, PÜ«Ú^è•efl Ãã·x‰õΩÅ‰õΩ JOkOKå_»∞.
#QÆ~° ^•fi~åefl ÉÏ~å¡ f~ÚOKå_»∞. J"Õ∞Ü«∞ Ãã·xHõ ãÖÑüÎ
XHõ¯™êi „\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~°O K«∞@∂ì ^Œ∞ˆ~ƒù^Œº Hõ=K«OQÍ =∂iOk.
JâßfiÅ∞, ~°^ä•Å∞, HÍÅƒÅO... ÃÑ#∞ÉÁ|ƒÅ∞, ~°}Q˘} ^èŒfi#∞Å∞...
„\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~åxH˜ =ÚO^Œi ÉèÏQÍ# QÆ@∞ì ^ŒQÆæ~° Ãã·#ºO
"≥∂Ç¨ÏiOzOk. (P QÆ@∞ì#∞ J=∞~°∞Å∞ J"≥∞*Ï<£ "≥∞ÿi<£
ã¨=∂kè QÆ∞@ìQÍ Ñ≤Å∞™êÎ~°∞.)
`«# t~°¢™êÎ}O „Ñ¨HÍtã¨∞ÎO_»QÍ á⁄_»QÆi, =∞Ç¨Ü≥∂^èŒ∞_»∞
ÃÇÏHÍì~ü `«=∞ Ãã·#º J„QÆÉèÏQÍ# xÅ|_®¤_»∞.
PÜ«Ú^èŒáê}∞Öˇ·# ã¨=∞ã¨Î Ãã·#ºO J`«x P[˝ÔH· Z^Œ∞~°∞K«∂ã¨∞Î#flk.
Z„á¶⁄_≥·\ò ^Õ=`« ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_≥·# (Aphrodite)
UOMˇ·ã≤ãπ (Anchises) Ñ¨Ù„`«∞_»∞ Z~Úhãπ (Aeneas)
_®~å¤xÜ«∞<£ g~°∞Å‰õΩ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞. JHÍ=∞ãπ (Acamas)
PiÛÖ’Hõãπ (Archelochus)Å∞ J`«x ã¨Ç¨ÏK«~°∞Å∞.
W_® ^Õ=`« áê^•Å =^ŒÌ x=ã≤OKÕ leÜ«∂ (Zelea) g~°∞Å‰õΩ
Öˇ·HÍ<£ (Lycaon) ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ ÑÖ_®~°ãπ (Pandarus) <Õ`«
Já⁄Ö’ ã¨fiÜ«∞OQÍ J`«xH˜ ^èŒ#∞ã¨∞ûxKåÛ_»∞.
"≥∞~åÑπû ‰õΩ=∂~°∞Å∞ (Merops) Jáêã¨ãπ (Apaesus)
=∞iÜ«Ú Z„_≥ã≤ìÜ«∂ (Adrestia) `«O„_ç Ç≤Ï`«É’^èŒ#∞
ã¨~°‰õΩKÕÜ«∞‰õΩO_®, HÍÅ=∞$`«∞º=Ù „¿Ñ~°}`À Ü«Ú^Œú~°OQÍxH˜
Ñ≤\ ˜Ü«∂, >ˇiÜ«∂ g~°∞Å`À ~°}ÏxH˜ Hõke=KåÛ~°∞.
Jã≤Ü«∞ãπ (Asius) ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ ÃÇÏ~åHõìãπ (Hyrtacus)
ÃÑi¯>ˇ, „áêH˜ìÜ«∂ãπ, Ãã™êìãπ, Za^Àãπ, JiÃãƒ „áêO`« g~°∞efl
`À_˘¯x Hõ^Œ#~°OQÆOÖ’ HÍÅ∞Éˇ\ ˜ì<å_»∞.
@∞º\Ï=∞ãπ (Teutamus) ‰õΩ=∂~°∞Å∞ Ç≤Ïá⁄Ê^äÀãπ (Hippothous),
ÃÑ·eÜ«∂ãπ (Pylaeus)Å∞ ÃÑÖÏã≤˚Ü«∞<£ |Öˇ¡Ñ¨Ù g~°∞efl
JãÖMÏºHõOQÍ Ü«Ú^•úxH˜ `À_˘¯x =KåÛ~°∞.
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„^ä•ã≤Ü«∞#∞¡ JHÍ=∞ãπ (Acamus)† Ñ≤~°ãπ (Pirous) <åÜ«∞Hõ`«fiOÖ’
ã≤HÀ#∞¡ Ü«¸ÃÑ¶q∞ãπ (Euphemus) <Õ`«$`«fiOÖ’
Ñ≤Ü≥∂xÜ«∞<£ ^èŒ#∞~åú~°∞Å∞ ÃÑ·~åz=∞ãπ (Pyraechmes) ™ê~°^äŒºOÖ’
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~åã≤ÃÑ\˜ì LO_»QÍ UO KÕÜ«∞QÆÅ_ç`«_»∞?)
„Ñ¶≤lÜ«∞#∞¡... P™ê¯xÜ«∞ãπ (Ascanius)† á¶ÈÔ~ûãπ (Phorcys)...
"≥∞Ü«∂xÜ«∞#∞¡... "≥∞ãπ÷Öˇãπ (Mesthles)† UO@Ñ¶¨ãπ (Antephus)...
q∞Öˇ\ ˜ãπ "åã¨∞Öˇ·# HÍiÜ«∞#∞¡... <åÃãìãπ (Nastes)
=∞iÜ«Ú UOÑ¶≤"Õ∞Yãπ (Amphemachus)....
(|OQÍ~°∞ PÉèí~°}ÏÅ∞ ^èŒiOz# <åÃãìãπ `«Å~å`å JO`Õ! Zde¡ãπ KÕuÖ’
=∞~°}O `«Ñ¨Ê^Œ∞)
z=~°QÍ Öˇ·ã≤Ü«∞#∞¡... ™êÔ~Ê_®<£ (Sarpedon)† QÍ¡Hõãπ (Glaucus)
<åÜ«∞Hõ`«fiOÖ’ „\’[#¡ PÑ¨Îq∞„`«∞Å∞QÍ
~°}~°OQÍxH˜ U`≥Oz "åi"åi <åÜ«∞‰õΩÅ P[˝ÅÔH·
"Õ~ÚHõà◊¡`À "Õz K«∂ã¨∞Î<åfl~°∞.
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Ü«Ú^Œú x<å^•Å`À P „Ñ¨^âÕ O◊ =∂~°∞„"≥∂yOk. JHõ™ê‡`«∞QÎ Í =zÛ# `«∞á¶ê#∞QÍÅ∞efl
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– â◊„`«∞=ÙÅ‰õΩ =∞$`«∞º=Ù x=fi_®xH˜ ~°HõÎ^•Ç¨ÏO f~°∞ÛHÀ_®xH˜ ã≤^ŒúOQÍ L#fl@∞¡QÍ
„\’[<£ Ü≥∂^èŒ∞Å∞ X‰õΩ¯=∞‡_çQÍ HõkÖÏ~°∞. J~Ú`Õ ZdÜ«∞#∞¡ =∂„`«O ã¨‡âß#
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â◊„`«∞<åâ◊<åxH˜ ãÖã≤^ŒúOQÍ ™êQÆ∞`«∞<åfl~°∞. W~°∞Ñ¨H∆ÍÅ =∞^èŒº ^Œ∂~°O `«QÆæ™êyOk.
ZÑ¨C_≥·`Õ ^ŒH˜∆}Ñ¨Ù QÍe Ñ¨~°fi`«tY~åÅÃÑ· =∞OK«∞QÍ‰õΩiã≤O^À – Jk
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Hõeã≤ zHõ¯x `≥~°QÍ "≥∞ÿ^•<åxfl HõÑ≤Ê"Õã≤Ok.
^Œ∂~°O ^ŒQÆæÔ~·#H˘nÌ W~°∞Ñ¨H∆ÍÅ∂ XHõiH˘Hõ~°∞ Z^Œ∞Ô~^Œ∞~°∞QÍ =ã¨∞Î<åfl~°∞.
JHõ™ê‡`«∞ÎQÍ „\’[#¡ =∞^èŒº #∞Oz áêiãπ (Paris) ~å‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞, JO^Œ"≥∞ÿ#
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PKåÛù^Œ#QÍ, gÑ¨ÙÃÑ· qÅ¡=Ú‡Å∞, `˘_»‰õΩ Ü«Ú^Œú Y_»æO, Ô~O_»∞ Ñ¨^Œ∞<≥·# |ÖË¡Å∞
HÍO`«∞Å∞ q~°l=Ú‡`«∞O_»QÍ Psæ=ÙÅ Ü≥∂^è•#∞Ü≥∂^èŒ∞Å‰õΩ ^ŒfiO^Œfi Ü«Ú^•úxH˜,
=∞$`«∞º Ñï+¨fiOQÆ ã¨=∞~åxH˜ `«#`À `«ÅÑ¨_=» ∞x ã¨"åÅ∞ qã¨∞~°∂Î `˘_»Å∞ K«iKå_»∞.
=∞Ç¨Ü≥∂^èŒ∞_»∞ "≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ (Menelaus) J`«x g~° „Ñ¨^Œ~°≈##∞ K«∂ã≤
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J~Ú<å XHõ¯ ÑÖ*Ï^≥|ƒ... <ÕÅ‰õÄe# ÖË`«=∞$QÆO... ã≤OÇ¨xH˜ PHõe fiOk...
"≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ«∞O ãÖ`À+Ö`À Ô~Ñ¨Ô~Ñ¨ÖÏ_çOk.
~å‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ áêiãπ! `«# ÉèÏ~°º#∞ JÑ¨Ç¨ÏiOz#"å_»∞! `«# Hõà◊¡=ÚO^Õ
„Ñ¨`«ºHõ∆=∞~Ú<å_»∞...! ^Œ∞~å‡~°∞æ_»∞! „Ñ¨fHÍ~åxH˜^Õ ã¨=∞Ü«∞O!... PÖ’K«#Å∞
K«∞@∞ì=Ú@∞ì`∞« O_»QÍ JO`«∞ÖËx P"Õâß„QÆÇ¨ Å`À ™êÜ«Ú^èáŒ ê}˜QÍ `«# ~°ÔŒä #∞Oz
„HÕ^Œ‰õΩ ^Œ∞q∞HÍ_»∞.
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`Õ*’=O`«∞_≥·# áêiãπ JÅ¡O`«^Œ∂~å# L#fl =∞Ç¨|e+¨µª_≥·# "≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ
(Menelaus) #∞ K«∂_»QÍ<Õ eÑ¨Îáê@∞ HõÅ=~°Ñ¨_®¤_»∞. P`«x P`«‡ =}Hõ™êyOk.
H˘O_»HÀ#Ö’¡ J#∞HÀ‰õΩO_® „`åK«∞áê=Ú `ÀHõ#∞ `˘H˜¯ "≥O@<Õ ÉèíÜ«∞O`À J_»∞QÆ∞
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„\’[#¡ ã¨=¸Ç¨ÏOÖ’ Hõeã≤áÈ~Ú `«Å^•K«∞‰õΩ<åfl_»∞.
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D™êi U^Õâ◊O "ÕÑ¨Ù `«~°∞=Ú`«∞<åfl=Ù?
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Z„á¶⁄_≥·\ò P"≥∞‰õΩ u~°∞QÆ∞ ã¨=∂^è•#q∞zÛOk.
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áêiãπ ã¨=∂^è•#q∞KåÛ_»∞.
''WHõ KåÅ∞! „Ñ≤Ü«∞`«=∂! <å g~° q„Hõ=∂Å QÆ∞iOz =ºOQÆº
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~å! h ÉÏÇ¨ï=ÙÖ’¡H˜ ##∞fl KÕ~°∞ÛHÀ! D ã¨~°fiãÖHõ\Ïefl
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JHõ¯_» "≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ ^≥|ƒu#fl Ñ¨ÙeÖÏ J@∂W@∂ Ñ¨Kå~°∞¡ KÕã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞.
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„Ñ¨[fiiÅ∞¡`«∞#fl *ÏfiÅÅÖ’ „"ÕÅÛ|_ç# Ñ¨q„`« =∂OãŸO_®Å
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#Ü«∞<åÅ∞ =∞iO`« qâßÅO HÍQÍ ÃÇÏ~å^Õ=`« |^Œ∞ezÛOk.
''â◊ÉèÏ+π! <Õ#∞ "≥∞zÛ# #QÆ~åÅ∞ =¸_»∞ – P~åæãπ, ™êÊ~åì,
"≥∞ÿÃã<≥Å∞! Éè’QÆÉèÏQÍºÅ`À „\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~åxH˜ ãï
ã¨=∂#"≥∞ÿ#q. h‰õΩ "å\˜ÃÑ· U<å_»∞ P„QÆÇ¨ÏO Hõey`Õ
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h P#O^•xH˜ P#Hõ@ì"ÕÜ«∞#∞!
XHõ"Õà◊ <Õ#∞ JÉèíºO`«~°O K≥Ñ≤Ê<å „Ñ¨Ü≥∂[#=ÚO^•?
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<Õ#∂ ^Õ=`«<Õ! h =Oâ◊=$Hõ∆"Õ∞ <åk ‰õÄ_®!
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q∞ye# ^≥·=â◊‰õΩÎÅ∞ "å@O`«@ J"Õ XHõ H˘eH˜¯ KÕ~°`å~Ú.
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J=∞~°∞Å, =∂#=ÙÅ Jkè^Õ=`« Eºãπ JOwHõiOKå_»∞.
Z^ä≥<å`À "Õy~°O Zyi Ü«Ú^Œú~°OQÍxfl KÕ~°∞H˘=∞‡<åfl_»∞.
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"Õz K«∂ã¨∞Î#fl g~°∞Å QÆ∞O_≥Å∞ ÉèíÜ«∞O`À QÆ∞aèÅ∞¡=∞<åfl~Ú.
Jâ◊fi<åâ◊‰õΩÅ∞ „\’[#∞¡, PÜ«Ú^èŒáê}∞Å∞ Psæ=ÙÅ∞...
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ZO\˜<å~ü ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ ÖÏ"˘_˘Hõãπ ~°∂ÑÖÖ’ (Laodocus)
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J`«x Ñ¨H¯õ # KÕi ã¨"åÅ∞ qã≤iOk, ÖÏ"˘_˘Hõãπ ~°∂Ñ¨^•è i Z^ä<≥ å J#flk.
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JO`«∞ÖËx |Ç¨ï=∞`«∞ÅÑ¨C_»∞ h ã¨fiO`«O.
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„\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~åxfl <ÕÅ=∞@ìO KÕã≤ "åà◊¡ ÉèÏ~åºÑ≤Å¡Å#∞
=∞# ÉÏxã¨Å∞QÍ KÕã¨∞‰õΩ<Õ =∞Oz `«~°∞}q∞^Õ!——
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QÆáêÊÅ∞ ‰õΩÑ¨ÊÅH˘nÌ ‰õΩÑ≤ÊOz# QÆO_»∞~åÜ«Úà◊√¡ HÍ~°∂!
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JÖÏ PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ ~åA Ãã·x‰õΩefl L`åûÇ¨ÏÑ¨~°∞ã¨∂Î
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h=Ù q∞QÆ`å ZdÜ«∞#¡#∞ áÈ~°∞‰õΩ ã¨=∂Ü«∞`«ÎO KÕ~Ú.
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g~åkèg~°∞Öˇ·# z#fl, ÃÑ^ŒÌ J*ÏH±ûÅ#∞ ã¨g∞Ñ≤OKå_»∞.
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x#flO`«QÍ Ô~K«ÛQ˘\ÏìeûOk HÍ^Œ∞!... á⁄~°áê@∞! Hõ∆q∞OK«∞!
x#∞fl <Õ#∞ P*Ï˝Ñ≤OK«QÆÅ<å? <å Hõà◊¡Ö’H˜ ã¨∂\˜QÍ K«∂_»∞
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~°HõÎO "≥Å∞¡"≥· áêi „áê}ÏÅ∞ q_çKå_»∞.
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''`«ÑC¨ ‰õΩ<Õ „Ñ¨ãH¨ Î˜ ÖË^∞Œ . <å QÆ∞O_≥Ö’ ^è~·≥ º° =Ú#flO`«=~°‰Ωõ áÈ~å_®eûO^Õ! â◊„`«∞=Ù‰õΩ
"≥#∞flK«∂Ñ¨_O» <å‰õΩ ~åx q^Œº. <ÕÅg∞^Œ #∞OK≥<· å ã¨~ˆ â◊„`«∞=Ù#∞ ZÖÏ ^≥|ƒH˘\ÏìÖ’
<å‰õΩ `≥Å∞ã¨∞. "åà◊¡ QÆ∞„~åÅ∞ "åà◊<¡ O≥ `« ~°H™∆˜ êÎÜ∂≥ K«∂™êÎ#∞. XHõ¯_»∞ áêiáÈ~Ú<å
XHõ_»∞ Kå=Hõ `«Ñ¨Ê^Œ∞. Z^ä≥<å ^Õ=`« Pjã¨∞ûÅ∞ <å‰õΩ#flq. P"≥∞ ^ŒÜ«∞`«e¿ãÎ
W^ŒÌsfl =∞@∞ìÃÑ>Ëì™êÎ#∞. h"˘Hõ Ñ¨xKÕ~Ú, =∞# QÆ∞„~åÖ’Î Z~Úhãπ (Aeneas)
Jâßfiefl _èHô ˘x Jq „\’[#¡#∞ q_çz =∞# ÑïkèÖ’H˜ =KÕÛ@∞¡ KÕ~Ú. P [=<åâßfiÅ
QÆ∞iOz <å‰õΩ ÉÏQÍ `≥Å∞ã¨∞.
Eºãπ ^Õ=Ù_»∞ (Zeus) QÆx"≥∞_≥ (Ganymede)#∞ JÑ¨ÊyOz#O^Œ∞‰õΩ
„\Ïãπ (Tros) WzÛ# HÍ#∞HõÅq. Jq ÑïÑ¨Ó~°‚"≥∞ÿ# J^Œ∞ƒù`«"≥∞ÿ# â◊H˜ÎQÆÅ JâßfiÅ∞.
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UOMˇã· ã≤ π (Anchises) ~åA „\Ïãπ =∞#=_ç Jâ◊fiâßÅ #∞Oz H˘xfl\˜x ^˘OyeOz
`«# ^ŒQÆæ~° L#fl P_»QÆ∞„~åÅ`À Hõeáê_»∞. "å\˜ ãÖ`å#O PiO\˜Ö’ <åÅ∞QÆ∞ `«#
^ŒQÆæ~° LOK«∞‰õΩx Ô~O_çO\˜x Z~Úhãπ (Aeneas)‰õΩ WzÛ<å_»∞. =∞#‰õΩ Hõeã≤
=zÛO^• Z^ä<≥ å ^Õ=`« K«Å∞= =Å¡ P ~Ô O_»∞ [=<åâßfiÅ∂ =∞# ã¨fiO`«=∞=Ù`å~Ú.
J#O`«"≥∞ÿ# H©iÎ =∞#‰õΩ „áêÑ≤Îã¨∞ÎOk—— J<åfl_»∞ _»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ.
=∞Ç¨"ÕQOÆ `À „\’[<£ g~°∞e^Œ~Ì ∂° _»ÜÚ≥ "≥∞_çãÃπ Ñ· `«=∞ ~°ÔŒä `À q~°∞K«∞‰õΩ
Ñ¨_»∂ÎO_»QÍ ''<å ÉÏ}O ^≥|ƒ ãïáÈÖË^• _»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ! WÑ¨C_»∞ <å |Öˇ¡O ^≥|ƒ
K«qK«∂_»∞—— JO@∂ ÑÖ_®~°ãπ `«# |ÖË¡xfl qã≤~å_»∞. P |Öˇ¡O J`«ºO`« "ÕQÆO`À
^Œ∂ã¨∞‰õΩáÈ~Ú _»ÜÚ≥ "≥∞_çãπ _®Å∞‰õΩ ~°O„^èOŒ KÕã≤ P`«x ~˘=Ú‡ Hõ=Kåxfl `åHÕk.
''h Ñ¨x J~ÚáÈ~ÚOk. <å |Öˇ¡O x#∞fl <ÕÅ‰õÄeÛ#>Ë¡! WOÔHO`À¿ãÑ¨Ù rqOK«=Ù!
D Ñ¶¨∞#`« <å^Õ—— Jx „Ñ¨QÆÖÏƒùÅ∞ Ñ¨Å∞‰õΩ`«∞<åfl_»∞ ÑÖ_®~°ãπ.
''=¸~°∞ö_®! <å‰õΩ h |Öˇ¡O =Å¡ Ñ≤ã¨~°O`≥·<å Ç¨x [~°∞QÆÖË^Œ∞. WÑ¨C_»∞
g∞ W^ŒÌiÖ’ Z=~À XHõ~°∞ K«zÛ#>Ë¡. U~üû (Ares) KÕuÖ’ =∞_çã≤#@∞¡ g∞Ö’ XHõ_ç
~°HOÎõ `À Éè∂í q∞ `«_=» =Åã≤O^Õ—— JO@∂ _»ÜÚ≥ "≥∞_çãπ `«# |ÖËx¡ fl J`«ºO`« ÖÏÑ¶∞¨ =OQÍ
ÑÖ_®~°ãπ "ÕÑ¨Ù qã≤~å_»∞. Z^ä≥<å P |Öˇ¡O ÑÖ_®~°ãπ Ô~O_»∞Hõà◊¡ =∞^èŒº `åˆH@∞¡
KÕã≤Ok. P |Öˇ¡O P`«x =Ú‰õΩ¯#∞ Ô~O_»∞QÍ pÅ∞ã¨∂Î, ^Œ=_»#∞ ^èŒfiOãÖ KÕã≤,
<åÅ∞Hõ#∞ T_»ÉˇiH˜ QÆ_»¤O HÕ^Œ∞QÍ |Ü«∞@‰õΩ ~åQÍ, ~°^äŒOÃÑ·#∞Oz <ÕÅÃÑ·H˜ Ñ¨_ç
P`«x Hõ=K«O, PÜ«Ú^è•Å∞ YOQ∑, YOQ∑=∞x â◊ÉÏÌÅ∞ KÕã∞¨ OÎ _»QÍ „áê}ÏÅ∞ =kÖÏ_»∞.
`«# q∞„`«∞_ç =∞~°}O HõàÏ¡~åK«∂ã≤# Z~Úhãπ (Aeneas) ~°ÔŒä ÃÑ· #∞Oz
<ÕÅ‰õΩiH˜ `«# _®Å∞, â◊H=Î˜ O`«"∞≥ #ÿ |ÖˇO¡ `À Z=Ô~<· å ÑÖ_®~°ãπ â◊s~åxfl =Ú@ì_®xH˜
=¿ãÎ Ñ¨~°Ö’HÍxH˜ ÑÖ¿ÑÖÏ xÑ¨CÅ∞‰õΩ~°∞ã¨∂Î ã≤OÇ¨Ï<å^ŒO KÕÜ«∞™êQÍ_»∞. J`«}˜‚
K«∂ã≤ _»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ W^ŒÌ~°∞ <å<å Hõ+¨ìOQÍ "≥∂Ü«∞QÆey# QÆO_»tÅ#∞ XHõ¯_Õ ÖËÑ≤
ÃÑ·ÔHuÎ Z~Úhãπ `˘_»ÃÑ· qã≤~å_»∞. P tÖÏÑ¶¨∂`åxH˜ `˘_» Z=ÚHõ, Hõ\ ˜„Ñ¨^Õâ◊OÖ’
H©Å∞=^ŒÌ q~°∞QÆQÍ, Hõà◊√¡ Éˇ·~°∞¡Hõq∞‡ Z~Úhãπ (Aeneas) <ÕÅ‰õÄÖÏ_»∞.
J`«x `«e¡ Z„á¶⁄_≥·\ò `«# ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ QÍÜ«∞Ñ¨_»_»O QÆ=∞xOzOk. P`«x
K«∞@∂ì `«# ã¨∞‰õΩ=∂~°"∞≥ #ÿ ÉÏÇ¨ï=Ùefl HõÑÊ≤ `«# =GO P`«xx â◊„`«∞=ÙÅ PÜ«Ú^è•Å
ÉÏi#Ñ¨_‰» Ωõ O_® ~°HO∆˜ KÕÖÏ *Ï„QÆ`ÑÎ« _¨ Oç k. WO`«Ö’ Ãã<÷ Ö≥ Ïãπ ~°^•ä xH˜ L#fl Z~Úhãπ
(Aeneas) JâßfiÅ `åà◊√¡ qÑ≤Ê `«=∞ Ãã·x‰õΩÅ"ÕÑ¨Ù fã¨∞‰õΩx "≥o¡ _ôÃÑ·Åãπ
(Deipylus) J<Õ #=∞‡Hõã¨∞Î_çH˜ JÑ¨ÊyOKå_»∞.
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_»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ Z„á¶⁄_≥·\ò#∞ QÆ=∞xOz, ^Õ=`« J<Õ ãÖâ◊Ü«∞O ÖË‰õΩO_®
`«# |Öˇ¡O`À P"≥∞ KÕux QÍÜ«∞Ñ¨~°Kå_»∞. =ÚQÆ∞æ~°∞ „ˆQÃããπ (Three graces)
ã¨fiÜ«∞OQÍ `«Ü«∂~°∞KÕã≤# =¢™êÎxfl pÅ∞ã¨∂Î"≥o¡# P |Öˇ¡O Z„á¶⁄_≥·\ò ^Õ=`«
=∞}˜H@ õ ∞ì#∞ QÍÜ«∞Ñ¨~K° Q« Í WHÍ~ü (Ichor) "≥Å∞¡=Öˇ· „ã¨qOzOk. ^Õ=`«Å∞ ~˘>ì̌#∞
u#~°∞. =∂=¸Å∞ =∞^èŒ∞=Ù `åQÆ~°∞. "åi â◊s~°OÖ’ ~°HõÎO LO_»^Œ∞. JO^Œ∞ˆH
"åà◊√¡ J=∞~°∞Öˇ<· å~°∞. |ÖˇO¡ ^≥|ƒ‰õΩ ÉèÜ
í ∞« Ñ¨_#ç Z„á¶⁄_≥\· ò QÆ∞O_≥Åq¿ãÖÏ Hˆ HõÃÑ_»∞`«∂
`«# ‰õΩ=∂~°∞}˜‚ =keÃÑ\˜ìOk. J~Ú<å Já⁄Ö’ ^Õ=Ù_»∞ Z~Úhãπ#∞ ãÖ~°H˜∆Oz
P`«x K«∞@∂ì ã¨∞_»∞Å∞ u~°∞QÆ∞`«∞#fl ^èŒ∂o `≥~°Å#∞ ã¨$lOKå_»∞. _»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ
J~°∞ã¨∂Î<Õ L<åfl_»∞.
''Eºãπ ‰õÄ`«∞~å! Z„á¶⁄_≥·\ò! Ü«Ú^Œú~°OQÆO q_çz áêiáÈ`«∞<åfl"å!
ZO`«=∞Ok J=∂Ü«∞Hõ ¢ã‘ÎÅ∞ h „áÈ^ŒƒùÅO`À „¿Ñ=∞Ö’ Ñ¨_ç rq`åÅ#∞ <åâ◊#O
KÕã¨∞‰õΩ<åfl~À `≥Å∞™ê h‰õΩ? Ü«Ú^ŒúÉèí∂q∞Ö’ ‰õÄ_» h =∂Ü«∞Å∞ „Ñ¨^Œi≈^•Ì=∞#∞
‰õΩ<åfl"å? D ^≥|ƒ‰õΩ Ü«Ú^Œú=∞O>Ë h=Ù P=∞_» ^Œ∂~°OÖ’ LO\Ï=Ù J=Ù<å!——
JO@∂ P"≥∞#∞ ZHõÃãHõ¯O KÕÜ«∞™êQÍ_»∞.
"åÜ«Ú"ÕQÆO`À =zÛ# Siãπ (Iris) P"≥∞#∞ Ü«Ú^Œú~°OQÍxH˜ Z_»=∞"≥·Ñ¨Ù#
q„âßOu fã¨∞‰õΩO@∞#fl U~üû (Ares) "ÕÑÙ¨ fã¨∞‰õΩx "≥oO¡ k. Ü«Ú^•úÅ‰õΩ Jkè^=Õ Ù_»∞
U~üû `«# =∞Ç≤Ï=∂xfi`«"∞≥ #ÿ JâßfiÅ∞ Ñ¨H¯õ <Õ ãÖã≤ÔúŒ QÍ LO_»QÍ `«#=^Œ‰Ì Ωõ =zÛ#
™È^Œi Z„á¶⁄_≥\· ò#∞ ÑïHÕKå_»∞. P"≥∞ `«# ™È^Œ~∞° _ç =ÚO^Œ∞ q#„=Ú~åÖˇ· "≥∂HÍà◊¡
g∞^Œ xÅ|_ç „áê^èÕÜ«∞Ñ¨_çOk – ''™È^Œ~å! <å‰õΩ ™êÜ«∞O KÕÜ«∞"å! h JâßfiÅflkè
~ÀÇ≤ÏOz Hõ∆}HÍÅOÖ’ XeOÑ¨ãπ‰õΩ KÕ~°∞‰õΩO\Ï#∞. P =∂#=Ù_»∞ _»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ
KÕã≤# QÍÜ«∞O f„="≥∞ÿ# ÉÏ^èŒ#∞ Hõey™ÈÎOk. "å_»∞ =∞# `«O„_ç 'Eºãπ—<Õ
Z^Œ∞~˘¯<Õ@∞¡<åfl_»∞——
U~üû "≥O@<Õ ã¨=∞‡uOKå_»∞. |OQÍ~°∞ ~°^è•xH˜ Ñ¨ÓxÛ# P JâßfiÅ∞
Z„á¶⁄_≥·\ò#∞, Siãπ`À ã¨Ç¨ PHÍâ◊=∂~åæ# "åÜ«Ú"ÕQÆO`À XeOÑ¨ãπ‰õΩ KÕ~åÛ~Ú.
Z„á¶⁄_≥\· ò `«# `«e¡ _»ÜÚ≥ <≥ (Dione) X_çÖ’ KÕi Hõhfl~°∞ =Úhfl~°∞QÍ qÅÑ≤OzOk.
P `«e¡ `«# a_»¤#∞ J#∞#~Úã¨∂Î „¿Ñ=∞QÍ J_çyOk ''Z=~°∞ z<åfls! xxflÖÏ
ÉÏ^èŒÃÑ\˜ìOk? J=∞~° ‰õΩ=∂~°∞Å PQÆ_»=∂ Wk? ÖËHõ U^À `«∞O@iÑ¨x h=Ù
KÕã¨∞ÎO_»QÍ K«∂ã≤# ^Õ=Ùà◊¡`À h [QÆ_»=∂?... Z=~°∞ x#∞fl QÍÜ«∞Ñ¨~°zOk?...——
x~°O`«~°O z~°∞#=ÙfiÅ =∞^èŒº uiˆQ z<åfli Z„á¶⁄_≥·\ò "≥ÚÇ¨ÏO
z#flÉ’~ÚOk. ^Œ∞óMÏxfl PÑ¨Ù‰õΩO@∂ P"≥∞ "≥H˜¯à◊¡ =∞^èŒº ã¨=∂^è•#q∞zÛOk –
''J=∂‡! P \˜_çÜ«∞ãπ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ _»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ ##∞fl QÍÜ«∞Ñïz<å_»∞. <Õ#∞
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KÕãO≤ ^ŒÖÏ¡ <å ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ Z~Úhãπ (Aeneas)#∞ ~°HO∆˜ K«|∂#_»"∞Õ ! J^Œ∞QÀ K«∂_»∞!
„HÕ^Œ Éèí∂Ö’HõOÖ’ D<å_»∞ Jk „\’[#¡, Psæ=ÙÅ =∞^èŒº ã¨=∞~°O HÍ^Œ∞. WÑ¨C_»∞
Psæ=ÙÅ∞ ^Õ=`«ÅÃÑ· Ü«Ú^•úxH˜ kQÆ∞`«∞<åfl~°∞——
J=∞~°∞ÅÖ’HõÖÏ¡ J`«ºO`« „Ñ¨HÍâ◊=O`«"≥∞ÿ# _»Ü≥Ú<≥ (Dione) ^Õ=`« `«#
‰õΩ=∂Ô~#Î ∞ âßO`«Ñ~¨ K° « „Ñ¨Ü∞« uflOzOk. ''F~°∞Ê =Ç≤ÏOK«∞ z<åfls! h Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ∞« "Õ^#Œ
<å‰õΩ `≥Å∞ã¨∞. =∂#=ÙÅ PQÆ_®Å‰õΩ J<ÕH™õ ê~°∞¡ J=∞~°∞Å∞ QÍÜ«∞Ñ¨_®¤~∞° . `≥Å∞ã¨∞<å!
XeOÑ¨ãπ ^Õ=`«Å q<À^Œ HõÅÇ¨ÅÖ’ F™êi U~üû z‰õΩ¯Ñ¨_®¤_»∞. =∞Ç¨HÍÜ«ÚÅ∞
(Giants) ZÖ’~Úãπ (Aloes) ‰õΩ=∂~°∞Å∞ ZÑ¶≤Ü«∂eìãπ (Ephialtes), F@ãπ
(Otus)Å∞ U~üû#∞ (Ares)#∞ â◊$OYÖÏ|^Œ∞x ú QÍqOz =∞O_»∞`«∞#fl áê„`«Ö’ LOz
Ñ¨^Œ=¸_»∞ <≥ÅÅ∞ – Ñ¨^Œ=¸_»∞ <≥ÅÅ∞ z„`«Ç≤ÏOã¨Å∞ ÃÑ\Ïì~°∞. J^Œ$+¨ì=âß`«∞Î
"åà◊¡ ã¨=u`«e¡ JO^•Å ZiÉ’~ÚÜ«∂ (Eriboea) ÃÇÏÔ~‡ãπ (Hermes)#∞ ÑÖÑ≤
U~üû#∞ ^˘OQÆ`«#OQÍ q_»∞^ŒÅ KÕ~ÚOzOk. ÖË‰õΩO>Ë P W#∞Ñ¨ ãÖÔHà◊¡ XuÎ_çH˜
Ü«Ú^Œú^Õ=Ù_≥·# U~üû ‰õÄ_» xsfi~°º"≥∞ÿáÈÜÕ∞"å_Õ!
WOHÀ ãÖÑ¶∞¨ @# – ÃÇÏ~å^Õ=`«#∞ UOÑ¶„≤ \Ï<£ (Amphitron) ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞
ÃÇÏ~åH˜ã¡ π (Heracles) `«# =Úà◊Q¡ ^Æ `Œ À ‰õΩ_ç ~˘=Ú‡ÃÑ· H˘@ìQÍ P ÉÏ^èŒ LÑ¨âq◊ ∞OÑ¨
_®xH˜ P"≥∞ Ñ¨_»¤ f~°∞ =~°‚<åf`«O.
=∞Ç¨â◊H=Î˜ O`«∞_≥#· ¿ÇÏ_£û (Hades)#∞ ‰õÄ_» ÃÑÖ· Ïãπ (Pylos)Ö’ ÃÇÏ~åH˜ã¡ π
`«# PÜ«Ú^èOŒ qã≤i QÍÜ«∞Ñ¨~z° #Ñ¨C_»∞ JO`«\ ˜ ^Õ=Ù_»∞ ‰õÄ_» XeOÑ¨ã‰π Ωõ K≥îŒ #
QÆ∞O_≥`À "≥o¡ =∞ø#OQÍ ÉèíiOKå_»∞ ÉÏ^èŒ#O`å.
P ÃÇÏ~åÔH¡ãπ á⁄QÆ~°∞ ZO^Œifl ÉÏ^èŒÃÑ\˜ìO^À ÖˇˆH¯ÖË^Œ∞. J`«x ÉÏ}ÏÅ∞
^Õ=`«ÖËfl k‰õΩ¯Å∞ Ñ¨\ ˜ì áêiáÈÜÕ∞ÖÏ "ÕkèOKÕq.
=∞i x#∞fl ÉÏ^èŒÃÑ\˜ì# _»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ#∞ Z^ä≥<å ^Õ=`« P=Ç≤ÏOzOk. P
=¸~°∞_ö Hç ˜ `≥eÜ«∞^Œ∂! ^Õ=`«Å`À áÈ~°∞ „áê}ÏO`«H=õ ∞x! PYi ~ÀAÅ∞ ^ŒQ~æÆ Ñ° _¨ ®¤Hõ
P"Õâ◊"≥∞‰õΩ¯"ÕÖË! "å_ç Ñ≤Å¡Å‰õΩ "å_ç`À P_»∞‰õΩ<Õ J^Œ$+¨ì=Ú#fl@∞¡ ÖË^Œ∞. "å}˜‚
q∞Oz# g~°∞_»∞ "å_ç Ñ¨xÑ¨>~ìË ÀA =ã¨∞OÎ k. J`«QÍ_ç ÉèÏ~°º Z„_®ã¨ãì π (Adrastus)
‰õΩ=∂Ô~Î ZyÜÕ∞eÜ«∂ (Aegialia) ~å„`«∞à◊√¡ QÆ∞O_≥Åq¿ãÖÏ U_ÕÛ~ÀA ^ŒQÆæ~°
Ñ¨_ç#@∞¡Ok——
JÖÏ F^•~°∞ã¨∂Î<Õ P"≥∞ `«# ‰õΩ=∂Ô~Î =∞}˜Hõ@∞ì‰õΩ#fl QÍÜ«∂xfl `«_çq∞,
„ã¨qã¨∞Î#fl WHÍ~ü (Ichor)#∞ `«∞_çzOk. Hõ∆}ÏÖ’¡ <˘Ñ≤Ê LÑ¨â◊q∞Oz QÍÜ«∞O
=∂Ü«∞"≥∞ÿ Z„á¶⁄_≥·\ò `«# Ñ¨Ó~°fiã≤÷ux KÕ~°∞‰õΩ#flk.
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ZuÎ á⁄_»=_»O "≥Ú^ŒÖˇ\Ïì~°∞ ''„Ñ≤Ü«∞"≥∞ÿ# `«O„_ô! <Õ<˘Hõ¯ TÇ¨Ï KÕ¿ãÎ h‰õΩ HÀÑÖ
~å^Œx =∂\˜=fi"å! =∞# „¿Ñ=∞^Õ=`« z<åfli Z„á¶⁄_≥·\ò WOÔH=~À Psæ=Ù ã¨∞O^Œix
„\’[<£ g~°∞_ç „¿Ñ=∞Ö’ Ñ¨_Õã≤O^Œ#∞HÀ... ÃÇÏÖˇ<£ áêiãπÅ „¿Ñ=∞‰õΩ D Ü«Ú^ŒúO
[~°∞QÆ∞`«∞#fl@∞¡... =∞#‰õΩ =∞~À q<À^Œ=Å¡i `«fi~°Ö’ "≥Ú^ŒÅ=Ù`«∞O^Œx <å #=∞‡HõO.
P QÍÜ«∞O Z=~À g~°∞_ç=Å¡ HÍ^Œ∞, „¿Ñ=∞Ö’ Ñ¨_»¤ F Psæ=Ù Ü«Ú=u =¢™êÎx‰õΩ#fl
|OQÍ~°∞ ã¨∂k QÆ∞K«∞Û‰õΩx U~°Ê_çO^Œx <å ÉèÏ=#——
P =∂@qx qÖÏãÖQÍ z~°∞#=ÙfiÅ∞ zOkã¨∂Î ^Õ=`«Å‰õΩ =∞~°∞ÎºÅ‰õÄ
JkèÑu¨ Eºãπ `«# ‰õΩ=∂Ô~Î Z„á¶⁄_≥\· ò#∞ ^ŒQ~æÆ ‰° Ωõ ~°=∞‡x... ''Ü«Ú^•úÅ∞ hÔHO^Œ∞‰õΩ~å
z\˜ì`«b¡! „¿Ñ=∞Å∂, q"åÇ¨Å∞ "å\˜Ö’ x=∞QÆfl"≥∞ÿáÈ! Jk ~å*Ë¿ã j`åQÆ∞flÅ
f„=`« =ÚO^Œ∞ D ÅÑ¶¨Úã¨=∞~åÅ∞ Uáê\˜? D ~°HõÎã≤HõÎ"≥∞ÿ# Ü«Ú^•úefl U~üû,
Z^ä≥<åÅ‰õΩ =kÖË~Ú!—— Jx ã¨=Ú^•~ÚOKå_»∞.
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PÑ¨Ù h „¿ÑÖÏÑ¨#! h Ô~O_»∞ <åÅ∞HõÅ |∞kú áÈxK«∞Û‰õΩ<åfl=Ù HÍ^Œ∞! ^Õ=`«ÅO^Œi
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H˘\Ï¡@Å∂, Ü«Ú^•úÖË! h‰õΩ h `«e¡ ÃÇÏ~å |∞^Œ∞úÖË =KåÛ~Ú. PÑ¨ÖË#O`« HÀÑÖ!
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P q^èŒOQÍ ZdÜ«∞#¡, „\’[#¡ =∞^èŒº áÈ~å@O cèHõ~°OQÍ ™êQÆ∞`«∞#flk.
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‰õΩO@∂O_»QÍ ã≤q∞Ü≥∂ãπ (Simios) #nf~å#, HÍ˚OuÜ«∞ãπ (Xanthius) h\˜
ã¨∞_»∞Å∞#fl „Ñ¨"åÇ¨ÏO ^ŒQÆæ~° áÈ~°∞ J`«ºO`« f„="≥∞ÿOk.
ZdÜ«∞#¡ =∞Ç¨HÍÜ«Ú_»∞ ÃÑ^ŒÌ J*ÏH±û „\’[#¡ Ãã·xHõ ^ŒàÏxfl peÛ
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g~°∞_»∞, n~°H… ÍÜ«Ú_»∞, Ü«Ú™Èû~°ãπ (Eussorus) ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ ZHõ=∂ãπ (Acamas)
`«Å Ñÿe JHõ¯_çHõHõ¯_Õ =∞~°}ÕKå_»∞. ~°}À<å‡^ŒÑ¨Ù ˆHHõÅ∞ #Å∞k‰õΩ¯ÖÏ
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PHõeQ˘#fl ÉÏ@™ê~°∞Å‰õΩ ~°ÇÏ¨ ^•i Ñ¨H¯õ <Õ L#fl `«# WO\˜Ö’ Pu^èºŒ q∞zÛ Q“~°qOKÕ
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ã¨Ç¨ÏK«~°∞_»∞ HÍÖˇ+≤Ü«∞ãπ (Calesius)`À ã¨Ç¨ `«∞á¶ê#∞ ^è•\˜H˜ qiy# K≥@¡ÖÏ
<ÕÅ‰õÄe =∞~°}ÕKå_»∞.
Ü«ÚiÜ«∂Åãπ (Euryalus) ^è•\˜H˜ „_≥ã¨ãπ (Dresus), XÃÑ¶eìÜ«∞ãπ
(Opheltius)Å∞ qQÆ`« r=ÙÅÜ«∂º~°∞. D™êi =O`«∞ Hõ=ÅÖˇ·# ÃÑ_®ã¨ãπ
(Pedasus), Dã≤Ñã ¨ π (Aesepus)Åk. ÖÏ"˘"≥∞_®<£ ~å[‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ |∞ºHÀeÜ«∂<£
(Bucolion) ZÉÏ~üÉi Ë Ü«∂ "Õ_hç \˜|∞QÆæ ^ŒQ~æÆ ° JÑ¨û~°ã#¨ ∞ KÕÑ@¨ Qì Í Hõey# Hõ=ÅÅ∞
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KÕuÖ’ „áê}ÏÅ∞ HÀÖ’ÊÜ«∂~°∞.
áêeá⁄Ü≥∞\˜ãπ (Polypoetes) |Öˇ¡Ñ¨Ù ^≥|ƒ‰õΩ Uã≤ìÜ«∂Åãπ (Astyalus)
=∞~°}ÕKå_»∞. X_≥ã≤ãπ KÕuÖ’ Ñ≤_≥·\ ˜ãπ (Pidytes), @∂ºã¨~ü (Teucer) ^è•\˜H˜
ZÔ~\Ï<£ (Aretaon)† <≥ã~ì¨ ü ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ UO\˜Ö’Yãπ (Antilochus) D>ˇ ^≥|ƒ‰õΩ
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Ñ¨~å„Hõ=∂xH˜ ÃÑÖ·¶ ÏHõãπ (Phylacus), Ü«¸iÃÑÅ· ãπ (Eurypylus) KÕuÖ’ "≥∞ÖÏO^äãäŒ π
(Melanthus)Å∞ =∞~°}ÕKå~°∞.
"≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ q[$OÉèí}‰õΩ Z„_≥ã¨ìãπ (Adrestus) ã¨r=OQÍ ^˘iHÍ_»∞.

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HõÑ¨Ê|_»QÍ P pHõ\ ˜Ö’ =∞ã¨Hõ=∞ã¨HõQÍ ÉèíÜ«∞OHõ~°OQÍ `«#ÃÑ·H˜ =ã¨∞Î#fl "≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ
(Menelus) HõxÊOKå_»∞. Z„_≥ãã ì¨ π "≥O@<Õ "Õ∞<≥ÖÏãπ HÍà◊√¡ Ñ¨@∞ì‰Ωõ x „|u=∂Å™êQÍ_»∞.
''##∞fl ã¨r=OQÍ LO_»x=Ùfi! "≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ! h‰õΩ ZO`≥·<å â◊√Å¯O WK«∞Û‰õΩO\Ï#∞.
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##∞fl h <ÒHõÅÖ’ „|uH˜ LO_»hÜü∞! KåÅ∞—— "≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ P =∂@Å‰õΩ "≥∞`«|Î _»∞`«∞<åfl_»∞.
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K«∂ã¨∞‰õΩO@∞<åfl~å? q#∞! XHõ¯ „\’[#¡ =∞QÆ"å_»∂ q∞QÆÅ_®xH˜ gÅ∞ ÖË^∞Œ . z=~°‰Ωõ
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J#fl =∂@Å‰õΩ `«Å∂Ñ≤# "≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ XˆHXHõ¯ ÉèÜ í ∞« OHõ~"° ∞≥ #ÿ =Ú+≤Ñì ∂¨¶ `«O`À
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`«# |ÖË¡xfl QÆ∞O_≥Ö’ QÆ∞zÛ ÃÑ·H˜ÖÏQÍ_»∞.
J@∞ <≥ã¨ì~ü (Nestor) Ãã·<åºxH˜ P[˝Å∞ W=fi™êQÍ_»∞. ''WÑ¨C_»∞ PˆQk
ÖË^∞Œ ! Psæ=Ù Ããx· ‰õΩÖÏ¡~å! =∞Ç¨g~°∞ÖÏ~å! PÜ«Ú^è•Å ™êfinè#O `«~∞° "å`« K«∂^•ÌO.
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Ñ¨ÖÏÜ«∞#O z`«ÎyOz# „\’[#∞¡ `«=∞ #QÆ~°Ñ¨Ù QÀ_»Å"ÕÑ¨Ù ÑïÔQ`«Î™êy<å~°∞.
`«=∞ Ãã·x‰õΩÅ∞ cè`å=Ç¨ïÖˇ· "≥#∞k~°QÆ_»O K«∂ã≤# ÃÇÏÖˇ#ãπ (Helenus)
~å‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞, „^Œ+¨ì, Ñ¨‰õ∆ΩÅ QÆ=∞#O K«∂ã≤ *’ã¨ºO K≥Ñ¨Ê_»OÖ’ k@ì, J`«_»∞
Z~Úhãπ (Aeneus), ÃÇÏHÍì~üÅ =^ŒÌ‰õΩ Ñ¨~°∞QÆ∞# =zÛ ÃÇÏK«ÛiOKå_»∞.
''<åÜ«∞‰õΩÖÏ~å! g∞~°∞ „\’[#¡Ö’ =∞Ç¨g~°∞Å∞... =∞# Ãã·#ºO x~°∞`åûÇ¨ÏOÖ’
L#flk. g∞~°∞ "≥#∞k~°QÆ=^Œ∞Ì! Ãã·<åºxfl L`ÕÎ[Ñ¨~°z â◊„`«∞=ÙÅ#∞ peÛ K≥O_®_»O_ç.
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JO^Œ~°O Hõeã≤ Psæ=ÙÅ P@Hõ\ ˜ì^•ÌO.
ÃÇÏHÍì~ü! h=Ù WO\˜H˜ "≥o¡ =∂`«$ã¨=∂#∞Öˇ·# =$^Œú =∞Ç≤Ïà◊Å#∞ fã¨∞‰õΩx
Z^ä<≥ å ^Õ"åÅÜ«∂xH˜ "≥à√◊ .¡ J^Œ∞ƒù`"« ∞≥ #ÿ Ñ¨x`«#=Ú#fl â◊√„Éè=í ¢™êÎxfl ^Õ=`« áê^•Å
K≥O`« LOK«∞. P"≥∞‰õΩ ÑÖ„_≥O_»∞ P=ÙÃÑÜ«∞ºefl |e™êÎ#x „Ñ¨=∂}O KÕÜü∞! P"≥∞
„\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~åxfl Hõ~°∞}˜¿ãÎ =∞#O =∞# ¢ã‘ÎÅ#∞, Ñ≤Å¡Å#∞ HÍáê_»QÆÅ∞QÆ∞`åO! P"≥∞
P _»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ#∞ =∞# #QÆ~°O"ÕÑ¨Ù ~å‰õΩO_® PÑ¨QÆey`Õ KåÅ∞! D~ÀA J`«_ç^Õ!
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áÈ~°∞Ö’ P`«_ô<å_»∞ J*ËÜ«Ú_»∞!——
™È^Œ~°∞_ç =∂@Å∞ q#fl ÃÇÏHÍì~ü `«# ~°^äŒO #∞O_ç <ÕÅÃÑ·H˜ ^Œ∞q∞H˜<å_»∞.
Ô~O_»∞ Ñ¨^Œ∞<≥·# |ÖË¡efl KÕ`«|∂x `«# Ãã·x‰õΩefl L`åûÇ¨ÏÑ¨~°K«™êQÍ_»∞. J`«x
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JÑ¨Ê\˜=~°‰õΩ g∞~°∞ Psæ=ÙÅ#∞ =∞# HÀ@QÀ_»Å =ÚO^Õ PÑ≤ LOK«O_ç—— Jx
HÀ@Ö’H˜ x„+¨¯q∞OKå_»∞.
DÖ’QÍ _»ÜÚ≥ "≥∞_çãπ Ü«Ú^Œ~ú O° QÆO #_çq∞ÉèÏQÆOÖ’ QÍ¡Hãõ π (Glauchus)`À
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h‰õΩ `≥Å∞™È ÖË^À! „_»Ü∂« ãπ (Dryas) ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ ÖˇH· ~õ ãæ° π (Lycurgus) =∞Ç¨g~°∞_»∞
^Õ=`«Ö’Î Ü«Ú^ŒúO KÕ™ê_»∞. XHõ™êi J`«QÍ_»∞ _»Ü≥Ú<≥ã≤ãπ (Dionysus)
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<Õ#∞ <å ÉèÏ~°º#∞, ‰õΩ=∂~°∞}˜‚ K«∂_®Åx JaèÖÏ+¨Ñ¨_»∞Î<åfl#∞. Ü«Ú^Œú~°OQÆO #∞Oz
uiy =™êÎ<À ÖË^À! W^Õ PYi K«∂áÈ U"≥∂? |Ç¨ïâß Psæ=ÙÅ KÕuÖ’ Kå==∞x
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(Andromache) JHõ¯_» ÖË^Œ∞. ZO`« "≥kH˜<å P"≥∞ HõxÑ≤OK«Hõ JHõ¯_» L#fl
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ÑïÔQ`«∞Î‰õΩO@∂ "≥o¡Ok——
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QÆ=∞xOz# UO„_˘=∂Mˇ Lá⁄ÊOy# Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ«∞O`À P`«xx KÕ~°∞‰õΩ#flk. P"≥∞
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|Ö’¿Ñ`«O KÕ~Ú. Jk =∞#HÀ@Ö’ |ÅÇ‘Ï#"≥∞ÿ# „Ñ¨^Õâ◊O. =¸_»∞™ê~°∞¡ Psæ=ÙÅ∞
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„Ñ¨Ü«∞uflOKå~°∞. HÍx Jk "åà◊¡=Å¡ HÍÖË^Œ∞——
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ÃÇÏHÍì~ü |^Œ∞eKåÛ_»∞ ''<å =∞#ã¨∞ûÖ’ ‰õÄ_® h=#fl^Õ L#flk „Ñ≤Ü«∂!
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=zÛ#Ñ¨Ù_»∞ P`«x `«e¡ á⁄O^Õ P#O^•xfl „Ñ¨™êkOK«∞——
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„áêO`«O ^Œ∞óY ™êQÆ~°OÖ’ =ÚxyáÈ~ÚOk.
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"Õkèã¨∞ÎOk. ã¨ˆ~! h=Ù "≥o¡ J*ÏH±û, W_˘"≥∞<≥ãπÅ#∞ x„^ŒÖËÑ¨Ù! <Õ#∞ <≥ã¨ì~ü#∞
"Õ∞Å∞H˘Å∞Ñ¨Ù`å#∞.
PQÆ"∞≥ =∂fl<£ <≥=∞‡kQÍ <≥ã~ì¨ ü q_çk"ÕÑÙ¨ "≥àÏ¡_∞» . x„^ŒÖ’‰õÄ_» J„Ñ¨=∞`«OÎ QÍ
LO_Õ P =$^Œúã≤OÇ¨ï_»∞, J_»∞QÆ∞Å K«Ñ¨C_»∞ q#QÍ<Õ |ÖË¡xfl KÕ|\˜ì 'Z=~°k?— Jx
QÆi˚OKå_»∞.
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''<Õ<Õ <≥ã¨ì~ü! PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£#∞. x„^ŒÑ¨@ìHõ h`À =ÚK«Û\˜^•Ì=∞x WÖÏ
|Ü«∞ÖËÌ~å#∞. Ü«Ú^ŒúO, Psæ=ÙÅ ã≤÷u <å‰õΩ x„^ŒÑ¨@ì‰õΩO_® KÕã¨∞Î#flq. <å =∞#ã¨∞
"åº‰õΩÅ`«`À xO_ç L#flk. L~°ó ÑÖ[~åxfl pÅ∞Û‰õΩx <å Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ«∞O |Ü«∞@‰õΩ
=KÕÛÖÏ „Ñ¨Ü«∞uflã¨∞ÎO>Ë Z#fl_»∂ ÖËxk <å HÍà◊¡Ö’ ã¨`«∞Î= Ö’Ñ≤Oz#@¡xÑ≤ã¨∞Î#flk.
h‰õÄ x„^ŒÑ@¨ #ì @¡~Ú`Õ ~å! HÍÑ¨ÖÏ ZÖÏ ™êQÆ∞`«∞#fl^À, ~å„u Ñ¨Ç¨ ~å J„Ñ¨=∞`«OÎ QÍ
L#fl^À ÖË^À K«∂^•ÌO! ~å„uH˜ ~å„u „\’[#∞¡ =∞#ÃÑ· ^•_ç KÕÜ∞« ~°x ZÖÏ J#QÆÅO?——
<≥ã¨ì~ü J#∞Éèí=A˝_»∞ – ''PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ ~å*Ï! ÃÇÏHÍì~ü D ~å„u JO`«
™êÇ¨ÏãÖ KÕÜ«∞_»∞. J`«_»∞ q[Ü«∞ ã¨fiáêflÅÖ’ =Úxy LO_ç LO\Ï_»∞. Ñ¨Ç¨~å
ZÖÏ LO^À K«∂^•Ì=∞O\Ï"å, <Õ#∂ =™êÎ#∞. =∞#O _»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ#∞, X_≥ã≤ãπ,
z#fl J*ÏH±û, ÃÑ^ŒÌ J*ÏH±û, W_˘"≥∞xÜ«∞ãπÅ#∞ "Õ∞ÖÁ¯Å∞Ê^•O. "≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ JO\Ï"å
P`«_»∞ x„^•„Ñ≤Ü«Ú_»∞. ZO`« QÍ_è»OQÍ x„^ŒáÈ`å_À JO^ŒiH© `≥eã≤O^Õ! HÍx
`«ÑÊ¨ ^Œ∞. J`«_flô "Õ∞ÖÁ¯Å∞Ê^•O! Hõ+Hì¨ ÍÅO =zÛ#Ñ¨C_»∞ JO^Œ~O° „â◊=∞Ñ¨_®eûO^Õ!——
PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ J<åfl_»∞ – ''x["Õ∞ <≥ã¨ì~ü! HÍx D~ÀA J`«_»∞ <åHõO>Ë
=ÚO^Œ∞ HÍ~Àº#∞‡Y∞_≥·<å_»∞. ZÑ¨C_»∂ <Õ#∞ K≥áêÊe J`«_»∞ K≥Ü«∂ºe Jk J`«x
=∞#ãÎ̈`fi« O. HÍx D~ÀA `å<Õ =ÚO^Œ∞<åfl_»∞. h=Ù ¿Ñ~˘¯#fl g~°∞Å#∞ "Õ∞Å∞H˘ÅÑ¨
_®xH˜ "≥àÏ¡_»∞. =∞#O Ñ¨Ç¨~å„âı}∞Å "ÕÑ¨Ù "≥_»^•O Ñ¨^Œ!——
<≥ã¨ì~ü ãÖ`À+≤OKå_»∞. ''J`«_Õ =ÚO^Œ∞O>Ë ZdÜ«∞#¡O^Œ~°∂ L`ÕÎl`«∞
Å=Ù`å~°∞.—— Ü«Ú^Àúz`«"∞≥ #ÿ =¢™êÎÅ#∞ ^èiŒ Oz PQÆ"∞≥ =∂fl<£`À Hõeã≤ X_≥ãã≤ π ta~åxfl
KÕ~°∞‰õΩ<åfl~°∞. ''x„^ŒÖË!— Jx QÆ\ ˜ìQÍ J~°=QÍ<Õ X_≥ã≤ãπ |Ü«∞@‰õΩ =KåÛ_»∞. ''UO
ãÖQÆu! WO`« ~å„`«ÑC¨ _»∞ WÖÏ u~°∞QÆ∞`«∞<åfl~°∞? UO „Ñ¨=∂^ŒO =ÚOK«∞ H˘zÛOk?——
<≥ã¨ì~ü |^Œ∞eKåÛ_»∞ – ''HÀÑÖ =^Œ∞Ì q∞„`«=∂! Psæ=ÙÅH˜Ñ¨C_»∞ Hõ+¨ìHÍÅO.
h=Ó ã≤^Œú"≥∞ÿ~å! áÈ~å_®ÖÏ ÖËHõ áêiáÈ"åÖÏ JO^Œ~°O Hõeã≤ x~°‚~Ú^•ÌO——.
=ÚQÆ∞~æ ∂° Hõeã≤ `«# Ããx· ‰õΩÅ =∞^èºŒ P^Œ=∞~°z x„^ŒáÈ`«∞#fl _»ÜÚ≥ "≥∞_çã#π ∞
KÕ~°∞‰õΩ<åfl~°∞. <≥ã¨ì~ü `«# HÍe=∞_»=∞`À P`«xx `«xfl x„^ŒÖËáê_»∞. ''x„^ŒÖË!
_»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ! =∞#‰õÄ „\’[#¡‰õÄ =∞^èŒº ZO`À ^Œ∂~°O ÖË^Œ#fl ãÖQÆu =∞~°Kå"å?
Kå=Ù‰õΩ „|`«∞‰õΩ‰õÄ =∞^èŒº z#fl „áêO`«"Õ∞ J_»∞¤. K«∂_»∞.——
LeH˜¯Ñ¨_ç x„^ŒÖËz# _»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ |^Œ∞eKåÛ_»∞ ''<≥ã¨ì~ü! zO`«=Úki<å
Ñ¨ÙÅ∞Ñ¨Ù Kå=#@∞¡, =Ü«∞ã¨∞ g∞i<å hÖ’ á⁄QÆ~°∞ `«QÆæÖË^Œ∞. ZÑ¨C_»∂ Ü«Ú^•úxH˜
ã≤^Œú"Õ∞! HÍã¨Î ‰õΩ„~°"åà◊¡x ÑÖÑ≤ <åÜ«∞‰õΩefl ã¨∞xfl`«OQÍ "Õ∞ÖÁ¯eÊ`Õ ÉÏQÆ∞O_Õk.
h=Ù áê`« Ñ¨^Œú`«∞Å`À =∞=∞‡efl ÖËÑ¨Ù^•=∞x „Ñ¨Ü«∞uflã¨∞Î<åfl=Ù——
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<≥ã~ì¨ ü ã¨=∂^è•#q∞KåÛ_»∞ ''h=#flk x["Õ∞! Ñ¨^`úŒ ∞« Å∞ áê`«"Õ HÍx Ñ¶e¨ `«O
`«^èŒºO. =∞# Psæ=ÙÅ |`«∞‰õΩÅ∞ Y_»æÑ¨Ù@OK«∞ÃÑ· #_»HõQÍ =∂iOk. U „Ñ¨=∂^ŒO
ZÑ¨C_»∞, ZÖÏ =ÚOK«∞‰õΩ =ã¨∞OÎ ^À `≥bx Ñïã≤u÷ . ^ŒÜ∞« KÕã≤ D =$^Œ∞_ú Ãç Ñ· HõxHõ~O°
K«∂Ñ¨Ù. z#fl J*ÏH±û#∞, "≥∞ÔQãπ#∂ x„^ŒÖËÑ≤ Ñ¨Ç¨~å‰õΩ ã≤^ŒúO KÕ~Ú——
JÖÏ JO^Œ~°∂ Hõeã≤ ~å„u Ñ¨Ç¨~å Ãã·x‰õΩÅ∞ J„Ñ¨=∞`«ÎOQÍ L<åfl~å
ÖË~å Jx ÑïjeOKå~°∞. Q˘„Ô~Å=∞O^ŒÅ‰õΩ HÍ=e HÍã¨∞Î#fl "Õ@‰õΩHõ¯Å∞ J_»q
[O`«∞=Ù "åã¨# Ñ¨ã≤QÆ@ìQÍ<Õ cèHõ~°OQÍ "≥Úiy, Hõ~°=_®xH˜ ã≤^Œú"≥∞ÿ#@∞¡ Ñ¨Ç¨~å
HÍã¨∞Î#fl Ãã·x‰õΩÅ∞ J`«ºO`« "≥∞Å‰õΩ=QÍ<Õ L<åfl~°∞. <≥ã¨ì~ü "åix Jaè#OkOKå_»∞.
„Ñ¨Éèí∞=ÙÅO`å HõO^ŒHÍxfl ^•\˜, =∞$`« Ãã·x‰õΩÅ â◊"åÖËg∞ ÖËx MÏm
„Ñ¨^Õâßxfl, ZHõ¯_»~Ú`Õ pHõ\ ˜ Ñ¨_ç#Ñ¨C_»∞ ÃÇÏHÍì~ü "≥#H˜¯=∞o§<å_À, JHõ¯_»‰õΩ
KÕ~°∞‰õΩx ã¨=∂"Õâ◊=∞Ü«∂º~°∞. <≥ã¨ì~ü JO^Œih L^ÕÌtOz ÑëHÍ_»∞ ''¿ãflÇ≤Ï`«∞ÖÏ~å!
WÑ¨C_»∞ =∞#HÀ HÍ~°ºHõ~Î° HÍ"åe. P`«_∞» ^è~·≥ º° OQÍ „\’[#¡ ta~°O "ÕÑÙ¨ QÆ∂_èK» åiQÍ
"≥o¡ "åà◊¡ =ÓºÇ¨efl, PÖ’K«#¡x Ñ¨ã≤QÆ\Ïìe. JÖÏ ^è≥·~°ºO KÕã≤# g~°∞xH˜ Psæ=ÙÅ
Ñ¨H∆Í#∞flOz XHÀ¯ <ÒHõ #∞Oz XHÀ¯ #Å¡Q˘„Ô~#∞, Ñ≤Å¡`À ã¨Ç¨ |Ç¨ïHõi™êÎ=Ú.
ZO`« Q“~°=O Jk! JO`ÕHÍ^Œ∞ P`«xx qO^Œ∞ Éè’[<åÅ`À ã¨`«¯i™êÎ=Ú——
JO^Œ~°∂ =∞ø#OQÍ L<åfl, _»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ ÑëHÍ_»∞ – ''<≥ã¨ì~ü! h =∂@Å∞
<å ~°HÍÎxfl L~°HõÅ∞ "Õ~Úã¨∞Î<åfl~Ú. <Õ#∞ „\’[#¡ ta~°O "ÕÑ¨Ù "≥àÏÎ#∞. HÍx <åHÀ
q∞„`«∞x `À_»∞ HÍ"åe. Jk <å‰õΩ ^è≥·~åºxfl, Ãã÷Â~åºxfl Wã¨∞ÎOk. W^ŒÌ~°=Ú<åfl=∂
<åÅ∞QÆ∞Hõà◊¡`À â◊„`«∞=Ùefl JOK«<å "ÕÜ«∞=K«∞Û. J=ã¨~°"≥∞ÿ`Õ XHõi^ŒÌix K«OÑ≤
~å=K«∞Û. XHõ¯_Õ XO@iQÍ "≥à◊¡_»O „Ñ¨=∂^ŒHõ~°=¸, ÖÏÉèí~°Ç≤Ï`«=¸#∂!——
P =∂@Å∞ q#QÍ<Õ P`«xH˜ `À_»∞ ~å=_®xH˜ KåÖÏ=∞Ok ãÖã≤^"úŒ ∞≥ <ÿ å~°∞.
W^ŒÌ~°∞ J*ÏH±ûÅ∂, "≥∞iÜ≥∂<≥ãπ, „^è•ã≤"≥∞_çãπ, "≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ, X_≥ã≤ãπÅ∞ =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ
=KåÛ~°∞. "≥O@<Õ PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ ÑëHÍ_»∞ ''_»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ! ZOK«∞HÀ h‰õΩ HÍ=eû#
q∞„`«∞}˜‚. J`«_»∞ ~å*Ï, ~“`å J<Õk HÍ^Œ∞. D Ñ¨xH˜ Ñ¨xH˜=™êÎ_À ÖË^À Jx
PÖ’zOK«∞.——
PQÆ"∞≥ =∂fl<£ `«# ™È^Œ~∞° _ç QÆ∞iOz =∞#™êÎÑO¨ K≥O^•_»x _»ÜÚ≥ "≥∞_çã‰π Ωõ
J~°"÷ ∞≥ Oÿ k. HÍx JÑ¨Ê\˜Hˆ J`«_∞» `«# x~°Ü ‚ ∂« xfl `≥ÅÑ¨^ÅŒ ∞K«∞‰õΩ<åfl_»∞ ''PQÆ"∞≥ =∂fl<£!
<åˆH =kÖÏ"å Ñïëê¯~°O. LáêÜ«∞âße X_≥ã≤ãπ <å Ñ¨Hõ¯# LO>Ë KåÅ∞. Hõ∆}ÏÖ’¡
U Ñ¨<≥·<å =ÚyOK«∞‰õΩ~åQÆÅ#∞. Z^ä≥<å ^Õ=`«‰õΩ W+¨µì_»∞, ^è≥·~°ºâße, K«`«∞~°∞_»∞
<å‰õΩ `À_»∞QÍ =¿ãÎ Jyfl*ÏfiÅÖ’¡H˜ K˘K«∞Û‰õΩxáÈ~Ú =∞s ˆH∆=∞OQÍ uiy ~åQÆÅO——
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X_≥ã≤ãπ J`«xH˜ =∞^èŒºÖ’ J_»∞¤`«yÖÏ_»∞. ''_»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ! ##∞fl á⁄y_ç
W|ƒOkÃÑ@ì‰õΩ ã¨∞=∂! q∞„`«∞ÅO^ŒiH© <å QÆ∞iOz `≥Å=x^Õ=Ú#flk. =∞#O D
Hõ∆}"Õ∞ |Ü«∞ÖËÌi HÍ~Àº#∞‡Y∞Å=∞ø^•O. Ô~O_»∞ ~°≠Ï=ÚÅ∞ ^•\˜<å~Ú.
=¸_À~°≠Ï=Ú# =∞# Ñ¨x =ÚyOK«_»O L`«Î=∞O——
<≥ã¨ì~ü ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ „^è•ã≤"≥∞_çãπ `«# Ô~O_»OK«∞Å HõuÎx _»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ‰õΩ
WzÛ<å_»∞. t~°¢™êÎ}O, _®Å∞, `˘_çy P`«xx Q“~°qOz<å_»∞. "≥∞iÜ≥∂<≥ãπ `«#
qÅ¡O|∞efl, HõuÎx, t~°¢™êÎ}Ïxfl X_≥ã≤ãπ‰õΩ JOkOz<å_»∞. P t~°¢™êÎ}OÖ’Ñ¨Å
Hõiî#K«~°‡Ñ¨Ù `åà◊¡ =Å, "≥∞`«ÎÅ∞ L<åfl~Ú. ÃÑ·# J_»qÑÖk ^ŒO`åÅ∞ "≥∞i¿ãÖÏ
J=∞iÛ XHõ <Õ~°ÊiÜ≥ÿ∞# „âßq∞‰õΩx KÕuÖ’ `«Ü«∂Ô~·# t~°¢™êÎ}O Jk. XÔ~‡xÜ«∞ãπ
‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ Zq∞O\Ï~ü (Amyntor) QÆ$Ç¨ÏO #∞Oz P\’Öˇ·Hõãπ (Autolychus)
^˘OyeOz ^•xx UOÑ¶≤_®=∞ãπ (Amphidamas)‰õΩ, J`«x #∞O_ç "≥∂Åãπ
(Molus)‰õΩ, J`«x #∞O_ç "≥∞iÜ≥∂<≥ãπ‰õΩ KÕi#k. Jk WÑ¨C_»∞ K«`«∞~°∞_»∞,
LáêÜ«∞je J~Ú# X_≥ã≤ãπ t~°ã¨∞û #ÅOHõiOzOk.
W^ŒÌ~°∞ g~°∞Å∂ |Ü«∞ÖËÌi# ^•iÖ’ Z^ä≥<å "åiH˜ ‰õΩ_çÑ¨Hõ¯QÍ ÃÇÏ~å<£
H“AÑ¨H˜∆ Zyˆ~ÖÏ KÕã≤Ok. Jk â◊√Éèíâ◊‰õΩ#O. P Ñ¨H˜∆x pHõ\ ˜Ö’ Z=~°∂
QÆ=∞xOK«ÖË^Œ∞. HÍx ^•x J~°∞Ñ¨Ù qxÑ≤OzOk. ãÖ`À+¨Ñ¨_»¤ X_≥ã≤ãπ Z^ä≥<å
Ñ¨ÖÏ¡ãπ ^Õ=`«#∞ „áêi÷OKå_»∞. `«=∞‰õΩ â◊√ÉèíO KÕ‰õÄ~°Û=∞x Ji÷OKå_»∞. ''<å „áê~°÷#
PÅHÕK«∞ Z^ä<≥ å! „Ñü Ü«Ú^Œú ãÖ^Œ~ƒ° Où Ö’#∂ ##∞fl "≥#flO\˜ LO_ç <å‰õΩ q[Ü«∂Å
xzÛ<å=Ù. D™êi ‰õÄ_» <å‰õΩ JO_»QÍ LO_»∞. „\’[#¡‰õΩ #ëêìxfl HõeyOz
q[Ü«∞O`À uiy =KÕÛÖÏ =∞=∞‡efl Pj~°fikOK«∞——
D™êi _»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ Z^ä≥<å#∞ „áêi÷OKå_»∞ ''<å =∂@Å#∞ ‰õÄ_® q#∞
Eºãπ „Ñ≤Ü«∞Ñ¨Ù„uHÍ! <å `«O„_ç ^ä≥Éˇãπ‰õΩ "≥o¡#Ñ¨C_»∞ ZÖÏ ™êÜ«∞O KÕ™ê"À <å‰õΩ
‰õÄ_» JO`«\ ˜ ™êÜ«∂#flOkOK«∞. h‰õΩ J^Œ∞ƒù`«"≥∞ÿ# Ñ¨â◊√=Ù#∞ |e~Ú™êÎ#∞.
ãÖ=`«û~°O =Ü«∞ã¨∞k, "≥∞_»ÃÑ· HÍ_ç"ÕÜ«∞xk, |OQÍ~°∞ `˘_»∞QÆ∞Å∞#fl H˘=Ú‡Å∞
QÆÅk J~Ú# „Ñ¨â◊ã¨Î"≥∞ÿ# HÀ_≥^Œ∂_»#∞ h‰õΩ ã¨=∞iÊ™êÎ#∞. ##∞fl ~°H˜∆OK«∞——
"åi „áê~°÷#Å#∞ Z^ä≥<å q#flk. P W^ŒÌ~°∞ g~°∞Å∂ pHõ\ ˜Ö’ ã≤OÇ¨ÖÏ¡
QÆ∞@ìÅ∞QÍ Ñ¨_ç L#fl â◊"åÅ =∞^èŒº, ~°HõÎÑ¨Ù=∞_»∞QÆ∞Å =∞^èŒº, #_»Hõ ™êyOKå~°∞.
JHõ¯_» „\’[#¡‰õÄ x„^ŒÑ¨@ì_»O ÖË^Œ∞. ÃÇÏHÍì~ü `«# Ãã·#ºOÖ’x „Ñ¨Éèí∞=Ùefl,
<åÜ«∞‰õΩefl, Ãã·<åºkèÑ¨`«∞efl ~åqOz =ÓºÇ¨Ï~°K«# KÕÜ«∞™êy<å_»∞. ''g∞Ö’ ™êÇ¨Ïã¨
g~°∞_»∞ =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ ~°O_ç. J`«xH˜ ~å*’z`«"≥∞ÿ# J^Œ∞ƒù`« |Ç¨ï=∞u ã≤^ŒúOQÍ
L#flk. „Ñ¨âã◊ "Î¨ ∞≥ #ÿ ~°ÔŒä ~Ô O_»∞ [=<åâßfiÅ`À ‰õÄ_ç#k Z=Ô~`· Õ Psæ=ÙÅ Ãã#· ºOÖ’H˜
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„Ñ¨"ÕtOz "åà◊√¡ =∞#O H˘\˜ì# ^≥|ƒÅ‰õΩ =¸Å∞QÆ∞`«∂ =Ú‰õΩ¯`«∂ Ñ¨_ç L<åfl~À
ÖËHõ u~°∞QÆ∞ „Ñ¨Ü«∂}ÏxH˜ ã¨#fl^Œ∞úÅÜ«∂º~À K«∂ã≤ ~å"åe—— J<åfl_»∞ ÃÇÏHÍì~ü.
JO^Œ~∂° =∞ø#O áê\ÕKå~°∞. Ü«Ú"≥∞_çãπ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ _ÀÖÏ<£ (Dolon),
J~Ú^Œ∞QÆ∞~°∞ P_»ÑÅ≤ Å¡ =∞^èºŒ # XHõ¯ =∞QÆÑÅ≤ "¡ å_»∞ ÉèÏQÆº=O`«∞_»∞, ÃÑ^ŒÌ JO^ŒQÍ_»∞
HÍ^Œ∞ QÍx "ÕQÆOQÍ Ñ¨~°∞ÔQ`«ÎQÆÅ"å_»∞ =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ =KåÛ_»∞. ''ÃÇÏHÍì~ü! D Ñ¨x <Õ#∞
KÕÜ«∞QÆÅ#∞. <Õ#∞ JHõ¯_» Zxfl Ñ¨_»=Å∞, <ÒHõÅ∞<åflÜ≥∂, Jq U Ñïã≤÷`«∞Ö’¡
L<åflÜ≥∂ QÆ=∞x™êÎ#∞. J~Ú`Õ h=Ù ~å[^ŒO_®<≥fluÎ „Ñ¨=∂}O KÕ~Ú! =∞#O
ÔQe¿ãÎ <å‰õΩ Zde¡ãπ ~°^ä•xfl™êÎ#x "åQÍÌ#O KÕÜ«∂e ã¨∞=∂! <Õ#∞ QÆ∂_è»KåiQÍ
"≥à◊`å#∞. "ÕQÆ∞QÍ "≥o¡ "ÕQÆOQÍ uiy=™êÎ#∞. Psæ=ÙÅÖ’ Hõeã≤áÈ~Ú PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£
ta~°O =~°‰õΩ "≥o¡ "åà◊¡ =ÓºÇ¨Ï~°K«#Å#∞ Ñ¨ã≤QÆ_®Î#∞. "åà◊√¡ áÈ~å_» xâ◊Û~ÚOK«∞
‰õΩ<åfl~À, áêiáÈ^ŒÅ∞K«∞‰õΩ<åfl~À `≥Å∞ã¨∞‰õΩO\Ï#∞—— Jx xâ◊ÛÜ«∞OQÍ, x~°ƒÜ ù ∞« OQÍ
ÑëHÍ_»∞.
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Zde¡ãπ `«O„_ç ÃÑeÜ«∞ãπ ‰õÄ~°∞Ûx L<åfl~°∞. ÃÑeÜ«∞ãπ QÆ$Ç¨=~°}OÖ’ Eºãπ
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Zde¡ãπ`À ÑëH˜<å_»∞.
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ÖËHõ P`«x |ÖË¡xH˜ |Öˇ·áÈ`«∞<åfl~å?——
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JÑ¨#=∞‡HõO ÖË^Œ∞.
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â◊"åxfl Éèí∞*Ï# "Õã¨∞‰õΩx =∞# <ÒHõÅ=^ŒÌ‰õΩ fã¨∞‰õΩá⁄O_ç. <Õ#∂, z#fl J*ÏH±û
„\’[#¡#∞ xÅ∞=i™êÎ=Ú——
"≥O@<Õ "≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ, "≥∞iÜ≥∂<≥ãπÅ∞ áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ â◊"åxfl XHõ¯ L^Œ∞Ñ¨ÙÖ’
Éèí∞*ÏÅÃÑ·ÔH`«∞Î‰õΩx, „\’[#¡ Ç¨Ç¨HÍ~åÅ#∞, ˆHHõÅ#∞ ÖˇHõ¯KÕÜ«∞‰õΩO_® â◊~°"ÕQÆO`À
`«=∞ <ÒHõÅ"ÕÑ¨Ù ÑïÔQuÎ<å~°∞. "Õ@‰õΩHõ¯ÖÏ¡ „\’[#∞¡ Psæ=ÙÅ "≥O@Ñ¨_»QÍ
J*ÏH±ûe^ŒÌ~°∂ =∞Ç¨ÏŸ„QÆOQÍ "åiÃÑ· ÅOÑ¶≤∞Oz áê~°„^ÀÅ™êy<å~°∞.
=∞Ç¨yfl*ÏfiÅÖ’¡ =∂_ç=∞Ãã· ‰õÄÅ∞`«∞#fl Wà◊√¡ KÕ¿ã â◊ÉÏÌÖÏ¡, ~°^ä•Å∞,
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"≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ, "≥∞iÜ≥∂#ãπÅ∞ áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ â◊"åxfl, ~åà◊¡ QÆ∞@ìÅÃÑ· ÃÑ^ŒÌ H˘Ü«∞º^Œ∞OQÆ#∞
"≥∂ã¨∞‰õΩ =ã¨∞Î#fl HõOK«~°QÍ_ç^ŒÖÏ¡ „â◊q∞ã¨∂Î, K≥=∞@Å∞ QÆ‰õΩ¯`«∂ "≥∂ã¨∞‰õΩx <ÒHõÅ
=^ŒÌ‰õΩ KÕ~°∞‰õΩ<åfl~°∞. J*ÏH±ûe^ŒÌ~°∂ „\’[#¡#∞ xÅ∞=iã¨∂Î <å<å „Ñ¨Ü«∂ã¨
Ñ¨_∞» <Î åfl~°∞. Z~Úhãπ, ÃÇÏHÍì~Åü ∞ `«=∞ =ÚO^Œ∞ Psæ=ÙÅ∞ HÍ‰õΩÅ∞, Ñ≤K∞« ÛHõÅ QÆ∞OÑ¨ÙÖÏ
Hõ^Œ∞Å∞ÎO_»QÍ "å\˜x "Õ\Ï_»∞Î#fl _ÕQÆÖÏ¡ Hõ^Œ∞Å∞`«∂ „\’[#¡#∞ L`åûÇ¨ÏÑ¨~°∞ã¨∂Î
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HÍ#~å=_»O ÖË^Œ∞. „Ñ¨ã¨∞Î`åxH˜ PQÆ^Œ∞...!
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L"≥fi`«∞Î# ÖËã¨∞Î#fl =∞O@ÖÏ¡ JHõ¯_» Ãã·x‰õΩÅ∞ áÈ~å_»∞`«∞#fl Hõ∆}OÖ’<Õ
UO\˜Ö’Hõãπ "ÕQÆOQÍ Zde¡ãπ ta~°O "ÕÑ¨Ù Ñ¨~°∞ÔQ`åÎ_»∞. JHõ¯_» `«=∞ Ñ¨_»=Å ^ŒQÆæ~°
f„=OQÍ `«~°˚#Éèí~°˚#Å∞ Ñ¨_»∞Î<åfl_»∞ Zde¡ãπ – ''ZO^Œ∞Hõx n~°…ˆHâ◊√Öˇ·# ZdÜ«∞#∞¡
=∞~°Å "≥#H˜¯ áêiáÈ~Ú =zÛ<å~°∞? ^Õ=`«ÖÏ~å! P<å_»∞ <å `«e¡ K≥Ñ≤Ê# =∂@Å∞
– <Õ#∞ „|u‰õΩO_»QÍ<Õ – q∞i‡_®#¡Ö’ „Ñ¨=ÚY∞_»∞ Ü«Ú^Œú~°OQÍ# =∞~°}˜™êÎ_»x –
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=∞s=∞s K≥áêÊ<Õ! <ÒHõÅÃÑx· =∞O@Å<åiÊ "≥O@<Õ uiy =KÕÛÜ«∞=∞x. ÃÇÏHÍì~`ü À
áÈ~å_»=^ŒÌx——
WO`«Ö’ <≥ã¨ì~ü ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ UO\˜Ö’Hõãπ Hõhflà◊√¡HÍ~°∞ã¨∂Î ^Œ∞~°^Œ$+¨ìHõ~°"≥∞ÿ#
"å~°#Î OkOKå_»∞ – ''ÃÑeÜ«∞ãπ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_®! Zde¡ã!π ^Œ∞~åfi~°!Î U^≥`· Õ [~°Q‰Æ Äõ _»^xŒ
^Õ=`«Å#∞ „áêi÷OKå"≥∂ J^Õ [iyOk. áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ <ÕÅ‰õÄÖÏ_»∞. J`«x â◊=O
HÀãÖ W~°∞Ñ¨HÍ∆ Å∂ f„=OQÍ áÈ~°∞ ã¨Å∞Ñ¨Ù`«∞<åfl~Ú. ÃÇÏHÍì~ü h Hõ=Kåxfl ãÖ„QÆÇÏ≤ Oz
`å#∞ ^èŒiOz<å_»∞——
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=∞\˜ì, ^Œ∞=Ú‡, =∞ã≤x ^Àã≤à◊¡`À fã¨∞‰õΩx =ÚMÏ# Ñ¨ÙÅ∞=Ú‰õΩ<åfl_»∞. <≥uÎxO_®,
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ì ÏÅ#∞ [~ÚOz `≥K∞« Û‰õΩ#fl"åà◊√¡
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aQÆæ~°QÍ ^Œ∞ódOz<å_»∞.
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sea) ‰õÄ~°∞Ûx =Ù#fl ^ä≥\ ˜ãπ‰õΩ qxÑ≤OzOk. `«# ‰õΩ=∂~°∞x Q˘O`«∞#∞ QÆ∞~°∞ÎÑ¨\ ˜ì#
P"≥∞ P"Õ^#Œ `À ÃÑ\˜#ì Hˆ Hõ`À ã¨=Ú„^ŒO LeH˜Ñ_¨ Oç k. ã¨=Ú„^ŒÑÙ¨ JÑ¨û~°ãÅ¨ ∞ hi_»∞¡
(Nereids) JO^Œ~∂ ° XHõ¯™êi `«=∞ ™È^Œix KÕ~∞° ‰õΩ<åfl~°∞. "åà◊#¡ ∞ K«∂ã≤ =∞iO`«
^Œ∞óYO`À ^ä≥\ ˜ãπ ÑëHÕk – ''<å „Ñ≤Ü«∞"≥∞ÿ# K≥Öˇ¡àÏ¡~å! <å Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ«∞OÖ’ ZO`À
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L#fl@∞¡<åfl_»∞. =∂#= =#OÖ’ =∞Ç¨^Œ∞ƒù`«"≥∞ÿ# =$Hõ∆OÖÏO\˜ P`«_»∞ „\’[#¡ÃÑ·
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JÅÅÃÑ· „Ñ¨Ü«∂}˜ã¨∂Î "åà◊√¡ Hõ∆}ÏÖ’¡ Zde¡ãπ#∞ KÕ~°∞‰õΩ<åfl~°∞ ''ZO^Œ∞‰õΩ
‰õΩ=∂~å D Hõhflà◊√¡! h=_çy#=hfl Eºãπ ^Õ=Ù_»∞ J#∞„QÆÇ≤ÏOKå_Õ! ZdÜ«∞#¡#∞
<ÒHõÅ ^ŒQÆæ~°‰õΩ `«Ñ≤ÊH˘\˜ì, f„= Hõ+¨ì#ëêìÅ‰õΩ QÆ∞iKÕ™ê_»∞ Hõ^•!——
Zde¡ãπ |^Œ∞eKåÛ_»∞ ''x["Õ∞ `«b!¡ HÍx <åˆHO XiyOk! <å „Ñ≤Ü∞« q∞„`«∞_»∞
áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ P ÃÇÏHÍì~ü KÕuÖ’ =∞~°}ÕKå_Õ! P`«_»∞... P ÃÇÏHÍì~ü <å Hõ=Kåxfl
PÜ«Ú^è•efl =â◊Ñ¨~°K«∞‰õΩx q„~°gQÆ∞`«∞<åfl_»∞ Hõ^•! ^Õ=`«"≥·# h=Ù =∂=¸Å∞
=∂#=Ù_»∞ ÃÑeÜ«∞ãπ (Peleus)#∞ ÃÑO_®¡_ç LO_»=Åã≤Ok HÍ^Œ∞. JO^Œ∞Hˆ h=Ù‰õÄ_»
^Œ∞óMÏxfl á⁄O^Œ=Åã≤=zÛOk. <å P`«‡ Z^Œ∞~°∞uiy, <å‰õΩ „|`«∞‰õΩÃÑ· W+¨ìO
#tOzOk. ÃÇÏHÍì~ü#∞ <å |ÖË¡xH˜ Z~°QÍ"Õã≤ K«OÑ≤ ~°HõÎâ◊√ÖÏ¯xfl fã¨∞HÀHõáÈ`Õ
<å‰õΩ =∞#âß≈Ou LO_»^Œ∞——
''^ä≥\ ˜ãπ qëê^ŒOQÍ ÑëHÕk – ''ÃÇÏHÍì~ü Kå=Ù "≥#ˆH h =∞$`«∞º=Ù ‰õÄ_®
~åã≤ÃÑ\˜ì LOk ‰õΩ=∂~å! h=Ù JÖÏÊÜ«Ú+¨µ¯_çq——
Zde¡ãπ f„=ã¨fi~°O`À ÑëHÍ_»∞ ''J~Ú`Õ ##∞fl ‰õÄ_» Kå=hÜü∞! J=∂‡!
JHõ¯_» áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ J=„HõÑ¨~å„Hõ=Ú_≥· Ü«Ú^ŒúO KÕã¨∞ÎO>Ë WHõ¯_» <Õ#∞ PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ÃÑ·
HÀÑÖ`À J@∂~Ú@∂ Ñ¨Kå~°∞¡ KÕã¨∞Î<åfl#∞. HõhãÖ áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ‰õΩ `À_»∞QÍ "≥o¡
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Ç¨ÏO`«‰õΩ_ç`À =ÚMÏ=Úd `«ÅÑ¨_®Î#∞. ^Õ=`«Å∞ Uq∞ x~°‚~Ú¿ãÎ Jk [~°QÆh. HÍx
D Hõ∆}Ï# <Õ#∞ Ü«Ú^•úxH˜ "≥o¡f~°∞`å#∞——
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ÃÇÏá¶êã¨ìãπ KÕã≤# Hõ=Kåxfl fã¨∞‰õΩ=zÛ ~Ú™êÎ#∞. JO`«=~°‰õΩ `˘O^Œ~°Ñ¨_»‰õΩ——
Jx P"≥∞ `«# K≥Öˇ¡à◊¡#∞ WO\˜H˜ ÑÖÑ≤ `å#∞ XeOÑ¨ãπ‰õΩ ZyiáÈ~ÚOk.
áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ â◊=O HÀãÖ [~°∞QÆ∞`«∞#fl áÈ~°∞Ö’ D™êi „\’[#¡^Õ ÃÑ·KÕ~Ú
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<åÜ«∞Hõ`åfi# â◊"åxfl =â◊Ñ¨~°K«∞HÀÉ’ÜÕ∞ ã¨=∞Ü«∞OÖ’ ÃÇÏ~å^Õ=`« ÑÖÑ¨QÍ Siãπ
=zÛ Zde¡ãπ#∞ ÃÇÏK«ÛiOzOk – ''Zde¡ãπ! WÑ¨C_»∞ h=Ù Ü«Ú^ŒúOÖ’ áêÖÁæ#∞.
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Zde¡ãπ |^Œ∞eKåÛ_»∞ ''ZÖÏ "≥à#¡◊ ∞ `«b¡ Ü«Ú^•úxH˜? <å Hõ=K«O PÜ«Ú^è•Å∞
â◊`«$=ÙÅ áêÖˇ·<åÜü∞! <å `«e¡ ^ä≥\ ˜ãπ ˆ~Ñ¨Ù L^ŒÜ«∂<Õfl Hõ=Kåxfl `≥zÛ~Ú™êÎ#x,
JO`«=~°‰Ωõ Ü«Ú^Œ~ú O° QÆOÖ’ HÍÅ∞ ÃÑ@ì=^ŒxÌ ÃÇÏK«ÛiOzO^Õ! UO KÕÜ∂« eÑ¨C_»∞?——
Siãπ ÑëHÕk ''Hõ=K«O ÖË‰õΩ<åflã¨ˆ~ h"˘Hõ¯™êi HõO^ŒHõO =^ŒÌ‰õΩ "≥o¡
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Psæ=ÙÅ‰õΩ HÍã¨Î TÑ≤ifã¨∞‰õΩ<Õ ã¨=∞Ü«∞O ^˘~°∞‰õΩ`«∞Ok. Ü«Ú^ŒQú $Æ Ç¨ÏOÖ’ q„âßOu
QÆ^Œ∞Å∞O_»=Ù Hõ^•!——
Siãπ "≥à◊¡QÍ<Õ Ñ¨ÖÏ¡ãπ Z^ä≥<å =∞Ç¨g~°∞_»∞ Zde¡ãπ K«∞@∂ì =∞O_»∞`«∞#fl
á⁄QÆ =∞|∞ƒ#∞ Hõ=K«OQÍ ã¨$+≤ìOzOk. P =∞O@Å∞ Zde¡ãπ `«ÅÃÑ· #∞O_ç
PHÍâ◊OÖ’H˜ Zyã≤Ñ_¨ ∞» <Î åfl~Ú. J`«_∞» „áêHÍ~å<≥flH˜¯ HõO^ŒHOõ ^ŒQ~æÆ ° xÅ|_ç â◊„`«∞=ÙÅ
QÆ∞O_≥Åq¿ãÖÏ F ÉèíÜ«∞OHõ~°"≥∞ÿ# ˆHHõÃÑ\Ïì_»∞. P ˆHHõ‰õΩ Ãã·x‰õΩÅ∞, JâßfiÅ∞
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=¸_»∞™ê~°∞¡ JÖÏ „Ñ¨à◊Ü«∞ L„QÆ~°∂ÑÖÖ’ ÉèíÜ«∞OHõ~°<å^•Å∞ KÕ™ê_»∞. P
cèÉèí`«û~°∂áêxH˜ QÆ∞O_≥Å∞ Ñÿe `«=∞ |ÖË¡Å∞ `«=∞ˆH `«QÆÅQÍ ÑÖ„_≥O_»∞ =∞Ok
„\’[<£ g~°∞ÅHõ¯_çHõHõ¯_Õ =∞~°}ÕKå~°∞. ^•xx J=HÍâ◊OQÍ fã¨∞‰õΩx Psæ=ÙÅ∞
áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ â◊"åxfl z#fl|O_çÖ’ "Õã≤ ã¨∞~°H˜∆`« ™ê÷<åxH˜ ÖÏ‰õΩ¯x=KåÛ~°∞. WO`«Ö’
ÃÇÏ~å ^ŒÜ«∞=Å¡ ã¨∂~åºã¨Î=∞~ÚºOk. Psæ=ÙÅ∞ `«=∞ PÜ«Ú^è•Å‰õΩ q„âßOuxzÛ
ã≤÷q∞`«Ñ¨_»™êy<å~°∞.
„\’[#∞¡ ~°^•è Å#∞ xeÑ≤ JO^Œ~∂° XHõKÀ@ ã¨=∂"Õâ"◊ ∞≥ <ÿ å~°∞. áêe_®=∞ãπ
„\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~°Ñ¨Ù HÀ@Ö’H˜ "≥o¡áÈ=_»O Lz`«=∞x ã¨ÅÇ¨ W=fiQÍ Z=~°∂ ^•xx
Ç¨Ïi¬OK«ÖË^Œ∞. ÃÇÏHÍì~ü P`«xx =ºuˆ~H˜ã¨∂Î J<åfl_»∞ – ''áêe_®=∞ãπ! XHõÑ¨C_»∞
„\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~°O ã¨fi~°‚, ~°[`«, Ö’Ç¨Å`À ÉèÏQÆº=O`«"≥∞ÿ# #QÆ~°O. D<å_»∞ ze¡QÆ=fi
‰õÄ_® ÖËx Ñïã≤`÷ ∞« Ö’¡ L#flk. D Ü«Ú^ŒOú =∞# [=ã¨`åfiÅ#∞ Ñ‘ÖÛË ã≤Ok. Psæ=ÙÅ#∞
`«~°∞=Ú‰õΩO@∂ =∞#O "åà◊¡ <ÒHõÅ =~°‰õÄ =KÕÛ™êO. ^Õ=Ùx ^ŒÜ«∞=Å¡ gà◊¡#∞
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`≥Å∞ã¨∞ÎOk. <Õ<À J`«_À! Ü«Ú^Œú^Õ=Ù_»∞ Ñ¨Hõ∆áê`«O ÖËx"å_»∞. =∞$`«∞º=ÙxKÕÛ"å_çˆH
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Ü«Ú^•úxˆH `«=∞ ã¨=∞‡u `≥eáê~°∞.
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Zde¡ãπ `«# KÕ`«∞efl áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ QÆ∞O_≥ÅÃÑ· LOz qÅÑ≤ã¨∂Î `«# K«∞@∂ì L#fl
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"≥∞<≥+≤Ü«∞ãπ (Menoetius)‰õΩ WzÛ# "åQÍú#O h\˜=¸@ÖÏ x„+¨ÊÜ≥∂[#"≥∞ÿ#k.
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The grace Hephaestus married) P"≥∞#∞ PÇ¨fixOz ‰õΩâ◊Å „Ñ¨â◊flÅ∞ "Õã≤
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''ÃÇÏá¶êã¨ìãπ! Eºãπ ^Õ=Ù_»∞ ZO^Œ∞HÀ <åÔHÑ¨C_»∂ HõëêìÖË ~Úã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞.
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...Hõ=KåxH˜ JOK«∞# Éè∂í q∞x K«∞\˜Lì #fl ã¨=Ú„^•xfl K≥H¯˜ <å_»∞. Hõ=Kåxfl
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fã¨∞‰õΩx ^ä≥\ ˜ãπ, XeOÑ¨ãπ tY~°O #∞O_ç <ÕÅÃÑ·H˜ ^Œ∂ã¨∞‰õΩ "≥à◊√Î#fl _ÕQÆÖÏ P"≥∞,
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Ü«Ú^Œú™ê=∂„yx JO^Œ∞‰õΩx ‰õΩ=∂~°∞x =^ŒÌ‰õΩ |Ü«∞Å∞^Õi#k.
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20. Ü«Ú^•úxH˜ ã≤^Œú"≥∞ÿ# q*Ë`«

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J=∞~°∞Å‰õΩ HÍOux `≥ã¨∞ÎO_»QÍ<Õ ^ä≥\ ˜ãπ =∂`«, ÃÇÏá¶êã¨ìãπ WzÛ# HÍ#∞HõÅ#∞
fã¨∞‰õΩx áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ â◊=OÃÑ·|_ç qÅÑ≤ã¨∞Î#fl ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_ç =^ŒÌ‰õΩ =zÛOk. K«∞@∂ì~å
q∞i‡_®#∞¡ ^Œ∞óY=^Œ<åÅ`À xÅ∞K«∞x L<åfl~°∞. P"≥∞ Zde¡ãπ#∞ F^•iÛOk
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Ñ¶¨ÅHÍxfl q∞i‡_®<≥¡=~°∂ Hõ<≥fluÎ‰õÄ_» K«∂_»ÖËHõáÈÜ«∂~°∞.
Zde¡ãπ P ™ê=∂„yx JO^Œ∞‰õΩ<åfl_»∞. P`«x P„QÆÇÏ¨ O J=^è∞Œ Å∞ ^•\Õk.
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K≥_»‰õΩO_® LO_ÕÖÏ KÕÜ«∞=∞x HÀi<å_»∞. P"≥∞ áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ =Ú‰õΩ¯ ~°O„^è•ÅÖ’
UO„ÉÁã≤Ü«∂ J=∞$`åxfl, ~°HõÎ=~°‚ Ñ¨Ó^Õ<≥ (Nector) K«∞Hõ¯efl "ÕÜ«∞QÍ áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ
^ÕÇ¨ÏO Ñ¨Ù~°∞QÆ∞Å∞ u#ÖËxk, tkèÅO HÍxkQÍ, r=O`À L#fl@∞¡QÍ =∂i#k.
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h Ñ¨~å„Hõ=∂xfl â◊„`«∞=ÙÅÃÑ· „Ñ¨^Œi≈OK«∞——
`«e¡ =∂@Å#∞ Q“~°qOz# Zde¡ã,π f~°O "≥O|_ç #_»∞ã¨∂Î cèH~õ ° <å^•Å∞
KÕã¨∂Î ZdÜ«∞#¡#∞ L`ÕÎ[Ñ¨~°K«™êy<å_»∞. Ãã·x‰õΩÅO^Œ~°∂ P`«xx K«∂ã≤ QÆ∞OÑ¨ÙQÍ
HõkÖÏ~°∞. _»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ, X_≥ã≤ãπ, PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£Å∞ ~åQÍ<Õ Zde¡ãπ ÑëHÍ_»∞
''PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£! =∞# W^ŒÌi HÀÑÖ, Jn XHõ P_»Ñ≤Å¡HÀãÖ, WO`« Ñ¨xKÕã≤Ok.
P"≥∞#∞ <Õ#∞ |Ç¨ï=∞uQÍ ã‘fiHõiOK«Hõ=ÚO^Õ Ü«Ú^Œú~°OQÍ# P"≥∞#∞ PÔ~ìq∞ãπ
(Artemis) ^Õ=`« |efã¨∞‰õΩ<åfl ÉÏQÆ∞O_Õk. ZO`À=∞Ok Psæ=Ù g~°∞Å∞
=∞\˜ìHõiKå~°∞. <Õ#Hõ¯_» P„QÆÇ¨ÏO`À ~°yeáÈ`«∂ Ü«Ú^•úxH˜ ~åHõáÈ=_»OKÕ`« D
Ñ¶∞¨ @# `«~`° ~« åÅ áê@∞ „Ñ¨[Å∞ K≥ÑC¨ ‰õΩO@∂<Õ LO\Ï~°∞. ã¨~ˆ [iyO^Õ^À [iyOk.
<Õ#∞ <å HÀáêxfl LÑ¨âq◊ ∞OK«∞‰õΩO@∞<åfl#∞. ZdÜ«∞#¡#∞ Ü«Ú^•úxH˜ ã≤ÔúŒ KÕÜ∞« O_ç!
<Õ#∞ „\’[#¡ Ñ‘K«=∞}yOz "åi áœ~°∞ëêefl =∞\˜ìHõiÑ≤™êÎ#∞——
ZdÜ«∞#∞¡ P =∂@Å‰õΩ Ç¨Ï~°¬^è•fi<åÅ∞ KÕã≤<å~°∞. PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ ÖËz
ã¨=∂"ÕâO◊ =∞^èºŒ ‰õΩ =zÛ =∂\Ï¡_<ç å_»∞ – ''q∞„`«∞ÖÏ~å! <å =∂\Å#∞ ™ê=^è•#OQÍ
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q#O_ç! g∞ Ç¨Ï~°¬^•è fi<åÅ#∞, =∂@Å#∞ PÑ≤`Õ <Õ K≥¿ÑÊ q+¨Ü∞« O ãïQÍæ É’^èÑŒ _¨ ∞» OÎ k.
Z<Àfl™ê~°∞¡ q∞„`«∞Å∞ D „Ñ¨ã¨H˜Îx `≥zÛ ##∞fl xOkOKå~°∞. HÍx Eºãπ, qkè,
Ñ¶¨Óºs ^Õ=`«Å∞ (Zeus, Fate, Furies) ##∞fl P=Ç≤ÏOz ^•^•Ñ¨Ù L#‡`«∞Î}˜‚QÍ
KÕã≤<å~°∞. Ñ¨`«#O (Ruin) J#|_Õ Eºãπ ^Õ=Ùx ÃÑ^ŒÌ ‰õΩ=∂Ô~Î ##∞fl JO^èŒ∞}˜‚
QÍqOzOk. P"≥∞ áê^•Å∞ <ÕÅ‰õΩ JO@‰õΩO_®<Õ =∞#∞+¨µÅ `«ÅÅÃÑ· #_»∞ã¨∂Î
"åà◊¡ Ñ¨`«<åxfl HõàÏ¡~å K«∂ã≤ P#Okã¨∞ÎOk. XHõi `«~°∞"å`« XHõifl =∂#=Ùefl
P"≥∞ <åâ◊#O KÕã≤, ™ê„=∂*ÏºÖËfl tkèÖÏ=ã¨÷Ö’H˜ `≥ã¨∞ÎOk. ÃÇÏ~å^Õ=`« =∂„`«O
`«‰õΩ¯"å! P"≥∞ Eºãπ ^Õ=Ù_ç Hõ#∞flÖËfl HõÑ¨ÊQÆeyOk. P<å_»∞ ^ä≥Éˇãπ #QÆ~°OÖ’
PÖò¯"≥∞<å (Alcmena) `«# QÆ~°ƒùOÖ’ ÃÇÏ~åH˜¡ãπ (Heracles)#∞ "≥∂ã¨∞ÎO_»QÍ,
XeOÑ¨ãπ tY~å# ^Õ=`«Å ã¨ÉÖíè ’ Eºãπ^=Õ Ù_»∞ „Ñ¨H\õ O˜ Kå_»∞ ''D~ÀA QÆiƒù}¢© ãÅÎ‘
<≥Ñ¨Cefl Ñ¨~°º"ÕH˜∆OKÕ ^Õ=`« XHõ =∂#= tâ◊√=Ù, <å JOâ◊# Ñ¨Ù>Ëì =∞Ç¨g~°∞_»∞
[x‡OK«_®xH˜ ™êÜ«∞Ñ¨_»É’`ÀOk—— – Jx
"≥O@<Õ Jã¨∂Ü«∞`À ÃÇÏ~å ZdÜ«∞#¡ P~åæãπ #QÆ~åxH˜ KÕ~∞° ‰õΩx ÃÑiûÜ«∞ãπ
‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ Ãã<÷ Å≥ ãπ (Sthenelus) ÉèÏ~°º U_»∞<≥ÅÅ QÆiƒù}Q˜ Í LO_»QÍ<Õ <≥ÑC¨ Å`À
„Ñ¨ã¨qOKÕ@∞¡ KÕã≤ Ü«¸Ô~ã¨÷ãπ (Eurestheus) [x‡OKÕ@∞¡ ™êÜ«∞Ñ¨_çOk. JO`ÕHÍHõ
Ñ¨Ó~°‚QÆiƒù}˜QÍ L#fl PÖò¯"≥∞<å HÍ#∞Ê P Hõ∆}Ï# HÍ‰õΩO_®, <≥Ñ¨CÅ∞ ~å‰õΩO_® KÕã≤
`å<Õ D "å~°#Î ∞ ã¨fiÜ«∞OQÍ Eºãπ ^Õ=ÙxH˜ K≥ÑÊ¨ _®xH˜ XeOÑ¨ãπ tY~åxH˜ "≥oO¡ k.
– ''Eºãπ ^Õ"å! hHÀ"å~°Î! Psæ=ÙÅ =Oâß# ÃÑiûÜ«∞ãπ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ Ãã÷<≥Åãπ‰õΩ
=∞QÆtâ◊√=Ù [x‡OKå_»∞. J`«xÖ’#∂ h~°HOÎõ „Ñ¨=Ç≤Ïã¨∞#Î flk Hõ#∞Hõ J`«_∞» Psæ=ÙÅ‰õΩ
<åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»=_»O L`«Î=∞O—— Jx ÑëHÕk.
HÀÑÖ`À Eºãπ ^Õ=Ù_»∞ ÃÇÏ~å‰õΩ ™êÜ«∞Ñ¨_¤» ~°∂~Ú<£ (Ruin)#∞ Éè∂í q∞ÃÑH· ˜
qã≤iH˘\˜ì XeOÑ¨ãπ tY~°O ^Œi^•Ñ¨ÙÖ’¡H˜ ~å‰õΩO_® |Ç≤Ï+¨¯iOKå_»∞. JO^Œ∞ˆH
P"≥∞ =∞#∞+¨µºÅ `«ÅÅÃÑ·# #_»Ü«∂_»∂Î "åà◊¡ Ñ¨`«<åxfl xˆ~Ìtã¨∞ÎOk. ÃÇÏ~åH˜¡ãπ
ÖÏO\˜ =∞Ç¨g~°∞_»∞ ‰õÄ_® Ü«ÚÔ~ã¨÷ãπ KÕÜ«∞=∞#fl Ñ¨<≥flO_»∞ J™ê^èŒº"≥∞ÿ# Ñ¨#∞Å∞
KÕÜ«∞=Åã≤ =zÛOk.
J@∞=O\˜ ^Œ∞ã≤÷u D<å_»∞ <å‰õΩ ~°∂~Ú<£ (Ruin) =Å¡ ^•Ñ¨ÙiOzOk.
Zde¡ãπ! <Õ#∞ h‰õΩ KÕã≤# J<åºÜ«∂xfl <å KÕ`«∞Ö’Î <Õ<Õ ãïk^Œ∞Ì`å#∞. <Õ#∞
hH˜™êÎ##fl |Ç¨ï=∞`«∞Å∞ "≥O@<Õ JO^Œ*Ë™êÎ#∞——
Zde¡ãπ J<åfl_»∞ ''PQÆ"∞≥ =∂fl<£ ~å*Ï! |Ç¨ï=∞`«∞Å∞ W™êÎ"å ÖË^• J#flk
h W+¨ìO. =ÚO^Œ∞ =∞# g~°∞efl Ü«Ú^•úxH˜ ã≤^ŒúO KÕ~Ú. =∂@Å`À ã¨=∞Ü«∂xfl
=º~°úÑ¨ÙK«Û‰õΩO_® „\’[#¡ÃÑ· q~°∞K«∞‰õΩÑ¨_ç =∞# Q“~°"åxfl xÅ∞Ñ¨Ù‰õΩO^•O!——
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X_≥ãã≤ π `«# Jaè„áêÜ«∂xfl K≥ÑÊ≤ <å_»∞ ''=∞# Ããx· ‰õΩÅ∞ PÇ¨~åxfl fã¨∞‰õΩx
ã≤^"úŒ ∞≥ `ÿ Õ "åà◊√¡ ~À[ÖÏ¡ áÈ~å_»QÅÆ ∞QÆ∞`å~°∞. "åà◊#¡ ∞ ÑÖÑ≤Oz PÇ¨~åxfl fã¨∞HÀ=∞x
P*Ï˝Ñ≤OK«∞ PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£! hq™êÎ##fl |Ç¨ï=∞`«∞efl Psæ=ÙÅ =ÚO^Õ Zde¡ãπ‰õΩ
JÑ¨ÊyOK«∞. P Ü«Ú=ux h=Ù `åHõÖË^Œ#fl „Ñ¨=∂}Ïxfl JO^Œi=ÚO^Œ∂ KÕã≤,
Zde¡ãπ Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ«∞ "åº‰õΩÖÏxfl `˘ÅyOK«∞. Zde¡ãπ h=Ù ‰õÄ_® âßO`«O =Ç≤ÏOK«∞.
PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ WKÕÛ qO^•~°yOz W~°∞=Ù~°∂ ¿ãflÇ≤Ï`«∞Å∞QÍ =∂~°O_ç——
PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ ÑëHÍ_»∞ ''X_≥ã≤ãπ! h=Ù <å =∞#ã¨∞Ö’x =∂@<Õ K≥áêÊ=Ù.
h=Ù K≥Ñ≤Ê#=hfl <Õ#∞ "≥O@<Õ J=∞Å∞ Ñ¨~°∞™êÎ#∞——
Zde¡ãπ JOwHõiOK«Ö^Ë ∞Œ ''PQÆ"∞≥ =∂fl<£! Psæ=ÙÅ∞ ^≥|ƒux F@q∞ JOK«∞#
L#flHõ∆}OÖ’, JHõ¯_» áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ â◊=OQÍ L#fl ã¨=∞Ü«∞OÖ’ <å‰õΩ XHõ¯ =Ú^ŒÌ‰õÄ_»
Q˘O`«∞ kQÆ^∞Œ . Ü«Ú^Œ~ú O° QÆOÖ’ â◊„`«∞=ÙÅ#∞ ^Œ∞#∞=∂_ç "åà◊¡ ~°HOÎõ `À<Õ <å ^•Ç¨ÏO
f~°∞Û‰õΩO\Ï#∞.
X_≥ã≤ãπ P`«xx âßO`«Ñ¨~°∞ã¨∂Î– ''Zde¡ãπ! =Ü«∞ã¨∞Ö’ ÃÑ^ŒÌ"å}˜‚. HÍã¨Î
<å =∂@Å#∞ ‰õÄ_® q#∞! Psæ=ÙÅ∞ QÍÜ«∂Å`À, <≥Ñ¨CÅ`À WÑ¨Ê\˜ˆH
ÉÏ^èÑŒ _¨ ∞» <Î åfl~°∞. ^•xH˜`À_»∞ PHõeÉÏ^èŒ ‰õÄ_®<å! J~Ú<å JO^Œih ‰õÄ_»Q@Æ ∞ì‰Ωõ <Õ
Ü«Ú^•úxH˜ "≥à◊^•O!—— JO@∂ P`«_»∞ "≥∞ÔQãπ, "≥∞iÜ≥∂<≥ãπ, ^ä˘Ü«∂ãπ, Öˇ·H˘"≥∞_çãπ,
"≥∞ÖÏxÑ¨Êãπ, <≥ã~ì¨ ü ‰õΩ=∂~°∞Å`À Hõeã≤ PQÆ"∞≥ =∂fl<£ ta~åxH˜ "≥o§ U_»∞ „uÑ‘~åî efl
(Tripods), W~°"≥· Ö’Ç¨Ï áê„`«Å#∞, Ñ¨<≥flO_»∞ [=<åâßfiefl, U_»∞QÆ∞~°∞ JO^Œ"≥∞ÿ#
Ü«Ú=`«∞efl, JO^ŒiHõO>Ë JO^ŒKO« ^•ÅÖ’ q∞#flÜ≥∞ÿ # „aã≤ãπ (Briseis) Ü«Ú=ux,
Ñ¨k ÉÏ~°∞=ÙÅ |OQÍ~åxfl `≥zÛ ã¨=∂"Õâ◊ã¨÷eÖ’ LOz<å_»∞. PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ `«#
ÉÏ‰õΩ#∞ ÃÑ·ÔHuÎ ^Õ=`«ÅÃÑ· „Ñ¨=∂}O KÕã≤ – ''Eºãπ ^Õ"å! Éèí∂q∞, PHÍâ◊O, Ñ¶¨Ùºs
^Õ=`«Å ã¨=∞HõO∆ Ö’ <Õ#∞ „Ñ¨=∂}O KÕã∞¨ <Î åfl#∞. <Õ#∞ D Ü«Ú=u „aã≤ã#π ∞ `åHõ<<·≥ å
`åHõÖË^Œ∞. <å =∂@ J|^ŒÌ"≥∞ÿ`Õ ^Õ=`«Å∞ <å‰õΩ qkèOKÕ U tHõ∆<≥·<å J#∞Éèíq™êÎ#∞——
Jx `«# ÉÏ‰õΩ`À |eQÍ `≥zÛ# =~åÇ¨ÏÑ¨Ù Q˘O`«∞Ö’ QÆ∞KåÛ_»∞. \ÏeÎ|ãπ
(Talthybus) P ÑÖkx PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£‰õΩ k+≤ìfã≤ ã¨=Ú„^ŒOÖ’ áê~°"Õ™ê_»∞.
Zde¡ãπ =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ =zÛ ÑëHÍ_»∞ ''Eºãπ^Õ"å! h=Ù =∞#∞+¨µÅH˜KÕÛ

=~åÅ∞, âßáêÅ∂ J"≥∂Ñ¶¨∞"≥∞ÿ#q. h J#∞=∞u ÖË‰õΩO_® PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ <å HÀáêxfl
Ô~K«ÛQ˘\Ïì_»#∞HÀ#∞. ZO^Œ∞HÀ h=Ù Psæ=ÙÅ ~°HÍÎxfl HõàÏ¡~åK«∂_®Åx PtOKå=Ù.
=∂ ~Ú^ŒÌi =∞^èŒº HõÅ`«Å∞ ã¨$+≤ìOKå=Ù... ã¨ˆ~! q∞„`«∞ÖÏ~å! g∞~°∞ g∞ PÇ¨~åxfl
Éèí∞lOz Ü«Ú^•úxH˜ ã≤^ŒúOHõO_ç——
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q∞i‡_®#∞¡ `«=∞ <åÜ«∞‰õΩxH˜ ÅaèOz# |Ç¨ï=∞`«∞efl fã¨∞‰õΩx P#O^ŒO`À
`«=∞ ta~åÅ‰õΩ "≥o¡<å~°∞. Z„á¶⁄_≥·\ò ^Õ=`«ÖÏ "≥∞iã≤áÈ`«∞#fl „aã≤ãπ (Briseis)
áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ â◊"åxfl K«∂_»QÍ<Õ JO`«∞ÖËx ^Œ∞óYO`À qÅÑ≤OzOk. – ''áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ!
<åÔHO`À ~Ú+¨ì"≥∞ÿ# q∞„`«∞_®! xhflã≤÷uÖ’ K«∂™êÎ#x HõÅÖ’ ‰õÄ_» J#∞HÀÖË^Œ∞.
P~ÀA# <å Éèí~°Î, =ÚQÆ∞æ~°∞ ™È^Œ~°∞Å∂ <å #QÆ~°O =ÚO^Õ Ü«Ú^ŒúOÖ’ g∞ |ÖË¡Å
^è•\˜H˜ „áê}ÏÅ∞ HÀÖ’ÊÜ«∂~°∞. XHõ¯ Hõ∆}O ‰õÄ_® ##∞fl Hõhfl~°∞ HÍ~°Ûh‰õΩO_®
F^•~°∞ã¨∞<Î Õ L<åfl=Ù. Zde¡ãπ KÕuÖ’ <å Éè~í ,Î° ™È^Œ~∞° Å∞ =∞~°}O˜ z<å, <å Hõà=¡◊ ÚO^Õ
#QÆ~°O ^èŒfiOã¨=∞=Ù`«∞<åfl <Õ#∞ qÅÑ≤OK«ÖË^Œ∞. h=Ù ##∞fl Zde¡ãπ‰õΩ ÉèÏ~°ºQÍ
KÕ™êÎ#x Ñ¨Å∞=∂~°∞¡ „Ñ¨=∂}O KÕ™ê=Ù. q∞i‡_®#¡ ã¨=∞HõO∆ Ö’, Ñ¶k≤ Ü è ∂« Ö’ q"åÇ¨ÏÑ¨Ù
qO^Œ∞ W™êÎ#x =∂@ ~ÚKåÛ=Ù. h ^ŒÜ∞« `À ##∞fl |uHÕKå=Ù. HÍh h"Õ =∞~°}O˜ z
<å‰õΩ JO`«∞ÖËx ^Œ∞óMÏxfl Hõeyã¨∞Î<åfl=Ù—— P"≥∞ Q˘O`«∞, "≥H˜¯à◊¡`À ÉÁOQÆ∞~°∞
áÈ™êyOk. q∞QÆ`å ¢ã‘ÎÅ∞ ‰õÄ_® qÅÑ≤ã¨∂Î `«=∞`«=∞ Hõëêìefl K≥Ñ¨CHÀ™êQÍ~°∞.
U_»∞ÊÅ`À qëê^ŒÉèíi`«"≥∞ÿ P „Ñ¨^Õâ◊O QÆOcè~°OQÍ =∂iOk.
ZdÜ«∞#¡ <åÜ«∞‰õΩÅO^Œ~°∂ Zde¡ãπ K«∞@∂ì QÆ∞q∞‰õÄ_ç P`«xx
Éèí∞lOÑ¨KÕÜ«∞_®xH˜ „Ñ¨Ü«∞uflOz qÑ¶¨Å∞Öˇ·<å~°∞. PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£, "≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ, X_≥ã≤ãπ,
<≥ã¨ì~ü, W_˘"≥∞<≥ãπ, Ñ¶‘xH±û, JO^Œ~°∂ P`«xx F^•iÛ<å~°∞. HÍx P`«x ^Œ∞óYO
=∞iO`« f„="≥∞ÿ áê„\ÁHõã¡ π *Ï˝ÑH¨ ÍÅ∞ `«~∞° =Ú‰õΩ ~åQÍ `«Å_¡ Åç ™¡ êy<å_»∞. ''q∞„`«=∂!
áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ! ZO`« "ÕQÆOQÍ, <≥·Ñ¨Ù}ºO`À =∂ JO^ŒiH© PÇ¨~åxfl J=∞ˆ~Û"å_çq!
hqHõ¯_» =ÚHõ¯Å∞QÍ J=∞iÛ# â◊s~åx"≥·<å=Ù. h=ÙÖËHõ <Õ#∞ r=K«Ûù"å<≥·fl<å#∞...!
q∞„`«=∂! "≥o¡ <å `«O„_ç ZÖÏ L<åfl_À K«∂ã≤~å! <å ‰õΩ=∂~°∞}˜‚ fã¨∞‰õΩ=zÛ
xÜ≥∂\ÏÅ=∞ãπ (Neoptolemus)‰õΩ =∞# ãÖÑ¨êŒ fl K«∂Ñ≤OK«∞?—— JO@∂ Zde¡ãπ
qÅÑ≤ã¨∞ÎO>Ë ^Œ∞óYÉèíi`«∞Öˇ·# ~åAÅO^Œ~°∂ `«=∞`«=∞ "åà◊¡#∞ QÆ∞~°∞Î‰õΩ `≥K«∞Û‰õΩx
Hõhflà◊√¡ÃÑ@∞ìHÀ™êy<å~°∞.
Eºãπ ^Õ=Ù_»∞ Z^ä<≥ å#∞ Ñ≤ez Zde¡ãπ Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ∞« OÖ’ HÍã≤O`« J=∞$`åxfl,
Ñ¨Ó^Õ<≥#∞ zÅHõiOz PHõe^ŒÑ¨Cefl `˘ÅyOz #∂`«# â◊HÎ̃h, L`åûÇ¨xfl=fi=∞#QÍ
P"≥∞ JÖÏ<Õ KÕã≤Ok. Psæ=ÙÅ∞ PÇ¨~åxfl fã¨∞‰õΩx W#∞=∞_çOz# #∂`«#
[=ã¨`åfiÅ`À L`«~Î Ñ° Ù¨ QÍeÖÏ L^è$Œ `«OQÍ =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ ™êy<å~°∞. Ããx· ‰õΩÅ Hõ=KåÅ∞,
_®Å∞Å∞, |ÖË¡Å K«Ñ¨Cà◊¡`À, "åà◊¡ HÍà◊¡ J_»∞QÆ∞Å K«Ñ¨C_»∞, ~°^ä•Å, JâßfiÅ K«Ñ¨ÊCà◊√¡
Hõeã≤ Éèí∂=∂ºHÍâßÅ∞ ^Œ^ŒúiÅ¡™êy<å~Ú.
Zde¡ãπ `«# HÍà◊¡‰õΩ Ü«Ú^Àúz`«"≥∞ÿ# áê^Œ~°Hõ∆Å∞ ^èŒiOz, ~˘=Ú‡‰õΩ
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KåÖÏ ÃÑ^ŒÌ _®Å∞#∞ Ñ¨@∞ì‰Ωõ x `«# `«O„_ç ~ÚzÛ# =∞Ç¨ |ÖËx¡ fl, (z~å<£ (Chiron)
`«# `«O„_ç ÃÑeÜ«∞ãπ‰õΩ HÍ#∞HõQÍ ~ÚzÛ#k) Ñ¨@∞ì‰õΩ<åfl_»∞.
Peû=∞ãπ, P\Á"≥∞_®<£Å∞ ~°^è•âßfiÅ#∞ ã≤^ŒúO KÕã≤<å~°∞. Zde¡ãπ `«#
„Ñ¨ã≤^Œú JâßfiÅ#∞ Ñ¨ÅHõiOz<å_»∞ ''~À#<£ |∂º\©, Kèå~°˚~ü! Öˇ·\òÑ¶¨Ù\ò ãÖ`å#=∂!
D™êi ~°k‰è Ωõ }˜‚ „áê}ÏÅ`À fã¨∞‰õΩ~å"åeû# ÉÏ^èºŒ `« g∞k. áê„\ÁHõã¡ ‰π Ωõ ^•Ñ¨ÙiOz#
ã≤÷u Ñ¨Ù#~å=$`«O HÍ‰õÄ_»^Œ∞ ã¨∞=∂!——
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J^ŒO`å Z^ä≥<å Ñ¨<åflQÆO. Eºãπ ^Õ=Ù_»∞, Já⁄Ö’Å∞ <å‰õΩ ~°Hõ∆}QÍ LO_Õ"å~°∞.
D<å_»∞ <å=∂<å# ##∞fl =kÖËã≤#@∞¡<åfl~°∞. <Õ#∞ ZÖÏQÆ∂ =∞~°}ÕKåeûO^Õ!
J~Ú<å áÈ~å_ç K«xáÈ`å#∞. g~°∞_»##fl H©iÎ `«~°`«~åÅ∞QÍ xezáÈ`«∞Ok——
W^ŒÌ~°∞ g~°∞Å∂ Hõ`«∞ÎÅ∞ ^Œ∂™ê~°∞. ÃÇÏá¶êã¨ìãπ ~ÚzÛ# #∂`«# Hõ=K«O`À
Zde¡ãπ, Zde¡ãπ Hõ=Kåxfl áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ =^ŒÌ #∞Oz ãÖ„QÆÇ≤ÏOz ^•x<Õ ^èŒiOz
Ü«Ú^•úxH˜ ky# ÃÇÏHÍì~ü – áÈ~°∞ Ñ¶¨∞’~°OQÍ ™êyOk. ÃÇÏHÍì~ü "≥∞_» Z=ÚHõ ^ŒQÆæ~°
~°Hõ∆}ÖËx ÉèÏQÍxfl QÆ=∞xOz# Zde¡ãπ `«# |Öˇ¡O`À "ÕQÆOQÍ "≥∞_»Ö’ á⁄_çKå_»∞.
Q˘O`«∞ `≥QÆHõáÈ=_»O`À ÃÇÏHÍì~ü z=i=∂@Å∞ ÑëH˜<å_»∞. – ''Zde¡ãπ! x#∂fl,
h `«e¡^ŒO„_»∞Å#∂ |u=∞ÖÏ_»∞‰õΩO@∞<åfl#∞. <å â◊s~åxfl <å `«e¡^ŒO„_»∞Å
HõÑ¨ÊyOK«∞. "å~°∞ <å‰õΩ JO`«º„H˜Ü«∞Å‰õΩ U~åÊ@∞¡ KÕ™êÎ~°∞. ^ŒÜ«∞KÕã≤ <å â◊s~åxfl
‰õΩHõ¯Å‰õΩ PÇ¨~°OQÍ =kÖËÜ«∞‰õΩ!——
Zde¡ãπ x~°ÌÜ«Ú_≥· ÑëHÍ_»∞ ''Kå=É’`«∂ HÀiHõÖÏ! x#∞fl K«OÑ≤ WHõ¯_Õ
u<ÕÜ«∂Å#flO`« HÀÑÖ <å‰õΩ#flk. <åÔHxfl HõëêìÅ∞, ^Œ∞óMÏefl `≥zÛÃÑ\Ïì=Ù h=Ù?
h `«O„_ç h â◊s~°=∞O`« |~°∞=Ù#fl |OQÍ~åxflzÛ<å h â◊s~åxfl P`«xHõÑÊ¨ yOK«#∞.
h Kå=Ù ‰õΩHõ¯Kå"Õ! h â◊=O ‰õΩHõ¯Å‰õΩ qO^Õ!——
ÃÇÏHÍì~ü ÉèÏ~°OQÍ âßfiã¨ Ñ‘Å∞ã¨∂Î JOu=∞OQÍ J<åfl_»∞ ''h ãÖQÆu <å‰õΩ
`≥Å∞ã¨∞! <å JO`«ºÑ¶¨∞_çÜ«∞Å∞ ã¨g∞Ñ≤OKå~Ú. h Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ«∞O áêëê}ã¨=∂#O!
<Õ#∞ x#∞fl â◊Ñ≤ã¨∞Î<åfl#∞. h=Ù K«™êÎ=Ù! "≥O@<Õ! ã≤¯Ü«∞<£ ^•fi~åÅ =^ŒÌ áêiãπ,
Já⁄Ö’Å∞ x#∞fl ^•~°∞}OQÍ K«OÑ¨Ù`å~°∞—— Jx Ñ¨Å∞‰õΩ`«∂, P`«_»∞ =∞~°}ÕKå_»∞.
Zde¡ãπ "≥O@<Õ ÃÇÏHÍì~ü â◊=O #∞O_ç |ÖË¡xfl ÖÏy P`«x â◊s~°OÃÑ·x
Hõ=Kåxfl, PÜ«Ú^è•efl uiy =â◊Ñ¨~°K«∞‰õΩ<åfl_»∞. K«∞@∂ì~å =¸y# Psæ=Ù
Ãã·x‰õΩÅÖ’ `«=∞ |ÖË¡Å`À ÃÇÏHÍì~ü â◊"åxfl á⁄_»=x"å_»∞ ÖË_»∞.
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∆ O „\ÏÜü∞#QÆ~åxfl =Ú@ì_Oç z, `«Å∞Ñ¨Ùefl |^ŒÅÌ ∞H˘_»^•=∞#∞‰õΩ#fl
Zde¡ã,π `«# PÖ’K«#Å∞ =∂~°∞Û‰õΩx ÃÇÏHÍì~ü â◊"åxfl <ÕÅÃÑ· Ñ¨_"» ãÕ ,≤ pÅ=∞O_»Å#∞
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peÛ Ñ¨zÛ`Àà◊§ `åà◊`¡ À |OkèOz ~°^•ä xH˜ "ÕÖÏ_ÕÖÏ Hõ\ ì˜ ÃÇÏHÍì~ü =ÚYO ^Œ∞=Ú‡Ö’
H˘@∞ì‰õΩ<ÕÖÏ ÖÏ‰õΩ¯áÈ™êy<å_»∞. ~°^èŒO "≥O|_Õ ˆ~y# ^Œ∞=Ú‡ JO^Œ"≥∞ÿ# ÃÇÏHÍì~ü
=^Œ<åxfl Hõq∞‡, t~À*ÏÅ∞ Hõ@ìÅ∞ Hõ@ìQÍ, `«# #QÆ~°O á⁄e"Õ∞~°Ö’¡<Õ J==∂<åÅ
áêÖ∫`«∂, `«# Hõ#fl"åiH˜ JO`«∞ÖËx ^Œ∞óMÏxfl Hõeyã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞ ÃÇÏHÍì~ü.
P ^Œ$âßºxfl K«∂ã≤# ÃÇÏHÍì~ü `«e¡ QÆ∞O_≥Å∞ H˘@∞ì‰Ωõ O@∂, A@∞ì Ñ‘‰Ωõ ¯O@∂,
Ñ≤zÛQÍ ˆHHõÅ∞ ÃÑ_»∞`«∂ U_»fi™êyOk. P"≥∞#∞ K«∂ã≤# #QÆ~° „Ñ¨[Å∂ qÅÑ≤OK«
™êQÍ~°∞. „Ñ≤Ü∂« O ~åA UHõ^•è \˜QÍ U_»∞ã¨∂Î HÀ@ `«Å∞Ñ¨ÙÅ∞ ^•\˜ Ü«Ú^Œ~ú O° QÆOÖ’H˜
"≥à◊¡_®xH˜ KÕã≤# „Ñ¨Ü«∞`åflxfl „Ñ¨[Å∞ J_»∞¤‰õΩ<åfl~°∞ – ''##∞fl áÈx=fiO_ç! <Õ#∞
ZdÜ«∞#¡ <ÒHõÅ =^ŒÌ‰õΩ "≥o¡ "åà◊¡`À =∂\Ï¡_ç g~°‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ ÃÇÏHÍì~ü â◊"åxfl
fã¨∞‰õΩ=™êÎ#∞. ZO^Œ∞‰õΩ D =Ü«∞ã¨∞ûÖ’ =∂‰õΩ D Hõëêìxfl HõÅ∞QÆK™Õ ê~°∞ ^Õ=`«Å∞?——
JO@∂ J`«_»∞ qÅÑ≤Oz<å_»∞.
„\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~° ¢ã‘ÎÅ`À Hõeã≤ ÃÇÏHÍì~ü `«e¡ ÃÇÏ‰õΩÉÏ U_»∞ã¨∂Î â’HÍÅ∞
ÃÑ@ì™êyOk – ''Ñ¨Ù„`«∞_®! ZO^Œ∞‰õΩ #xflÖÏ =kÖËã≤ "≥o¡áÈÜ«∂=Ù? JO^Œi HõO\˜
náêx"Õ! ^Õ=ÙxÖÏ „|uHÍ"Õ! hH© ^Œ∞~°^Œ$+¨ì"≥∞ÿ# Kå"≥O^Œ∞‰õΩ =zÛOk? h ÉèÏ~°º‰õΩ
<Õ<Õ=∞x `≥eÜ«∞*ËÜ«∂e?——
ÃÇÏHÍì~ü ÉèÏ~°º‰õΩ D q+¨Ü«∞O WOHÍ `≥bÖË^Œ∞. P"≥∞ `«# =∞QÆæO ^ŒQÆæ~°
=¢™êÎxfl <Õã¨∂Î, Éèí~°Î =™êÎ_»x ™êfl<åxH˜ "Õ}©‚à◊√¡ ÃÑ@ì=∞x ÑïKåiHõÅ‰õΩ
Ñ¨Ù~°=∂~Ú™ÈÎOk. WO`«Ö’ HÀ@Ö’ K≥Å~ˆ y# P~°<Î å^•Å#∞, â’HÍÅ#∞ qx =∞#ã¨∞
HõÅ=~°Ñ¨_»QÍ |Ü«∞@‰õΩ =zÛ „áêHÍ~°O ^ŒQÆæ~° xÅ|_»QÍ<Õ K«xáÈ~Ú# `«# Éèí~°Î#∞
~°^•ä xH˜ Hõ\ì˜ `«Å„HÕ^Œ∞Å∞QÍ LOz ÖÏ‰õΩ¯"≥à√◊ `«∞#fl Zde¡ã#π ∞, Psæ=ÙÅ#∞ QÆ=∞xOz
H˘Ü«∞ºÉÏiáÈ~Ú xÅ|_çOk. Hõà◊¡‰õΩ pHõ\ ˜ Hõ=Ú‡‰õΩ~åQÍ P"≥∞ =¸~°ÛùáÈQÍ Ñ¨Hõ¯<Õ
"åà◊√¡ P"≥∞ =ÚYOÃÑ· hà◊√¡ K«e¡ ¿ã^Œn~åÛ~°∞. ''ÃÇÏHÍì~ü! ##∞fl =ke "≥o¡áÈÜ«∂"å!
=∞x^ŒÌi rq`åÅ∞ WÖÏ `≥ÖÏ¡iáÈÜ«∂ÜÕ∞! h=Ù #xflHõ¯_» r=K«Ûù=OÖÏ =kÖËã≤
=∞$`«∞ºQÆ$Ç¨xH˜ "≥o¡áÈÜ«∂"å? h ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ Ñ¨ã≤áêÑ¨! P`«_çx =kÖËã≤ ZÖÏ
"≥à◊¡QÆeQÍ=Ù? J`«_çˆHk ~°Hõ∆. â◊„`«∞=ÙÅ∞ P`«_çx |`«Hõx™êÎ~å? J<å^èŒQÍ J`«_≥ÖÏ
ÃÑ~°∞QÆ∞`å_»∞? Uã≤ìÜ«∂<åH±û (Astyanax) `«O„_ç X_ç "≥K«Û^Œ<åxfl ~°Hõ∆}#∞
HÀÖ’ÊÜ«∂_Õ? =∂ÔH=~°∞ k‰õΩ¯! ÃÇÏHÍì~!ü hHÀãÖ JO^Œ"∞≥ #ÿ =¢™êÎÅ∞ J<ÕHOõ L<åfl~Ú!
=zÛ ^èŒiOK«"å! J=hfl =∞O@Ö’¡ HÍeáÈ"åeûO^Õ<å! ÃÇÏHÍì~ü! „Ñ≤Ü«∞`«=∂!——
JO@∂ P"≥∞ Hõhflà◊√¡HÍ~°∞ã¨∂Î ^Œ∞ódã¨∞ÎO>Ë „\ÏÜü∞ #QÆ~° ¢ã‘ÎÅ ~À^Œ#Å`À P
„áêO`«=∞O`å „Ñü^èŒfixOzOk.
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„\’[#∞¡ JÖÏ qÅÑ≤ã∞¨ OÎ _»QÍ<Õ ZdÜ«∞#∞¡ ÃÇÏÖˇã¡ áπ êO\ò ^ŒQ~æÆ ° `«=∞ <ÒHõÅ
=^Œ‰Ì Ωõ KÕ~∞° ‰õΩ<åfl~°∞. Psæ=ÙÅ∞ JO^Œ~∂° `«=∞`«=∞ ta~åÅ‰õΩ "≥oá¡ È~Ú<åHõ Zde¡ãπ
`«# q∞i‡_®#¡ Ããx· ‰õΩÅ`À ÑëHÍ_»∞ – ''q∞„`«∞ÖÏ~å! =∞#O áê„\ÁHõã¡ π JO`«º„H˜Ü∞« Å∞
Ñ¶∞¨ #OQÍ x~°fiÇ≤Ï^•ÌO. Ü«Ú^Àúz`«"∞≥ #ÿ D ^Œ∞ã¨∞ÅÎ `À<Õ =∞# ~°^•è âßfiÅ`À áê„\ÁHõã¡ π
^ÕÇÏ¨ O K«∞@∂ì Hõ"å`«∞ x~°fiÇ≤Ï^•ÌO. =∞#O^Œ~O° Hõeã≤ =∞# ^Œ∞óMÏxfl qÖÏÑ¨w`åÅ`À,
~À^Œ#Å`À „Ñ¨Hõ\ Õz P `«~°∞"å`«<Õ PÇ¨~åxfl fã¨∞‰õΩO^•O!—— P`«x =∂@
[=^•@x q∞i‡_®#∞¡ Zde¡ã`π À Hõeã≤ aQÆ~æ Q° Í ^Œ∞ódOKå~°∞. =¸_»∞™ê~°∞¡ áê„\ÁHõã¡ π
â◊=O K«∞@∂ì Ñ¨ÓiÎ ÖÏOKè<« åÅ`À Hõ"å`«∞ x~°fiÇ≤ÏOKå~°∞. ^ä\≥ ã˜ π ‰õÄ_» qÅÑ≤OK«_O» `À
JHõ¯_»∞#fl Wã¨∞Hõ f~°O `«_çQÍ =∂iOk. `«# KÕ`«∞efl áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ ~˘=Ú‡ÃÑ· LOz
Zde¡ãπ J<åfl_»∞ – ''g_À¯Å∞! q∞„`«=∂! h‰õΩ "åQÍú#O KÕã#≤ =hfl <≥~"° ~Õ ∞° ã¨∞<Î åfl#∞.
ÃÇÏHÍì~#ü ∞ =kèOz ‰õΩHõ¯Å‰õΩ PÇ¨~°OQÍ "ÕÜ∞« É’`«∞<åfl#∞. Ñ¨<fl≥ O_»∞ =∞Ok „\’[#¡#∞
h =∞O_»∞`«∞#fl zu =ÚO^Œ∞ |e Wã¨∞Î<åfl#∞. h P`«‡‰õΩ âßOu Hõey™êÎ#∞——
=∞~°Å J`«x HÀÑÖ ¿Ñ„>ËQQÆ Í ÃÇÏHÍì~ü â◊"åxfl ^Œ∞=Ú‡Ö’ É’~å¡ Ñ¨_∞» HÀÉˇ\,ì˜
D_çÛ J==∂xOz<å_»∞. q∞i‡_®#¡O^Œ~°∂ `«=∞`«=∞ PÜ«Ú^è•efl, ~°^ä•âßfiÅ‰õΩ
q„âßOuxzÛ ~åQÍ Zde¡ãπ "åà◊¡‰õΩ =∞Oz JO`«º„H˜Ü«∞Å‰õΩ Lz`«"≥∞ÿ# qO^Œ∞#∞
WzÛ<å_»∞. WO`«Ö’ ZdÜ«∞<£ „Ñ¨Éèí∞=ÙÅ∞ =zÛ PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£`À qO^Œ∞‰õΩ
PÇ¨fixOz<å J`«_»∞ ã¨∞xfl`«OQÍ u~°ã¨¯iOz áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ JO`«º„H˜Ü«∞Å∞ Ñ¨Ó~°ÎÜÕ∞º
=~°‰õΩ J#fláê<å^Œ∞Å∞ =Ú>Ëìk ÖË^Œx Ñ¶¨∞O\ÏÑ¨^èŒOQÍ K≥áêÊ_»∞. pHõ\ ˜ Ñ¨_çOk.
qëê^Œ Ü≥∂QÆOÖ’ Zde¡ãπ, JO^Œ~°∂ x„^ŒáÈ~Ú<åHõ ‰õÄ_» HõÅ`«x„^ŒÖ’ LeH˜¯Ñ¨_ç
ÖËã¨∂Î, x„^ŒáÈ`«∂ L<åfl_»∞. P HõÅÖ’ HõÅ`«x„^ŒÖ’ P`«xH˜ áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ P`«‡
HõxÑ≤OzOk. – ''Zde¡ãπ! ##∞fl =∞izáÈÜ«∂"å! |u‰õΩ#flÑ¨C_»∞ #<Õfl<å_»∂
x~°H¡ ∆õ ºO KÕÜ∞« x "å_çq h=Ù. "≥O@<Õ <å JO`«º„H˜Ü∞« Å∞ Ñ¨ÓiÎKãÕ ≤ ¿ÇÏ_£û ^•fi~åÅ#∞
^•@x=Ùfi. JO^Œ~°∂ =∞$`«∞ºQÆ$Ç¨ÏOÖ’H˜ "≥o¡áÈ`«∞<åfl <å P`«‡ JO`«º„H˜Ü«∞Å∞
[~°QÆx HÍ~°}OQÍ |Ü«∞>Ë H˘@∞ìq∞\Ïì_»∞`ÀOk. h=Ù ‰õÄ_» „\’[<£ HÀ@ QÀ_»Å
„HÕ^Œ =∞~°}˜™êÎ=Ù. HÍx =∞#"åà◊¡‰õΩ K≥Ñ≤Ê =∞x^ŒÌi Jã≤÷HõÅ#∞ HõeÑ≤ ã¨=∂kè
KÕÜ«∞=∞x P*Ï˝Ñ≤OK«∞. P~ÀA UOÑ¶≤_®=∞ãπ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞}˜‚ áêzHõÖÏ@Ö’ `«QÍ^•
=zÛ K«OÑ≤ ^ÕâO◊ #∞Oz |Ç≤Ï+¨¯iOÑ¨|_ç<åHõ =zÛ g∞ ~ÚO\˜Ö’ `«Å^•K«∞‰õΩ<åfl#∞.
JÑ¨Ê\˜ #∞Oz =∞# ¿ãflÇ¨ÏO Hõ_»^•HÍ H˘#™êyOk. W^ŒÌ~°O Ñ¨Hõ¯Ñ¨Hõ¯<Õ Ñ¨_»∞‰õΩx
Zxfl PÖ’K«#Å∞ KÕ™êO! Hõeã≤ Zxfl Ü«Ú^•úÅ∞ KÕ™êO! WHõ¯_» =∞~°}˜ã¨∞Î<åflO.
=∞x^ŒÌi Jã≤÷Hõefl g∞ `«e¡ WzÛ# ã¨fi~°‚HõÅâ◊OÖ’ LOz ã¨=∂kè KÕ¿ãÖÏ P*Ï˝Ñ≤OK«∞.
Wk <å z=i HÀiHõ——
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Zde¡ãπ J<åfl_»∞ ''q∞„`«=∂! h=#fl „Ñü=∂@ `«Ñ¨Ê‰õΩO_® KÕ™êÎ#∞. ~å
q∞„`«=∂! ##∞fl H“QÆeOK«∞‰õΩx, F Hõ∆}HÍÅO KåÅ∞, D Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ«∂xfl QÆ_»¤Hõ\ ì̃ã¨∞Î#fl
Hõhflà◊#¡ ∞ PÑ¨Ù!—— JO@∂ P`«‡#∞ H“QÆeOK«∞HÀ#∞ `«# KÕ`∞« Å∞ Kåáê_»∞. á⁄QÆ"∞Õ Ñ¶∞¨ OÖÏ
J^Œ$â◊º"≥∞ÿ# P`«‡#∞ QÍOz P`«_»∞ QÍ=ÙˆHHõ`À x„^ŒÖËKå_»∞.
WO`«Ö’ `≥Å¡"åiOk. PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ Ãã·x‰õΩÅ#∞ ÑÖÑ≤ zuH˜ U~åÊ@∞¡
QÍqOKå_»∞. W_® tY~°O =^Œ#Ì ∞#fl J_»q #∞Oz J<ÕHõ ^Œ∞OQÆefl `≥zÛ „|Ç¨‡O_»"∞≥ #ÿ
zux xi‡OKå~°∞. q∞i‡_®#∞¡ Ñ¨ÓiÎ Ü«Ú^ŒúÖÏOKè«<åÅ`À =ÚO^Œ∞ ~°^ä•Å∞, "≥#Hõ
JâßfiÅ∞, z=~° HÍÅƒÅO, PYiQÍ Zde¡ãπ Hõ"å`«∞ KÕã¨∂Î áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ â◊=OÃÑ· `«=∞
t~À*Ïefl HõuÎiOz Q“~°=ã¨∂K«HõOQÍ JiÊOK«™êy<å~°∞. áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ â◊"åxfl
Tˆ~yOÑ¨ÙQÍ zu =^Œ‰Ì Ωõ fã¨∞‰õΩ"≥o¡ zuÃÑ· Ñ¨~∞° O_»É\ˇ Ïì~∞° . â◊=OÃÑ· Q˘„Ô~ H˘=Ùfi#∞
¿ÑiÛ, Ô~O_»∞ HõÅâßÅ #∂<≥, `Õ<≥#∞ zuÃÑ· áÈã≤, <åÅ∞QÆ∞ QÆ∞„~åÅ#∞, Ô~O_»∞
áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ ÃÑOKÕ â◊√#HÍÅ#∞, Ñ¨<≥flO_»∞=∞Ok |OnÖˇ·# „\’[#¡#∞ |e~ÚzÛ –
''áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ! h P`«‡‰õΩ âßOu HõÅ∞QÆ∞QÍHõ!—— JO@∂ ÃÇÏHÍì~ü â◊=OÃÑ·H˜ ‰õΩHõ¯efl
Lã≤Q˘eáê_»∞. Jq ZO^Œ∞Hõ<À ÃÇÏHÍì~ü â◊"åxfl =Ú@ì<≥·<å =Ú@ìÖË^Œ∞.
Z„á¶⁄_≥·\ò ^Õ=`« ÃÇÏHÍì~ü â◊"åxfl QÆ∞ÖÏa#∂<≥`À Ñï=∞à◊ „^Œ"åºÅ`À
K≥_»‰õΩO_® HÍáê_»QÍ, Já⁄Ö’ â◊=O K«∞@∂ì "Õ∞Ñ¶¨∂<Õfl~°Ê~°z ~°H˜∆Oz<å_»∞.
Zde¡ãπ Ñ¨_»=∞\˜QÍe *ˇÑ¶≤~ü (Zephyr), L`«Î~°Ñ¨ÙQÍe ÉÁiÜ«∂ãπ
(Boreas)Å#∞ „áêi÷Oz "åiH˜ |Å∞eflzÛ ãÖ`À+¨Ñ¨~°∞™êÎ#x "åQÍÌ#q∞zÛ<å_»∞.
Siãπ WzÛ# ãÖ^Õâß#flO^Œ∞‰õΩx W^ŒÌ~°∞ QÍÅ∞Å∂ ~åQÍ zu=∞O@Å∞ ˆ~y
PHÍâß#flO@∞‰õΩ<åfl~Ú. `≥Å¡"åˆ~ =~°‰õÄ zu HÍÅ∂Î<Õ LOk.
x„^ŒÖzË # Zde¡ãπ L^ŒÜ∂« <Õfl `«# =^Œ‰Ì Ωõ =zÛ# PQÆ"∞≥ =∂fl<£`À K≥áêÊ_»∞
– ''PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£! áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ Jã≤÷Hõefl q∞QÆ`å =∂#= [O`«∞ Jã≤÷HõÅ∞flOz
"Õ~°∞Ñ¨~°K«O_ç. áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ Jã≤÷Hõefl |OQÍ~°∞ HõÅâ◊OÖ’ LOz Éèí„^ŒO KÕÜ«∞O_ç.
XHõ"Õà◊ <Õ#∞ Ü«Ú^ŒúOÖ’ =∞~°}˜¿ãÎ <å Jã≤÷HõÅ#∞ "å\˜`À HõeÑ≤ XˆHKÀ@ ã¨=∂kè
KÕã≤ =∞=∞‡efl Q“~°qOK«O_ç——
P`«x =∂@Å∞ J=∞Å∞Ñ¨~°K«|_ç<å~Ú. zu K«∞@∂ì ~åà◊¡`À QÀ_»ÖÏ Hõ\ ˜ì
z#fl =∞\˜ìk|ƒ`À ã¨=∂kèx xi‡OKå~°∞. `«~°∞"å`« Zde¡ãπ Ãã·x‰õΩÅO^Œix
ã¨=∂"Õâ◊Ñ¨~°z áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ ã¨‡ $uH˜ Q“~°=OQÍ „H©_® „Ñ¨^Œ~°≈#efl „Ñ¨Hõ\ ÕKå_»∞.
|Ç¨ï=∞`«∞Å∞QÍ ÃÑ^ŒÌÃÑ^ŒÌ áê„`«Å∞, =ÚHÍ¯e Ñ‘@Å∞, QÆ∞„~åÅ∞, HõOK«~° QÍ_ç^ŒÅ∞,
Ñ¨â√◊ =ÙÅ∞, JO^Œ"∞≥ #ÿ ÉÏxã¨ ¢ãÅÎ‘ ∞, W#∞Ñ¨ =ã¨∞=Î ÙÅ∞ Jhfl Z^Œ∞~°∞QÍ LOK«|_®¤~Ú.
=ÚO^Œ∞QÍ ~°^è•ÅáÈ\©. Ü«Ú"≥∞Åãπ (Eumelus), _»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ (Diomedes),
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áÈ\©^•~°∞Å∞.
~°^è•Å áÈ\© "≥Ú^ŒÖˇ·Ok. K«∂ã¨∞Î#fl Ãã·x‰õΩÅÖ’ L`åûÇ¨ÏO Ñ¨~°=à◊√§
`˘Hõ¯™êyOk. Ü«Ú"≥∞Åãπ ~°^äŒO JO^Œih ^•\˜ =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ áÈQÍ Ô~O_À ™ê÷#OÖ’
L#fl _»ÜÚ≥ "≥∞_çãπ Z~Úhãπ #∞Oz ÖÏ‰õΩ¯#fl „\Ïãπ QÆ∞„~åÅ#∞ JkeOz =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩáÈ
É’Ü«∂_»∞. HÍx Ü«Ú"≥∞Åãπ â◊~°"ÕQÆO`À áÈ`«∂ ^Œ∞~°^Œ$+¨ìOH˘nÌ ~°^äŒO (Yoke)
qiy, QÆ∞„~åÅ∞ K≥kiáÈQÍ, QÍÜ«∂ÅáêÖˇ· Hõà◊¡hà◊√¡ xO_»∞`«∞O_»QÍ áÈ\© #∞Oz
x„+¨¯q∞OKå_»∞.
Z^ä≥<å „áÈ`åûÇ¨ÏO`À _»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ áÈ`«∞<åfl_»∞. P`«x "≥#Hõ
<≥ã¨ì~ü ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ UO\˜Ö’Hõãπ ~°^èŒO. J`«_»∞ `«# JâßfiÅ#∞ Ô~K«ÛQ˘_»∞`«∂,
|uq∞ÖÏ_»∞`«∂ ^•i ã¨#flQÍ L#flKÀ@ JHõ™ê‡`«∞QÎ Í `«# QÆ∞„~åÅ#∞ ^Ò_»∞n~ÚOz,
"≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ ~°^ä•xfl "≥#H˜¯<≥\ ˜ì =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ "≥à◊¡QÆeQÍ_»∞. ~°^è•Å∞ _èôH˘O\ÏÜ«∞x
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í ∞« Ñ¨_∞» #Î fl „¿ÑHõ‰∆ Ωõ Å QÆ∞O_≥Å∞ =∞àÏ¡ =∂=¸Å∞QÍ H˘@∞ìH˘#™êQÍ~Ú. ÃÑ· ÑÖ^•Å∞
"≥Ú^ŒÅÜ«∂º~Ú. z#fl J*ÏH±û, W_˘"≥∞<≥ãπÅ =∞^èŒº "åQÆ∞º^ŒúO =∂@Å`À "≥Ú^ŒÖˇ·
=Ú+≤ìÜ«Ú^ŒúO =~°‰õΩ =KÕÛãïH˜ Zde¡ãπ HõeÊOK«∞‰õΩx "åà◊¡#∞ âßO`«ÑïKå_»∞.
~°^ä•Å =ÚO^Œ∂ "≥#HÍ ^Œ∞=Ú‡, ^èŒ∂o"Õ∞Ñ¶¨∂ÖÏ¡ =∂i U ~°^èŒO =ÚO^Œ∞#fl^À
`≥bx Ñïã≤÷u. J`«ºO`« "ÕQÆOQÍ ™êQÆ∞`«∞#fl ~°^ä•Å∞... K«∂ã¨∞Î#fl Psæ=ÙÅÖ’
L`«¯O~î°`«.
"åÜ«Ú"ÕQOÆ `À ã¨∞_çQÍeÖÏ =ÚO^Œ∞ =zÛ# ~°ÔŒä _»ÜÚ≥ "≥∞_çãkπ . „Ñ¨^=Œä ∞
|Ç¨ï=∞u – J^Œ∞ƒù`«"≥∞ÿ# z„`åÅ`À á⁄ky# ÃÑ^ŒÌ „uáê^ŒÑ‘~î°O, Ô~O_»∞ K≥=ÙÅ∞#fl
^•xx F ÉÏxã¨ ¢ãÎ‘ fã¨∞‰õΩx~åQÍ, _»ÜÚ≥ "≥∞_çãπ J#∞K«~∞° _»∞ Ãã<÷ Å≥ ãπ (Sthenelus)
`«=∞ Ãã·x‰õΩÅ Ç¨Ï~°¬^è•fi<åÅ =∞^èŒº ta~åxH˜ `À_˘¯xáÈÜ«∂_»∞.
UO\˜Ö’Hõãπ Ô~O_»= "å_çQÍ =KåÛ_»∞. "≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ‰õΩ P`«xH˜ =∞^èŒº ^Œ∂~°O
J_»∞QÆO`« ‰õÄ_®ÖË^∞Œ . <åÅæ=™ê÷#O "≥∞iÜ≥∞<≥ã‰π Ωõ , z=~°QÍ Ü«Ú"≥∞Åãπ `«# qiy#
~°^è•xfl D_»∞Û‰õΩO@∂ h~°ãÖQÍ =KåÛ~°∞.
Zde¡ãπ J<åfl_»∞ ''JO^ŒiHõO>ˇ Q˘Ñ¨Ê ~°k‰è Ωõ _»∞ z=~°QÍ =KåÛ_»∞. P`«xH˜
Ô~O_»= |Ç¨ï=∞u W^•ÌO—— JO^Œ~°∂ ã¨=∞‡u `≥eáê~°∞. UO\˜Ö’Hõãπ JÉèíºO`«~°O
K≥|∞`«∂ "åQÆ∞º^•úxH˜ kQÍ_»∞. P`«x "≥ÚO_ç`«<åxH˜ ãÖ`À+≤Oz# Zde¡ãπ
Ü«Ú"≥∞Åãπ‰õΩ `å#∞ Uã¨ì~ü Ñ≤Ü«∞ãπ #∞Oz ãÖ„QÆÇ≤ÏOz# ~°Hõ∆} Ñ¶¨ÖÏHÍxfl (Breast
Plate) |Ç¨ï=∞uQÍ WKåÛ_»∞.
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Ô~O_»= ™ê÷<åxfl á⁄O^•=Ù. P ã¨#flx ^•i ^ŒQÆæ~° <Õ#∞ ^•i W=fiHõáÈ`Õ YzÛ`«OQÍ
<åˆH ~Ô O_»= |Ç¨ï=∞u =KÕÛk. UO\˜Ö’Hõã#π ∞ <å ~°^•è xH˜ J_»∞~¤ åÖË^xŒ „Ñ¨=∂}O
KÕã≤ K≥Ñ¨Ê=∞#O_ç. <Õ#∞ ãÖ`À+ÖQÍ =¸_»= |Ç¨ï=∞u ã‘fiHõi™êÎ#∞——
UO\˜Ö’Hõãπ `«# `«Ñ¨C `≥Å∞ã¨∞‰õΩ<åfl_»∞ – ''"≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ! h=Ù <åHõ<åfl
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á⁄~°áê@∞ [iyOk. h"Õ Ô~O_»= |Ç¨ï=∞uH˜ J~°∞›_çq. <Õ#∞ KÕã≤# `«Ñ¨C‰õΩ
ÑïÇ¨~°OQÍ <Õ<Õ hHÀ |Ç¨ï=∞ux <å =ã¨∞Î=ÙÅ #∞O_ç ~Ú™êÎ#∞—— Jx "≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ‰õΩ
Ô~O_»= |Ç¨ï=∞u P~°∞ ãÖ=`«û~åÅ QÆiƒù}˜ HõOK«~°QÍ_ç^Œ#∞ (Mule) `å<Õ
ã¨fiÜ«∞OQÍ JO^Œ*Ë™ê_»∞. "≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ HÀÑÖ `«yæOk ''UO\˜Ö’Hõãπ! h=Ù HÍ"åÅx
WÖÏ KÕ™ê=x <Õ#∞ J#∞HÀ=@O ÖË^Œ∞. Jk h =Ü«∞ã¨∞ L„^ÕHõO. WHõ=ÚO^Œ∞
JÖÏ KÕÜ∞« =^Œ∞.Ì J~Ú<å <Õ#∞ h‰õΩ <å |Ç¨ï=∞uQÍ P =¸ºÖò#∞ hˆH Wã¨∞<Î åfl#∞.
Wk <å ¿ãflÇ¨xH˜, hÃÑ· HÀÑÖ ÖË^Œ#_®xH˜ QÆ∞~°∞Î—— Jx J`«xˆH Ô~O_À |Ç¨ï=∞u
WKåÛ_»∞.
"≥∞<≥ÖÏãπ Ç¨ïO^•QÍ =¸_»= |Ç¨ï=∞u "≥∞~°∞ã¨∞#Î fl áê„`« (Cauldron)#∞
ã‘fiHõiOKå_»∞. "≥∞iÜ≥∂<≥ãπ <åÅæ= |Ç¨ï=∞uQÍ Ô~O_»∞ |OQÍ~°∞ Hõ_ô¤Å#∞
á⁄Ok<å_»∞. J~Ú^Œ= |Ç¨ï=∞u – Ô~O_»∞ K≥=ÙÅ∞#fl HõÅâßxfl Zde¡ãπ
=Ü≥∂=$^Œ∞_ú ∞» <≥ã~ì¨ ‰ü Ωõ áê„\ÁHõã¡ π ã¨‡ $uH˜ zÇ¨ÏflOQÍ WKåÛ_»∞. |Ç¨ï=∞ux ã‘fiHõiã¨∂Î
<≥ã¨ì~ü `«# rq`«OÖ’ [iy# ãÖÑ¶¨∞@#Å#∞ QÆ∞~°∞Î`≥K«∞Û‰õΩ<åfl_»∞.
~Ô O_»= áÈ\© ÉÏH˜ûOQ∑ – ‰õΩã‘Î áÈ\©Å∞. áê"˘Ñ≤Ü∞« ãπ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ ZÑ≤Ü∞« ãπ
(Epeius) =∞Ç¨|Åâße, |Ç¨ï=∞uQÍ „Ñ¨Hõ\ ÕK«|_ç# HõOK«~°QÍ_ç^ŒÃÑ· KÕ~Ú"Õã≤
– ##∞fl xÅ∞=iOK«QÆey# "åÔ~=Ô~·<åã¨ˆ~ nxx fã¨∞HÀ=K«∞Û – Jx ã¨"åÅ∞
qã≤~å_»∞. D`«_»∞ Psæ=ÙÅÖ’ ÉÏH˜ûOQ∑ KèåOÑ≤Ü«∞<£.
P`«xH˜ áÈ\©QÍ "≥∞ã≤ã¨ìãπ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ Ü«¸iÜ«∂Åãπ (Euryalus)
=ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ =zÛ<å_»∞. J`«_»∞ Z_çÑ¨ãπ JO`«º„H˜Ü«∞Å ãÖ^Œ~°ƒùOQÍ ^ä≥Éˇ#¡#∞ F_çOz
q*Ë`«QÍ xez#"å_»∞.
W^ŒiÌ =∞^èºŒ áÈ\˜ ~°ã=¨ `«~Î O° QÍ [iyOk. ayOz# Ñ≤_Hç à˜ `¡◊ À =Ú+≤Ñì ∂¨¶ `åÅ∞,
Ñ¨à√◊ ¡ Ñ¨~Ñ° ~¨ Ö° Ï_»_O» , K«=∞@ HõH¯õ _»O, "≥∞~°∞ã¨∞#Î fl â◊s~åÅ Ü«Ú^Œú q<åº™êÅ∞, JHõ™ê‡`«∞QÎ Í
Ü«¸iÜ«∂Åãπ H˘OK≥O P^Œ=∞~°z# Hõ∆}Ïxfl K«∂ã≤ ZÑ≤Ü«∞ãπ `«# =Ú+≤ìÑ¶¨∂`«O`À
Ü«¸iÜ«∂Åãπ#∞ =∞\˜Hì iõ Ñ≤OKå_»∞. q*Ë`« ZÑ≤Ü∞« ãπ‰Ωõ HõOK«~Q° Í_ç^,Œ WOHÍ ã¨Ê $Ç¨Ï~åx
Ü«¸iÜ«∂Åãπ‰Ωõ ~Ô O_»∞ K≥=ÙÅ áê„`« |Ç¨ï=∞uQÍ ÅaèOKå~Ú.
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– ÃÑ^ŒÌ J*ÏH±û, X_≥ã≤ãπÅ =∞^èŒº – W^ŒÌ~°∂ |ÅâßÅ∞ÖË! XHõxk HõO_»|ÅO,
~Ô O_»= "å_çk |∞kú|ÅO. ~°H~õ H° ÍÅ Ñ¨@∞¡, q_»∞Ñ¨ÙÅ∞. W^Œ~Ì ∂° ã¨=∞ Lr˚Å∞QÍ=_»O`À
áÈ~°∞ =Úy¿ã@∞¡ HõxÑ≤OK«ÖË^Œ∞. „¿ÑHõ∆‰õΩÅÖ’ Jã¨Ç¨Ï#O "≥Ú^ŒÖˇ·Ok. W^ŒÌ~°∂
XHõi<˘Hõ~°∞ Ñ¨_»^Àã¨∞HÀ_®xH˜ „Ñ¨Ü«∞uflOKå~°∞. ^•xfl K«∂ã≤ Zde¡ãπ W^ŒÌih PÑ≤
"åiH˜ Ñ‘~î°O, ÉÏxã¨¢ã‘Îx ÑÖK«∞HÀ=Åã≤OkQÍ HÀi<å_»∞.
<åÅæ= áÈ\© – Ñ¨~°∞QÆ∞ ÑÖ^≥O – J^Œ∞ƒù`«"≥∞ÿ# „Ñ¨^äŒ=∞ |Ç¨ï=∞u.
"≥∞~°∞Ñ¨Ùb#∞`«∞#fl "≥O_ç áê„`«. ã≤_˘xÜ«∞<£ Ñ¨x"åà◊√¡ J`«ºO`« <Õ~Ê° i`«#O`À =∞ez#
áê„`« # ∞ á¶ ⁄ x+≤ Ü « ∞ #∞¡ , *Ë ã ¨ < £ ‰õ Ω =∂~° ∞ _» ∞ Ü« ¸ xÜ« ∞ ãπ (Euneus)‰õ Ω
|Ç¨ïHõiOz<å~°∞. „Ñ≤Ü«∂"£∞ ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞ Öˇ·HÍ<£ (Lycaon)#∞ q_çÑ≤OK«_®xH˜
„Ñ≤Ü«∂O ~åA áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ‰õΩ WzÛ# â◊√Å¯O P áê„`«. áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ *Ï˝Ñ¨HÍ~°÷O
[~°∞QÆ∞`«∞#fl áÈ\©ÅÖ’ ^•xx Zde¡ãπ |Ç¨ï=∞uQÍ „Ñ¨Hõ\ ÕKå_»∞.
áÈ\©^•~°∞Å∞ z#fl J*ÏH±û, X_≥ã≤ãπ, UO\˜Ö’HõãπÅ∞ =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ =KåÛ~°∞.
z#fl J*ÏH±û ÖË_çÖÏ ^Œ∂ã¨∞‰õΩáÈQÍ P`«xx "≥#flO>Ë X_≥ã≤ãπ Ñ¨~°∞ÔQ`«Î™êQÍ_»∞.
P`«x "Õ_ç TÑ≤i J*ÏH±û "≥∞_»‰õΩ `«yÖËO`« ^ŒQÆæ~°QÍ, JO^Œ"≥∞ÿ# Ü«∞=fi#=u
=H∆À*ÏÅO`« ^Œ∂~°OÖ’ X_≥ã≤ãπ Ñ¨~°∞ÔQ_»∂Î Z^ä≥<å#∞ `«##∞ ÔQeÑ≤OK«=∞x
„áêi÷Oz<å_»∞. P"≥∞ D`«x "≥Ú~åÅHÕz#k. ^Œ∂ã¨∞‰õΩáÈ`«∞#fl Ñ¨â◊√=ÙÅ ¿Ñ_»ÃÑ·
z#fl J*ÏH±û HÍÅ∞*Ïi Ñ¨_»QÍ X_≥ã≤ãπ "≥Ú^Œ\ ˜|Ç¨ï=∞u "≥O_çáê„`«#∞
ZQÆˆ~ã¨∞‰õΩáÈÜ«∂_»∞. Ñ¨_çÖËz# J*ÏH±û‰õΩ ÃÑ^ŒÌ Z^Œ∞Ì Ô~O_»= |Ç¨ï=∞uQÍ
ÅaèOzOk. ''„HÕ^ŒÑ¨_ç`Õ Z^Œ∞Ì¿Ñ_», ÖËz ÔQe¿ãÎ ÃÑ^ŒÌ Z^Œ∞Ì—— <åˆH^À Z^Œ∞ÌÖÏÉèíOÖÏ
LOk—— J#∞‰õΩO@∂ áÈ`«∞#fl P`«x KÕ`«Å‰õΩ =∂@Å‰õΩ „¿ÑHõ∆‰õΩÅ∞ #=ÙfiÅ`À
ˆHiO`«Å∞ H˘_»∞`«∞O_»QÍ P`«_»∞ `«# Z^Œ∞Ì#∞ fã¨∞‰õΩx x„+¨¯q∞OKå_»∞.
=¸_»= ™ê÷#OÖ’ =zÛ# UO\˜Ö’Hõãπ J<åfl_»∞ – ''Uq∞\’ D~ÀAÖ’¡
^Õ=`«Å∞ =$^Œ∞úÅˆH â◊H˜Îxã¨∞Î#fl@∞¡<åfl~°∞. <Õ#∂, J*ÏH±û D`«~°O "åà◊¡O. X_≥ã≤ãπ
Ñ¨Ù~å}HÍÅO <å\˜ "å_»∞. P`«_»∞ =∂Hõ<åfl "ÕQÆOQÍ Ñ¨~°∞ÔQuÎ „Ñ¨^äŒ=∞ |Ç¨ï=∞u
ÔQÅ∞K«∞‰õΩ<åfl_»∞. Zde¡ãπ#∞ `«Ñ¨Ê "ÕQÆOÖ’ Z=i<≥·<å q∞OK«QÆÅ_»∞—— J<åfl_»∞.
UO\˜Ö’Hõãπ á⁄QÆ_»Î‰õΩ ãÖ`À+≤Oz# Zde¡ãπ =¸_»= |Ç¨ï=∞u J~°÷|OQÍ~°Ñ¨Ù
Hõ_ô¤`À áê@∞ ãÖ`À+ÖQÍ =∞~À J~°÷ |OQÍ~°∞ Hõ_ô¤x UO\˜Ö’Hõãπ‰õΩ |Ç¨ï=∞uQÍ
WzÛ<å_»∞.
J~Ú^Œ=áÈ\© ^ŒfiO^ŒfiÜ«Ú^ŒúO. |Ç¨ï=∞uQÍ ™êÔ~Ê_®<£ â◊s~°OÃÑ· #∞O_ç
áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ ãÖ„QÆÇ≤ÏOz# |Öˇ¡O, t~°¢™êÎ}O, Hõ=K«O, Uã¨ì~ÀÑ≤Ü«∞ãπ #∞Oz Zde¡ãπ
`≥zÛ# "≥O_ç Ñ≤_çQÆÅ ÃÑ^ŒÌ Y_»æO. áÈ\©^•~°∞Å∞QÍ ÃÑ^ŒÌ J*ÏH±û, _»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπÅ∞
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Ñ¨_®¤~°∞. J*ÏH±û |Öˇ¡O _»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ _®Å∞#∞ pÅ∞Û‰õΩx ~˘=Ú‡~°Hõ∆} Ñ¶¨ÅHÍxfl
`«ye PyOk HÍx QÍÜ«∞O KÕÜ«∞ÖË^Œ∞. _»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ |Öˇ¡O =∞~°Å =∞~°Å J*ÏH±û
Q˘O`«∞=~°‰õΩ "≥o¡, HÀ¿ãO`« ^Œ∂~°OÖ’ ~åQÍ<Õ HõÅ`« K≥Ok# „¿ÑHõ∆‰õΩÅ∞ J~°∞ã¨∂Î
W^ŒÌih |Ç¨ï=∞`«∞Å∞ ÑÖK«∞HÀ=∞x ˆHHõÅ∞ ÃÑ\Ïì~°∞. Zde¡ãπ `«# x~°‚Ü«∂xfl
„Ñ¨Hõ\ ˜ã¨∂Î _»Ü≥Ú"≥∞_çãπ‰õΩ Y_®æxfl |Ç¨ïHõiOKå_»∞.
P~°=áÈ\© ëê\òÑ¨Ù\ò. áÈ\©^•~°∞Å∞QÍ áêeá⁄Ü≥∞\˜ãπ, eÜ«∂<£\ ˜Ü«∞ãπ,
ÃÑ^ŒÌ J*ÏH±û, ZÑ≤Ü«∞ãπÅ∞. P W#∞Ñ¨k=∞‡#∞ JO^ŒiHõO>ˇ ^Œ∂~°OQÍ qã≤i
áêeá⁄Ü≥∞\˜ãπ |Ç¨ï=∞uQÍ ^•x<Õ ã‘fiHõiOKå_»∞.
U_»= áÈ\© ^èŒ#∞ifi^Œº (Archery). |Ç¨ï=∞`«∞Å∞QÍ Ñ¨k Ô~O_»∞`«ÅÅ
Ñ¨~°â◊√=ÙÅ∞, Ñ¨k Q˘_»¤à◊√¡. áê=Ù~°O HÍeH˜ `å_»∞Hõ\ ˜ì P `å_»∞ Ô~O_À z=~° F_»
^èŒfi[Oã¨ÎOÉèÏxH˜ Hõ\Ïì~°∞. JO`« Z`«∞Î# ZyiáÈ=_®xH˜ „Ñ¨Ü«∞uflã¨∂Î Ô~Ñ¨Ô~áê
H˘@∞ì‰õΩO@∞#fl áê=Ù~°O ÅHõ∆ ºOQÍ ÉÏ}ÏÅ∞ q_»"åe. @∂ºã¨~ü, "≥∞iÜ≥∂<≥ãπÅ∞
áÈ\©Ö’ xÅ|_®¤~°∞. @∂ºã¨~ü =ke# ÉÏ}O áê=Ù~°O HÍeH˜ Hõ\ ˜ì# ^•~åxfl
`≥OÑ≤"Õã≤Ok. P`«_»∞ ^Œ∂~°Ñ¨Ù qHÍÅ∞HÍ_»∞ Já⁄Ö’#∞ „áêi÷Oz LO>Ë áê=Ù~°"Õ∞
<ÕÅ‰õÄÖËk. @∂ºã¨~ü P ãÖQÆu =∞~°z ã¨~åãï ÉÏ}Ïxfl =kÖÏ_»∞. K«Ñ¨Ê@∞¡
H˘_»∞Î#fl „¿ÑHõ∆‰õΩÅ#∞ Ñ¨\ ˜ìOK«∞HÀ‰õΩO_® "≥∞iÜ≥∂<≥ãπ Já⁄Ö’ ^Õ=ÙxH˜ |Å∞Å∞
ã¨=∞iÊ™êÎ#x „áê~°÷# KÕã≤, ^•~°O `≥y =∞|∞ƒÖ’¡ ZQÆ∞~°∞Î#fl áê=Ù~åxfl QÆ∞iK«∂ã≤
H˘\˜ì<å_»∞. P ÉÏ}O ã¨~åãï "≥o¡ Ô~Hõ¯‰õΩ Ñ¨Hõ¯QÍ QÆ∞O_≥‰õΩ `«QÆÅQÍ P áê=Ù~°O
„áê}ÏÅ∞ HÀÖ’Ê~Ú yÅyÖÏ H˘@∞ì‰õΩO@∂ <ÕÅ‰õÄeOk. K«∂ã¨∞Î#fl „¿ÑHõ∆‰õΩÅ∞
Pâ◊Û~°ºOÖ’ =ÚyxáÈÜ«∂~°∞. "≥∞iÜ≥∂<≥ãπ‰õΩ Ñ¨~°â◊√=ÙÅ∞, @∂ºã¨~ü‰õΩ Q˘_»¤à◊√¡
|Ç¨ï=∞`«∞Å∞QÍ ÅaèOKå~Ú.
PYi áÈ\© – |ÖˇO¡ qã¨~_° O» (*Ï"≥e<£ „`À - Javeline thro) - |Ç¨ï=∞u
„Ñ¨â◊ã¨Î"≥∞ÿ# Ö’Ç¨Ïáê„`«. áÈ\©H˜ PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£, "≥∞iÜ≥∂<≥ãπÅ∞ xÅ|_®¤~°∞. Zde¡ãπ
"≥O@<Õ ã¨ÊOkOz PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£‰õΩ „Ñ¨^äŒ=∞ |Ç¨ï=∞uQÍ Ö’Ç¨Ïáê„`«#O^Œ*Ëã≤,
"≥∞iÜ≥∂<≥ãπ‰õΩ |ÖË¡xfl |Ç¨ï=∞uQÍ ãäè‰õΩÅ Ç¨Ï~°¬^è•fi<åÅ =∞^èŒº „Ñ¨Hõ\ ÕKå_»∞.
~å~åA PQÆ"≥∞=∂fl<£ `«# |Ç¨ï=∞ux `«# ^Œ∂`« \ÏeÎaÜ«∞ãπ
(Talthybius) ‰õΩ WzÛ P`«xx Q“~°qOKå_»∞.
P q^èŒOQÍ áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ *Ï˝Ñ¨HÍ~°÷O [iy# „H©_»Å∞ =Úy™ê~Ú.

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„H©_»Å∞ =Úy™ê~Ú. Ãã·x‰õΩÅ∞ Z=i ta~åÅ‰õΩ "åà◊√¡ "≥o¡ PÇ¨~°, x„^•
HÍ~°º„Hõ=∂ÅÖ’ =ÚxQÍ~°∞. HÍx Zde¡ãπ =∂„`«O zO`å„HÍO`«∞_≥· L<åfl_»∞.
x„^ŒÑ@¨ Hì õ J@∂~Ú@∂ á⁄~°∞`¡ ∂« <å<å ÉèOí y=∞Ö’¡ J=ã¨Å÷ ∞ Ñ¨_∞» `«∞<åfl_»∞. P`«xH˜
áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ`À QÆ_çÑ≤# ~ÀAÅ∞, P`«x =∞QÆ`«#O, „Ñ¨[fieOKÕ Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ«∞ã¨ÊO^Œ#,
W^Œ~Ì ∂° Hõeã≤ KÕã#≤ Ü«Ú^•úÅ∞, Ñ¨_#ç HõëêìÅ∞ QÆ∞~°∞HÎ ˘zÛ Hõhflà◊√¡ ^è•~°QÍ HÍ~°™êQÍ~Ú.
Zxfl uÑ¨ÊÅ∞ Ñ¨_®¤ x^Œ∞~°~åHõ P`«_»∞ ta~°O #∞Oz |Ü«∞@‰õΩ =zÛ ã¨=Ú„^Œ
f~°O "≥O|_ç #_»=™êy<å_»∞.
„Ñü L^ŒÜ«∞O ÃÇÏHÍì~ü â◊"åxfl áê„\ÁHõ¡ãπ ã¨=∂kè K«∞@∂ì ~°^è•xH˜ Hõ\ ˜ì
=¸_»∞™ê~°∞¡ „Ñ¨^ŒH˜∆}Å∞ KÕã≤, P â◊"åxfl ^Œ∞=Ú‡Ö’ JÖÏˆQ =kÖËã≤ ta~°OÖ’H˜
"≥o¡ q„âßOu fã¨∞‰õΩ<Õ"å_»∞. ÃÇÏHÍì~üÃÑ· *ÏeÑ¨_»¤ JáÈÖ’ P`«x â◊s~°O K≥_»‰õΩO_®
|OQÍ~°∞ "Õ∞Ñ¶¨∂xfl P`«x â◊s~°O K«∞@∂ì J=∞iÛ<å_»∞.
ÃÇÏHÍì~ü‰õΩ Zde¡ãπ KÕã¨∞Î#fl J==∂#O ^Õ=`«Å‰õΩ #K«ÛÖË^Œ∞. ÃÇÏÔ~‡ãπ#∞
ÑÖÑ≤ ÃÇÏHÍì~ü â◊"åxfl =∂Ü«∞O KÕ^•Ì=∞x PÖ’zOz<å~°∞. HÍx P PÖ’K«#
ÃÇÏ~å, Z^ä≥<å, áêl_®<£Å‰õΩ #K«ÛÖË^Œ∞. áêiãπ KÕã≤# "≥^èŒ=Ñ¨xH˜ "åà◊√¡ „Ñ≤Ü«∂O
~åAÃÑ,· „\ÏÜü∞#QÆ~° „Ñ¨[ÅÃÑ· ^Õfi+Ö`À L<åfl~°∞. J~Ú<å "åà◊√¡ JáÈÖ’ Zde¡ã‰π Ωõ
=ºuˆ~HõOQÍ KÕã≤# „Ñ¨ãÖQÍxfl q<åfl~°∞. ÃÇÏ~å HÀÑÖ`À ÑëHÕk – ''x["Õ∞
Já⁄Ö’! Zde¡ãπ KÕã∞¨ #Î fl Ñ¨x U=∂„`«O ã¨=∞O[ãÖ HÍ^Œ∞. HÍx ÃÇÏHÍì~,ü Zde¡ãÅπ ∞
ã¨=∂#∞Å∞ HÍˆ~. Zde¡ãπ ^Õ=`å‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞. =∞#O^Œ~°O ^ä≥\ ˜ãπ, ÃÑeÜ«∞ãπÅ
q"åÇ¨xH˜ Ç¨[Ô~#· "åà◊"¡ ∞Õ . Zde¡ãπ <å KÕ`∞« Ö’¡<Õ ÃÑiQÍ_»∞. HÍx ÃÇÏHÍì~ü =∂#=Ù_»∞.
=∂#=¢ã‘Î ã¨Î#ºO `åy#"å_»∞——
Eºãπ ^Õ=Ù_»∞ JO^Œi "å^Œ#Å∂ q<åfl_»∞. ÃÇÏ~å#∞ "åiOz ÑëHÍ_»∞
''YzÛ`«OQÍ W^ŒÌ~°∂ ã¨=∂#∞Å∞ HÍÉ’~°∞. J~Ú<å ^Õ=`«Å∞ H˘O^Œ~°∞ ÃÇÏHÍì~ü#∞
Jaè=∂xOKå~°∞. <å‰õΩ ‰õÄ_» J`«#O>Ë ~Ú+¨ì"Õ∞! ^Õ=`«Å‰õΩ ãÖ`«$Ñ≤ÎHõ~°"≥∞ÿ#
|Å∞eflzÛ#"å_»∞ ÃÇÏHÍì~.ü J~Ú<å ã¨~ˆ † P`«x â◊"åxfl ^˘OyeOz =∂Ü«∞O KÕÜ∞« _»O
J<Õ PÖ’K«# =∞~°zá⁄O_ç. ZO^Œ∞HõO>ˇ ^ä≥\ ˜ãπ P q+¨Ü«∂xfl Zde¡ãπ‰õΩ `«Ñ¨Ê‰õΩO_®
K≥|∞`«∞Ok. g∞Ö’ Z=Ô~·<å "≥O@<Õ ^ä≥\ ˜ãπ#∞ WHõ¯_»‰õΩ Ñ≤Å=O_ç. Zde¡ãπ‰õΩ `«y#
â◊√Å¯O =Ú>ËÖì Ï „Ñ≤Ü∂« O~åA#∞ XÑ≤ÊOKåe. ÃÇÏHÍì~ü â◊"åxfl Zde¡ãπ P`«x `«O„_çH˜
Z\ì̃Ñi¨ ã≤u÷ Ö’#∂ WzÛ f~åe——. Siãπ "åÜ«Ú"ÕQOÆ `À "≥o¡ `«# ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_ç Éèqí +¨º`«∞Î
QÆ∞iOz qKåiã¨∞Î#fl ^ä≥\ ˜ãπ‰õΩ Eºãπ ^Õ=Ùx P[˝#∞ `≥eÑ≤Ok.
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XeOÑ¨ãπ‰õΩ KÕ~°∞‰õΩ#fl ^ä≥\ ˜ãπ#∞ ™êfiQÆuã¨∂Î Eºãπ ^Õ=Ù_»∞ ÑëHÍ_»∞.
''QÆ`« `˘q∞‡k~ÀAÅ∞QÍ ^Õ=`«ÅO`å `«~#˚° Éè~í #˚° Å∞ Ñ¨_∞» `«∞#fl q+¨Ü∞« q∞k. "Õ∞=∞O`å
XHõ x~°‚Ü«∂xH˜ =KåÛO. h=Ù "≥O@<Õ Zde¡ãπ =^ŒÌ‰õΩ "≥à◊√¡. P`«xH˜ `≥eÜ«∞*ˇÑ¨C
^Õ=`«ÅO^Œ~∂° P„QÆÇÏ¨ O`À L<åfl~°x. P`«_∞» ÃÇÏHÍì~ü â◊"åxfl `«y# â◊√Å¯O fã¨∞‰õΩx
„Ñ≤Ü∂« "£∞ ~åA‰õΩ JÑ¨ÊyOKåe. <Õ#∞ Siãπ#∞ „Ñ≤Ü∂« "£∞~åA =^Œ‰Ì Ωõ ÑÖÑ¨Ù`«∞<åfl#∞,
Zde¡ãπ#∞ HõÅ==∞x K≥Ñ¨Ê_®xH˜——
^ä≥\ ˜ãπ â◊~°"ÕQÆO`À ‰õΩ=∂~°∞x =^ŒÌ‰õΩ "≥o¡ Eºãπ^Õ=Ùx P[˝#∞ `≥eÑ≤Ok.
Zde¡ãπ Hõ}∆ O PÖ’zOK«‰Ωõ O_® J<åfl_»∞ ''J^Õ Eºãπ ^Õ=Ùx x~°Ü ‚ ∞« "≥∞`ÿ ,Õ „Ñ≤Ü∂« "£∞
~åA `«y# â◊√ÖÏ¯xflzÛ ÃÇÏHÍì~ü â◊"åxfl fã¨∞‰õΩ"≥à◊¡_®xH˜ <åˆHg∞ JÉèíºO`«~°O
ÖË^Œ∞——
WO`«Ö’ Siãπ "åÜ«Ú"ÕQÆO`À „\ÏÜü∞#QÆ~°OÖ’x ~å[„áê™ê^•xH˜ "≥o¡
JHõ¯_» |O^è∞Œ q∞„`«∞Å =∞^èºŒ â’Hõ`Ñ« Ù¨ _Î ·≥ L#fl „Ñ≤Ü∂« O~åA`À ÑëHÕk – ''„Ñ≤Ü∂« "£∞
~å*Ï! HõÅ=~°Ñ¨_»‰õΩ! Eºãπ ^Õ=Ù_»∞ x#∞fl Zde¡ãπ =^ŒÌ‰õΩ `«y# â◊√ÖÏ¯xfl,
|Ç¨ï=∞`«∞efl fã¨∞‰õΩx Zde¡ãπ =^Œ‰Ì Ωõ "≥à=¡◊ ∞x `«# P[˝QÍ K≥ÑÊ¨ =∞<åfl_»∞. XO@iQÍ
"≥àÏ¡eã¨∞=∂! HÍ"åÅO>Ë F ã¨Ç¨Ü«∞‰õΩ_çfl `À_»∞ fã¨∞‰õΩ"≥à◊√¡. h „áê}ÏxH˜ ~°Hõ∆QÍ
ÃÇÏÔ~‡ãπ ^Õ=Ù_»∞ LO\Ï_»∞. ^Õ=`«Å P[˝#∞ kèHõ¯iOKÕ"å_»∞ HÍ^Œ∞ Zde¡ãπ——
"≥O@<Õ „Ñ≤Ü∂« "£∞ ~åA `«# ‰õΩ=∂~°∞Å#∞ Ñ≤ez HõOK«~Q° Í_ç^ÅŒ #∞ Ñ¨ÓxÛ#
|O_çx ã≤^ŒúO KÕÜ«∞=∞x P*Ï˝Ñ≤Oz<å_»∞. ÉèÏ~°º ÃÇÏ‰õΩÉÏ`À (Hecuba) `å#∞
Zde¡ãπ ta~åxH˜ "≥à◊√Î<åfl#x, P`«_çH˜ `«y# â◊√ÖÏ¯xfl WzÛ `«# ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞
ÃÇÏHÍì~ü â◊"åxfl fã¨∞‰õΩ=™êÎ#x, Wk ^Õ=Ù_ç P[˝QÍ – K≥áêÊ_»∞. ÃÇÏ‰õΩÉÏ "≥à◊¡=^ŒÌx
HÍàÏ¡"àÕ Ï¡ Ñ¨_Oç k. J~Ú<å q#‰õΩO_® „Ñ≤Ü∂« "£∞~åA `«# ^è<Œ åQÍ~°OÖ’x Éè’ëê}ÏÅ
=¸`«Å∞ fã≤ Ñ¨<≥flO_»∞ JO^Œ"≥∞ÿ# =∞xflHõQÆÅ =¢™êÎefl, Ñ¨<≥flO_»∞ JOwÅ#∞,
Ñ¨<fl≥ O_»∞ ^Œ∞Ñ¨Ê@¡#∞, Ñ¨<fl≥ O_»∞ K˘HÍ¯Å∞, Ñ¨<fl≥ O_»∞ Ñ¨ÅÛx ÃÑ· =¢™êÎefl, Ñ¨k |OQÍ~°∞
Hõ_Å¤ô #∞, ~Ô O_»∞ =∞Ç¨ „uáê^ŒÑ~‘ åî efl, <åÅ∞QÆ∞ Ö’Ç¨Ïáê„`«Å#∞, „^ä•ã≤Ü∞« #∞¡ HÍ#∞HõQÍ
~ÚzÛ# J^Œ∞ƒù`«"≥∞ÿ# HõÅâßxfl |Ü«∞@‰õΩ fã¨∞‰õΩ=ã¨∂Î QÆ∞q∞‰õÄ_ç# „Ñ¨[efl, `«#
‰õΩ=∂~°∞Å∞ ÃÇÏÖˇ#ãπ, áêiãπ, JQÍ^ä•<£, áê=∞‡<£, UO\˜áÈ¶ #ãπ, á⁄Öˇ\· òû, _ôáÈ¶ |ãπ,
Ç≤Ïá⁄Ê^äÒãπ, _»Ü«∂ãπ `˘q∞‡k=∞Okh u_»∞`«∂, z"å@∞¡ ÃÑ_»∞`«∂, `«# KÕuHõ„~°`À
JkeOK«™êy<å_»∞. `«O„_ç =∂@Å‰õΩ ÉèíÜ«∞Ñ¨_ç# ‰õΩ=∂~°∞Å∞ PÜ«∞# K≥Ñ≤Ê#>Ë¡
|O_çx ã≤ÔúŒ KÕã≤ `«O„_ç áÈQÆ∞KÕã#≤ =ã¨∞=Î ÙÅ#∞ ^•xÖ’ ãïÃÌ Ñ\˜<ì å~°∞. „Ñ≤Ü∂« "£∞~åA
P`«x ã¨Ç¨Ü«∞‰õΩ_»∞ |O_çÖ’ ‰õÄ~°∞Û<åfl~°∞. ÃÇÏ‰õΩÉÏ k+≤ìfã≤# `«~°∞"å`«
„Ñ≤Ü«∂"£∞~åA ^Õ=Ùx „áêi÷Oz<å_»∞. Eºãπ ^Õ=Ùx `«~°Ñ¨Ù# =zÛ# #Å¡Ô~Hõ¯Å QÆ^ŒÌ
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PHÍâ◊OÖ’ ZQÆ∞~°∞`«∂ HõxÊOzOk. ^•xx â◊√Éèâí ‰◊ Ωõ #OQÍ ÉèÏqOz# „\ÏÜü∞ „Ñ¨[Å∞
Ç¨Ï~°¬^•è fi<åÅ∞ KÕã<≤ å~°∞. P <åÅ∞QÆ∞ K«„HÍÅ ~°ÔŒä , HõOK«~Q° Í_ç^ÅŒ ∞ ã¨∞<åÜ«∂ãÖQÍ
ÖÏQÆ∞`«∞O_»QÍ „Ñ≤Ü∂« O ã¨Ç¨ Ü«∞‰õΩ_»∞ W_®Ü«∞ãπ (Idaeus) ™ê~°^•ä º# #QÆ~g° ^è∞Œ Å#∞
^•\˜ "≥∞ÿ^•<åxfl KÕ~°∞‰õΩ#flk.
Eºãπ ^Õ=Ù_»∞ ÃÇÏÔ~‡ãπ#∞ Ñ≤ez „Ñ≤Ü«∂"£∞~åA‰õΩ ~°Hõ∆}QÍ "≥à◊¡=∞x
P*Ï˝Ñ≤Oz<å_»∞. ÃÇÏÔ~‡ãπ "≥O@<Õ `«# Ô~Hõ¯Å HÍe*’à◊√¡ `˘_»∞‰õΩ¯x "åÜ«Ú"ÕQÆO`À
Éèí∂q∞ÃÑ·H˜ =zÛ<å_»∞. `«# =∞O„`«â◊H˜Î`À =∂#=ÙÅ#∞ `å#∞ ZÑ¨C_»∞ HÍ"åÅO>Ë
JÑ¨C_»∞ x„^ŒÖ’H˜ ÑÖÑ¨QÆÅ"å_»∞ ÃÇÏÔ~‡ãπ. ÃÇÏÔ~‡ãπ ÃÇÏÖˇ¡ãπáêO\ò =^ŒÌ‰õΩ ~åQÍ<Õ
pHõ\ Ñ˜ _¨ Oç k. P`«_∞» Ü«Ú=~åAÖÏ =∂i #_»∞ã¨∂Î <ÒHõÅ"ÕÑÙ¨ áÈ`«∞<åfl_»∞. J`«_xç
K«∂ã≤ „Ñ≤Ü«∂O~åA, ™ê~°kè xâıÛ+¨µìÅÜ«∂º~°∞. ~å‰õΩ=∂~°∞_çÖÏ sîq, ^Œ~åÊxfl
XÅHõÉ’ã¨∂Î ÃÇÏÔ~‡ãπ "åix ã¨g∞Ñ≤Oz `«##∞ Zde¡ãπ ã¨Ç¨Ü«∞‰õΩ_çQÍ ÑïK«Ü«∞O
KÕã∞¨ ‰õΩ<åfl_»∞. Ñ¨<fl≥ O_»∞~ÀAÅ~Ú<å ÃÇÏHÍì~ü â◊=q∞OHÍ ã¨r=OQÍ L#fl>Ë¡ L#fl^Œx
`≥eáê_»∞. ^•x`À HÍãÎ̈ `Õ~°∞‰õΩ#fl „Ñ≤Ü«∂O~åA P`«xH˜ XHõ áê„`«#∞ |Ç¨ï=∞uQÍ
W™êÎ#∞, Zde¡ãπ ta~°O =^Œ‰Ì Ωõ "≥à=¡ı ~°‰Ωõ ~°H}∆õ x=fi=∞x HÀ~°QÍ P`«_∞» ã¨∞xfl`«OQÍ
u~°ã¨¯iOz<å_»∞. ~°^äŒO HõO^ŒHõO ^ŒQÆæ~°‰õΩ "≥àı¡ãïH˜ ™êÜ«∞O„`«Ñ¨Ù Éè’[<åxH˜
ã≤^=úŒ ∞=Ù`«∞#fl Ããx· ‰õΩÅ#∞ x„^ŒÖ’H˜ ÑÖÑ≤, ÃÇÏÔ~‡ãπ, „áêHÍ~°ÑÙ¨ `«Å∞Ñ¨ÙÅ∞ `≥~z° <å_»∞.
~°^è•xfl Ö’ÑëH˜ fã¨∞‰õΩx =zÛ<åHõ „Ñ≤Ü«∂"£∞~åA‰õΩ Zde¡ãπ L#fl
ta~åxfl K«∂Ñ≤Oz ÃÇÏÔ~‡ãπ JO`«~å÷#"≥∞<ÿ å_»∞. ~°^•è xfl ky „Ñ≤Ü∂« "£∞~åA XO@iQÍ
Zde¡ãπ ta~°OÖ’H˜ "≥àÏ¡_»∞. q∞i‡_®#¡ =∞^èŒº Pã‘#∞_≥·# Zde¡ãπ =^ŒÌ‰õΩ ã¨~åãï
"≥o¡ P`«x "≥∂HÍà◊¡#∞ Ñ¨@∞ì‰õΩx, KÕ`«∞Å#∞ =Ú^•Ì_®_»∞. JO^Œ~°∂ k„QÍƒùOu`À
K«∂ã¨∞ÎO_»QÍ „Ñ≤Ü«∂"£∞~åA ÑëHÍ_»∞ – ''^Õ=Ù_çÖÏO\˜ Zde¡ãπ! h `«O„_çx [˝Ñ≤ÎH˜
`≥K«∞ÛHÀ! PÜ«∞#ÖÏˆQ <Õ#∂ =$^Œ∞ú}˜‚. ^Œ∞~°^Œ$+¨ìO ##∞fl `«~°∞=Ú`«∂ =zÛOk.
<å‰õΩ Ü«∂Éèˇ·=∞Ok ‰õΩ=∂~°∞Å∞. ÑÖ^è˘q∞‡k =∞Ok XˆH =∂`«$QÆ~°ƒù ãÖ*Ï`«‰õΩÅ∞.
Ü«∂Éè=·ˇ ∞OkÖ’ `˘q∞‡k=∞Ok q∞yÖÏ~°∞. JO^ŒiHõO>Ë g~°∞_»∞, „Ñ¨=ÚY∞_»∞, ÃÇÏHÍì~ü
h KÕuÖ’ =∞~°}ÕKå_»∞. J`«x QÆ∞iOz <Õ#∞ =KåÛ#∞. ~°^èŒO xO_® â◊√ÖÏ¯xfl
`≥ K åÛ#∞. <åg∞^Œ ^Œ Ü « ∞ =ÙOK« ∞ . <å ‰õ Ω =∂~° ∞ }˜ ‚ K« O Ñ≤ # KÕ ` « ∞ efl <Õ # ∞
=Ú^•Ì_»∞`«∞<åfl#∞——
P`«x n<åÖÏáêÅ∞ Zde¡ãπ Ç¨Ï$^ŒÜ«∂xfl HõiyOKå~Ú. P`«xH˜ `«#
`«O„_ç ÃÑeÜ«∞ãπ QÆ∞~°∞‰Î Ωõ =KåÛ_»∞. „Ñ≤Ü∂« "£∞ KÕ`∞« Å#∞ =∞$^Œ∞=ÙQÍ ã¨Ê $tã¨∂Î Zde¡ãπ
^Œ∞ódOK«™êQÍ_»∞. ÃÇÏHÍì~#ü ∞ `«Å∞ã¨∂Î „Ñ≤Ü∂« "£∞ ~åA, `«# `«O„_çx, áê„\ÁHõã¡ #π ∂
`«Å∞ã¨∂Î Zde¡ãπ, W^ŒÌ~°∂ qÅÑ≤ã¨∞ÎO>Ë P ta~°O ~À^Œ#Å`À xO_çáÈ~ÚOk.
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`≥Å¡QÍ <≥iã≤# QÆ_»¤O A@∞ì`À L#fl „Ñ≤Ü«∂"£∞ ~åA#∞ K«∂ã≤ Hõ~°∞}`À Zde¡ãπ
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The Sacrifice of Iphigenia
Achilles killing Hector

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The Trojan Horse
Laocoon - The False Priest

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Trojan war
Greek Forces
Greek Leaders Origin Ships
Penelaus, Leitus, Archesilaus, Prothoenor, Clonius The Boeotians 50
Ascalaphus, Ialmenus Minyan Orchomenus & Aspledon 30
Schedius, Epistrophus, Iphitus Phocis 40
Lesser Ajax Locris 40
Elephenor, Acamas, Demophon Euboea 40
Menestheus Athens 50
Telamonian Ajax Salamis 12
Diomedes, Sthenelus, Euryalus Argos & Tiryns 80
Agamemnon Mycenae & Corinth 100
Menelaus Lacedaemon & Sparta 60
Nestor Pylus & Arene 90
Agapenor Arcadia: Orchomenus,
Pheneus, Tegea 60
Amphimachus. Thalpius, Diores, Polyxeinus Buprasion, part of Elis 40
Meges Dulchium, Echinean Isles 40
(Πολυποίτης),
(Λεοντεύς)
Odysseus Ithaca, Samos 12
Thoas Aetolia: Calydon 40
Idomeneus, Meriones Crete 80
Tlepolemus Rhodes 9
Nireus Syme 3
Pheidippus, Antiphus Nisyrus, Cos 30
Achilles, Automedon, Neoptolemus Pelasgian Argos, Alus, Alope, 50
Trachis, Phthia
Protesilaus, Podarces Phylace 40
Eumelus Pherae, Iolcus 11
Philoctetes, Medon Methone, Meliboea 7
Podalirius, Machaon, Perithous Tricce, Oechalia 30
Eurypylus (Εὐρύπυλος) Ormenion, Asterion 40
Polypoetes Leonteus Argissa 40
Guneus Cyphus 22
Prothous Magnete 40
Mygdalion Cyprus 1
Thersander Thebes 40
Agamemnon was the commander-in-chief of the Greek forces.
The Greek forces brought a total of 1227 ships to Troy. 1178þ1227
Neoptolemus joined the Greek army after death of Achilles and Ajax.
Each ship carried 5-120 people (Pentekontoroi)
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Trojan Forces
Trojan Leaders Origin
Hector Troy
Aeneas, Archelous, Acamas Dardania
Pandarus Zeleia
Adrastus, Amphius Adrasteia, Apaesus, Tereia
Asius Percote, Practius, Sestos,

Abydos, Arisbe
Hippothous, Pylaeus Pelasgus
Acamas, Peirous, Rhesus Thrace
Euphemus Cicones
Pyraechmes Paeonia
Pylaemenes Cytorus, Cromna, Aegialus
Odius, Epistrophus Alybe
Chromis, Ennomus Mysia
Phorcys, Ascanius Phrygia
Mesthles, Antiphus Maeonia
Nastes, Amphimachus Caria, Miletus
Sarpedon, Glaucus Lycia
The Trojans and their allies were commanded by Hector, son of Priam
and Hecuba. Aeneas was second-in-command.
The following forces joined the Trojans after Hector’s death.
Leaders Origin
Penthesileia Amazons (Themiscyra)
Memnon Ethiopia
Eurypylus Mysia
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Funeral Games of Patroclus
Achilles conducted the funeral games in honour of his beloved friend
Patroclus. This scene take place in Book 23 of Homer’s Iliad.
I have listed the sporting events, the competitors’ names and prizes won.
Games Competitors Prizes
chariot race 1st: Diomedes • Woman skilled in crafts and a tripod (22
2nd: Antilochus pints)
3rd: Menelaus • Six years old mare, pregnant with a mule
4th: Meriones • Kettle (4 pints)
5th: Eumelus • 2 talents of gold
• Two-handed pan (Eumelus received a
cuirass of Asteropaeus instead, out of
pity, because he had crashed in the race.
The two-handed pan (unclaimed prize)
was given to Nestor.)
boxing 1st: Epeius • Mule, 6 years old

2nd: Euryalus • Two-handled mug
wrestling The match was drawn with 1 bout • Three-legged cauldron (worth 12 oxen)
each to Odysseus and Ajax. Prizes • Slave woman (worth 4 oxen)
were shared.
foot-race 1st: Odysseus • Mixing bowl of chase silver (6 pints)

2nd: Oilean Ajax • Large oxen
3rd: Antiochus • Half talent of gold (Antiochus received
another half talent)
armed Match was drawn between • Sword of Asteropaeus (for the 1st to
combat Diomedes and Ajax. Prizes were draw blood)
shared between them but Diomedes • Armour, helmet shield and spear of
received the sword of Asteropaeus, Sarpedon
for drawing first blood. • And a free meal at Achilles’ hut!
discus 1st: Polypoetes • Lump of pig iron (there was only one
2nd: Telamonian Ajax prize for this contest)
3rd: Leonteus
4th: Epeius
archery 1st: Meriones • 10 double-headed axe heads

2nd: Teucer • 10 single-headed axe heads
javelin Achilles awarded Agamemnon • Unused cauldron with floral pattern

the first prize without contest (worth an oxen)
2nd: Meriones • Long spear
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Trojan Horse
The Trojan (Wooden) Horse was a stratagem devised by Odysseus
to enter Troy with a small armed force. The plan was to open Troy’s gates,
so they could bring the main body of the Greek army into the city. Odysseus
was the leader of this company. Below was the list of selected Greek war-
riors who hid inside the Horse’s belly.
Odysseus Polypoetes • Epeius

Diomedes Leonteus Eurypylus
Lesser Ajax Philoctetes Machaon
Menelaus Acamas Menestheus
Nestor Demophon Podalirius
Idomeneus Euryalus Thoas
Meriones Sthenelus Anticlus
Teucer Amphilochus
Neoptolemus Echion
Odysseus was forced to kill Anticlus inside the Wooden Horse, because
Helen tried to trick the Greeks into revealing to the Trojans that there were
men hidden in the belly of the Wooden Horse. Had Anticlus called out, all
the warriors inside of the horse would have died.
Alphabet Capital Lower
Case
Greek
alpha Α α
beta Β β
gamma Γ γ
delta ∆ δ
epsilon Ε ε
zeta Ζ ζ
eta Η η
theta Θ θ
theta (symbol)
iota Ι ι
kapa Κ κ
lamba Λ λ
mu Μ µ
nu Ν ν
xi Ξ ξ
omicron Ο ο
pi Π π
rho Ρ ρ
sigma Σ σ
sigma (final) ς
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ILIAD
SUMMARY
Zeus, father of the gods and humans, desired the nymph

Thetis. However, a prophecy said she would have a son who was
greater than his father. Zeus decided to marry her to Peleus, king of
the Myrmidons. At the wedding dinner, the goddess Discord, angry
she was not invited, threw an apple on the table. On it was written,
‘Kalliste’- "For the Fairest." The goddesses Hera, Athene, and
Aphrodite fought over who was most beautiful, and chose the young
shepherd Paris as the judge.
Paris was actually the son of the king and queen of Troy. A
prophecy said he would cause Troy's destruction, so his parents Priam
and Hecuba abandoned him in the wilds of Mount Ida, where he
lived with the nymph Oenone. Paris chose Aphrodite as the fairest
goddess and she promised him the most beautiful woman in the world
as his wife.
The most beautiful woman in the world was Helen, wife of
King Menelaus of Sparta. Paris came to visit and fell in love with
Helen when he saw her. She left with him in the middle of the night,
and they returned to Troy.
Menelaus got angry. When the Trojans would not return
Helen, Agamemnon, the brother of Menelaus and king of Mycenae,
told him to call all the kings of Greece to Aulis to get ready for war
against Troy. Many kings did not want to come, including Odysseus.
Agamemnon sent Palamedes to bring Odysseus to Aulis.
Odysseus pretended to be insane, driving his oxen on the seashore,
plowing the sand, and throwing salt on the ground. Palamedes threw
Odysseus's son Telemachus under the feet of the oxen and Odysseus
had to stop.
Achilles was the son of Thetis and Peleus. His mother tried
to protect him from a prophecy of early death by dipping him into the
River Styx, which would make him invulnerable. However, she held
him by the heel so his heel was unprotected. She sent him to hide in
the court of the king of Scyros, where he was disguised as a girl and
married the princess Deidamia. Odysseus disguised himself as a
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traveling merchant, and tempted Achilles into revealing himself using
a beautiful sword.
In Aulis, the wind was coming from the wrong direction. The
prophet Calchas told Agamemnon the gods wanted him to sacrifice
his daughter Iphigenia in order to get a fair wind. When Agamemnon
ordered Iphigenia killed, his wife Clytemnestra swore vengeance.
The Trojan princes argued over what they should do. Priam's
son Hector said war was inevitable. Antenor thought Hector just
wanted revenge against the Greeks. Aeneas thought Troy would win
because a prophecy foretold success for him. Priam said there was
no choice.
Cassandra, Priam's daughter, was a priestess of Apollo with a
gift of prophecy. She was cursed by Apollo so that no one would ever
believe what she said. She predicted that Hector would die and Troy
would burn.
The Greeks Laodamia and Protesilaus were married.
Protesilaus joined the war against Troy but left a sculpture of himself
to keep his wife company. One night she dreamed that she was with
him as they approached Troy. He was the "foremost man" to leap
from his ship onto the shore, and was killed. Laodamia knew this
was a vision of the future. She prayed to Zeus, and he granted her
three hours with her husband before he died, by making the statue
come to life. Then Laodamia herself died.
Agamemnon walked through his forces on the shore of Troy.
He argued with Achilles and accused Achilles of holding back a
prisoner. Achilles said he had captured the boy, Priam's son Lykaon,
the night before behind Troy. The gods too watched the war.
The battle began. Achilles fought with Cycnus, the son of
Poseidon. No weapon could pierce him. However, Achilles strangled
Cycnus by the straps of his helmet.
Cressida was the daughter of Calchas, the Trojan prophet who
joined the Greeks. He left his daughter behind with her uncle Pandarus.
Troilus, a prince of Troy, fell in love with her and gave her his shield.
The Greeks exchanged a captive for Cressida and though she swore
to return to Troilus, she gave the shield to the Greek hero Diomedes
instead.
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After many years, the war was still not over. Palamedes seized
power over the Greeks while Agamemnon was away. Odysseus told
Agamemnon he would spread a rumor and plant evidence that
Palamedes had sold out to the Trojans, and Agamemnon agreed to
the plan.
The god Apollo made the Greeks sick. Calchas said it was
because Agamemnon refused to release a captive girl (Chryseis) who
was the daughter of a priest of Apollo (Chryses). Agamemnon said if
he had to give up his captive, he would take Achilles' favorite captive
Briseis. Achilles said if that happened, he would refuse to fight for
Troy.
Paris challenged Menelaus in single combat for Helen. They
fought, and Menelaus was winning, but Aphrodite saved him. The
mighty Hector rallied the Trojans and they fought off the Greeks.
Hector and his wife Andromache talked. She asked him if he could
say, but he told her he was fated to be killed, and she was fated to end
her days as a slave. He returned to the battle.
Odysseus and Diomedes set off by night to do something to
encourage the Greeks. Meanwhile, the Trojans sent Dolon the Wolf
as a scout to find out what the Greeks were planning. Odysseus and
Diomedes captured Dolon, got information about the Trojans
(including their password) and killed him. Then they killed the
Thracian king, who was coming to help the Trojans, and stole the
king's horses.
Agamemnon, Diomedes, and other Trojans were wounded in
battle, but Achilles still refused to fight. He sent his friend Patroclus,
wearing the armor of Achilles, to lead the Myrmidons in battle.
Patroclus killed Sarpedon and then chased after the Trojans. Hector
killed Patroclus and took his armor.
Achilles mourned the death of Patroclus, and rejoined the
battle. He confronted Hector, and chased him around the walls of
Troy. Hector asked him to return his body to the Trojans if he were
killed, but Achilles refused and killed him. Then he dragged Hector's
body behind his chariot, and decided to give Patroclus a great funeral.
After the funeral pyre of Patroclus, the Greeks held funeral
games. In the chariot race, Diomedes won and Antilochus edged out
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Menelaus with reckless driving. Menelaus refused to take last place
because he said it was unfair, and Antilochus let him have second
prize. In the wrestling, Odysseus defeated Ajax by hitting him behind
the knee. Odysseus also beat Ajax in the foot-race. Achilles was still
mourning the death of Patroclus.
Achilles still refused to release the body of Hector. Priam
drove out by himself in a chariot and threw himself in front of Achilles
in his tent, asking Achilles to think of his own father. Achilles gave
Priam the body and finally was at peace.
Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons, joined the Trojans with
her army of women warriors. She killed the men of Protesilaus and
pushed the Greeks back to their camp. Achilles killed her with a spear.
He realized that he could have loved her.
Memnon, king of the Ethiopians, killed Nestor's son
Antilochus. Achilles fought and killed Memnon. Then he chased the
Trojans back to the gates of Troy. Apollo tells Paris to shoot a poisoned
arrow at Achilles. It would have fallen short, but Achilles turned and
the point of the arrow entered his heel. He fell and his body was
trampled.
Thetis commanded the Greeks to burn her son's body, and
she gave his possessions as prizes in the funeral games for Achilles.
The Greeks awarded Achilles' armor to Odysseus because the Trojans
said they feared Odysseus more than Ajax. Ajax plotted to kill
Odysseus and Agamemnon, but Athene made him go insane instead,
and he attacked the sheep and captured the rams. When dawn arrived,
he regained his sanity and killed himself.
Calchas told the Greeks a prophecy said they must be led by
the son of Achilles, Neoptolemus. Odysseus went to Scyros to get
Neoptolemus , and recognized him by his speed and strength.
Neoptolemus returned with Odysseus despite Deidamia's pleas.
Calchas says the Greeks still needed the Bow of Heracles. It
was in the possession of Philoctetes, who was abandoned by Odysseus
on a deserted island. Odysseus and Neoptolemus went to get the
bow. Odysseus told Neoptolemus to lie to Philoctetes and say he had
fought with Odysseus. When Odysseus appeared, Pyrrhus felt sorry
for Philoctetes, but the dead hero Heracles appeared himself and told
Philoctetes to go along with the Greeks.
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Paris was wounded, and had himself carried up to Mount Ida
to ask the nymph Oenone to heal him. Oenone was still angry with
him for leaving her for Helen, but even as he was dying he could not
tell her she was more beautiful than Helen. She sent him away, and
he died on the way back to Troy, even though she changed her mind
and followed him.
A prophecy said that Troy could not be taken as long as the
Palladium stood in the citadel. Odysseus entered Troy disguised as a
beggar, and Helen took him in. She told him how the Palladium was
guarded, and he escaped out the Skaian Gate. On the first dark night,
Odysseus and Diomedes approached Troy. Odysseus gave Diomedes
a boost up the wall but Diomedes refused to pull Odysseus after him,
going on by himself to get the Palladium. Odysseus was angry with
Diomedes.
The Greeks built a wooden horse, which they filled with
warriors. Then they sailed away and hid. The Trojans came out and
argued whether to take it inside the city. The Greek spy Sinon told
them it was a gift from the Greeks, and would make the Trojans
rulers of all Greece. Laocoon, the priest of Poseidon, warned them
not to take it in, but Poseidon sent serpents to kill Laocoon's sons and
Laocoon himself. The Trojans took the horse into the city.
At night, Sinon lit the signal and released the heroes from the
horse. Priam and Hecuba took refuge on the altar, but Pyrrhus killed
Priam's son and then Priam himself. Aeneas and most of his family
managed to escape and left to become the founder of a great city.
The Trojan women were divided up as prizes. Hecuba was to
be the slave of Odysseus. Hecuba's youngest son was killed by the
King of Thrace, who was supposed to be keeping him safe. Hecuba
would kill the Thracian king herself later on. Agamemnon took
Cassandra, who didn't mind because she could see his future. Troy
was demolished, but the Trojan Antenor (who had helped the Greeks)
was allowed to move to a nearby city.
In Mycenae, Clytemnestra had taken a lover, Agamemnon's
cousin Aegisthus. When Agamemnon returned with Cassandra,
Clytemnestra made a big fuss over him. She had him walk on a red
carpet, and invited him in for a bath. She took his sword, threw a net
over him, and killed him with an axe. Then she set off with the axe to
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Cassandra, who knew what was going to happen and was happy
because she had her revenge on Agamemnon. Cassandra was also
killed. Agamemnon's son Orestes, who had been away, returned and
conspired with his sister Elektra to avenge their father. They killed
Clytemnestra and Aegisthus.
Neoptolemus took Andromache and Helenus as slaves and
married Andromache. He feuded with Orestes, because Menalaus
had promised his daughter Hermione to him, but now wanted her to
marry Neoptolemus. They fought, and Neoptolemus was killed.
Helenus then married Andromache and they ruled over a colony of
Trojan exiles in what had once been Achilles' kingdom. There Aeneas
encountered them on his journey to Italy.
Menelaus took Helen and headed for home. His ships were
scattered by a storm and he ended up in Egypt, but could not get any
further. A sea nymph told him to ask the god Proteus for help, but he
had to catch and hold the god in order to get his aid. Menelaus grabbed
Proteus, who turned into a snake, a leopard, a board, water, and finally
a tree while Menelaus held on. Proteus told him to return to Egypt
and make offerings to the gods for a fair wind, and told him of the
deaths of Ajax Oileus and Agamemnon. Menelaus returned home
and lived happily ever after with Helen. They had a daughter
Hermione. Orestes married Hermione and retook Argos, becoming
king over all the Peloponessus.
Odysseus's son Telemachus visited Nestor of Pylos,
accompanied by the mysterious Mentor. Penelope, the wife of
Odysseus, was being pestered by suitors who want to marry her
because they believed Odysseus was dead, but she was stalling them
by pretending to weave a shroud for her husband. Nestor gave
Telemachus news of the Greek heroes. After this, Mentor rose into
the air, turning into a black eagle, and Nestor and Telemachus realized
he had been a god (it was actually Athene).
A mysterious old beggar visited the house of Eumaeus, the
swineherd of Odysseus. The beggar told the swineherd about the
wanderings of Odysseus, and said Odysseus will take revenge on the
suitors. Eumaeus did not believe him but gave him a bed for the
night. The next day Telemachus came to the swineherd's house and
the beggar reveals himself as Odysseus.
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Penelope said she would marry the man who could string the
bow of Odysseus and send an arrow through the holes of twelve axes
set in a row. The suitors tried but failed, and the beggar asked if he
could try. He did easily, and then shot Antinous, and then he and
Telemachus killed the rest of the suitors. Penelope did not believe it
was her husband, and tried to trick him by asking that the marriage
bed be brought out, but Odysseus knew it had been built around a
living tree.
Now that Odysseus had returned home, the Trojan War was
truly over.
Odysseus, attempting to travel home, underwent a series of
trials, tribulations and setbacks that stretched his journey to ten years'
time. These are detailed in Homer's epic poem The Odyssey.
Aeneas led a group of survivors away from the city, including
his son Ascanius, his trumpeter Misenus, father Anchises, the healer
Iapyx, all the Lares and Penates and Mimas as a guide. His wife Creusa
was killed during the sack of the city. They fled Troy with a number of
ships, seeking to establish a new homeland elsewhere. They landed in
several nearby countries that proved inhospitable and finally were told
by a Sibyl that they had to return to the land of their forebears.
They first tried Crete, where Dardanus had once settled, but
found it ravaged by the same plague that had driven Idomeneus away.
They found the colony led by Helenus and Andromache, but declined
to remain. After seven years they arrived in Carthage, where Aeneas
had an affair with Dido. Eventually the gods ordered him to continue
onward (Dido committed suicide), and he and his people arrived at
the mouth of the Tiber in Italy.
There a Sibyl took him to the underworld and foretold the
majesty of Rome, which would be founded by his people. He
negotiated a settlement with the local king, Lavinius, and was wed to
his daughter, Lavinia. This triggered a war with other local tribes,
which culminatied in the founding of the settlement of Alba Longa,
ruled by Aeneas and Lavinia's son Silvius.
Three hundred years later, according to Roman myth, his
descendants Romulus and Remus founded Rome. The details of the
journey of Aeneas, his affair with Dido, and his settling in Italy are
the subject of the Roman epic poem the Aeneid by Virgil.
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The Iliad - Robert Fagles

The Iliad of Homer - Project Gutenberg E-Book
Iliad by Homer - Samuel Butler
Homer, the Iliad - Ian Johnston
The Shield of Achilles - Nicholas Swift
Iliad - George Chapman
The Iliad by Homer - Alexander Pope
World Mythology - Arthur Cotterell
Odyssey and Epic Cycle - Dr. Lanka Siva Rama Prasad
The use and value of Anthologies - Richard Garnett
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