ODYSSEY 4
They came to the hollows of Lacedaemon
And drove to Menelaus' palace,
Which they found filled with guests. Menelaus
Was hosting a double wedding party
| For his son and his daughter. He was sending her | 5 |
Long ago in Troy, and now the gods
Were bringing the marriage to pass.
He was sending her off with horses and chariots
| For her journey to the city of the Myrmidons, | 10 |
For his son he was bringing a bride
From Sparta, the daughter of Alector.
This son, Megapenthes, was born from a slave woman,
| For the gods had made Helen barren | 15 |
Who had the beauty of golden Aphrodite.
So Menelaus' kinsfolk and neighbors
Were feasting in the great hall. A bard
| Was singing and playing the lyre, | 20 |
And led them in the dancing.
Telemachus
And Nestor's son halted their horses
At the gate, and Eteoneus,
| Menelaus' right-hand man, came out and saw them | 25 |
To the shepherd of the people. He stood
At Menelaus' shoulder and his words flew fast:
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Publication information:
Book title: Odyssey.
Contributors: Homer - Author, Stanley Lombardo - Translator.
Publisher: Hackett Publishing.
Place of publication: Indianapolis.
Publication year: 2000.
Page number: 44.
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