But why? This matter is surely an unfortunate one.TeucerThe death of my brother Aias at Troy was my ruin.HelenHow so? You didn’t take his life with your sword, did you?TeucerHe threw himself on his own sword and died.HelenWas he mad? For what sensible man would dare such a thing?TeucerDo you know a certain Achilleus, the son of Peleus?HelenYes; he came to woo Helen once, so I hear.TeucerWhen he died, he left a contest for his armor to his allies.HelenWell, if he did, what harm is this to Aias?TeucerWhen someone else got the arms, he took his own life.HelenThen are you ill through his suffering?TeucerYes, because I did not die together with him.HelenSo you went to the famous city of Ilion, stranger?TeucerYes, and by helping to sack it, I destroyed myself as well.HelenHas it already been set alight and completely consumed by fire?TeucerSo that not even a trace of the walls is evident.HelenO miserable Helen! Because of you, the Phrygians have been destroyed.TeucerAnd also the Achaeans; great evils have been committed.HelenHow long is it since the city was sacked?TeucerAlmost seven years have gone full circle, with their harvests.HelenAnd how much longer were you waiting at Troy?TeucerFor many months; the moon held its course through ten years.HelenAnd did you capture the Spartan woman?TeucerMenelaos caught her by the hair to drag her away.HelenDid you yourself see the wretched creature? Or do you speak from hearsay?TeucerI saw her with my own eyes, just as I see you, no less.HelenConsider whether you had some fancy, sent by the gods.TeucerThink of some other topic, not that woman still!HelenAre you so sure this fancy was reliable?TeucerI saw it with my own eyes; and the mind has sight.