Rhesus (935-945)

in my knowledge of your doom; but Hector’s sages and those countless embassies persuaded you to go and help your friends.

This was your doing, Athena; you alone are to blame for his death —neither Odysseus nor the son of Tydeus

had anything to do with it—do not think it has escaped my eye. And yet we sister Muses do special honor to your city, your land we chiefly haunt; and those dark mysteries with their torch processions were revealed by Orpheus, cousin of this dead man

whom you have slain. Musaeus, too, your holy citizen, of all men most advanced in lore, was trained by Phoebus and us, the nine sisters. And here is your reward for this; in my arms I hold my child and mourn for him. I’ll bring to you no other learned man.