The book The Adventures of Odysseus And the Tale of Troy was written by author Padriac Colum Here you can read free online of The Adventures of Odysseus And the Tale of Troy book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Adventures of Odysseus And the Tale of Troy a good or bad book?
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Hector fought his way forward crying to the Trojans to bring fire to the ships that had come to their coast against the will of the gods. ' ' He came to the first of the ships and laid his hand upon its stern. Many fought against him there. Swords and spears and armour fell on the ground, some from the hands, some off the shoulders of warring men, and the black earth was red with blood. But Hector was not driven away from the ship. And 78 THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS he shouted " Bring fire that ...we may burn the ships that have brought the enemy to our land. The woes we have suffered were because of the cowardice of the elders of the City they would not let me bring my warriors here and bring battle down to the ships when first they came to our beach. Do not let us return to the City until we have burned the ships with fire. " ' ' But whoever brought fire near the ship was stricken by strong Aias who stood there with a long pike in his hands. Now all this time Patroklos sat in the hut of Eurypylos, the wounded man he had succoured, cheering him with discourse and laying healing herbs on his wounds.
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