The Iliad

by Homer

But come now, let us go to bed and take pleasure in making love. I never felt desire like this enfolded all around me, not even when I first took you away by ship across the sea from lovely Sparta, and afterwards, upon the isle of Cranae, 560 I shared a bed with you and we made love. Not even then was I so seized by sweet desire for you.” He led her to the bed. His wife came with him and the two of them lay there together on the well-made bed. But meanwhile, Menelaus paced around all through the crowd, like some wild animal, 450 trying to catch a glimpse of godlike Paris. None of the Trojans or their noble allies could find where Paris was—though if they had, 570 they would not have concealed him out of friendship. Indeed, the Trojans all detested Paris, as if he were black death. Then Agamemnon, the lord of men, said,

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