《伊利亚特·第23卷》第6节
First for fleet chariot-racers he ordained a noble prize, a woman skilled in fair handiwork for the winner to lead home, and an eared tripod that held two-and-twenty measures; these for the first man; and for the second he ordained a six-year-old mare unbroke with a mule foal in her womb; and for the third he gave a goodly caldron yet untouched by fire, holding four measures, bright as when first made; and for the fourth he ordained two talents of gold; and for the fifth a two-handled urn untouched of fire, Then he stood up and spake a word among the Argives: “Son of Atreus and ye other well-greaved Achaians, for the chariot-racers these prizes lie awaiting them in the lists. If in some other’s honour we Achaians were now holding our games, it would be I who should win the first prize and bear it to my hut; for ye know how far my pair of horses are first in excellence, for they are immortal and Poseidon gave them to my father Peleus, and he again to me. But verily I will abide, I and my whole-hooved horses, so glorious a charioteer have they lost, and one so kind, who on their manes full often poured smooth oil, when he had washed them in clear water. For him they stand and mourn, and their manes are trailing on the ground, and there stand they with sorrow at their hearts. But ye others throughout the host get ye to your places, whosoever of the Achalans hath trust in his horses and firm-jointed car.”
注释摘要
这一节开启了帕特罗克洛斯的葬礼竞技会。阿喀琉斯从自己的船里搬出奖品，摆在场地上，然后向全军宣告第一项赛事——战车竞赛——的奖赏与规则。他逐一宣布了名次对应的奖品：头名是一位精于手工的女子外加一口带耳柄、容量二十二斗的大鼎；二名是一匹六岁、未曾驯服且腹中怀有骡驹的母马；三名是一口从未上过火、容量四斗的崭新铜锅；四名是两塔兰同黄金；五名是一只双耳、尚未被火烧过…