《伊利亚特·第23卷》第16节
Then Peleus’ son brought and set in the ring a far-shadowing spear and a chaldron that knew not the fire, an ox’s worth, embossed with flowers; and men that were casters of the javelin arose up. There rose Atreus’ son wide-ruling Agamemnon, and Meriones, Idomeneus’ brave squire. And swift-footed noble Achilles spake among them: “Son of Atreus, for that we know how far thou excellest all, and how far the first thou art in the might of thy throw, take thou this prize with thee to the hollow ships, and to the hero Meriones let us give the spear, if thou art willing in thy heart: thus I at least advise.” Thus spake he, nor disregarded him Agamemnon king of men. So to Meriones he gave the spear of bronze, but to the herald Talthybios the hero gave the goodliest prize.
注释摘要
这是整个葬仪竞技会中结构极短、几乎没有动作的一幕——但它以极简的方式完成了一次重要的公共关系。阿喀琉斯（Achilles，阿开奥斯军中最强的战士，佩琉斯之子）为投矛比赛设立的奖品是一支长杆投矛和一尊带花卉浮雕的铜鼎，鼎从未见过火，价值一头牛。然后站起来两个报名者：阿特柔斯之子、大权在握的阿伽门农（Agamemnon，阿开奥斯联军统帅），以及伊多墨纽斯的勇猛…