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SCENE—Tents of on the shore, near Ilion; a low underwood in the background; and the sea seen in the distance.

Athena. [Speaking as from the sky, unseen by .]

I see thee, son of Lartios, ever more

Seeking to seize some moment of attack

Against thy foes; and now, I find thee here,

Where by the ships the tents of Aias rise,

(His ranks the last in order,) hunting out

And measuring the steps but newly stamped,

That thou may'st see if he is now within,

Or stays without. And thou art onward led,

As by the scent of keen Laconian hound;

For there, within, the man may now be found,

With drops of sweat on head and slaughtering hands;

And thou no longer needest so to peer

Within the gate; but tell me why thou show'st

Such zeal, that thou may'st learn from one who knows.