EnterACHILLES。
ACHILLES
WhereinthesetentsisAchaea’sgeneral？WhichofhisservantswillannouncetohimthatAchilles，thesonofPeleus，isathisgatesseekinghim？ForthisdelayattheEuripusisnotthesameforallofus；therebesome，forinstance，who，thoughstillunwed，havelefttheirhousesdesolateandareidlinghereuponthebeach，whileothersaremarriedandhavechildren；sostrangethelongingforthisexpeditionthathasfallenontheirheartsbyHeaven’swill。MyownjustpleamustIdeclare，andwhosoelsehathanywishwillspeakforhimself。ThoughIhaveleftPharsaliaandPeleus，stillIlingerherebyreasonoftheselightbreezesattheEuripus，restrainingmyMyrmidons，whiletheyareeverinstantwithmesaying，\"Whydowetarry，Achilles？howmuchlongermustwecountthedaystothestartforIlium？dosomething，ifthouartsominded；elseleadhomethymen，andwaitnotforthetardyactionoftheseAtridae。\"
EnterCLYTAEMNESTRA。
CLYTAEMNESTRA