"'Menelaus,' he exclaimed, 'has two good friends among the
goddesses, Juno and Minerva, but they only sit still and look on,
while Venus on the other hand takes much better care of Paris, and
defends him when he is in danger. She has only just this moment
been rescuing him when he made sure he was at death's door, for the
victory really did lie with Menelaus. We must think what we are to
do about all this. Shall we renew strife between the combatants or
shall we make them friends again? I think the best plan would be
for the City of Priam to remain unpillaged, but for Menelaus to have
his wife Helen sent back to him.'
"Minerva and Juno groaned in spirit when they heard this. They were
sitting side by side, and thinking what mischief they could do to
the Trojans. Minerva for her part said not one word, but sat
scowling at her father, for she was in a furious passion with him,
but Juno could not contain herself, so she said--
"'What, pray, son of Saturn, is all this about? Is my trouble then
to go for nothing, and all the pains that I have taken, to say
nothing of my horses, and the way we have sweated and toiled to get
the people together against Priam and his children? You can do as
you please, but you must not expect all of us to agree with you.
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