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Summit Homes Group has taken its focus on the home improvement business to a whole new level with tonight's launch of a $6 million indoor display centre with a second-storey renovation in Myaree.
Summit Homes Group has taken its focus on the home improvement business to a whole new level with tonight's launch of a $6 million indoor display centre with a second-storey renovation in Myaree.
The state's fifth biggest residential home builder and 18th largest property developer believes its centre is a one-of-a-kind for a construction company, offering the ability to show off kitchens, bathrooms, outdoor entertainment spaces and even a second-level adults' retreat extension in the same way that new home builders typically use display homes.
The facility will be officially opened this evening.
Summit managing director David Simpson said decades-long experience in home renovating had led to idea of giving customers the opportunity to feel and touch the fittings and finishes in one place.
Traditionally, the renovating clients have to independently undertake the time-consuming task of visiting specialist providers when refitting an established home.
"Although the internet is booming there is nothing like coming in to see it," Mr Simpson told Business News.
The 2,462 square metre display centre has been built on a site adjoining Summit's significant office and operational operations in Myaree.
Mr Simpson forecast a robust residential property market, including an expected 26 per cent increase in revenue for his group, although he cited delays in approvals for land releases as a significant issue despite years of industry complaints to government.
His predictions on buoyancy were backed up by the Master Builders Association, which last week stated that Western Australia's residential construction market was set for a strong upturn, with low interest rates fuelling pent-up demand in the wake of strong population growth.
Mr Simpson said the home improvement market was growing, in part, because Perth's sprawl made renovating an existing home in a more central suburb an increasingly attractive option.
Furthermore, the cost of housing transactions and the fact that children were staying at home longer weighed in favour of extending an existing house for some people when compared to building anew.
John Simpson started the family owned business, in partnership with National Westminster Bank, in the 1960s as the Rockingham Park land development operation in what was then Perth's most southern reaches.
In the 1980s, the group went into partnership with a builder under the banner Summit Homes.
"After the 200th time someone asked 'do you know a builder' we decided to into that market," David Simpson said.
In the late 1990s the group bought out the bank and then, a couple of years later, took 100 per cent of the building operation.
"We were the silent partner," Mr Simpson said.
"It was pretty daunting at the time."
In 2011-12 the building business started nearly 860 homes, placing it fifth in the state behind Julian Walters's JWH Group with almost 1,100 starts, Pindan with more than 1,120, Dale Alcock-led ABN Group's 2,371, and Len Buckeridge's BGC at almost 2,700.
Last financial year, Mr Simpson said, the company had 1,000 starts and turnover was $230 million in building alone. He is forecasting revenue of $290 million in 2013-14. The company directly employs 300 people and, in addition to home construction and renovation, has 16 business lines from plumbing to ceilings that complement its building operations.
Summit is unusual in being placed in the top 20 in both land development and home building. Only national property group Australand joins it in that space, ranking 11th in land development and 19th in residential construction starts.
In terms of land development, Summit has subdivided 1,821 hectares, which now have 10,000 homes on them in projects such as Heritage Park Estate, Parkland Heights and Harrington Waters Private Estate.
It has 2,000 lots in its land bank and 1,800 lots in estates under development, which ranked it ahead of the Lester Group and behind Aspen Group when Business News last surveyed the sector at the start of the year.
Aspen has since sold two Byford estates with about 500 lots to Cedar Woods, which is likely to push major listed developer to ninth position in WA ahead of private player Heath Development Company, which had slightly more than 4,000 lots under development.
Summit also owns a retirement village in Kingsley and commercial office buildings in Stirling and Subiaco.


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His phenomenal footballing skills have made him a household name in Mzansi. He started his career in soccer as a teenager, and he natured his talent to be celebrated today. In the wake of his fame and wealth, questions have been asked about his private life. Well, Siphiwe Shabalala is a man of style and excellent fashion sense, which determines the kind of lifestyle he lives.
Shabalala has built a sprawling mansion for himself and his family to cap his expensive life. Judging from the pictures he regularly posts on his Instagram, one can tell he spends a fortune purchasing it. His mansion is classic and suitable for a king like him. Here is a sneak peek at Siphiwe Shabalala's sprawling mansion in Johannesburg.
Thanks to Siphiwe Shabalala's Instagram pictures, we have connected the dots regarding his mansion, which is rumoured to be located in Johannesburg. His house is on the outskirts of the town because he wants to stay away from the limelight.
Siphiwe Shabalala
Siphiwe Shabalala: Image source @Instagram
His mansion has a large backyard with an outdoor pool and trampoline. It has two giant pillars at its entrance and a vast chandelier light on top. On its front view are sliding glass doors, making his mansion unique in its own way. Its scenery is tiled with brown tiles exalted with a well-shaped lawn and flowers.
Siphiwe Shabalala
His house is more beautiful inside; it has a grey and cream colour theme in its interior. As a footballer, Shabalala is set to go to the gym for timed strength training sessions, so he builds himself a gym at his place. His mansion also has deejaying room because he is a lover of music. Growing up, Sabalala had a dream of becoming a musician, but fate decided otherwise for him.
Siphiwe Shabalala
Siphiwe Shabalala: Image source @Instagram
As someone who enjoys spending his money purchasing exotic cars, Siphiwe Shabalala's mansion has a huge garage for his cars. The football star owns a fleet of expensive cars.


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S. Korea, Laos sign 18 MOUs over economic cooperation
By Song Sang-ho
VIENTIANE, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Laos signed 18 memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on Friday to deepen bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, health care, infrastructure development and cultural exchanges, Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said.
The MOUs, mostly about economic cooperation, were inked after the summit between South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her Laotian counterpart Bounnhang Vorachith in Vientiane. Laos is the third and last leg of Park's eight-day trip that also took her to Russia and China.
Among them were a set of MOUs to beef up cooperation in nurturing Laotian medical professionals, preventing infectious diseases and introducing telemedicine services, which will enhance Laos' welfare system and pave the way for South Korea's medical industry to make inroads into the Southeast Asian region, Seoul officials said.
These arrangements involve Laos' top-notch Mahosot Hospital and Children Hospital in Vientiane.
The MOUs will boost the "South Korea-Laos Seoul Project" through which Seoul has conducted joint medical research, trained Laotian medical professors and provided telemedicine-related assistance. Since 2011, the project has trained 72 Laotian professors.
The project is modeled after the "Minnesota Project," an aid program that Washington carried out from 1955-61 to help lay the foundation for South Korea's medical sector. Under the project, 226 South Korean professors, including 77 doctors, received training in the University of Minnesota.
The MOUs, signed Friday, also include a set of arrangements to bolster agricultural cooperation by sharing policy information and expanding technological exchanges, and to construct an eco-friendly energy town in Laos.
The eco-friendly town project is Seoul's key initiative to combat climate change and bolster new energy industries. The town features a set of plants to generate clean energy through the processing of natural and renewable resources, such as biomass and solar energy.
Another MOU concerns Laos' infrastructure development scheme.
South Korea's Export-Import Bank signed a loan arrangement -- worth US$53 million -- with Laos' finance ministry to support a project to manage the areas along the Mekong River in Champasak Province, southern Laos.
The two countries' culture ministries also signed an MOU to increase their cooperation in tourism and cultural exchanges, while the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency and Laos' Ministry of Planning and Investment signed an MOU to expand investment cooperation.
South Korea is Laos' fourth-largest trading partner after Thailand, China and Japan.
Two-way trade, which stood at US$41 million in 2006, reached $198 million last year due in large part to the free trade deal between South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which took effect in 2007.
N.K. leader declares victory in fight against COVID-19: state media
DP slams Yoon's absence during record rainfall
(News Focus) Samsung's Lee expected to solidify leadership, step up biz activities after receiving pardon
(LEAD) Yoon pledges to improve ties with Japan, offers economic aid in exchange for N.K. denuclearization
(LEAD) Bill Gates calls for S. Korea to play leading role in global health cooperation
(2nd LD) Samsung heir Lee granted special presidential pardon
(News Focus) Samsung's Lee expected to solidify leadership, step up biz activities after receiving pardon
(LEAD) Yoon pledges to improve ties with Japan, offers economic aid in exchange for N.K. denuclearization
16 dead, missing in record rainfall in Seoul, surrounding areas in 3 days
DP slams Yoon's absence during record rainfall
(Yonhap Interview) Chinese ambassador says no Beijing-Seoul 'decoupling,' warns of impact from U.S.-led groups
S. Korea, U.S. to stage preparatory military drills before major field exercise
(LEAD) Homes of ex-top security officials raided in probe into N. Korea's killing of fisheries official
(LEAD) Bill Gates calls for S. Korea to play leading role in global health cooperation
(LEAD) Gov't to supply 2.7 mln homes in next 5 years


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The Meghalaya Governor Satyapal Malik has opened the pandora's box in his revelation to the national channel on COVID19 corruption during his tenure as Goa Governor.
In his interview, Malik made serious allegations against the CM Pramod Sawant, who he accused of total corruption during COVID times.
"There was 'total' corruption in the handling of everything in Goa. I ordered an inquiry, informed the PM. I was removed from the post because I exposed corruption," he charged.
The BIG FAT COVID19 Corruption…
During the initial COVID19 days, every Government was taken aback as there was no preparedness, and due to lockdowns, there was no material available. Hence the material was purchased at higher prices.
However, the Goa government's Health department purchased everything and anything at 10 times the market price, almost 18 months after the crisis started.
The ventilator scam…
The Central Government has purchased ICU ventilators for Rs 2.5 lakh each, and the same party government in the State has purchased ICU ventilators for nearly Rs 8.15 lakh each.
The Modi government has purchased 50,000 ventilators for a budget of Rs 2000 crore, which works out to Rs 2.5 lakh each.
The cash-strapped State government, or rather the Goa Medical College (GMC) and the Directorate of Health Services (DHS), have purchased the 200 ventilators for Rs 8,15,360 each. Moreover, the same ventilators are available online for anything between Rs 1.5 lakh and Rs 3.5 lakh.
The procurement of the ventilators, which were ordered in March 2020, has been quite eventful.
The Government vide Order No. 7/12/2020-I1/PHD/773 dated 31/03/2020 had accorded approval for the purchase of ICU ventilators (200) from Innovative Medicare Technologies Pvt Ltd, Chandigarh costing Rs 16,30,72,000 to be debitable from the State Budget Head (State fund).
Accordingly, Goa Medical College had placed purchase orders for supply of 200 ventilators model Trilogy 202, make Philips, required for treatment of COVID-19 patients. However, the order was kept on hold since the purchase of ventilators is being done through District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Funds.
Thereafter, the Goa Medical College informed that they have received letter dated 04/06/2020 (Pg 58/C) from Innovative Medicare Technologies Pvt Ltd informing that company will supply 50 of model T 202 and 150 of model EVO-OBM, which is a high-end ventilator when compared to Trilogy 202, which is the ordered model at no extra cost and at same price.
Also the company was to supply their basic respirator support ventilators model Philip E-30-25 (especially designed for COVID-19 patients) as standby and sought the acceptance and to amend the purchase order issued in this regard.
The Head of the Department (HoD) of Anesthesiology accepted the offer of the company for supply of high-end ventilators at no extra cost against the Trilogy 202, which is the ordered model.
"The Government has approved to accord post facto approval towards the purchase of ICU Ventilators – 200 nos from Innovative Medicare Technologies Pvt Ltd, Chandigarh for an amount of Rs 16,30,72,000 inclusive of GST for COVID-19 pandemic at Goa Medical College & Hospital from District Minerals Foundation Fund, for the health emergency of COVID-19 in view of emergency in procurement.
The Cabinet note said that the procurement was done after obtaining administrative approvals and expenditure sanction from the Government/Finance Department without following codal formalities," the Cabinet note says.
Similarly, the Government also approved the request of the company to supply 50 of model T 202 and 150 of model EVO-OBM, which is a high-end ventilator compared to Trilogy 202, which is the ordered model at no extra cost at the same price.
Finance Dept bypassed for
objecting to high rates
The State government made purchases worth crores of rupees without approval from the Finance Department, and it has now come to light that the department was bypassed as it had raised objections to purchases being made at 'exorbitant rates'.
The Directorate of Health Services had said that no approvals of the Finance Department were required as the purchases were made utilising either National Health Mission (NHM) and National AYUSH Mission funds provided by the Central Government for which Mission Director, NHM and National AYUSH Mission is empowered to approve, or through District Mineral Fund/COVID Relief Fund for which necessary procedure has been followed by the Collectors/Revenue Department.
However, investigations have further revealed that Financer Department notings had clearly raised objections. "Even though the purchases on the urgent basis are being carried out, there has to be some reasonability," said a senior Finance Department official, refusing to be named.
He said that the basic principle for procurement of goods and services is that you can purchase a nomination basis, but the rate has to be reasonable, and that has to be established by the Directorate of Health Services. "We have written every time on the file that the rates are too high," said the official reacting to the Herald expose.
The official further said that the rates of the pulse oximeters also appear to be exorbitant at Rs 1300 each for 1500 pieces. "This quantity, we were told were available at Rs 500 per piece," he said.
Directorate of Health Services and GMC had submitted the details of purchases made as per the needs and also to keep buffer stocks for days to come in view of the outbreak of COVID-19. As of now supplies have still not normalised as most items are not indigenously produced and are sourced from other States. Until the situation normalises, to ensure the health and safety of health personnel, the institutes will place orders to suppliers depending on availability, quality and delivery time.


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Yes, you can use olive oil instead of vegetable oil, and it's a substitute you should try and make often. This is because the nutritional value in olive oil is substantially higher than that of vegetable oil. The key difference between the two oils is that vegetable oil is a refined oil, meaning that it is a blend of various vegetables that undergoes much more processing and chemicals to create a smooth product. Contrary to Extra Virgin Olive Oil, which is simply produced by cold pressing the olives without the aid of any heat or chemicals.
This is important to the nutritional value of the two oils, plants & vegetables at their core are packed with micronutrients and healthy antioxidants and polyphenols. When you then use heat to extract oil from the plants, like you would do with vegetable oil, these healthy nutrients disappear as they cannot withstand the heat. However, olive oil will retain all these nutrients as no heat is needed when extracting it. Read more about the health benefits of EVOO here.
So, not only will the flavor improve when you substitute vegetable oil for olive oil, but you're also enriching your food and baking with healthy nutrients that will benefit you more in the long run! Read more about swapping Olive Oil for vegetable Oil


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Running outside vs. Running on the treadmill
Have you ever noticed that people in the gym can run on the treadmill for hours and hours? Why is that? But when you take that same person outside they cannot even run for 5 minutes. This is very interesting.
When you run on a treadmill you are getting assistance from the machine. Gravity and your body weight is taken out of the equation because of the forward movement and assistance of the treadmill. This makes running on the treadmill meal easier for a lot of people. People can run on the treadmill me longer which will help you burn a lot of calories. Another benefit of the treadmill is that you can set it at an incline which can increase the intensity of the run which will help accelerate both fat loss and weight loss. Running on the treadmill can also be boring since you are not moving around anywhere. It's almost like a mouse you see running in a cage.
When you run outside you are doing all the work. You have your bodyweight and gravity that you have to account for when you run outside. This makes it very hard for a lot people. But if a person runs outside often their body will adapt to it and it will help accelerate fat loss and weight loss while building muscle. A beginner might not be able to run that long in the beginning but if that person stays consistent with it : that person will be running for a much longer time while increasing their fitness level. Another benefit of running outside is that you are getting some good vitamin D and fresh air. You can go on different running trails with nice views which will make the time go by faster.
So here's my final take on running outside versus running on the treadmill. I personal prefer running outside. It can to go to different places to run and challenge myself. I can see beautiful things when I run outside. It helps keep me athletic and better prepared for every day life in the physical aspect. It helps me build muscle which helps with both fat loss and weight loss. The time also is more enjoyable and the time goes by fast. On the other hand I'm not a big fan of the treadmill but it does have its benefits. If I did do the treadmill I would do it at an incline to keep the intensity high. But the problem I see with the treadmill is that most people hold on to the rails when they run on the treadmill. They keep the treadmill flat. In everyday life we don't have anything to hold on when we walk. If a dog is chasing you, you're not going to have anything to hold on to when you're running. Sticking to running outside will help you prepare for things like this. And besides being like a mouse running in cage when you run on the treadmill : at least you are moving which is a lot better than the person that is sitting on the couch. Overall to get the most bang for your buck : get outside and run, and see your health and fitness level take off to another level.
The most neglected phase of strength training that is holding you back from reaching your fitness goals
One of the worse things for me I see in a gym is people with bad form and technique. You see the guy doing the barbell chest press by arching his back during the movement. Or the woman who is doing a squat but looks like she is bowing to someone. Makes me want to "scream". We have all seen it but I bet some of you thought they were doing the exercises correctly.You can tell these people had not got any proper training. All everyone is doing is focusing on lifting and pulling the most weight possible without any regard to their form and technique. This is a sure way to injure yourself and prolong you from reaching your fitness goals. I'm going to briefly talk to you about the area where I see neglected in the weight room…"The Eccentric Phase".
When I first train a client, I focus on the eccentric phase of the lift. Now what is the eccentric phase? It is the lowering phase of an exercise. Fitness people call this the "negative" where you are going against gravity. Take for example the barbell chest press where you are laying on your back. When you lower the bar to your chest you are in the eccentric phase. Most people I see neglect performing this phase the proper way. People perform this phase too fast which often results in injuries and muscles not being worked. I like to use a 3-4 second tempo in this phase which makes sure I'm working my muscles and not letting momentum do the work. This is very important for beginner clients which cuts their risk of injury, and helps their mind and body connect with the exercise movement. This phase should be used the first 6-8 weeks with beginner trainees and with light weight and in the repetition range between 15-20.
This phase a training can also be used for more experienced and seasoned clients and people who have worked out for a long time who want to build strength and power. There are 2 methods that I like to use. Let's use the chest press as an example. To build strength I would load the barbell 120% of my maximum. I would lower the bar to my chest in a 4-6 second tempo/count. I would then have a spotter lift the bar off my chest. It is very important to have a good spotter when doing this type of training. I would do 4 sets of 5 repetitions of this type of training. This kind of training will definitely help you get stronger by helping you to handle heavy loads of weight which means more muscle. And more muscle is a good thing. This type of training is very taxing on the body and should be use no more than 4 times a month per body part. I guarantee you are going to be sore.
The second method in the eccentric phase of training I like to use for strength and power is where you lower the bar as fast as you can and push it up as fast as you can. This is called speed/power training. The focus during this type of training is on the lifting motion or "concentric phase". The weight is light during this phase and repetitions should between 3-10. This phase is great for athletes looking to build power, speed, and strength. It is also great for the at home mom, but this phase should only be used for people who are intermediate – advanced. So make sure you have been training for at least a good year before attempting to train in this method. Overall you will be stronger, more athletic, faster, and you will put on muscle which will make you an overall healthy and fit person.
It doesn't matter if you are a beginner, intermediate, advanced, or an athlete: Everyone can benefit from lifting weights when used correctly and with proper form and technique. Always remember the eccentric phase when lifting to maximize your workouts which will make you a stronger, more powerful, healthy, and fit person.
What motivates you?
What motivates you?
People are motivated by 2 things: Pleasure or Pain. That's what you need to find out.
For example. Let's use exercising as an example. We all know that exercising and being healthy are important. For some people exercising is easy. For others it is very difficult. So why is that? The people who exercise comes easier too have a "reason" and a "why" they are doing it. Here a few reasons I've discovered:
1. I had a client that was in her late 20's who was overweight but didn't believe she was. She went to the doctor and found out that she had high blood pressure and was pre diabetic. The doctor put her on medication. She was crushed. She cried. But that motivated her to start exercising. From then on she worked out and ran everyday. She lost over and hundred pounds and got into the best shape of her life. She is off medication and living a active healthy lifesyle.
2. I had another client who was very skinny. His whole life people talked about him and made fun of him. The girls didn't notice him. He was invisble. He was 25 years old. He came to me for help. He didn't want to be skinny anymore. He wanted a muscular body. He wanted to be noticed. He wanted girls to start noticing him. I worked him out hard for 2 years nonstop. He packed on 60 pounds of lean muscle. People didn't recognize him. He got a lot of attention from the ladies and even eventually got married. He was a changed man. He gained confidence and a positive outlook for his future.
As you can see from these two examples; one person was motivated by pain from what the doctor told her and the other person was motivated by pleasure because he wanted to look good and be desirable.
So when you are feeling lazy, tired, and sluggish…think about what motivates you. Feel that pain inside you and use it to take action. Use your feeling for pleasure and success to take action.
Now that you know what motivates you; Exercise can now be a little more easier for you.
Why I love SQUATS
If there was one exercise I say is best for weight loss, strength, and putting on muscle…I would say Squats.
This exercise works every part of your body from your legs to your core and abdominal muscles to your back and to your shoulders. Believe it or not but squats are one of the best core exercises you can do. I tell people that if you want nice abs and a strong core…squat. And squat heavy. The heavier the weight you use the more you have to use and engage your abs and core. So stop doing crunches and sit ups and start squatting .
With squats you can make it a conditioning exercise by squatting fast with light weights with very little rest between sets for 15-25 repetitions. You can make it a strength exercise by going moderately heavy weights for 8-12 repetitions. You can also make it a power exercise by doing 3-6 repetitions.
There are many different variations of squats you can do to mix things up. 1. Barbell back squats 2. Front squats. 3. Overhead squats. 4. Power cleans to a front squat. 5. Body weight squat jumps. 6. One legged squats. 7. Spilt squats. The list goes on and on.
Start squatting now to achieve the body you want. No excuses
Reverse Burpees
This is a great exercise that works your entire body from your legs to your core to your arms. It looks simple but it is very challenging . It is very important to engage your core the whole time when you do this and not turn your hip.
- To start. 1. Bend your knees and and put your hands on the floor like you are about to do a Burpee. 3.Walk your hands forward like you are going to get in a plank position. 4. Embrace and engage your abs the whole time. 5. Hold for a couple of seconds in the plank position and then walk your hands back bending your knees. 5.Stand up and then repeat .
To make this exercise more difficult you can add a jump to it. You can also add a push up to it.
I like to finish a my workouts with a couple of sets of 25 reps.
This exercise overall is a good twist to your traditional Burpees .
Have fun and enjoy


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A video game soundtrack, when done right, enables the player to form a close bond with the game.
If one is to dive deep into their childhood memories of playing video games on a brand-new console or a PC, they might not remember gameplay or visuals accurately but will definitely remember the sound.
Soundtrack and music play an integral part in the gaming experience but are often overlooked for the longest time. Soundtracks have evolved to become an integral part of the game design instead of being tacked-on sounds that only offer a way to represent the games' levels sonically.
Storied franchises like Legend of Zelda, Doom, and countless others have long understood the importance of a powerful soundtrack. Even today, listening to the soundtrack to Ocarina of Time without playing the game evokes crystallized memories of having played that game decades ago.
The soundtracks listed below are perfect examples of how well-crafted game music can add tremendous value to titles independent of the game itself.
5 best video game soundtracks every gamer should listen to
Honorable Mentions:
- Batman: Arkham Origins- Christopher Drake
- Ghost of Tsushima- Ilan Eshkeri and Shigeru Umebayashi
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla- Jesper Kyd, Sarah Schachner, Einar Selvik
- Hotline Miami- Various Artists
- Legend of Zelda- Breath of the Wild
- Minecraft Soundtrack
- Ori and The Blind Forest
5) Red Dead Redemption 2 - Score: Woody Jackson; Soundtrack: Daniel Lanois.
Red Dead Redemption 2's original Score is perhaps one of the best collections of Western-inspired music in entertainment history. The score by Woody Jackson makes for a tranquil experience with one powerful track after the other.
The score is wrought with melancholy, anger, wonder, and just about every other emotion imaginable. The game is a wonderful piece of work on its own, but the soundtrack elevates it to another level entirely. It is near impossible to imagine the kind of effect the last chapter of the game has on the player without American Venom blasting in the background.
On the other hand, the soundtrack does not let up and hits the player with one emotional right-hook without any telegraphing. Daniel Lanois' "That's The Way It Is" couldn't come at a much better time and gives way for the emotional floodgates to be opened.
If the first game has Jose Gonzales' excellent "Far Away" as John rides into Mexico, then Red Dead Redemption 2 has D'Angelo's bone-chilling "Unshaken."
4) The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt - Marcin Przybyłowicz, Mikołaj Stroiński, and Percival
One cannot simply think back on their time playing The Witcher 3 without hearing Percival's tracks in their mind. This has become a well-acknowledged fact on the internet. CD Projekt Red hit a home run with a perfectly curated sonic landscape for The Witcher 3.
Not only does the soundtrack work perfectly in the many combat encounters, it is just as impactful during the quieter moments in the story. Simply riding through The Witcher 3's open-world and listening to the game's music is a reverie on its own.
Tracks like "..Steel for Humans" have been etched into the players' minds and live there rent-free. The Witcher 3 is considered by many to be one of the greatest games of all-time, and for a good reason. The soundtrack is a critical factor in the game's infamy.
3) God of War - Bear McCreary
Perhaps no other soundtrack in the history of games had such an impact with minimalism. With just three notes from the title track "God of War," the player has already learned about Kratos's character and his new journey in the game.
Bear McCreary had a massive task ahead when he was charged with providing the soundtrack for God of War. A franchise as beloved comes with its own set of challenges. By this time, players have certain ideas and preconceptions about what God of War should sound like.
Instead of burdening oneself with the old franchise's ideas, McCreary's soundtrack reflected the franchise's new identity. There is something extremely primal and heartfelt about the game's soundtrack. It evokes a range of extremely rare emotions in gaming.
The game deals with complex fatherhood, loss, and grief issues while also being a tale of gods, gigantic serpents, and frosty axes. The soundtrack reflects this duality with massive orchestral arrangements juxtaposed with quiet and somber moments.
A player will definitely go back to the soundtrack of The God of War independent of the game.
2) Doom/Doom Eternal - Mick Gordon
Mick Gordon was not messing around when id Software handed him the reigns to the fabled Doom soundtrack. Game soundtracks don't get more iconic than the original Doom and its sequels in the 90s. If God of War was a franchise that was too hot to deal with, then Doom is simply nuclear.
In Gordon's own words, "Doom fans are not like Disney fans. If Doom fans don't like what you've done, they'll burn your house down."
With that kind of pressure, surpassing those expectations would be an impossible job. Gordon has made a habit of accomplishing the impossible, as he has done on two separate occasions.
The 2016 Doom soundtrack was perhaps the most aggressive, gut-punching music this side of the heaviest metal band one can think of. It was aggressive for aggression's sake and driving artfully. Doom's soundtrack appropriately sounds like a demon-killing romp through hell and back.
Few years later, Gordon topped his best work again with Doom Eternal's soundtrack, an even punchier soundtrack that just wouldn't let up.
1) The Last of Us/The Last of Us Part II - Gustavo Santaolalla and additional score by Mac Quayle
Academy Award-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla was brought on to score 2013's The Last of Us. It was his first video game project. This is a testament to Naughty Dog and Neil Druckmann's reach that they were able to bring in such a massively acclaimed composer to score their magnum opus.
The soundtrack for The Last of Us doesn't scream in the face or punctuate an emotional moment in the game to increase the impact. Instead, it slowly creeps up on the player and takes hold.
The game's soundtrack feels skeletal in parts, with most scenes being set against silence or ambient noises. Yet, as the player goes through the several harrowing and emotionally-heavy moments of the game, the soundtrack becomes much more apparent in retrospect.
The music almost feels like a character unto itself and acts like a representation of Joel and Ellie's feelings while giving a sonic identity to their thoughts and conflicts.
The soundtrack to the first game is perhaps the most melancholic and introspective music one can get hands-on. In complete contrast, the score provided by Mac Quayle in the sequel is gnarly and radiates a pulsing sense of unrelenting hate, which is characteristic of the nature of the sequel.


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Homer, creator; Murray, A. T. (Augustus Taber), 1866-1940, translator
So marched they then as though all the land were swept with fire; and the earth groaned beneath them, as beneath Zeus that hurleth the thunderbolt in his wrath, when he scourgeth the land about Typhoeus in the country of the Arimi, where men say is the couch of Typhoeus. Even so the earth groaned greatly beneath their tread as they went;and full swiftly did they speed across the plain. And to the Trojans went, as a messenger from Zeus that beareth the aegis, wind-footed, swift Iris with a grievous message. These were holding assembly at Priam's gate, all gathered in one body, the young men alike and the elders.And swift-footed Iris stood near and spake to them; and she made her voice like to that of Polites, son of Priam, who was wont to sit as a sentinel of the Trojans, trusting in his fleetness of foot, on the topmost part of the barrow of aged Aesyetes, awaiting until the Achaeans should sally forth from their ships.Likening herself to him swifted-footed Iris spake to Priam, saying:
Old sir, ever are endless words dear to thee, now even as of yore in time of peace; but war unabating is afoot. Verily full often have I entered ere now into battles of warriors, but never yet have I seen a host so goodly and so great;for most like to the leaves or the sands are they, as they march over the plain to fight against the city. Hector, to thee beyond all others do I give command, and do thou even according to my word. Inasmuch as there are allies full many throughout the great city of Priam, and tongue differs from tongue among men that are scattered abroad;let each one therefore give the word to those whose captain he is, and these let him lead forth, when he has marshalled the men of his own city.So spake she, and Hector in no wise failed to know the voice of the goddess, but forthwith brake up the gathering; and they rushed to arms. The gates one and all were opened wide, and forth the folk hasted,both footmen and charioteers; and a great din arose. Now there is before the city a steep mound afar out in the plain, with a clear space about it on this side and on that; this do men verily call Batieia, but the immortals call it the barrow of Myrine, light of step.There on this day did the Trojans and their allies separate their companies. The Trojans were led by great Hector of the flashing helm, the son of Priam, and with him were marshalled the greatest hosts by far and the goodliest, raging with the spear.
Of the Dardanians again the valiant son of Anchises was captain,even Aeneas, whom fair Aphrodite conceived to Anchises amid the spurs of Ida, a goddess couched with a mortal man. Not alone was he; with him were Antenor's two sons, Archelochus and Acamas, well skilled in all manner of fighting. And they that dwelt in Zeleia beneath the nethermost foot of Ida,men of wealth, that drink the dark water of Aesepus, even the Troes, these again were led by the glorious son of Lycaon, Pandarus, to whom Apollo himself gave the bow. And they that held Adrasteia and the land of Apaesus, and that held Pityeia and the steep mount of Tereia,these were led by Adrastus and Araphius, with corslet of linen, sons twain of Merops of Percote, that was above all men skilled in prophesying, and would not suffer his sons to go into war, the bane of men. But the twain would in no wise hearken, for the fates of black death were leading them on. And they that dwelt about Percote and Practius, and that held Sestus and Abydus and goodly Arisbe, these again were led by Hyrtacus' son Asius, a leader of men—Asius, son of Hyrtacus, whom his horses tawny and tall had borne from Arisbe, from the river Selleïs. And Hippothous led the tribes of the Pelasgi, that rage with the spear, even them that dwelt in deep-soiled Larisa; these were led by Hippothous and Pylaeus, scion of Ares, sons twain of Pelasgian Lethus, son of Teutamus. But the Thracians Acamas led and Peirous, the warrior,even all them that the strong stream of the Hellespont encloseth. And Euphemus was captain of the Ciconian spearmen, the son of Ceas' son Troezenus, nurtured of Zeus. But Pyraechmes led the Paeonians, with curved bows, from afar, out of Amydon from the wide-flowing Axius—Axius the water whereof floweth the fairest over the face of the earth. And the Paphlagonians did Pylaemenes of the shaggy[*](1) heart lead from the land of the Eneti, whence is the race of wild she-mules. These were they that held Cytorus and dwelt about Sesamon, and had their famed dwellings around the river Partheniusand Cromna and Aegialus and lofty Erythini. But of the Halizones Odius and Epistrophus were captains from afar, from Alybe, where is the birth-place of silver.
And of the Mysians the captains were Chromis and Ennomus the augur; howbeit with his auguries he warded not off black fate,but was slain beneath the hands of the son of Aeacus, swift of foot, in the river, where Achilles was making havoc of the Trojans and the others as well. And Phorcys and godlike Ascanius led the Phrygians from afar, from Ascania, and were eager to fight in the press of battle. And the Maeonians had captains twain, Mesthles and Antiphus,the two sons of TaIaemenes, whose mother was the nymph of the Gygaean lake; and they led the Maeonians, whose birth was beneath Tmolas. And Nastes again led the Carians, uncouth of speech, who held Miletus and the mountain of Phthires, dense with its leafage, and the streams of Maeander, and the steep crests of Mycale.These were led by captains twain, Amphimachus and Nastes—Nastes and Amphimachus, the glorious children of Nomion. And he[*](1) came to the war all decked with gold, like a girl, fool that he was; but his gold in no wise availed to ward off woeful destruction; nay, he was slain in the river beneath the hands of the son of Aeacus, swift of foot;and Achilles, wise of heart, bare off the gold. And Sarpedon and peerless Glaucus were captains of the Lycians from afar out of Lycia, from the eddying Xanthus.
Now when they were marshalled, the several companies with their captains, the Trojans came on with clamour and with a cry like birds, even as the clamour of cranes ariseth before the face of heaven, when they flee from wintry storms and measureless rain,and with clamour fly toward the streams of Ocean, bearing slaughter and death to Pigmy men, and in the early dawn they offer evil battle. But the Achaeans came on in silence, breathing fury, eager at heart to bear aid each man to his fellow. Even as when the South Wind sheddeth a mist over the peaks of a mountain, a mist that the shepherd loveth not, but that to the robber is better than night, and a man can see only so far as he casteth a stone; even in such wise rose the dense dust-cloud from beneath their feet as they went; and full swiftly did they speed across the plain. Now when they were come near, as they advanced one host against the other, among the Trojans there stood forth as champion godlike Alexander, bearing upon his shoulders a panther skin and his curved bow, and his sword; and brandishing two spears tipped with bronze he challenged all the best of Argivesto fight with him face to face in dread combat. But when Menelaus, dear to Ares, was ware of him as he came forth before the throng with long strides, then even as a lion is glad when he lighteth on a great carcase, having found a horned stag or a wild goatwhen he is hungry; for greedily doth he devour it, even though swift dogs and lusty youths set upon him: even so was Menelaus glad when his eyes beheld godlike Alexander; for he thought that he had gotten him vengeance[*](1) on the sinner. And forthwith he leapt in his armour from his chariot to the ground. But when godlike Alexander was ware of him as he appeared among the champions, his heart was smitten, and back he shrank into the throng of his comrades, avoiding fate. And even as a man at sight of a snake in the glades of a mountain starteth back, and trembling seizeth his limbs beneath him,and he withdraweth back again and pallor layeth hold of his cheeks; even so did godlike Alexander, seized with fear of Atreus' son, shrink back into the throng of the lordly Trojans.
But Hector saw him, and chid him with words of shame:
Evil Paris, most fair to look upon, thou that art mad after women, thou beguiler,would that thou hadst ne'er been born[*](2) and hadst died unwed. Aye, of that were I fain, and it had been better far than that thou shouldest thus be a reproach, and that men should look upon thee in scorn. Verily, methinks, will the long-haired Achaeans laugh aloud, deeming that a prince is our champion because a comelyform is his, while there is no strength in his heart nor any valour. Was it in such strength as this that thou didst sail over the main in thy seafaring ships, when thou hadst gathered thy trusty comrades, and, coming to an alien folk, didst bring back a comely woman from a distant land, even a daughter of[*](1) warriors who wield the spear,but to thy father and city and all the people a grievous bane—to thy foes a joy, but to thine own self a hanging down of the head? Wilt thou indeed not abide Menelaus, dear to Ares? Thou wouldest learn what manner of warrior he is whose lovely wife thou hast. Then will thy lyre help thee not, neither the gifts of Aphrodite,thy locks and thy comeliness, when thou shalt lie low in the dust. Nay, verily, the Trojans are utter cowards: else wouldest thou ere this have donned a coat of stone[*](2) by reason of all the evil thou hast wrought.And to him did godlike Alexander make answer, saying:
Hector, seeing that thou dost chide me duly, and not beyond what is due—ever is thy heart unyielding, even as an axe that is driven through a beam by the hand of man that skilfully shapeth a ship's timber, and it maketh the force of his blow to wax; even so is the heart in thy breast undaunted—cast not in my teeth the lovely gifts of golden Aphrodite.Not to be flung aside, look you, are the glorious gifts of the gods, even all that of themselves they give, whereas by his own will could no man win them. But now, if thou wilt have me war and do battle, make the other Trojans to sit down and all the Achaeans, but set ye me in the midst and Menelaus, dear to Ares,to do battle for Helen and all her possessions. And whichsoever of us twain shall win, and prove him the better man, let him duly take all the wealth and the woman, and bear them to his home. But for you others, do ye swear friendship and oaths of faith with sacrifice. So should ye dwell in deep-soiled Troyland, and let them returnto Argos, pasture-land of horses, and to Achaea, the land of fair women.
So spake he, and Hector rejoiced greatly when he heard his words; and he went into the midst, and kept back the battalions of the Trojans with his spear grasped by the middle; and they all sate them down.But the long-haired Achaeans sought the while to aim their arrows at him, and to smite him, and to cast at him with stones. But aloud shouted Agamemnon, king of men:
Hold, ye Argives, shoot no more, ye youths of the Achaeans; for Hector of the flashing helm makes as though he would say somewhat.So spake he, and they stayed them from battle, and became silent forthwith.And Hector spake between the two hosts:
Hear from me, ye Trojans and well-greaved Achaeans, the words of Alexander, for whose sake strife hath been set afoot. The other Trojans and all the Achaeans he biddeth to lay aside their goodly battle-gear upon the bounteous earth,and himself in the midst and Menelaus, dear to Ares, to do battle for Helen and all her possessions. And whichsoever of the twain shall win, and prove him the better man, let him duly take all the wealth and the woman, and bear them to his home; but for us others, let us swear friendship and oaths of faith with sacrifice.So spake he, and they all became hushed in silence; and among them spake Menelaus, good at the war-cry:
Hearken ye now also unto me, for upon my heart above all others hath sorrow come; my mind is that Argives and Trojans now be parted, seeing ye have suffered many woesbecause of my quarrel and Alexander's beginning thereof.[*](1) And for whichsoever of us twain death and fate are appointed, let him lie dead; but be ye others parted with all speed. Bring ye two lambs, a white ram and a black ewe, for Earth and Sun, and for Zeus we will bring another;and fetch ye hither the mighty Priam, that he may himself swear an oath with sacrifice, seeing that his sons are over-weening and faithless; lest any by presumptuous act should do violence to the oaths of Zeus. Ever unstable are the hearts of the young; but in whatsoever an old man taketh part, he looketh both before and after,that the issue may be far the best for either side.
So spake he, and the Achaeans and Trojans waxed glad, deeming that they had won rest from woeful war. So they stayed their chariots in the ranks, and themselves stepped forth, and did off their battle-gear. This they laid upon the ground,each hard by each, and there was but little space between. And Hector sent to the city heralds twain with all speed to fetch the lambs and to summon Priam. And Talthybius did lord Agamemnon send forth to the hollow ships, and bade him bring a lamb;and he failed not to hearken to goodly Agamemnon. But Iris went as a messenger to white-armed Helen, in the likeness of her husband's sister, the wife of Antenor's son, even her that lord Helicaon, Antenor's son, had to wife, Laodice, the comeliest of the daughters of Priam.She found Helen in the hall, where she was weaving a great purple web of double fold, and thereon was broidering many battles of the horse-taming Trojans and the brazen-coated Achaeans, that for her sake they had endured at the hands of Ares. Close to her side then came Iris, swift of foot, and spake to her, saying:
Come hither, dear lady, that thou mayest behold the wondrous doings of the horse-taming Trojans and the brazen-coated Achaeans. They that of old were wont to wage tearful war against one another on the plain, their hearts set on deadly battle, even they abide now in silence, and the battle has ceased,and they lean upon their shields, and beside them their long spears are fixed. But Alexander and Menelaus, dear to Ares, will do battle with their long spears for thee; and whoso shall conquer, his dear wife shalt thou be called.So spake the goddess, and put into her heart sweet longingfor her former lord and her city and parents; and straightway she veiled herself with shining linen, and went forth from her chamber, letting fall round tears, not alone, for with her followed two handmaids as well, Aethra, daughter of Pittheus, and ox-eyed Clymene;and with speed they came to the place where were the Scaean gates.
And they that were about Priam and Panthous and Thymoetes and Lampus and Clytius and Hicetaon, scion of Ares, and Ucalegon and Antenor, men of prudence both, sat as elders of the people at the Scaean gates.Because of old age had they now ceased from battle, but speakers they were full good, like unto cicalas that in a forest sit upon a tree and pour forth their lily-like[*](1) voice; even in such wise sat the leaders of the Trojans upon the wall. Now when they saw Helen coming upon the wall,softly they spake winged words one to another:
Small blame that Trojans and well-greaved Achaeans should for such a woman long time suffer woes; wondrously like is she to the immortal goddesses to look upon. But even so, for all that she is such an one, let her depart upon the ships,neither be left here to be a bane to us and to our children after us.So they said, but Priam spake, and called Helen to him:
Come hither, dear child, and sit before me, that thou mayest see thy former lord and thy kinsfolk and thy people—thou art nowise to blame in my eyes; it is the gods, methinks, that are to blame,who roused against me the tearful war of the Achaeans —and that thou mayest tell me who is this huge warrior, this man of Achaea so valiant and so tall. Verily there be others that are even taller by a head, but so comely a man have mine eyes never yet beheld,neither one so royal: he is like unto one that is a king.And Helen, fair among women, answered him, saying:
Revered art thou in mine eyes, dear father of my husband, and dread. Would that evil death had been my pleasure when I followed thy son hither, and left my bridal chamber and my kinfolkand my daughter, well-beloved,[*](2) and the lovely companions of my girlhood. But that was not to be; wherefore I pine away with weeping. Howbeit this will I tell thee, whereof thou dost ask and enquire. Yon man is the son of Atreus, wide-ruling Agamemnon, that is both a noble king and a valiant spearman.And he was husband's brother to shameless me, as sure as ever such a one there was.So spake she, and the old man was seized with wonder, and said:
Ah, happy son of Atreus, child of fortune, blest of heaven; now see I that youths of the Achaeans full many are made subject unto thee. Ere now have I journeyed to the land of Phrygia, rich in vines,and there I saw in multitudes the Phrygian warriors, masters of glancing steeds, even the people of Otreus and godlike Mygdon, that were then encamped along the banks of Sangarius. For I, too, being their ally, was numbered among them on the day when the Amazons came, the peers of men.Howbeit not even they were as many as are the bright-eyed Achaeans.
And next the old man saw Odysseus, and asked:
Come now, tell me also of yonder man, dear child, who he is. Shorter is he by a head than Agamemnon, son of Atreus, but broader of shoulder and of chest to look upon.His battle-gear lieth upon the bounteous earth, but himself he rangeth like the bell-wether of a herd through the ranks of warriors. Like a ram he seemeth to me, a ram of thick fleece, that paceth through a great flock of white ewes.To him made answer Helen, sprung from Zeus:
This again is Laertes' son, Odysseus of many wiles, that was reared in the land of Ithaca, rugged though it be, and he knoweth all manner of craft and cunning devices.Then to her again made answer Antenor, the wise:
Lady, this verily is a true word that thou hast spoken,for erstwhile on a time goodly Odysseus came hither also on an embassy concerning thee, together with Menelaus, dear to Ares; and it was I that gave them entertainment and welcomed them in my halls, and came to know the form and stature of them both and their cunning devices. Now when they mingled with the Trojans, as they were gathered together,when they stood Menelaus overtopped him with his broad shoulders; howbeit when the twain were seated Odysseus was the more royal. But when they began to weave the web of speech and of counsel in the presence of all, Menelaus in truth spake fluently, with few words, but very clearly, seeing he was not a man of lengthy speechnor of rambling, though verily in years he was the younger. But whenever Odysseus of many wiles arose, he would stand and look down with eyes fixed upon the ground, and his staff he would move neither backwards nor forwards, but would hold it stiff, in semblance like a man of no understanding;thou wouldest have deemed him a churlish man and naught but a fool. But whenso he uttered his great voice from his chest, and words like snowflakes on a winter's day, then could no mortal man beside vie with Odysseus; then did we not so marvel to behold Odysseus' aspect.
And, thirdly, the old man saw Aias, and asked:
Who then is this other Achaean warrior, valiant and tall, towering above the Argives with his head and broad shoulders?And to him made answer long-robed Helen, fair among women:
This is huge Aias, bulwark of the Achaeans.And Idomeneus over against him standeth amid the Cretans even as a god, and about him are gathered the captains of the Cretans. Full often was Menelaus, dear to Ares, wont to entertain him in our house, whenever he came from Crete. And now all the rest of the bright-eyed Achaeans do I see,whom I could well note, and tell their names; but two marshallers of the host can I not see, Castor, tamer of horses, and the goodly boxer, Polydeuces, even mine own brethren, whom the same mother bare. Either they followed not with the host from lovely Lacedaemon,or though they followed hither in their seafaring ships, they have now no heart to enter into the battle of warriors for fear of the words of shame and the many revilings that are mine.So said she; but they ere now were fast holden of the life-giving earth there in Lacedaemon, in their dear native land. Meanwhile the heralds were bearing through the city the offerings for the holy oaths of the gods, two lambs and, in a goat-skin bottle, wine that maketh glad the heart, the fruit of the earth. And the herald Idaeus bare a shining bowl and golden cups; and he came to the old king's side and roused him, saying:
Rise, thou son of Laomedon, the chieftains of the horse-taming Trojans, and of the brazen-coated Achaeans, summon thee to go down into the plain, that ye may swear oaths of faith with sacrifice. But Alexander and Menelaus, dear to Ares, will do battle with long spears for the woman's sake;and whichsoever of the twain shall conquer, him let woman and treasure follow; and we others, swearing friendship and oaths of faith with sacrifice, should then dwell in deep-soiled Troy, but they will depart to Argos, pastureland of horses, and Achaea, the land of fair women.So spake he, and the old man shuddered, yet bade his companionsyoke the horses; and they speedily obeyed. Then Priam mounted and drew back the reins, and by his side Antenor mounted the beauteous car; and the twain drave the swift horses through the Scaean gates to the plain.
But when they were now come to the Trojans and Achaeans,they stepped forth from the chariot upon the bounteous earth, and went into the midst of the Trojans and Achaeans. Straightway then rose up Agamemnon, king of men, and Odysseus of many wiles, and the lordly heralds brought together the offerings for the holy oaths of the gods, and mixed the wine in the bowl,and poured water over the hands of the kings. And the son of Atreus drew forth with his hand the knife that ever hung beside the great sheath of his sword, and cut hair from off the heads of the lambs; and the heralds portioned it out to the chieftans of the Trojans and Achaeans.Then in their midst Agamemnon lifted up his hands and prayed aloud:
Father Zeus, that rulest from Ida, most glorious, most great, and thou Sun, that beholdest all things and hearest all things, and ye rivers and thou earth, and ye that in the world below take vengeance on men that are done with life, whosoever hath sworn a false oath;be ye witnesses, and watch over the oaths of faith. If Alexander slay Menelaus, then let him keep Helen and all her treasure; and we will depart in our seafaring ships. But if so be fair-haired Menelaus shall slay Alexander,then let the Trojans give back Helen and all her treasure, and pay to the Argives in requital such recompense as beseemeth, even such as shall abide in the minds of men that are yet to be. Howbeit, if Priam and the sons of Priam be not minded to pay recompense unto me, when Alexander falleth,then will I fight on even thereafter, to get me recompense, and will abide here until I find an end of war.He spake, and cut the lambs' throats with the pitiless bronze; and laid them down upon the ground gasping and failing of breath, for the bronze had robbed them of their strength.Then they drew wine from the bowl into the cups, and poured it forth, and made prayer to the gods that are for ever. And thus would one of the Achaeans and Trojans say:
Zeus, most glorious, most great, and ye other immortal gods, which host soever of the twain shall be first to work harm in defiance of the oaths,may their brains be thus poured forth upon the ground even as this wine, theirs and their children's; and may their wives be made slaves to others.
So spake they, but not yet was the son of Cronos to vouchsafe them fulfillment. Then in their midst spake Priam, Dardanus' son, saying:
Hearken to me, ye Trojans and well-greaved Achaeans.I verily will go my way back to windy Ilios, since I can in no wise bear to behold with mine eyes my dear son doing battle with Menelaus, dear to Ares. But this, I ween, Zeus knoweth, and the other immortal gods, for which of the twain the doom of death is ordained.So spake the godlike man, and let place the lambs in his chariot, and himself mounted, and drew back the reins, and by his side Antenor mounted the beauteous car; and the twain departed back to Ilios. But Hector, Priam's son, and goodly Odysseusfirst measured out a space, and thereafter took the lots and shook them in the bronze-wrought helmet, to know which of the twain should first let fly his spear of bronze. And the people made prayer and lifted their hands to the gods; and thus would one of the Achaeans and Trojans speak:
Father Zeus, that rulest from Ida, most glorious, most great, whichsoever of the twain it be that brought these troubles upon both peoples, grant that he may die and enter the house of Hades, whereas to us there may come friendship and oaths of faith.So spake they, and great Hector of the flashing helm shook the helmet,looking behind him the while; and straightway the lot of Paris leapt forth. Then the people sate them down in ranks, where were each man's high-stepping horses, and his inlaid armour was set. But goodly Alexander did on about his shoulders his beautiful armour, even he, the lord of fair-haired Helen.The greaves first he set about his legs; beautiful they were, and fitted with silver ankle-pieces; next he did on about his chest the corselet of his brother Lycaon, and fitted it to himself. And about his shoulders he cast his silver-studded swordof bronze, and thereafter his shield great and sturdy; and upon his mighty head he set a well-wrought helmet with horse-hair crest —and terribly did the plume nod from above— and he took a valorous spear, that fitted his grasp. And in the self-same manner warlike Menelaus did on his battle-gear.
But when they had armed themselves on either side of the throng, they strode into the space between the Trojans and Achaeans, glaring terribly; and amazement came upon them that beheld, both the Trojans, tamers of horses, and the well-greaved Achaeans; and the twain took their stand near together in the measured space,brandishing their spears in wrath one at the other. First Alexander hurled his far-shadowing spear, and smote upon the son of Atreus' shield that was well balanced on every side[*](1) ; howbeit the bronze brake not through but its point was turned in the stout shield. Next Atreus' son, Menelaus, rushed upon him with his spear,and made prayer to father Zeus:
Zeus, our king, grant that I may avenge me on him that was first to do me wrong, even on goodly Alexander, and subdue thou him beneath my hands; that many a one even of men yet to be may shudder to work evil to his host, that hath shown him friendship.He spoke, and poised his far-shadowing spear, and hurled it; and he smote upon the son of Priam's shield, that was well balanced upon every side. Through the bright shield went the mighty spear, and through the corselet, richly dight, did it force its way; and straight on beside his flank the spear shore through his tunic;but he bent aside and escaped black fate. Then the son of Atreus drew his silver-studded sword, and raising himself on high smote the horn of his helmet; but upon it his sword shattered in pieces three, aye, four, and fell from his hand. Then the son of Atreus uttered a bitter cry with a glance at the broad heaven:
Father Zeus, than thou is no other god more baleful. Verily I deemed that I had got me vengeance upon Alexander for his wickedness, but now is my sword broken in my hands, and forth from my grasp has my spear flown in vain, and I smote him not.So saying, he sprang upon him, and seized him by the helmet with thick crest of horse-hair,and whirling him about began to drag him towards the well-greaved Achaeans; and Paris was choked by the richly-broidered strap beneath his soft throat, that was drawn tight beneath his chin to hold his helm. And now would Menelaus have dragged him away, and won glory unspeakable, had not Aphrodite, daughter of Zeus, been quick to see,and to his cost broken in twain the thong, cut from the hide of a slaughtered ox; and the empty helm came away in his strong hand. This he then tossed with a swing into the company of the well-greaved Achaeans, and his trusty comrades gathered it up; but himself he sprang back again, eager to slay his foewith spear of bronze.
But him Aphrodite snatched up, full easily as a goddess may, and shrouded him in thick mist, and set him down in his fragrant, vaulted[*](1) chamber, and herself went to summon Helen. Her she found on the high wall, and round about her in throngs were the women of Troy.Then with her hand the goddess laid hold of her fragrant robe, and plucked it, and spake to her in the likeness of an ancient dame, a wool-comber, who had been wont to card the fair wool for her when she dwelt in Lacedaemon, and who was well loved of her; in her likeness fair Aphrodite spake:
Come hither; Alexander calleth thee to go to thy home. There is he in his chamber and on his inlaid couch, gleaming with beauty and fair raiment. Thou wouldest not deem that he had come thither from warring with a foe, but rather that he was going to the dance, or sat there as one that had but newly ceased from the dance.So spake she, and stirred Helen's heart in her breast; and when she marked the beauteous neck of the goddess, her lovely bosom, and her flashing eyes, then amazement seized her, and she spake, and addressed her, saying:
Strange goddess, why art thou minded to beguile me thus?Verily thou wilt lead me yet further on to one of the well-peopled cities of Phrygia or lovely Maeonia, if there too there be some one of mortal men who is dear to thee, seeing that now Menelaus hath conquered goodly Alexander, and is minded to lead hateful me to his home.It is for this cause that thou art now come hither with guileful thought. Go thou, and sit by his side, and depart from the way of the gods, neither let thy feet any more bear thee back to Olympus; but ever be thou troubled for him, and guard him, until he make thee his wife, or haply his slave.But thither will I not go—it were a shameful thing—to array that man's couch; all the women of Troy will blame me hereafter; and I have measureless griefs at heart.Then stirred to wrath fair Aphrodite spake to her:
Provoke me not, rash woman, lest I wax wroth and desert thee,and hate thee, even as now I love thee wondrously; and lest I devise grievous hatred between both, Trojans alike and Danaans; then wouldst thou perish of an evil fate.So spake she, and Helen, sprung from Zeus, was seized with fear; and she[*](1) went, wrapping herself in her bright shining mantle,in silence; and she was unseen of the Trojan women; and the goddess led the way.
Now when they were come to the beautiful palace of Alexander, the handmaids turned forthwith to their tasks, but she, the fair lady, went to the high-roofed chamber. And the goddess, laughter-loving Aphrodite, took for her a chair,and set it before the face of Alexander. Thereon Helen sate her down, the daughter of Zeus that beareth the aegis, with eyes turned askance; and she chid her lord, and said:
Thou hast come back from the war; would thou hadst perished there, vanquished by a valiant man that was my former lord.Verily it was thy boast aforetime that thou wast a better man than Menelaus, dear to Ares, in the might of thy hands and with thy spear. But go now, challenge Menelaus, dear to Ares, again to do battle with thee, man to man. But, nay, I of myself bid thee refrain, and not war amain against fair-haired Menelaus,nor fight with him in thy folly, lest haply thou be vanquished anon by his spear.Then Paris made answer, and spake to her, saying:
Chide not my heart, lady, with hard words of reviling. For this present hath Menelaus vanquished me with Athene's aid,but another time shall I vanquish him; on our side too there be gods. But come, let us take our joy, couched together in love; for never yet hath desire so encompassed my soul—nay, not when at the first I snatched thee from lovely Lacedaemon and sailed with thee on my seafaring ships,and on the isle of Cranae had dalliance with thee on the couch of love—as now I love thee, and sweet desire layeth hold of me.He spake, and led the way to the couch, and with him followed his wife. Thus the twain were couched upon the corded bed; but the son of Atreus ranged through the throng like a wild beast,if anywhere he might have sight of godlike Alexander. But none of the Trojans or their famed allies could then discover Alexander to Menelaus, dear to Ares. Not for love verily were they fain to hide him, could any have seen him, for he was hated of all even as black death.Then the king of men, Agamemnon, spake among them, saying:
Hearken to me, ye Trojans and Dardanians and allies. Victory is now of a surety seen to rest with Menelaus, dear to Ares; do ye therefore give up Argive Helen and the treasure with her, and pay ye in requital such recompense as beseemeth,even such as shall abide in the minds of men that are yet to be.So spake the son of Atreus, and all the Achaeans shouted assent.
Now the gods, seated by the side of Zeus, were holding assembly on the golden floor, and in their midst the queenly Hebe poured them nectar, and they with golden goblets pledged one the other as they looked forth upon the city of the Trojans.And forthwith the son of Cronos made essay to provoke Hera with mocking words, and said with malice:
Twain of the goddesses hath Menelaus for helpers, even Argive Hera, and Alalcomenean[*](153.1) Athene. Howbeit these verily sit apart and take their pleasure in beholding,whereas by the side of that other laughter-loving Aphrodite ever standeth, and wardeth from him fate, and but now she saved him, when he thought to perish. But of a surety victory rests with Menelaus, dear to Ares; let us therefore take thought how these things are to be;whether we shall again rouse evil war and the dread din of battle, or put friendship between the hosts. If this might in any wise be welcome to all and their good pleasure, then might the city of king Priam still be an habitation, and Menelaus take back Argive Helen.So spake he, and thereat Athene and Hera murmured, who sat side by side, and were devising ills for the Trojans. Athene verily held her peace and said naught, wroth though she was at father Zeus, and fierce anger gat hold of her; howbeit Hera's breast contained not her anger, but she spake to him, saying:
Most dread son of Cronos, what a word hast thou said! How art thou minded to render my labour vain and of none effect, and the sweat that I sweated in my toil,—aye, and my horses twain waxed weary with my summoning the host for the bane of Priam and his sons? Do thou as thou wilt; but be sure we other gods assent not all thereto.Then, stirred to hot anger, spake to her Zeus, the cloud-gatherer:
Strange queen, wherein do Priam and the sons of Priam work thee ills so many, that thou ragest unceasingly to lay waste the well-built citadel of Ilios? If thou wert to enter within the gates and the high walls,and to devour Priam raw and the sons of Priam and all the Trojans besides, then perchance mightest thou heal thine anger. Do as thy pleasure is; let not this quarrel in time to come be to thee and me a grievous cause of strife between us twain. And another thing will I tell thee, and do thou lay it to heart.When it shall be that I, vehemently eager to lay waste a city, choose one wherein dwell men that are dear to thee, seek thou in no wise to hinder my anger, but suffer me; since I too have yielded to thee of mine own will, yet with soul unwilling. For of all cities beneath sun and starry heavenwherein men that dwell upon the face of the earth have their abodes, of these sacred Ilios was most honoured of my heart, and Priam and the people of Priam, with goodly spear of ash. For never at any time was mine altar in lack of the equal feast, the drink-offering, and the savour of burnt-offering, even the worship that is our due.
Then in answer to him spake ox-eyed, queenly Hera:
Verily have I three cities that are far dearest in my sight, Argos and Sparta and broad-wayed Mycenae; these do thou lay waste whensoe'er they shall be hateful to thy heart. Not in their defence do I stand forth, nor account them too greatly.For even though I grudge thee, and am fain to thwart their overthrow, I avail naught by my grudging, for truly thou art far the mightier. Still it beseemeth that my labour too be not made of none effect; for I also am a god, and my birth is from the stock whence is thine own, and crooked-counselling Cronos begat me as the most honoured of his daughtersin twofold wise, for that I am eldest, and am called thy wife, whilst thou art king among all the immortals. Nay then, let us yield one to the other herein, I to thee and thou to me, and all the other immortal gods will follow with us; and do thou straightway bid Athenego her way into the dread din of battle of Trojans and Achaeans, and contrive how that the Trojans may be first in defiance of their oaths to work evil upon the Achaeans that exult in their triumph.So said she, and the father of men and gods failed not to hearken; forthwith he spake to Athene winged words:
Haste thee with all speed unto the host into the midst of Trojans and Achaeans, and contrive how that the Trojans may be first in defiance of their oaths to work evil upon the Achaeans that exult in their triumph.So saying, he stirred on Athene that was already eager, and down from the peaks of Olympus she went darting.Even in such wise as the son of crooked-counselling Cronos sendeth a star to be a portent for seamen or for a wide host of warriors, a gleaming star, and therefrom the sparks fly thick; even so darted Pallas Athene to earth, and down she leapt into the midst; and amazement came upon all that beheld,on horse-taming Trojans and well-greaved Achaeans; and thus would a man say with a glance at his neighbour:
Verily shall we again have evil war and the dread din of battle, or else friendship is set amid the hosts by Zeus, who is for men the dispenser of battle.
So would many a one of Achaeans and Trojans speak. But Athene entered the throng of the Trojans in the guise of a man, even of Laodocus, son of Antenor, a valiant spearman, in quest of god-like Pandarus, if haply she might find him. And she found Lycaon's son, peerless and stalwart,as he stood, and about him were the stalwart ranks of the shield-bearing hosts that followed him from the streams of Aesepus. Then she drew near, and spake to him winged words:
Wilt thou now hearken to me, thou wise-hearted son of Lycaon? Then wouldst thou dare to let fly a swift arrow upon Menelaus,and wouldst win favour and renown in the eyes of all the Trojans, and of king Alexander most of all. From him of a surety wouldst thou before all others bear off glorious gifts, should he see Menelaus, the warlike son of Atreus, laid low by thy shaft, and set upon the grievous pyre.Nay, come, shoot thine arrow at glorious Menelaus, and vow to Apollo, the wolf-born[*](161.1) god, famed for his bow, that thou wilt sacrifice a glorious hecatomb of firstling lambs, when thou shalt come to thy home, the city of sacred Zeleia.So spake Athene, and persuaded his heart in his folly.Straightway he uncovered his polished bow of the horn of a wild ibex, that himself on a time had smitten beneath the breast as it came forth from a rock, he lying in wait the while in a place of ambush, and had struck it in the chest, so that it fell backward in a cleft of the rock. From its head the horns grew to a length of sixteen palms;these the worker in horn had wrought and fitted together, and smoothed all with care, and set thereon a tip of gold. This bow he bent, leaning it against the ground, and laid it carefully down; and his goodly comrades held their shields before him, lest the warrior sons of the Achaeans should leap to their feetor ever Menelaus, the warlike son of Atreus, was smitten. Then opened he the lid of his quiver, and took forth an arrow, a feathered arrow that had never been shot, freighted[*](161.2) with dark pains; and forthwith he fitted the bitter arrow to the string, and made a vow to Apollo, the wolf-born god, famed for his bow,that he would sacrifice a glorious hecatomb of firstling lambs, when he should come to his home, the city of sacred Zeleia. And he drew the bow, clutching at once the notched arrow and the string of ox's sinew: the string he brought to his breast and to the bow the iron arrow-head. But when he had drawn the great bow into a round,the bow twanged and the string sang aloud, and the keen arrow leapt, eager to wing its way amid the throng.
Then, O Menelaus, the blessed gods, the immortals, forgat thee not; and before all the daughter of Zeus, she that driveth the spoil, who took her stand before thee, and warded off the stinging arrow.She swept it just aside from the flesh, even as a mother sweepeth a fly from her child when he lieth in sweet slumber; and of herself she guided it where the golden clasps of the belt were fastened and the corselet overlapped. On the clasped belt lighted the bitter arrow,and through the belt richly dight was it driven, and clean through the curiously wrought corselet did it force its way, and through the taslet[*](163.1) which he wore, a screen for his flesh and a barrier against darts, wherein was his chiefest defence; yet even through this did it speed. So the arrow grazed the outermost flesh of the warrior,and forthwith the dark blood flowed from the wound. As when a woman staineth ivory with scarlet, some woman of Maeonia or Caria, to make a cheek-piece for horses, and it lieth in a treasure-chamber, though many horsemen pray to wear it; but it lieth there as a king's treasure,alike an ornament for his horse and to its driver a glory; even in such wise, Menelaus, were thy thighs stained with blood, thy shapely thighs and thy legs and thy fair ankles beneath. Thereat shuddered the king of men, Agamemnon, as he saw the black blood flowing from the wound,and Menelaus, dear to Ares, himself likewise shuddered. But when he saw that the sinew[*](1) and the barbs were without the flesh, back again into his breast was his spirit gathered. But with a heavy moan spake among them lord Agamemnon, holding Menelaus by the hand; and his comrades too made moan:
Dear brother, it was for thy death, meseems, that I swore this oath with sacrifice, setting thee forth alone before the face of the Achaeans to do battle with the Trojans, seeing the Trojans have thus smitten thee, and trodden under foot the oaths of faith. Yet in no wise is an oath of none effect and the blood of lambs and drink-offerings of unmixed wine and the hand-clasps, wherein we put our trust.For even if for the moment the Olympian vouchsafeth not fulfillment, yet late and at length doth he fulfill them, and with a heavy price do men make atonement, even with their own heads and their wives and their children. For of a surety know I this in heart and soul: the day shall come when sacred Ilios shall be laid low,and Priam, and the people of Priam, with goodly spear of ash; and Zeus, son of Cronos, throned on high, that dwelleth in the heaven, shall himself shake over them all his dark aegis in wrath for this deceit. These things verily shall not fail of fulfillment; yet dread grief for thee shall be mine, O Menelaus,if thou shalt die and fill up thy lot of life. Aye, and as one most despised should I return to thirsty Argos, for straightway will the Achaeans bethink them of their native land, and so should we leave to Priam and the Trojans their boast, even Argive Helen. And thy bones shall the earth rotas thou liest in the land of Troy with thy task unfinished; and thus shall many a one of the overweening Trojans say, as he leapeth upon the barrow of glorious Menelaus:Would that in every matter it may he thus that Agamemnon may fulfill his wrath, even as now he led hither a host of the Achaeans to no purpose, and lo!he hath departed home to his dear native land with empty ships, and hath left here noble Menelaus.So shall some man speak in aftertime; in that day let the wide earth gape for me.
But fair-haired Menelaus spake and heartened him, saying:
Be thou of good cheer, neither affright in any wise the host of the Achaeans.Not in a fatal spot hath the shaft been fixed; ere that my flashing belt stayed it, and the kilt beneath, and the taslet that the coppersmiths fashioned.Then in answer to him spake lord Agamemnon:
Would it may be so, dear Menelaus.But the leech shall search the wound and lay thereon simples that shall make thee cease from dark pains.Therewith he spake to Talthybius, the godlike herald:
Talthybius, make haste to call hither Machaon, son of Asclepius, the peerless leech,to see warlike Menelaus, son of Atreus, whom some man well skilled in archery hath smitten with an arrow, some Trojan or Lycian, compassing glory for himself but for us sorrow.So spake he, and the herald failed not to hearken, as he heard, but went his way throughout the host of the brazen-coated Achaeans,glancing this way and that for the warrior Machaon; and he marked him as he stood, and round about him were the stalwart ranks of the shield-bearing hosts that followed him from Trica, the pastureland of horses. And he came up to him, and spake winged words, saying:
Rouse thee, son of Asclepius; lord Agamemnon calleth theeto see warlike Menelaus, captain of the Achaeans, whom some man, well skilled in archery, hath smitten with an arrow, some Trojan or Lycian, compassing glory for himself but for us sorrow.So spake he, and roused the heart in his breast, and they went their way in the throng throughout the broad host of the Achaeans. And when they were come where was fair-haired Menelaus,wounded, and around him were gathered in a circle all they that were chieftains, the godlike hero came and stood in their midst, and straightway drew forth the arrow from the clasped belt; and as it was drawn forth the sharp barbs were broken backwards.And he loosed the flashing belt and the kilt beneath and the taslet that the coppersmiths fashioned. But when he saw the wound where the bitter arrow had lighted, he sucked out the blood, and with sure knowledge spread thereon soothing simples, which of old Cheiron had given to his father with kindly thought. While they were thus busied with Menelaus, good at the war-cry, meanwhile the ranks of the shield-bearing Trojans came on; and the Achaeans again did on their battle-gear, and bethought them of war.


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