At daybreak let Idaeus go to the ships, and tell Agamemnon and Menelaus sons of Atreus the saying of Alexandrus through whom this quarrel has come about; and let him also be instant with them that they now cease fighting till we burn our dead; hereafter we will fight anew, till heaven decide between us and give victory to one or to the other." Thus did he speak, and they did even as he had said.

They took supper in their companies and at daybreak Idaeus went his way to the ships.

He found the Danaans, servants of Mars, in council at the stern of Agamemnon's ship, and took his place in the midst of them.

"Son of Atreus," he said, "and princes of the Achaean host, Priam and the other noble Trojans have sent me to tell you the saying of Alexandrus through whom this quarrel has come about, if so be that you may find it acceptable.

All the treasure he took with him in his ships to Troy--would that he had sooner perished--he will restore, and will add yet further of his own, but he will not give up the wedded wife of Menelaus, though the Trojans would have him do so.