“O Father Jupiter, who rulest all From Ida, mightiest, most august! And thou, O all-beholding and all-hearing Sun! Ye Rivers, and thou Earth, and ye who dwell Beneath the earth and punish after death Those who have sworn false oaths, bear witness ye, And keep unbroken this day’s promises. If Alexander in the combat slay My brother Menelaus, he shall keep Helen and all her wealth, while we return Homeward in our good ships. If, otherwise, The bright-haired Menelaus take the life Of Alexander, Helen and her wealth Shall be restored, and they of Troy shall pay Such fine as may be meet, and may be long Remembered in the ages yet to come. And then if, after Alexander’s fall, Priam and Priam’s sons refuse the fine, I shall make war for it, and keep my place By Troy until I gain the end I seek.”