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Achilles addressed advancing Agamemnon aged Ajax amongst answered Apollo armour arms Atreus battle bear beautiful beheld beneath body brass brave brazen breast called chariot commanded companions dark daughter dead dear death desire destruction Diomede dost dreadful earth Edition equal escape evil eyes father feet fell fight fire flying followed gave give glory goddess gods Greeks hands hast head heart Hector hero History honour horses illustrious immediately immortal Jove Juno king leaders lofty Mars means Menelaus mighty mind Minerva mother noble Notes Patroclus Peleus placed plain Portrait possessed Priam quickly reached remain round rushed seized shield ships shoulders shouting side slain sons soul spear spoke standing steeds stood strength subdued swift swift ships swift-footed tent thee things thou took Trans Trojans turn Ulysses unto vols wall warlike whilst wounded
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