The Iliad of HomerGeorge Bell & Sons, 1890 - 489 pages |
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... Greeks in battle , and at his request , his mother , Thetis , petitions Jove to honour her offended son at the expense of the Greeks . Jupiter , despite the opposition of Juno , grants her request . Hera SING , O goddess , the ...
... Greeks in battle , and at his request , his mother , Thetis , petitions Jove to honour her offended son at the expense of the Greeks . Jupiter , despite the opposition of Juno , grants her request . Hera SING , O goddess , the ...
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... Greeks to ransom his daugh- ter , and bringing invaluable ransoms , having in his hands the fillets of far - darting Apollo on his golden sceptre . And he supplicated all the Greeks , but chiefly the two sons of Atreus , the leaders of ...
... Greeks to ransom his daugh- ter , and bringing invaluable ransoms , having in his hands the fillets of far - darting Apollo on his golden sceptre . And he supplicated all the Greeks , but chiefly the two sons of Atreus , the leaders of ...
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... Greeks pay for my tears , by thy arrows . " Thus he spoke praying ; but to him Phoebus Apollo hearkened . And he descended from the summits of Olym- pus , enraged in heart , having upon his shoulders his bow and quiver covered on all ...
... Greeks pay for my tears , by thy arrows . " Thus he spoke praying ; but to him Phoebus Apollo hearkened . And he descended from the summits of Olym- pus , enraged in heart , having upon his shoulders his bow and quiver covered on all ...
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... Greeks to ransom his daugh- ter , and bringing invaluable ransoms , having in his hands the fillets of far - darting Apollo on his golden sceptre . And he supplicated all the Greeks , but chiefly the two sons of Atreus , the leaders of ...
... Greeks to ransom his daugh- ter , and bringing invaluable ransoms , having in his hands the fillets of far - darting Apollo on his golden sceptre . And he supplicated all the Greeks , but chiefly the two sons of Atreus , the leaders of ...
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... Greeks pay for my tears , by thy arrows . " Thus he spoke praying ; but to him Phœbus Apollo hearkened . And he descended from the summits of Olym- pus , enraged in heart , having upon his shoulders his bow and quiver covered on all ...
... Greeks pay for my tears , by thy arrows . " Thus he spoke praying ; but to him Phœbus Apollo hearkened . And he descended from the summits of Olym- pus , enraged in heart , having upon his shoulders his bow and quiver covered on all ...
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Achæans Achilles addressed Æneas Agamemnon Ajax amongst Antilochus Apollo armour arms arrow Asius Atreus battle beheld beneath brass brave bravest brazen spear breast Buttm chariot companions daughter dear death didst Diomede dost thou dreadful earth enraged Eurypylus evil father Jove fight glory goddess godlike gods Greeks hands hastened hath heart helmet hero Hesych hollow ships honour horses hurled Idomeneus Ilium illustrious immortal Jove Juno king lest Lexil lofty Lycians magnanimous Mars Menelaus Meriones mighty Minerva Neptune Nestor noble Achilles Notes Oïleus Olympus Patroclus Peleus Polydamas Portrait Priam round rushed Sarpedon Saturn seized shield shoulders shouting slain slay slew smote son of Saturn sons soul standing steeds stood subdued swift ships swift-footed Achilles Telamonian Ajax tent Teucer thee things thou art thou hast thou mayest thou wilt thy mind Trans Trojans Troy Tydeus Ulysses unto valiant Virg vols warlike warrior whilst wounded καὶ
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