The Iliad of HomerGeorge Bell & Sons, 1890 - 489 pages |
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... earth , shall lay heavy hands upon thee at th low ships ; not even if thou wast to name Agamemno now boasts himself to be much the most powerful Greeks . " 5 A common formula in the ancient poets to express the ete things . Empedocles ...
... earth , shall lay heavy hands upon thee at th low ships ; not even if thou wast to name Agamemno now boasts himself to be much the most powerful Greeks . " 5 A common formula in the ancient poets to express the ete things . Empedocles ...
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... earth his sceptre studded with golden nails , and sat down . But on the other hand , the son of Atreus was enraged ; therefore to them arose the sweet - voiced Nestor , 2 the harmonious orator of the Pylians , from whose tongue flowed ...
... earth his sceptre studded with golden nails , and sat down . But on the other hand , the son of Atreus was enraged ; therefore to them arose the sweet - voiced Nestor , 2 the harmonious orator of the Pylians , from whose tongue flowed ...
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... earth could fight . And even they heard my counsels , and obeyed my words . But do ye also obey , since it is better to be obedient ; nor do thou , although being powerful , take away the maid from him , but leave it so , seeing that ...
... earth could fight . And even they heard my counsels , and obeyed my words . But do ye also obey , since it is better to be obedient ; nor do thou , although being powerful , take away the maid from him , but leave it so , seeing that ...
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... the god According to Homer , the earth is a circular plane , and Oceanus is an immense stream encircling it . from which the different rivers run inward . 1 around the well - built altar . After that 415-447 15 ILIAD . I.
... the god According to Homer , the earth is a circular plane , and Oceanus is an immense stream encircling it . from which the different rivers run inward . 1 around the well - built altar . After that 415-447 15 ILIAD . I.
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... earth groaned beneath , as the people seated themselves , and there was a clamour ; but nine he- ralds vociferating restrained them , if by any means they would cease from clamour , and hear the Jove - nurtured princes . With difficulty ...
... earth groaned beneath , as the people seated themselves , and there was a clamour ; but nine he- ralds vociferating restrained them , if by any means they would cease from clamour , and hear the Jove - nurtured princes . With difficulty ...
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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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