The Iliad of HomerGeorge Bell & Sons, 1890 - 489 pages |
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... mighty sword from the scabbard , came Minerva from heaven ; for her the white - armed goddess Juno had sent forward , equally loving and regarding both from her soul . And she stood behind , and caught the son of Peleus by his yellow ...
... mighty sword from the scabbard , came Minerva from heaven ; for her the white - armed goddess Juno had sent forward , equally loving and regarding both from her soul . And she stood behind , and caught the son of Peleus by his yellow ...
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... mighty Olympus tremble . Thus having conferred , they se- parated . She at once plunged from splendid Olympus into the profound sea . But Jove on the other hand [ returned ] tc his palace . But all the gods rose up together from their ...
... mighty Olympus tremble . Thus having conferred , they se- parated . She at once plunged from splendid Olympus into the profound sea . But Jove on the other hand [ returned ] tc his palace . But all the gods rose up together from their ...
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... mighty Jove passed away , and now the timbers of our ships have rotted , and the ropes have become untwisted . " Our wives and in- fant children sit in our dwellings expecting us ; but to us the work for which we came hither remains ...
... mighty Jove passed away , and now the timbers of our ships have rotted , and the ropes have become untwisted . " Our wives and in- fant children sit in our dwellings expecting us ; but to us the work for which we came hither remains ...
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... mighty man , who is this gallant and tall Grecian hero . Cer- tainly there are others taller in height ; but so graceful a man have I never yet beheld with my eyes , nor so venerable ; for he is like unto a kingly man . " But him Helen ...
... mighty man , who is this gallant and tall Grecian hero . Cer- tainly there are others taller in height ; but so graceful a man have I never yet beheld with my eyes , nor so venerable ; for he is like unto a kingly man . " But him Helen ...
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... mighty voice from his breast , and words like unto wintry flakes of snow , no longer then would another mortal contend with Ulysses . And beholding , we then mar- velled not so much at the aspect of Ulysses , [ as at his words ] ...
... mighty voice from his breast , and words like unto wintry flakes of snow , no longer then would another mortal contend with Ulysses . And beholding , we then mar- velled not so much at the aspect of Ulysses , [ as at his words ] ...
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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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