The Iliad of HomerGeorge Bell & Sons, 1890 - 489 pages |
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... stood behind , and caught the son of Peleus by his yellow hair , appearing to him alone ; but none of the others beheld her . But Achilles was amazed , and turned himself round , and immediately recognized Pallas Minerva ; and awe ...
... stood behind , and caught the son of Peleus by his yellow hair , appearing to him alone ; but none of the others beheld her . But Achilles was amazed , and turned himself round , and immediately recognized Pallas Minerva ; and awe ...
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... stood above my head , and addressed me : Sleepest thou , son of the warrior , horse - taming Atreus ? It becomes not a coun- sellor , to whom the people have been intrusted , and to whom so many things are a care , to sleep all the ...
... stood above my head , and addressed me : Sleepest thou , son of the warrior , horse - taming Atreus ? It becomes not a coun- sellor , to whom the people have been intrusted , and to whom so many things are a care , to sleep all the ...
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... stood suspended aloft ; and some exhorted one another to seize the vessels , and drag them to the great ocean ; and they began to clear the channels . The shout of them , eager [ to return ] home , rose to the sky , and they withdrew ...
... stood suspended aloft ; and some exhorted one another to seize the vessels , and drag them to the great ocean ; and they began to clear the channels . The shout of them , eager [ to return ] home , rose to the sky , and they withdrew ...
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... stood be- side him , and eyeing him with scowling brow , reproached him with harsh language : " Thersites , reckless babbler ! noisy declaimer though thou be , refrain , nor be forward singly to strive with princes ; for I affirm that ...
... stood be- side him , and eyeing him with scowling brow , reproached him with harsh language : " Thersites , reckless babbler ! noisy declaimer though thou be , refrain , nor be forward singly to strive with princes ; for I affirm that ...
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... stood the head - crested Greeks upon the plain against the Trojans , eager to break [ their lines ] . And these , 3 as goat - herds easily separate the broad flocks of the goats , when they are mingled in the pasture , so did the ...
... stood the head - crested Greeks upon the plain against the Trojans , eager to break [ their lines ] . And these , 3 as goat - herds easily separate the broad flocks of the goats , when they are mingled in the pasture , so did the ...
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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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