THE ILIAD OF HOMER (#3,Say "when" to cease)

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THE ILIAD OF HOMER (#3,Say "when" to cease)

Kurt Rhys
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since 2001-05-08

Posts 23

0 posted 2001-05-14 02:49 PM

       For nine days on the army the god's arrows kept repeating;
Came the tenth though and Akhilleus called the people to a meeting;
For, goddess Hera White-Arms, had put in his spirit this matter,
For when she spotted the Danaans succumbing she felt for them the sadder.
And now when they were all assembled and came together to meet,
There stood up and spoke out among them Akhilleus speedy of feet:
"Sons of Atreus, now we being driven backwards I think
Must surely flee homeward, if indeed we may escape death's brink,
If truly both war and plague now destroy the Akhaians the same.
But come now please, let us ask of some prophet or prest to explain,
Or even of a reader of dreams, for from Zeus come dreams as well,
Who as to why the Shining Apollo is angry can tell,
If he blames us because of some sacrifice lately or some vow,
If maybe with fat of perfect lambs and goats somehow
He can be persuaded to beat aside the bane from us."
       He sat down once again when he indeed had spoken thus.
Kalkhas, Thestor's son, far the best of bird readers, t'ward them rose,
Who knew of both what is and what will be and was before those,
And showed the Akhaian ships where t'ward Ilios to follow
Through his own prophesying given him by Shining Apollo.

Kurt Rhys
Junior Member

since 2001-05-08

Posts 23

1 posted 2001-05-14 02:52 PM

At line 10, "prest", is a typo for "priest".

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