The Iliad of Homer - Homer - Books - Independently Published - 9798611838631 - February 28, 2020
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The Iliad of Homer

Achilles sing, O Goddess! Peleus' son; His wrath pernicious, who ten thousand woesCaused to Achaia's host, sent many a soul Illustrious into Ades premature, And Heroes gave (so stood the will of Jove) To dogs and to all ravening fowls a prey, When fierce dispute had separated onceThe noble Chief Achilles from the sonOf Atreus, Agamemnon, King of men. Who them to strife impell'd? What power divine?Latona's son and Jove's. For he, incensedAgainst the King, a foul contagion raisedIn all the host, and multitudes destroy'd, For that the son of Atreus had his priestDishonored, Chryses. To the fleet he cameBearing rich ransom glorious to redeemHis daughter, and his hands charged with the wreathAnd golden sceptre of the God shaft-arm'

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released February 28, 2020
ISBN13 9798611838631
Publishers Independently Published
Pages 472
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 27 mm   ·   684 g
Language English  

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