The Iliad of Homer and the OdysseyA retelling of Homer's account of the Trojan War, and of the story of Odysseus' adventures on his homeward voyage. |
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Page 24
... Minerva and Juno muttered their dis- content as they sat side by side hatching mis- chief for the Trojans . Minerva scowled at her father , for she was in a furious passion with him , and said nothing , but Juno could not con- tain ...
... Minerva and Juno muttered their dis- content as they sat side by side hatching mis- chief for the Trojans . Minerva scowled at her father , for she was in a furious passion with him , and said nothing , but Juno could not con- tain ...
Page 43
... Minerva , while I seek Paris and exhort him , if he will hear my words . Would that the earth might open her jaws and swallow him , for Jove bred him to be the bane of the Trojans , and of Priam and Priam's sons . Could I but see him go ...
... Minerva , while I seek Paris and exhort him , if he will hear my words . Would that the earth might open her jaws and swallow him , for Jove bred him to be the bane of the Trojans , and of Priam and Priam's sons . Could I but see him go ...
Page 70
... Minerva put courage into the heart of Diomed , and he smote them right and left . They made a hideous groaning as they were being hacked about , and the earth was red with their blood . As a lion springs furiously upon a flock of sheep ...
... Minerva put courage into the heart of Diomed , and he smote them right and left . They made a hideous groaning as they were being hacked about , and the earth was red with their blood . As a lion springs furiously upon a flock of sheep ...
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Achæans Achilles Æneas Agamemnon Ajax Alcinous angry answered Antilochus Apollo Argives armour arrow Atreus battle blood body brave bronze brought chariot comrades cried Danaans daughter dead dear death Diomed drew Eumæus Euryclea Eurymachus eyes father Jove fear fell fight fire friends gave give goddess gods hand head heard heart heaven Hector helmet honour horses host house of Hades Idomeneus Ilius immortal Ithaca Jove Jove's Juno killed King Lærtes laid land look Lycians Mars Menelaus Meriones mighty Minerva mother Neleus Neptune Nestor never noble Olympus Patroclus Peleus Penelope Phæacians prayed Priam Pylos round sail Sarpedon Saturn seat sent servants sheep shield ships shoulders side sleep son of Saturn sons sorrow spear spoke sprang stay stood stranger struck suitors sword Telemachus tell Teucer took Trojans Troy Tydeus Ulysses wall whereon wife wind wine wounded