Iliad

With this he put on his shirt, and bound his sandals about his comely feet. He buckled on his purple coat, of two thicknesses, large, and of a rough shaggy texture, grasped his redoubtable bronze-shod spear, and wended his way along the line of the Achaean ships. First he called loudly to Odysseus peer of gods in counsel and woke him, for he was soon roused by the sound of the battle-cry. He came outside his tent and said, "Why do you go thus alone about the host, and along the line of the ships in the stillness of the night? What is it that you find so urgent?" And Nestor horseman of Gerene answered, "Odysseus, noble son of Laertes , take it not amiss, for the Achaeans are in great sorrow [ akhos ]. Come with me and let us wake some other, who may advise well with us whether we shall fight or flee."

IliadBook 10, Line 131Samuel ButlerEnglishVerse permalinkRead in Book 10

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