Iliad

"On this Zeus was stung to the very quick with grief [ akhos ], and in his rage he caught Atê by the hair, and swore a great oath that never should she again invade starry heaven and Olympus , for she was the bane of all. Then he whirled her round with a twist of his hand, and flung her down from heaven so that she fell on to the fields of mortal men; and he was ever angry with her when he saw his son groaning under the cruel labors [ athloi ] that Eurystheus laid upon him. Even so did I grieve when mighty Hektor was killing the Argives at their ships, and all the time I kept thinking of Atê who had so baned me. I was blind, and Zeus robbed me of my reason; I will now make atonement, and will add much treasure by way of amends. Go, therefore, into battle, you and your people with you. I will give you all that Odysseus offered you yesterday in your tents: or if it so please you, wait, though you would fain fight at once, and my squires [ therapontes ] shall bring the gifts from my ship, that you may see whether what I give you is enough."

IliadBook 19, Line 125Samuel ButlerEnglishVerse permalinkRead in Book 19

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