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Iliad

Book 2, Line 100 by Samuel Butler (English)

Then King Agamemnon rose, holding his scepter. This was the work of Hephaistos, who gave it to Zeus the son of Kronos. Zeus gave it to Hermes, slayer of Argos , guide and guardian. King Hermes gave it to Pelops, the mighty charioteer, and

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