Verse
Iliad
Book 2, Line 350 by Samuel Butler (English)
For the mighty son of Kronos surely promised that we should succeed, when we Argives set sail to bring death and destruction upon the Trojans. He showed us favorable signs [ sêmata ] by flashing his lightning on our right hands; therefore let none make haste to go
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