Iliad

Then Athena said, "Father, wielder of the lightning, lord of cloud and storm, what mean you? Would you pluck this mortal whose doom has long been decreed out of the jaws of death? Do as you will, but we others shall not be of a mind with you." And Zeus answered, "My child, Trito-born, take heart. I did not speak in full earnest, and I will let you have your way. Do as your thinking [ noos ] tells you, without letting up, without hindrance."

IliadBook 22, Line 177Samuel ButlerEnglishVerse permalinkRead in Book 22

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