Iliad

to the waves of the roaring sea that should have swept me away ere this mischief had come about. But, since the gods have devised these evils, would, at any rate, that I had been wife to a better man - to one who could smart under dishonor [nemesis] and men's evil speeches. This man was never yet to be depended upon, nor never will be, and he will surely reap what he has sown. Still, brother, come in and rest upon this seat, for it is you who bear the brunt of that toil [ ponos ] that has been caused by my hateful self and by the veering [ atê ] of Alexander - both of whom Zeus has doomed to be a theme of song among those that shall be born hereafter."

IliadBook 6, Line 348Samuel ButlerEnglishVerse permalinkRead in Book 6

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