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He would weep till his cry came up to heaven, and then Zeus would send me down to help him; if I had had the sense to foresee all this, when Eurystheus sent him to the house of Hades, to fetch the hell-hound from Erebos, he would never have come back alive out of the deep waters of the river Styx.
“Hear me, all you gods and goddesses, I’ll speak what the spirit in my chest prompts. And let no female god, no male one either, seek to thwart my plan. Let’s get agreement from all of you to end this matter quickly. 10 [10] If I see any of you breaking ranks of gods, keen to assist the Trojans or Danaans, that god I’ll beat up ...
Contents. Bk VIII:1-52 Zeus warns the gods not to join in the battle. Bk VIII:53-111 Nestor defends the Greeks. Bk VIII:112-156 Nestor and Diomedes fight alongside. Bk VIII:157-211 Hera and Poseidon debate the battle. Bk VIII:212-272 Hera warns the Greeks and they rally. Bk VIII:273-334 Hector wounds Teucer.
the iliad book 8, translated by a. t. murray [1] Now Dawn the saffron-robed was spreading over the face of all the earth, and Zeus that hurleth the thunderbolt made a gathering of the gods upon the topmost peak of many-ridged Olympus, and himself addressed their gathering; and all the gods gave ear: "Hearken unto me, all ye gods and goddesses ...
Then, O Menelaus, the blessed gods, the immortals, forgat thee not; and before all the daughter of Zeus, she that driveth the spoil, who took her stand before thee, and warded off the stinging arrow.
18 wrz 1999 · It was you, goddess, who delivered him by calling to Olympus the hundred-handed monster whom gods call Briareus, but men Aegaeon, for he is stronger even than his father; when therefore he took his seat all-glorious beside the son of Saturn, the other gods were afraid, and did not bind him.
1 lip 2004 · "The Iliad" by Homer is an epic poem traditionally attributed to the 8th century BC. The narrative centers around the breathtaking events of the Trojan War, focusing particularly on the wrath of Achilles, a Greek hero, as well as themes of honor, glory, and the interplay between mortals and deities.
