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    Homer, Iliad

    Editions and translations: Greek | English | English (ed. Samuel Butler)
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    [1] Now all the other gods and men, lords of chariots, slumbered the whole night through, but Zeus was not holden of sweet sleep, for he was pondering in his heart how he might do honour to Achilles and lay many low beside the ships of the Achaeans. And this plan seemed to his mind the best, [5] to send to Agamemnon, son of Atreus, a baneful dream. So he spake, and addressed him with winged words: Up, go, thou baneful Dream, unto the swift ships of the Achaeans, and when thou art come to the hut of Agamemnon, son of Atreus, [10] tell him all my word truly, even as I charge thee. Bid him arm the long-haired Achaeans with all speed, since now he may take the broad-wayed city of the Trojans. For the immortals, that have homes upon Olympus, are no longer divided in counsel, [15] since Hera hath Vent the minds of all by her supplication, and over the Trojans hang woes. So spake he, and the Dream went his way, when he had heard this saying. Forthwith he came to the swift ships of the Achaeans, and went his way to Agamemnon, son of Atreus, and found him sleeping in his hut, and over him was shed ambrosial slumber. [20] So he took his stand above his head, in the likeness of the son of Neleus, even Nestor, whom above all the elders Agamemnon held in honour; likening himself to him, the Dream from heaven spake, saying:Thou sleepest, son of wise-hearted Atreus, the tamer of horses. To sleep the whole night through beseemeth not a man that is a counsellor, [25] to whom a host is entrusted, and upon whom rest so many cares. But now, hearken thou quickly unto me, for I am a messenger to thee from Zeus, who, far away though he be, hath exceeding care for thee and pity. He biddeth thee arm the long-haired Achaeans with all speed, since now thou mayest take the broad-wayed city of the Trojans. [30] For the immortals that have homes upon Olympus are no longer divided in counsel, since Hera hath bent the minds of all by her supplication, and over the Trojans hang woes by the will of Zeus. But do thou keep this in thy heart, nor let forgetfulness lay hold of thee, whenso honey-hearted sleep shall let thee go.


    There are a total of 53 comments on and cross references to this page.

    Further comments from Walter Leaf, Commentary on the Iliad (1900):
    book 2, card 1 (general note)
    book 2, card 1: hêdumos
    book 2, card 1: oulon
    book 2, card 1: amphis
    book 2, card 1: ephêptai
    book 2, card 1: ambrosios
    book 2, card 1: Nêlêïôi huii
    book 2, card 1: gerontôn
    book 2, card 1: min
    book 2, card 1: seu

    Further comments from Allen Rogers Benner, Selections from Homer's Iliad:
    book 2, card 1 (general note)
    book 2, card 1: theoi
    book 2, card 1: aneres
    book 2, card 1: timêsai
    book 2, card 1: Achaiôn
    book 2, card 1: oulos
    book 2, card 1: agoreuemen
    book 2, card 1: karê
    book 2, card 1: amphis ... phrazontai
    book 2, card 1: epegnampsen
    book 2, card 1: Nêlêiôi huii
    book 2, card 1: ti
    book 2, card 1: e
    book 2, card 1: tôi ... eeisamenos
    book 2, card 1: Atreos
    book 2, card 1: ou chrê
    book 2, card 1: pannuchion
    book 2, card 1: epitetraphatai
    book 2, card 1: xun-es
    book 2, card 1: seu
    book 2, card 1: sêisin eche phresi
    book 2, card 1: eut' an
    book 2, card 1: an-êêi

    Further comments from Thomas D. Seymour, Commentary on Homer's Iliad, Books I-III:
    book 2, card 1 (general note)
    book 2, card 1: rha
    book 2, card 1: pannuchioi
    book 2, card 1: phrena hôs
    book 2, card 1: hôs
    book 2, card 1: hêde
    book 2, card 1: oulon oneiron
    book 2, card 1: bask ithi
    book 2, card 1: oule
    book 2, card 1: mala
    book 2, card 1: agoreuemen
    book 2, card 1: keleue
    book 2, card 1: karê komoôntas
    book 2, card 1: polin Trôôn
    book 2, card 1: amphis phrazontai
    book 2, card 1: epegnampsen
    book 2, card 1: ephêptai
    book 2, card 1: ambrosios
    book 2, card 1: kechuto
    book 2, card 1: huper kephalês
    book 2, card 1: Nêlêiôi huii
    book 2, card 1: ton rha
    book 2, card 1: gerontôn
    book 2, card 1: min
    book 2, card 1: daïphronos
    book 2, card 1: hippodamoio
    book 2, card 1: xunes
    book 2, card 1: Dios de
    book 2, card 1: toi
    book 2, card 1: seu
    book 2, card 1: ek Dios
    book 2, card 1: eche
    book 2, card 1: anêêi

    Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
    465 [Gebrauch des Artikels bei Pronomen und Zahlwörtern mit und ohne Substantiv.]

    Cross references from E.C. Marchant, Commentary on Thucydides: Book 2:
    2, 77, 4 [Commentary on Book 2]

    Cross references from W. Walter Merry, James Riddell, D. B. Monro, Commentary on the Odyssey (1886):
    5, 286 [Book 5 (e)]
    11, 225 [Book 11 (l)]

    Cross references from Walter Leaf, Commentary on the Iliad (1900):
    1, 611 [Book 1 (A)]
    24, 673 [Book 24 (Ô)]

    Cross references from William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb:
    612 [Temporal Particles signifying Until and Before.: heôs, ophra, eis ho or eisoke, este, achri, mechri, until.]

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    This text is based on the following book(s):
    Homer. The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924.
    OCLC: 38101377
    ISBN: 0674991885, 0674991893

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