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    Homer, Iliad

    Editions and translations: Greek | English | English (ed. Samuel Butler)
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    So spake he, and the messenger, Argeiphontes, failed not to hearken. [340] Straightway he bound beneath his feet his beautiful sandals, immortal, golden, which were wont to bear him over the waters of the sea and over the boundless land swift as the blasts of the wind. And he took the wand wherewith he lulls to sleep the eyes of whom he will, while others again he awakens even out of slumber. [345] With this in his hand the strong Argeiphontes flew, and quickly came to Troy-land and the Hellespont. Then went he his way in the likeness of a young man that is a prince, with the first down upon his lip, in whom the charm of youth is fairest. Now when the others had driven past the great barrow of Ilus, [350] they halted the mules and the horses in the river to drink; for darkness was by now come down over the earth. Then the herald looked and was ware of Hermes hard at hand, and he spake to Priam, saying:Bethink thee, son of Dardanus, [355] here is somewhat that calls for prudent thought. I see a man, and anon methinks shall we be cut to pieces. Come, let us flee in thie chariot, or at least clasp his knees and entreat him, if so be he will have pity. So spake he, and the old man's mind was confounded and he was sore afraid, and up stood the hair on his pliant limbs, [360] and he stood in a daze. But of himself the Helper drew nigh, and took the ohd man's hand, and made question of him, saying: Whither, Father, dost thou thus guide horses and mules through the immortal night when other mortals are sleeping? Art thou untouched by fear of the fury-breathing Achaeans, [365] hostile men and ruthless that are hard anigh thee? If one of them should espy thee bearing such store of treasure through the swift bhack night, what were thy counsel then? Thou art not young thyself, and thy companion here is old, that ye should defend you against a man, when one waxes wroth without a cause. [370] But as for me, I will nowise harm thee, nay, I will even defend thee against another; for like unto my dear father art thou in mine eyes.


    There are a total of 14 comments on and cross references to this page.

    Further comments from Walter Leaf, Commentary on the Iliad (1900):
    book 24, card 339 (general note)
    book 24, card 339: hupnôontas
    book 24, card 339: aisumnêtêr
    book 24, card 339: en potamôi
    book 24, card 339: gar
    book 24, card 339: phradeos
    book 24, card 339: diarraisesthai
    book 24, card 339: eph' hippôn
    book 24, card 339: epeita
    book 24, card 339: deidie
    book 24, card 339: eni gnamptoisi melessi
    book 24, card 339: autos
    book 24, card 339: noos
    book 24, card 339: de

    Cross references from W. Walter Merry, James Riddell, D. B. Monro, Commentary on the Odyssey (1886):
    5, 118 [Book 5 (e)]
    5, 43 [Book 5 (e)]

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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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