Homer, Iliad

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Then in answer to her spake great Hector of the flashing helm: Bring me no honey-hearted wine, honoured mother, [265] lest thou cripple me, and I be forgetful of my might and my valour; moreover with hands unwashen I have awe to pour libation of flaming wine to Zeus; nor may it in any wise be that a man should make prayer to the son of Cronos, lord of the dark clouds, all befouled with blood and filth. Nay, do thou go to the temple of Athene, [270] driver of the spoil, with burnt-offerings, when thou hast gathered together the aged wives; and the robe that seemeth to thee the fairest and amplest in thy hall, and that is dearest far to thine own self, this do thou lay upon the knees of fair-haired Athene and vow to her that thou wilt sacrifice in her temple twelve sleek heifers that have not felt the goad, [275] if she will take pity on Troy and the Trojans' wives and their little children; in hope she may hold back the son of Tydeus from sacred Ilios, that savage spearman, a mighty deviser of rout. So go thou to the temple of Athene, driver of the spoil; [280] and I will go after Paris, to summon him, if haply he will hearken to my bidding. Would that the earth might straightway gape for him! for in grievous wise hath the Olympian reared him as a bane to the Trojans and to great-hearted Priam, and the sons of Priam. If I but saw him going down to the house of Hades, [285] then might I deem that my heart had forgotten its woe. So spake he, and she went to the hall and called to her handmaidens; and they gathered together the aged wives throughout the city. But the queen herself went down to the vaulted treasurechamber wherein were her robes, richly broidered, the handiwork of Sidonian women, [290] whom godlike Alexander had himself brought from Sidon, as he sailed over the wide sea on that journey on the which he brought back high-born Helen. Of these Hecabe took one, and bare it as an offering for Athene, the one that was fairest in its broiderings and amplest, [295] and shone like a star, and lay undermost of all. Then she went her way, and the throng of aged wives hastened after her.

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Further comments from Walter Leaf, Commentary on the Iliad (1900):
book 6, card 263 (general note)
book 6, card 263: meneos
book 6, card 263: aniptoisin
book 6, card 263: thuea
book 6, card 263: hôs ke hoi
book 6, card 263: gaia chanoi
book 6, card 263: authi
book 6, card 263: Aïdos eisô
book 6, card 263: katebêseto
book 6, card 263: kêôenta
book 6, card 263: ene' esan oi
book 6, card 263: tas
book 6, card 263: tên hodon
book 6, card 263: anêgagen
book 6, card 263: eupatereian
book 6, card 263: neiatos allôn
book 6, card 263: neiatos

Further comments from Allen Rogers Benner, Selections from Homer's Iliad:
book 6, card 263 (general note)
book 6, card 263: aeire
book 6, card 263: oude pêi esti
book 6, card 263: pepalagmenon
book 6, card 263: eni
book 6, card 263: toi ... autêi
book 6, card 263: huposchesthai
book 6, card 263: ênis
book 6, card 263: ai k' eleêsêi
book 6, card 263: phoboio
book 6, card 263: eipontos
book 6, card 263: chanoi
book 6, card 263: mega
book 6, card 263: katelthont'
book 6, card 263: a
book 6, card 263: Aidos eisô
book 6, card 263: phrena
book 6, card 263: poti
book 6, card 263: katebêseto
book 6, card 263: hoi
book 6, card 263: tas
book 6, card 263: epiplôs
book 6, card 263: eurea
book 6, card 263: tên hodon
book 6, card 263: poikilmasin
book 6, card 263: allôn

Further comments from Thomas D. Seymour, Commentary on Homer's Iliad, Books IV-VI:
book 6 (general note)
book 6: oiôthê
book 6: polla
book 6: ithuse
book 6: pedioio
book 6: allêlôn
book 6: ithunomenôn
book 6: Simoentos
book 6: Xanthoio
book 6: prôtos
book 6: herkos Achaiôn
book 6: rhêxe
book 6: phalanga
book 6: ethêken
book 6: balôn
book 6: Akamanta
book 6: Teuthranidên
book 6: Arisbêi
book 6: aphneios
book 6: phileesken
book 6: hodôi
book 6: oikia
book 6: tôn ge
book 6: êrkese
book 6: prosthen hupantiasas
book 6: apêura
book 6: auton
book 6: huphêniochos
book 6: tô d' amphô
book 6: gaian edutên
book 6: Eurualos
book 6: Opheltion
book 6: Aisêpon
book 6: Pêdason
book 6: nêis
book 6: Abarbareê
book 6: skotion
book 6: poimainôn
book 6: ep' oessi
book 6: migê
book 6: didumaone
book 6: hupeluse
book 6: phaidima
book 6: Mêkistêiadês
book 6: teuchea
book 6: ara
book 6: Polupoitês
book 6: Oduseus
book 6: Perkôsion
book 6: exenarixen
book 6: Teukros
book 6: enêrato
book 6: Antilochos
book 6: Satnioentos
book 6: eurreitao
book 6: par' ochthas
book 6: Pêdason
book 6: Phulakon
book 6: Lêitos
book 6: pheugonta
book 6: Eurupulos
book 6: Melanthion
book 6: Adrêston
book 6: hoi
book 6: atuzomenô
book 6: blaphthente
book 6: ankulon
book 6: axante
book 6: autô
book 6: hoi alloi
book 6: autos
book 6: prênês
book 6: stoma
book 6: estê
book 6: ellisseto
book 6: zôgrei
book 6: axia
book 6: apoina
book 6: en patros
book 6: keimêlia
book 6: polukmêtos
book 6: tôn
book 6: apereisia
book 6: ei ken
book 6: zôon
book 6: epeithen
book 6: kai dê
book 6: tach' emelle
book 6: antios
book 6: theôn
book 6: ô pepon
book 6: ô Menelae
book 6: de
book 6: houtôs
book 6: andrôn
book 6: ê soi
book 6: soi
book 6: arista
book 6: tôn
book 6: hupekphugoi
book 6: mêd' hontina
book 6: kouron eonta
book 6: pheroi
book 6: mêd' hos
book 6: all' hama pantes
book 6: Iliou
book 6: akêdestoi
book 6: aphantoi
book 6: parepeisen
book 6: adelpheiou
book 6: aisima
book 6: pareipôn
book 6: ho de
book 6: apo
book 6: anetrapeto
book 6: Atreïdês
book 6: lax
book 6: lax
book 6: ekekleto
book 6: makron ausas
book 6: ausas
book 6: ô philoi
book 6: therapontes
book 6: enarôn
book 6: pleista
book 6: ken
book 6: pherôn
book 6: kai ta
book 6: sulêsete
book 6: sulêsete
book 6: entha aute
book 6: hup' Achaiôn
book 6: eisanebêsan
book 6: analkeiêisi
book 6: Aineiai
book 6: Helenos
book 6: oiônopolôn
book 6: epei
book 6: ponos
book 6: Trôôn
book 6: pasan ep' ithun
book 6: ithun
book 6: machesthai
book 6: stête
book 6: erukakete
book 6: pantêi
book 6: aute
book 6: en chersi
book 6: gunaikôn
book 6: pheugontas
book 6: dêioisi
book 6: charma
book 6: phalangas
book 6: epotrunêton
book 6: hêmeis men
book 6: Hektor
book 6: atar
book 6: polinde
book 6: sêi kai emêi
book 6: hê de
book 6: xunagousa
book 6: en polei akrêi
book 6: oixasa
book 6: hieroio
book 6: hoi autêi
book 6: theinai
book 6: epi gounasin
book 6: huposchesthai
book 6: ênis
book 6: ai ke
book 6: ai ken
book 6: Tudeos huion
book 6: mêstôra
book 6: mêstôra
book 6: kartiston
book 6: genesthai
book 6: oude
book 6: pote
book 6: hôde
book 6: orchamon
book 6: hon per
book 6: theas
book 6: alla
book 6: mainetai
book 6: menos
book 6: hôs
book 6: phonoio
book 6: athanatôn
book 6: asteroentos
book 6: hôs
book 6: Trôes
book 6: têlekleitoi
book 6: ophra
book 6: bêô
book 6: eipô
book 6: bouleutêisi
book 6: hêmeterêis
book 6: hekatombas
book 6: amphi
book 6: antux
book 6: omphaloessês
book 6: Glaukos
book 6: es meson
book 6: amphoterôn
book 6: sunitên
book 6: tis de
book 6: pheriste
book 6: opôpa
book 6: emon
book 6: dustênôn
book 6: antioôsin
book 6: tis athanatôn
book 6: egô
book 6: theoisin
book 6: epouranioisi
book 6: machoimên
book 6: oude gar oude
book 6: Druantos
book 6: Lukoorgos
book 6: dên ên
book 6: hos
book 6: hos pote
book 6: mainomenoio
book 6: tithênas
book 6: kata Nusêion
book 6: thusthla
book 6: katecheuan
book 6: bouplêgi
book 6: phobêtheis
book 6: duseto
book 6: kolpôi
book 6: deidiota
book 6: eche
book 6: tôi
book 6: rheia zôontes
book 6: tuphlon
book 6: Kronou pais
book 6: eti
book 6: oud' an egô
book 6: brotôn
book 6: hoi arourês
book 6: asson
book 6: olethrou peirata
book 6: hikêai
book 6: geneên
book 6: hoiê per
book 6: de
book 6: andrôn
book 6: phulla
book 6: earos
book 6: epigignetai
book 6: phuei
book 6: ei d' etheleis
book 6: kai tauta
book 6: hêmete rên
book 6: min
book 6: esti
book 6: Hephurê
book 6: muchôi Argeos
book 6: Sisuphos
book 6: Sisuphos
book 6: ho de
book 6: etikten
book 6: Bellerophontên
book 6: kallos te
book 6: kaka mêsato
book 6: ek dêmou
book 6: epei
book 6: Argeiôn
book 6: edamassen
book 6: tôi de
book 6: dia
book 6: Anteia
book 6: agatha phroneonta
book 6: Bellerophontên
book 6: Pseusamenê
book 6: tethnaiês
book 6: kaktane
book 6: moi
book 6: hoion akousen
book 6: kteinai
book 6: sebassato
book 6: ho ge
book 6: sêmata lugra
book 6: grapsas
book 6: en pinaki
book 6: thumophthora
book 6: pentherôi
book 6: amumoni pompêi
book 6: Xanthon
book 6: ennêmar
book 6: sêma idesthai
book 6: idesthai
book 6: pheroito
book 6: kakon
book 6: paredexato
book 6: men
book 6: rha
book 6: Chimairan
book 6: amaimaketên
book 6: theion
book 6: genos
book 6: drakôn
book 6: chimaira
book 6: deinon
book 6: apopneiousa
book 6: puros menos
book 6: theôn
book 6: Solumoisi
book 6: kartistên
book 6: andrôn
book 6: to triton
book 6: Amazonas
book 6: tôi
book 6: anerchomenôi
book 6: huphainen
book 6: eureiês
book 6: gignôske
book 6: theou
book 6: eonta
book 6: didou
book 6: ho ge
book 6: thugatera
book 6: timês
book 6: hoi
book 6: temenos
book 6: tamon
book 6: exochon allôn
book 6: kalon
book 6: nemoito
book 6: hê
book 6: Laodameiêi men
book 6: all' hote dê
book 6: kai keinos
book 6: apêchtheto
book 6: kap
book 6: to Alêion
book 6: paton
book 6: paton
book 6: Arês katektane
book 6: atos polemoio
book 6: cholôsamenê
book 6: chrusênios
book 6: ekta
book 6: eme
book 6: poll' epetellen
book 6: arlsteuein
book 6: mega
book 6: tautês
book 6: toi
book 6: geneês
book 6: enchos men
book 6: katepêxen
book 6: meilichioisi
book 6: ê rha
book 6: xeinos
book 6: patrôios
book 6: Oineus
book 6: eni megaroisin
book 6: eni
book 6: eruxas
book 6: zôstêra
book 6: kai min
book 6: min
book 6: iôn
book 6: Tudea
book 6: tutthon eonta
book 6: kallipe
book 6: en Thêbêisin
book 6: tôi
book 6: xeinos
book 6: Argei
book 6: hote
book 6: tôn
book 6: allêlôn
book 6: polloi men, polloi de
book 6: emoi
book 6: kteinein
book 6: theos porêi
book 6: kicheiô
book 6: allêlois
book 6: hoide
book 6: kath' hippôn
book 6: pistôsanto
book 6: Glaukôi
book 6: phrenas exeleto
book 6: hos
book 6: hekatomboia
book 6: Hektôr de
book 6: hôs
book 6: phêgon
book 6: amph' ara min
book 6: eiromenai
book 6: kasignêtous
book 6: posias
book 6: de
book 6: kêde ephêpto
book 6: all' hote dê
book 6: domon
book 6: xestêis aithousêisi
book 6: en autôi
book 6: pentêkonta
book 6: lithoio
book 6: plêsioi
book 6: allêlôn
book 6: dedmêmenoi
book 6: kouraôn
book 6: heterôthen
book 6: enantioi
book 6: entha
book 6: êpiodôros
book 6: enantiê
book 6: en
book 6: tipte
book 6: ê mala dê
book 6: teirousi
book 6: dusônumoi
book 6: peri
book 6: se de
book 6: enthade
book 6: ex akrês
book 6: cheiras anaschein
book 6: meliêdea
book 6: prôton
book 6: autos
book 6: ai ke piêistha
book 6: andri
book 6: de
book 6: kekmêôti
book 6: mega
book 6: hôs
book 6: tunê
book 6: etêisin
book 6: aeire
book 6: meliphrona
book 6: lathômai
book 6: oude
book 6: luthrôi
book 6: pepalagmenon
book 6: su men
book 6: ageleiês
book 6: sun thueessin
book 6: aollissasa
book 6: meteleusomai
book 6: ai ke
book 6: eipontos
book 6: hôs
book 6: ke
book 6: chanoi
book 6: mega pêma
book 6: Olumpios
book 6: etrephe
book 6: kai Priamôi
book 6: toio
book 6: idoimi katelthonta
book 6: phaiên ke
book 6: êtop
book 6: megara
book 6: kekleto
book 6: ara
book 6: aollissan
book 6: thalamon
book 6: kêôenta
book 6: hoi
book 6: Sidoniôn
book 6: Sidoniêthen
book 6: epiplôs
book 6: eurea
book 6: tên hodon
book 6: anêgagen
book 6: eupatereian
book 6: phere
book 6: dôron
book 6: poikilmasin
book 6: hôs
book 6: neiatos
book 6: allôn
book 6: metesseuonto
book 6: Theanô
book 6: Kissêis
book 6: ethêkan
book 6: ololugêi
book 6: rhusiptoli
book 6: theaôn
book 6: axon
book 6: dê
book 6: auton
book 6: prênea
book 6: ephat' euchomenê
book 6: aneneue
book 6: dômata
book 6: Alexandroio
book 6: autos eteuxe
book 6: tektones andres
book 6: hoi
book 6: thalamon
book 6: te
book 6: Priamoio
book 6: entha
book 6: enchos hendekapêchu
book 6: peri
book 6: porkês
book 6: en thalamôi
book 6: perikallea
book 6: Argeiê
book 6: amphipoloisi
book 6: erga
book 6: aischrois
book 6: daimonie
book 6: ou kala
book 6: entheo
book 6: laoi men
book 6: peri ptolin
book 6: seo d' heineka
book 6: autê
book 6: amphidedêe
book 6: machesaio
book 6: ana
book 6: puros dêioio
book 6: touneka
book 6: toi
book 6: tosson
book 6: hêmên
book 6: acheï
book 6: pareipousa
book 6: nikê
book 6: nun epimeinon
book 6: arêia
book 6: duô
book 6: ton
book 6: hôs ophele
book 6: êmati tôi hote
book 6: oichesthai
book 6: thuella
book 6: eis oros
book 6: apoerse
book 6: paros
book 6: tade erga
book 6: hôde
book 6: hos
book 6: êidê
book 6: nemesin
book 6: aischea
book 6: toutôi
book 6: out' ar nun out ar opissô
book 6: empedoi
book 6: tôi
book 6: kai
book 6: epaurêsesthai
book 6: diphrôi
book 6: amphibebêken
book 6: atês
book 6: eti
book 6: pelômetha
book 6: aoidimoi
book 6: essomenoisin
book 6: mê me kathize
book 6: phileousa per
book 6: epessutai
book 6: ophr' epamunô
book 6: mega
book 6: touton
book 6: kai autos
book 6: hôs
book 6: katamarpsêi
book 6: kai gar
book 6: oikonde
book 6: oikêas
book 6: hupotropos
book 6: damoôsin
book 6: eu naietaontas
book 6: leukôlenon
book 6: purgôi
book 6: endon
book 6: tetmen
book 6: ep' oudon
book 6: meta
book 6: nêmertea
book 6: Andromachê
book 6: es galoôn
book 6: galoôn, einaterôn
book 6: es Athênaiês
book 6: entha
book 6: euplokamoi
book 6: deinên
book 6: hilaskontai
book 6: epei
book 6: epi purgon
book 6: kratos
book 6: epeigomenê
book 6: aphikanei
book 6: mainomenêi
book 6: pherei
book 6: tithênê
book 6: ê
book 6: gunê tamiê
book 6: tên autên hodon
book 6: tên autên
book 6: eute
book 6: Skaias
book 6: têi ara
book 6: entha
book 6: poludôros
book 6: Êetiôn
book 6: Plakôi
book 6: Thêbêi
book 6: hupoplakiêi
book 6: Kilikessi
book 6: echeto
book 6: Hektori
book 6: hê
book 6: epeita
book 6: autêi
book 6: atalaphrona
book 6: nêpion autôs
book 6: alinkion
book 6: Skamandrion
book 6: Astuanakta
book 6: ê toi
book 6: siôpêi
book 6: daimonie
book 6: phthisei
book 6: to son menos
book 6: oud' eleaireis
book 6: ammoron
book 6: seu
book 6: eiê
book 6: seu aphamartousêi
book 6: chthona dumenai
book 6: estai
book 6: suge
book 6: potmon epispêis
book 6: all' achea
book 6: kai
book 6: eu Waietoôsan
book 6: kata
book 6: oude
book 6: exenarixe
book 6: to ge
book 6: sun entesi
book 6: epi
book 6: peri
book 6: orestiades
book 6: hoi
book 6: iôi êmati
book 6: Aidos eisô
book 6: epi
book 6: basileuen
book 6: hupo Plakôi
book 6: tên
book 6: êgage
book 6: ho ge
book 6: labôn
book 6: apereisia
book 6: patros
book 6: bal' Artemis
book 6: Hektor, atar su
book 6: nun
book 6: autou
book 6: orphanikon
book 6: thêêis
book 6: gunaika
book 6: erineon
book 6: ambatos
book 6: kai epidromon
book 6: epleto
book 6: elthontes
book 6: epeirêsanto
book 6: amph' Aiante
book 6: theopropiôn
book 6: ê nu kai
book 6: autôn thumos
book 6: epotrunei
book 6: tade panta
book 6: Trôas
book 6: helkesipeplous
book 6: kakos hôs
book 6: Wosphin polemoio
book 6: anôgen
book 6: mathon
book 6: emmenai esthlos
book 6: arnumenos
book 6: patros
book 6: autou
book 6: Trôôn
book 6: out' autês Hekabês
book 6: hoi ken pesoien
book 6: hup' andrasi
book 6: seu
book 6: agêtai
book 6: eleutheron êmar
book 6: en Argeï
book 6: pros allês
book 6: hudôr
book 6: Messêidos
book 6: Hupereiês
book 6: polla
book 6: eipêisin
book 6: hêde
book 6: hos
book 6: machesthai
book 6: amphemachonto
book 6: hôs ereei
book 6: chêteï
book 6: toioude
book 6: amunein
book 6: doulion êmar
book 6: chutê
book 6: gaia
book 6: kata kaluptoi
book 6: prin
book 6: boês, helkêthmoio
book 6: paidos
book 6: patros
book 6: chalkon
book 6: ide
book 6: deinon
book 6: neuonta
book 6: ek egelasse
book 6: autika
book 6: kra_tos
book 6: epei
book 6: epeuxamenos
book 6: kai
book 6: Trôessin
book 6: hôde
book 6: te
book 6: anassein
book 6: tis
book 6: eipoi
book 6: patros
book 6: hode
book 6: pollon
book 6: anionta
book 6: pheroi
book 6: chareiê
book 6: alochoio
book 6: kêôdeï
book 6: kolpôi
book 6: dakruoen
book 6: eleêse
book 6: daimoniê
book 6: moi
book 6: ti liên
book 6: huper aisan
book 6: moiran
book 6: pephugmenon emmenai
book 6: andrôn
book 6: oude men
book 6: ta prôta
book 6: autês
book 6: histon
book 6: polemos
book 6: pasin
book 6: pasin
book 6: engegaasin
book 6: heileto
book 6: hippourin
book 6: entropalizomenê
book 6: Ektoros
book 6: têisin pasêisin
book 6: enôrsen
book 6: zôon
book 6: goon
book 6: hôieni oikôi
book 6: hupotropon
book 6: menos kai cheiras
book 6: oude
book 6: seuato
book 6: ana astu
book 6: pepoithôs
book 6: statos
book 6: akostêsas
book 6: pedioio
book 6: eurreios
book 6: potamoio
book 6: kudioôn
book 6: amphi
book 6: ho de
book 6: êthea
book 6: nomon
book 6: hôs
book 6: êlektôr
book 6: ebebêkein
book 6: kanchaloôn
book 6: tachees
book 6: etetmen
book 6: eute
book 6: êtheie
book 6: kai essumenon
book 6: oud' êlthon
book 6: enaisimon
book 6: hôs ekeleues
book 6: enaisimos
book 6: eiê
book 6: ergon machês
book 6: hekôn
book 6: methieis
book 6: ouk etheleis
book 6: to emon kêr
book 6: en thumôi
book 6: aischea
book 6: akouô
book 6: pros Trôôn
book 6: iomen
book 6: ta
book 6: opisthen
book 6: ai ke
book 6: theois
book 6: krêtêra stêsasthai
book 6: stêsasthai

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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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