Homer, Iliad

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Nor did Paris tarry long in his lofty house, but did on his glorious armour, dight with bronze, [505] and hastened through the city, trusting in his fleetness of foot. Even as when a stalled horse that has fed his fill at the manger breaketh his halter and runneth stamping over the plain--being wont to bathe him in the fair-flowing river--and exulteth; on high doth he hold his head, and about his shoulders [510] his mane floateth streaming, and as he glorieth in his splendour, his knees nimbly bear him to the haunts and pastures of mares; even so Paris, son of Priam, strode down from high Pergamus, all gleaming in his armour like the shining sun, laughing for glee, and his swift feet bare him on. Speedily then [515] he overtook goodly Hector, his brother, even as he was about to turn back from the place where he had dallied with his wife. Then godlike Alexander was first to speak to him, saying: My brother, full surely I delay thee in thine haste by my long tarrying, and came not in due season, as thou badest me. [520] Then in answer to him spake Hector of the flashing helm:Strange man, no one that is rightminded could make light of thy work in battle, for thou art valiant; but of thine own will art thou slack, and hast no care; and thereat my heart is grieved within me, whenso I hear regarding thee words of shame [525] from the lips of the Trojans, who because of thee have grievous toil. But let us go our way; these things we will make good hereafter, if so be Zeus shall grant us to set for the heavenly gods that are for ever a bowl of deliverance in our halls, when we have driven forth from the land of Troy the well-greaved Achaeans.

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Further comments from Walter Leaf, Commentary on the Iliad (1900):
book 6, card 503 (general note)
book 6, card 503: statos
book 6, card 503: akostêsas
book 6, card 503: eiôthôs
book 6, card 503: êthea
book 6, card 503: nomon
book 6, card 503: hippôn
book 6, card 503: êlektôr
book 6, card 503: kanchaloôn
book 6, card 503: oarize
book 6, card 503: ê mala dê
book 6, card 503: enaisimos
book 6, card 503: ergon
book 6, card 503: to
book 6, card 503: kêr en thumôi
book 6, card 503: methiês
book 6, card 503: akouô
book 6, card 503: hoth'
book 6, card 503: ta de
book 6, card 503: aressometha
book 6, card 503: stêsasthai
book 6, card 503: elasantas

Further comments from Allen Rogers Benner, Selections from Homer's Iliad:
book 6, card 503 (general note)
book 6, card 503: theiêi
book 6, card 503: pedioio
book 6, card 503: eiôthôs
book 6, card 503: eurreios
book 6, card 503: potamoio
book 6, card 503: aglaïêphi
book 6, card 503: ho d'
book 6, card 503: e
book 6, card 503: he
book 6, card 503: gouna
book 6, card 503: hôs t'
book 6, card 503: e
book 6, card 503: adelpheon
book 6, card 503: emellen
book 6, card 503: êthei'
book 6, card 503: e
book 6, card 503: enaisimon
book 6, card 503: daimonie
book 6, card 503: hos enaisimos eiê
book 6, card 503: alla hekôn
book 6, card 503: methieis
book 6, card 503: ouk etheleis
book 6, card 503: to
book 6, card 503: hoth'
book 6, card 503: huper
book 6, card 503: akouô
book 6, card 503: pros Trôôn
book 6, card 503: ta d' opisthen aressometh'
book 6, card 503: a
book 6, card 503: dôêi
book 6, card 503: krêtêra ... eleutheron
book 6, card 503: elasantas

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
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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
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book 6: Atreïdês
book 6: lax
book 6: lax
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book 6: makron ausas
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book 6: ô philoi
book 6: therapontes
book 6: enarôn
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book 6: pherôn
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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
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book 6: erukakete
book 6: pantêi
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book 6: en chersi
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book 6: dêioisi
book 6: charma
book 6: phalangas
book 6: epotrunêton
book 6: hêmeis men
book 6: Hektor
book 6: atar
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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
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book 6: ênis
book 6: ai ke
book 6: ai ken
book 6: Tudeos huion
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book 6: mêstôra
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book 6: alla
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book 6: menos
book 6: hôs
book 6: phonoio
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book 6: hôs
book 6: Trôes
book 6: têlekleitoi
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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
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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
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book 6: gaia
book 6: kata kaluptoi
book 6: prin
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book 6: patros
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book 6: ide
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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
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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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