In the midst of you all let me name the glorious gifts; seven tripods that the fire hath not touched, and ten talents of gold and twenty gleaming cauldrons, and ...

The Son of Atreus in dismay bade the heralds call the people to a council man by man, but not to cry the matter aloud; he made haste also himself to call them.

Book Nine is the turning point of the Iliad. In this text, Griffin provides an accessible and informative introduction, authoritative Greek text, and commentary ...

The Greeks meet in assembly. So, the Trojans kept watch while the Greeks were gripped by panic that accompanies freezing fear, and all their leaders despaired.

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Agamemnon summons a meeting of the armies and tearfully declares the war a failure, stating that Zeus has “entangled me in madness.”

So the Trojans kept watch, but the Achaians were possessed by an awesome panic, the fellow of icy terror: all their best men were assailed by unendurable ...

Feb 2, 2023 · An audio reading of The Iliad Univ of Chicago Press Translated by Richmond Lattimore.
Duration: 41:49
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May 6, 2022 · Costernazione nel campo greco. Agamennone, raccolto in segreto il parlamento dei duci, propone la fuga. Diomede e Nestore si oppongono.

Agamemnon, after the last day's defeat, proposes to the Greeks to quit the siege, and return to their country. Diomed opposes this, and Nestor seconds him, ...