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To: William Tell
The wrath do thou sing, O goddess of Peleus' son, Achilles, that baneful wrath which brought countless woes upon the Achaeas, and sent forth to Hades many valiant souls of warriors, and made themselves to be a spoil for dogs and all manner of birds ...

Check. This is THE ILIAD in the Loeb Classical Library, and the greek is right there if you have any questions. And I've got to tell you, they've got more answers than I have questions!

20 posted on 11/17/2017 10:29:45 PM PST by dr_lew (I)
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To: dr_lew

I’m currently reading the Lattimore translation for the
third time and understand there is a new translation out
also.


35 posted on 07/02/2018 7:29:23 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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