Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-13
HOMER'S ILIAD.
Book IA Literal Translation by G.
MacLean, PHI. ID.

DVOh Dy ~
MacLean, Phi. d.
w. 101-1S7.-Conf1ict between Aga
memnon and Achilles:
And so, having thus spoken, he sat
down, and there stood up for them the
warrio", Agamemnon-the wide ruling
son of Atreus-enraged; and his dia-
phram i. e., his heart black all around
with rage, and his eyes were like blazing
fire. Looking fercely. he first of all ad-
dressed Kalchas:
so prophet Of ills, never yet hast thou
spoken to me the thing that is good.
Always it is a delight to thee in thy
heart to prophesy calamities ESee 1
Kings 22:8l, but good word thou hast
never yet at all spoken, nor brought to
pass Ii. e., nothing good in word or work
ever comes from theel. And now, pro-
paesying in the presence of the Danai,
thou declarest that evidently on this &C.
count the Far-darter causes troubles fer
them, because was not willing to ac-
cept splendid ransom for the maiden,
Chryseis, since much prefer to have
herself at home. For, indeed, now
prefer her to Klytemnestra, the welded
partner of my bed, since she is not in
ferior-neither in stature nor in form,
neither in mind nor in accomplishments
Ii. e., neither in physical nor in mental
graces]. But even thus am willing to
give her back, if this at least be better;
for I wish my people to be eafe rather
than to perish. But do thou at once
make ready for me a prize, in order that
may not be the only one OF the Argives
without prize, for this is not seemly
[much less fair]. For ye all see this
that the prize which belongs to me is 90
ing elsewhere"
And then the noble Achilles, swift as
to his feet, answered him:
~ most glorious son OF Atreus, most
avarlcious of all: This cannot be, for
how then can the large-hearted Achae-
ans give prize to thee? We No longer
anywhere know of undistributed treas
ures lying in abundance from which
thou mightest be easily recompensed for
the loss of thy prize]. What things we
have plundered from cities, these have
been distributed, and, really, it is not
seemly that the people [be asked to col
lect these things over again (for a second
distributioH). But do thou now let her
go according to the will of the god; and
we Achaeans will recompense thee three.
fold, yea, fourfold, if ever Zeus will grant
Ito us) to utterly sack the we'll walled
Trojan City"
Then the prince|y Aga memnon. an
sWering him, said
''Do not thus, although thou art brave,
o god-llke Achilles, cherish deception in
thy heart, since thou canst neither over
reach nor persuade me. Dost thou wish.
Indeed, that thou thyself shouldst have
prize, whilst I, on the contrary, sit TINS
destitute, and dost thou bid me give her
up? But if the large e-hearted Achaeans
will, indeed, give prize, suiting it to
my taste lit. mind] so that there will
be an equivalent Tit is WE'LL. But if
they do not give it, then l, myself, will
go and seize either thy prize or that of
Ajax, or I shall seize and lead away that
Of Ulysses; and he to whomI come will be
angry, think. Blu. these matters we
will think over at another time. Come
now, and let US draw black ship to the
divine Ii. e., boundless] sea, and let us
collect into it rowers in suitable num-
bers, and let us put hecatomb into it,
and let us cause the beautiful-cheeked |
Chryseis herself to embark. Then let
some one, prudent man, be command
or, either Ajax or Idomeneus or the
mighty Ulysses. or thou thyself, son of
Peleus, most terrible of all men, in order
that, by offering sacrifice, thou mayst
reconcile the Far-darter to u.s."
Then. straightway, Achilles, swift as
to his feet, looking fercely, addressed
him:
'.Ah me, thou clothed in impudence,