Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-02-28
HOMER'S IIIAD.
8ook IA Literal TraMsietion BY G.
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6ook u-A LITERAL TraMsistlon BY G..
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w. l65-2IO-The intervention Or
Athena. and the activities of Odysseus !:
Then would return home have been
brought about for the Argives, not by the
| decree of fate, bat by their own act [cup-
ermora literally means against fatel. If
Hers bad not spoksn TO Athena:
"Alas. invincible lionel, daughter of
the Aegis bearing Zsus, will the Argiv %
thus, 90 it really seems, hemeward to
dear native land fee over the broad back
OF tho seat rShould the y thus Aeel then
would they leave a boast to Prism and
10 the Trojsns Arsivs Helen. for WHOSE
sake many of the Achasans perished in
Troy, far from their dear faith srland. Bot
do thou nov 60 dswn to the army of the
brense-msiled Achasans. [sndl with thy
winning words restrain each man. and
do not permit ltheml to draw the shape
ly ships seward"
Thus she spoke; nor did the bright
eyed goddess disobey, but started from
the heights OF Olympus with rush. aud
With tearing speed reached the ships of
the Achaeans. Thereupon she found
Ulysses, equal in wisdom to Zeus. stand
ing still; NOR did he lay hold of his we'll
decked black ship. for sadness touched
him in his heart and soul. Then the
sright-eyed Athena standing near spoke
sto him:
20 Odysssus OF many:devices. Zeus-
born zen Of Lasrtss, will ye thus, a. it
really seens, homewards to dear father
land. dee. falling hesd-loag Ecsnfussdlyl
into your nany.beuched ships? [Should
70 thus feel then, as D boast to Prism
snd 20 the Trojans, would ys leave Ar
give Hslea for whose sake many OF the
Achseass perished in Troy, far from
their deer native land. But do thou nov
90 down to the army Of the Achasaus,
end draw net back. but with thy winning
words restrain each man, and do not
permit ltheml to draw the shapely ,ships
sssward."
Thus he spoke. and he heard II. o.
gave heedl the voice of the goddess when
she spoke, and started to run and threw
Oft his mantle; but his herald. Eurybates
the Ithacan. who accompanied him, took
it up. Then Agamemnon. the son OF
Atreus, having come to meet him re.
ceived from him the paternal scsptre,
always iuaperishabIe. With this he went
to the ships of the bronzs-mailed Achae-
ans. Whemsoever- he found, whether q
prince or nobleman, standing beside
this one, he would restrain [him1, [say-
inRl: -
"Sir: It is not fitting that thou
shouldst be afraid as one useless iu war
Ii. Q, q cowardl, but do thou thyself sit
down aud cause others, the soldiers, to
sit down. For thou dost not yet know
clearly what Cisl the intention of the
son OF Atreus; he now tries, but soon he
will affiict the son OF the Achasans. But
We all did not hear what he said in the
council. [Bewarel lest, being enraged,
he wsrk some harm to the sons of the
Achaeans. Terrible 10 the rage of
Zeus.noarished king. and his honor is
from Zeus, and the "all wise Zeus" enter.
tains him ss his friead Qit. loves him)."
Bat whatsver man Of the people he
saw, and found him bawling, this one he
smots with the scsptss. and threatened
With his word. (shus):
"Good FELLOW: Be thou still and listen
to tho uttersnce Of others, who are su-
yerior to thee, for thou art arliks and
ccwsrdly-nsver yet Numbered in the
battle NOR ia the couacil. ALL we Achae-
ans shall by NO means rule here. Poly
crasy is not good. Let one be ruler,
let that sns be king to whom the son of
crafty Kronos gave the sceptre and the
laws. that for them they might rule.'
Thus he. beiag ruler. was attending to
the army. Then back again toward the
Agors they rushed from ships and from
tents with 9 roaring noise, ss when
wave Of the loud.roaring sea roars on the |
extended shore, 30 that tile high sea re-
echoes the noise of the breakers.