Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-12-19
ILLIAD-BOOK IL
LITERAL TRANSLATION BY
c. Mac Lean, Phi. ID.

not at all concern Whittier now
Will our compacts and solemn
pledges go-i. c. What will be-
come of compacts If no one wi
care TO keep them? Note The re-
ference is to the solemn sacrifice at
AuIis described in Wv. 2so, etc.
In the fire may fall both the cour-
sells and the plans of men, both the
libations of wine uumixed with
water and thc-extended-r
hands,. c. pledges given by the
right hand--in which we trusted.
For mark you, to on purpose do
we contend with words and are
not at all able to find a way of re-
licf--from this contest of words to
come to deeds and the conquest of
Troy although we are here a
long time. But do thou. son of At
rcus, holding firmly to thy purpose
to conquer Troy-as in the past,
so in the future lead the Argivcs
to the mighty conflict, and do
thou suffer those to perish, one
and two. c. here one, there
one-who plan apart from the
Achacans Note: The reference
is no doubt to such men as Their
sites but there will be no accom-
plishment of their plans, to go to
Argos even before they know
whether the. promise of the Aegis-
bearing Zeus is true or false, or
no. For say that the allpowerful
son of Kronos certainly nodded as
sent on that day when the Argives
embarked in their swift ships car
riyng slaughter and I, death to the
Trojans, sending tightening on our
right, causing favorable omcns to
appear. For this reason let no ore
be in haste to return home before
wife of Trojan, and has avenged
both the sorrow and the groans
of the Achacans--for Helen.
But-if any one earnestly desires
to return home, let him touched
his welldecked, black ship--to
draw it to the sea-that he may
meet death and destruction before
the rest. e. before those who
remain to capture Troy But, o
king, do thou both plan we'll myself
and be persuaded by another, not
to be thrown away by thee shall
my word be, whatever l say. Ag-
amemnon, seperatc the men accord
ing to their tribes, according &c
their clans-Sec Joshua 7:14 in or
der. that clan may aid its clan and
tribe its tribe. If thou wilt thus
n -,
obey thee, thou wilt then know
both who of the chicftains may be
a coward, and who of the people,
and who of the people and who per-
chance may be bI ave; for they will
fight by themselves. Then also
thou maycst know whether by the
decree of the gods thou destroyest
not the city or only the cowardice
of the men and want of skill in the
art of war;
Then King Agamemnon, reply.
ing said to him:
Yes truly again, as often be.
fore, thou, old man, surpassest the
sons of the Achaeans in counsel
Would, O father Zeus and Athena
and Apollo, that 1 had of the Ach.
aeans ten such fellow counsefors
Then quickly would the city oil
King Priam bow her head, captured
and destroyed by our hands. Blu
Zeus, the Aeg is-bearing son Of
Kronos, inflicted woes on me
since he plunges me in the mids
of fruitless strifcs and quarrels
For both Achilles and 1 quarrclec
about maiden with opposing word
and l began the quarrel. But il
ever again we agree in counsel
then no longer shall there be
postponement of calamity TO the
Trojans, no, not the least. Blu
come ye now to dinner, that we
may together engage in the battle
Let each one whet we'll his spear,
let each one fit well his shield,
let each one feed we'll his swift
footed steeds and let each one,
having looked caref ul1y rounc
about his chariot, prepare for the
battle that we may measure oul
strength in dread battle all day
long. For no respite will intervene
no not the least, except night
having come on, will interrup
the fury of the warriors. The
strap of the man protecting shielc
around many of the men shall
sweat, and his hand will grow
weary around the spear: and the
horse, drawing the well-po1ishes
chaiot of MANY men shall sweat