Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-07-18
Hours With Homer
Book |. A Literal Translation by
G. MaClean. Phi. D.

and the Deportation of Kalchas:
For nine days the missiles of the
god went sweeping through the
army, and on the tteuth) day
Achilles caused the people to be
summoned to a council, for Hera,
the white-haired goddess, put this
in his heart. For she was greayed
for the Danai, because she saw
them dying. When, therefore, they
were assembled and we're met to-
gether (For this form of expression
see prayer book, page a, when we
assembled and met together to,
etc. Achilles, swift as to His
feet, rising up in the midst, adj
dressed them:
30 son of Aureus, now | think
that we, driven back, will return
home again, if, indeed, we would
escape death, since as it now ap-
pears, war and pe~stilence have uni
ted to subdue the Achaeans (lit.
since war and pestilence together
will subdue-). But come now,
let us consult some seer, or priest,
or even an interpreter of dreams
for a dream also is from Zeus-
who might tell why Phoebus Apol-
10 conceived such anger; whether
he finds fault on sccount of a vow
neglected, or on account of q heca-
tomb not offered, if %perchance, in
some way, he, having partaken of
the SAVIOR of the fat lambs and of
choice goats, would be willing to
ward off ruin from US"
Now, when he had thus spoken,
he sat down, and there stood up in
the midst of them Kalchas, the son
of Thcstor, by far the pest of Sooth-
savers. He knew the things that
are, the things that will be, and the
things that were before; and, by
his knowledge of divination which
Phoebus Apollo gave to him, he
guided the ships of the Achaeans all
the way to Ilium. This n took
part in the business of the council
and addressed them:
80 Achilles, dear to Zcus, thot
summonest me to explain the
wrath of Apollo, the far-dartci
king, l shall, therefore, speak.
But do thou give heed, and swear
TO me that thou wilt surely anc
truly aid me by word and by deed
For of the truth | am of the opinion
that | shall enrage a man who pow
crfully rules the Argive and t.
whom the Achaeans submit. For
king is superior when he is angr.
with an inferior; tor even IT H.
suppress his anger at the time, ye
ne afterwards holds his grudge IL
his heart until he can make it ct
fective. But make thou clear t
myself whether or not thou will
protect me.
Then Achilles, swift as to hi
feet made answer and said:
"Very courageously tell thou tn
prophecy, whatever thou knowest
For not by Apollo dear to Zeus
by praying to whom, thou,
Kalchas, makcst known to tn
Danai the oracles, no one, Will
/ live and behold the ground, wi
lay heavy hands On thee a tn
hollow sh1ps-not even If thou te
Agamcmnon himself who no.
boasts that he is by far the brave:
of the Achacans.'
And so the blamclcss scar toe
courage and spoke out:
mot then, indeed on account
a VOW, nor on account OF a hcc;
tomb, but on account of his prizes
whom Agamemnon dishonored,
is offended, moi did he release n
daughter, and did not even accel
his gifts. On this account, thei
the far-dartcr sent troubles, ar
will send (them). Nor will he r.
strain his hands, heavy with pest
lence, until we restore to her de-
father the quick-glancing maidt
unbought, without ransom, al
lead a sacred hecatomb to Chrys
Then, having pcopitiated (him) Y
l. (b;r,