Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-15
Hours With Homer
Book /. A Literal Translation by
G. MdCleon. Pm. D..


Athene:
Thus he spoke. Then grief came
Don the son OF Peleus, and his
heart within his shaggy breast hes
itated between two courses: Wheth-
er drawing his sword quickly from
his thigh he should arouse them
from their seats (more lit. should
cause them to start up, while he
himself slew the son of Aureus, or
repress his anger and restrain his
passion. While he was revolving
this in his heart and soul, and was
beginning to draw his sword from
its scabbard, then Athene came
from heaven; for the goddess, the
white-armed Hera, loving and cher
isning both alike in her mind, sent
her forth She stood behind him
and held the son of Peleus by his
golden hair, appearing to him alone;
and no one of the others saw her.
Then Achilles was amazed at being
thus seized and he turned around
and Immediately recognized Pallas
Athene; but terribly did her eyes
CLEAN. And he lifted up his voice
and addressed to her winged words
What nowi Why art~thou come,
o daughter of the Aegis-bearing,
Zeus?> Is it that thou mayest be-
hold the insolence of Agememnon,
the son of Aureus ? Butt will speak
out, and this also will come to pass,
1 think BY reason of his insolent
behavior he will some day lose his
1ife.''
49,: Then the goddess, the fierce-eyed
Athene, answered him back:
Il came from heaven to cause
thee to- cease this rage of thine, if,
indeed, thou Canst be prevailed up
on. For the goddess, the white
armed Hera, loving and cherishing
you both alike in her mind, sent me
forth. But come. Stop strife, and
do not continue to draw the sword
with thy hand. Nevertheless, with
words reproach him as there shall
be opportunity. For thus l declare,
and this also will be a thing accom-
plished e.. e. this also will he
done) Some day there will be at
thy disposal, on accoun of the inso-
lence of this day, even three times
as many princely gifts (For what
these we're, see Book 9, at t21-)
But do thou check myself and obey
u.s.
Then Achilles, swift as to his
feet, answering her, said:
1T is indeed meet goddess, to OBJ
serve the command of you two, how
ever much one is enraged at heart,
for so it is better. If anyone obeys
the gods himself they will surely
hear (See ST. John, 9:31-"lf
any man be a worshipper of God,
and doeth his will, him he hear
-eth.'')
He spoke and on the silver hilt
kept a heavy hand, and pushed back
into it's scabbard the b~roadsword,
and did not disobey the command OF
Athcne. Then she was gone to
Olympus, into the mansions OF the
-Aegis-bearing Zeus, into the mid
OF the resi- of the divinities.
Wv. 223-3O5-The quarrel be-
twecn Agememnon and Achilles re-
newed p Wv. 2~23-22-224 Speech,
Achilles:
Then the son of Peleus anew
with angry words the son of Aureus
4. addressed, and not yet did he cease
from anger:
20 sot (lit., heavy with wine
having the eyes~of a'dog. but the
'h-art of a.deer, never. yet hast. thou
(, had the .courage,:i in thy. soul to bt
+. armed along WITH the people for th'
fray nor to ambush to go with the
cs1feftians of the Achaeans, for thi'
appears to be death,'totshee.s =. Yes
1t is much more desirable from tn,
point of view to take, in tbs. Proa'
camp Of the .Achaesps, tbs prize o.
anyone who ~tperchance speak
against thS9.. "A peope-. devdpsins
king thou, since thou rdlest oTer's
feeble folk otheIwise, lis, II the.
were not feeblee, - SON .Qfi Aureus
thou wouldst' surely. 'nos1s,fsE ,th
very last time bs-insoleraaHBut
Will speaETTsGlts Icy
upon this gLt5kSshrNSsiil syssM
Yes, by tk4 -Mepter' Thich heve
put. forth Tesyrs and',shoots, am
never has patthen tS SINGS frs
it1eft the stanMRM -m9sptans
ana shall not SroolTsagajn; for a
thou seest, the bronze, H. e, tn
knife. Comp. Eng. ''steel 10
sword, or spear) has stripped 1t o
its leaves and bark all aroursa.' hu
no. the o of the Achaeans, tn