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Sed Sctinoed on land unl te pos of See fay climbed ino te tall pine on fas else Pe {04d spot hn, There he st Sorered by ely Hous inthe gue of car saig bid 222 Hera meme tad ied up Mowat 1 When Zeus saw ber, die closed rovad hese sibs doyou'wan asked, “tat you should come from Ory ike’ i, ‘los, Mou Jour shane adhoc 308 Hess sol ter try, *Tm ging othe ca Of ih cath to se Ocesas tnd Tee fash hn 2 T hope to resolve the quarrel ihe hee Kept ee pu lng My hors stand te fo ot ee eet overt and ania 312," cloud gaterer showed his desir “Let tht teil Sa evo ofthe ted fre ve his deste oc get nota Bowed ay ‘me like. this.” ae serous 227, HE plod hee wy ways, Sonored son of Cronus, thik what youve saying, Whee soe Oe rds Should se os and tell ibe ster? Tenens fe ‘um to your home then (wal Bhvehth Beef {st Your wish tare ithe bed at Hepa ‘te tht cle Stag ots. he Saas ne Bar *Doat be atid Zous asured Ber ay fou, coldes break theogh thagh ey aa eter ten ay man or gad NOE TY HES, Te oe of Cons ook ts we ae ams, ‘ensah hem he arth bos ah ce uu dene snd coma adipsia 20 Wed ad sls oe wage pS Ny Sere a ae sho ee EO Rr a to wet ere se are 5 v o | | 1, wher Sep ogee they fom to he sacs of man, whe xin eed he god Poon to lp he Grn Foe Sa aged and ed te Gees gs Herr aed Ge Sejm. Ape ow he Hector wih ap ak. Grease Geek wee flan gain and now sv the backs of he ‘Trojans fa fie] BOOK XV sna ta oe i | Eckel tmer ere | i ao rot ot We Secs | aghast. Apolio himself led the attack an ech ec oes eS ee ee oe scound te ships] BOOK XVE 2 ey og, Par ool lore Aces 2a se woe oe, Sar spang ta ova down step rock. Aches saw and es es sav it und pte hit com- Pasion “Why do you woep, Pucclu! ihe « folan ome ei who eas behind her mater this Se ty cael IPL She ato te tee Sag OF cit Grecia aie so to i ‘le dead before oa “4 Soe SL aT Sih, Pac ts “Oh Acie, dn anny, Many cara buat te Gok Gut Bok ee rote ie spe: Dames Spe eo Se Orr doctor a toe te ing ee thas usin you Aca Coa Pac aac ESA with rat you fll yb Wane 5 se wa pu Wine so as me ule cies Joe wort tt cr ioige Oa | eyo re Yur fake eng Soe ae Yea ode: The at pay en eae Sade Fels cesd you far fu ba af ee rig er oc sae SN ime ta tor ead oe aa oS ‘Mg Ib tr ae Cras Ce ee ae ay ino bts, a hee ‘You and stop their attack. That wil give the ‘Greve te tat nl greases [Bstoe to etch their beaks Thee at Tew ach chart ie ee Tey oe emt ee ay ye wie teas heck" et Gy Se Pat ded, not Fees Pie mowing i a tn fivea me, jst ab chough T were @ young, unbooored Upsare. But ist be 1 over [ean push my anger beyond boonds. Bue {said T would not beat down my ‘wath lhe sound and fary of batle reached my sips, ‘All tight go ahead, tke my srmor. Put it on Your ‘hovider and lead my Myzmidons to Sate, They say dar cloud of Trojans presses hard oa our shipe and they sy the Grecia are emmed io wath cay exp ‘of land 9 elend. The wiole chy of Troy descends ‘pon them, bosauee they don't se my helmet gleaming tp cles fo them. Those Trojas would have Bed the sires with thor dead i only Agamemnon fd treated sno ell Bot sew our amy i doue for. Diomedss’ gear lent there to sve off defeat. They doa't hear ‘Agemeninon shouting order. Tastead, they bear Hector fd bi Trojans fling the Bld with het war ery and ating the Greks dawn in bute. Go, Patrocis. Keep them may ftom oor ships, Dont let ther bora our ships and prevent cue joumey home. Bur wall Listen urefuly now, so that jou can win me gret boner be- fore al te Gres, and they being back my lovely isiden end other pit besides, Remember, once youve eaten them back from. te ship, fall bask yoursell, Dont sst your heart fiiting the Teojts laze Tank would ony tasien my honor Dot get so wrapped up J the Gating and Kiling thet you lead the army the very walls of the city. I'm araid one of the gods, fn Olynpus may stike you dows. You know how the {eeatiking Apolo loves the Teofas, Turn back, on=e you've gaved the ship Lat them Ggbt oo the. plain Eos, On, Father Zeus and Athos, ond Apel fons ‘very ast Trojan were dead. and every Cresk along ‘with them, so tha only we ta sivived to Toot the ‘teases of Toy TOL AS thy spoke, Ajax gave way, Zou? will and ‘he Trojan spese freed im back. Hit belmet sang ner the constant Bareage abd BS shoulder grew heavy liom holding the shields Yet be would sot be pot © Aight. He gasped for breath Tae sweat poured off him. ‘There was no chance i eer Ege MO oes, oly iter Sang en op 22 4) NOW S08. you Muses on Olympus, how fre | fit el on the ships othe Oreck 14 “Tecor tod ele to Aj 1 ose 10 Aja and chopped atbead of with a Sach of Se Swen Ape ad fotnd. Ajer knew acw ‘et Zane hs ah tat Ze he thusderee a tng vitor forte Trojan ad be Bry ee fom fsa enn ath day Taper ee ad ohe Her sped all rough 124 "Meanvitly Ache eapred Achilles lapped hs tighs Petoche his ders "Rie, Paoces, Tee Bae lng he ayo ca ship. tu, bore ot fone snl wih them al hope fo en a ‘at Quek; put onthe armoc snd it eal she Myra Bo t Achille chet. Abt t'soudt wet esa a XE pal a ove te ge bese fhe bine a ished ad fs hoe pune nae Dove the peas Paty Pate mae ned {BMH hi Btn Neer ote ge’ oa 2 Yess io mame Ree hts Gi ak it Fasined of Pelan as su ee See 155. Achille had already sorived atthe Myron? teats and wes arming them for Satie. They were Dee Sech-estiang wolves, which had fallen pea e. great fored stag the mountain and were ripping the Besh fom the bone, thir jonle dripping blood. Afterward they would go in a peck ond lap the Water from the fldaoe of waprng aod belch up dark cots of blood, ‘Such were the men who came to be led by Achilles! companion. Achilee Ringel stood in eer midst and Uiged thom oa. "Dost forget, my fhees, the Insls {ju hurled atte Trojan under te cover of my wrath. ‘Don't forgst how you all Damed me. “Har bear, 30 Sid, weaned la anger by his mother. Heatless) Sou $id, Yo bold his comrades in check Lets go Borer {Yu sad if such poisonous anger eats at bis hear” ‘Those were your words when you gathered together In tiny groupe, But now a gest job avis you, one you've Wanted Tor Teag tine. Go now with coursge and ight the Trojans” 210. Hie sized the heart ia cock of his fighters and their ranks cloned phy ae they heard their king Just bet imtn ruses the wall f bis home wa clostSitiag ‘uss, s0 then €id the hemes and studded sheds Be together, shield on shil helmet om helmet, maa on man, ual the howehair costs on top grazed, when the fen aed so ply were they packed. Io font stood Pacrocus end Automedon, two armed men witha single ‘ought t lea the MYrmidoas in atl Actes had flrvady returned fo he tent. There he opened a lovely ‘hast tut Thetis had putin Hs ship. Prom ithe deo f Beauly Brthed cup, No otber man had ever drunk from it, No oer god mee ever honored With except Zs, the father, He washed fies ia clarrunnig rater then fled ie wih sparing wine 51 Standing ia the idle of te room, he payed, 4s be offeed the wine and looked to te sky, "Ob, Zoos on high, dueler ia Tarot Dodona, wisie you fit in mediation, wile your prophets st onthe ground Sstound you. Once before you beard my prayer sad

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