Homer's Iliad, Volume 1C. C. Little and J. Brown, 1846 - Achilles (Greek mythology) |
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Achaia's host Achaia's sons Achilles address'd adorn'd Æneas Agamemnon Ajax answer'd Apollo armor arms Asius Atreus Atrides battle beauteous brave bravest brazen bright call'd chariot chief Chryseis Clarke combat coursers daughter death Diomed dire divine dread e'en Epeians Eurypylus fam'd fate father Jove fierce fight fleet friends gave glorious glory goddess godlike gods Grecian Greece Greeks hands hast heart heaven Hector hero hither Homer honor honor'd Idomeneus ILIAD Ilion immortal javelin Jove Juno Jupiter king lance leap'd lofty lov'd Lycians Mars Menelaus mighty mind Minerva Nestor noble o'er Olympus Pallas Paris Patroclus Peleus pierc'd plac'd poet prayer Priam prowess Pylos rage reach'd renown'd rush'd sacred sage says shield ships sire slain slay slew smote spake spear speech splendid steeds Sthenelus stood swift Teucer thee thou Tlepolemus Trojans troops Troy Tydeus Tydides Ulysses valor wall warlike warriors wise woes word wound wrath youth
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