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  • The Iliad: Book 1
    Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought
    countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul did it send
    477 lines
  • The Iliad: Book 2
    Now the other gods and the armed warriors on the plain slept
    soundly, but Jove was wakeful, for he was thinking how to do honour to
    675 lines
  • The Iliad: Book 3
    When the companies were thus arrayed, each under its own captain,
    the Trojans advanced as a flight of wild fowl or cranes that scream
    340 lines
  • The Iliad: Book 4
    Now the gods were sitting with Jove in council upon the golden floor
    while Hebe went round pouring out nectar for them to drink, and as
    415 lines
  • The Iliad: Book 5
    Then Pallas Minerva put valour into the heart of Diomed, son of
    Tydeus, that he might excel all the other Argives, and cover himself
    705 lines
  • The Iliad: Book 6
    The fight between Trojans and Achaeans was now left to rage as it
    would, and the tide of war surged hither and thither over the plain as
    405 lines
  • The Iliad: Book 7
    With these words Hector passed through the gates, and his brother
    Alexandrus with him, both eager for the fray. As when heaven sends a
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  • The Iliad: Book 8
    Now when Morning, clad in her robe of saffron, had begun to suffuse
    light over the earth, Jove called the gods in council on the topmost
    434 lines
  • The Iliad: Book 9
    Thus did the Trojans watch. But Panic, comrade of blood-stained
    Rout, had taken fast hold of the Achaeans and their princes were all
    548 lines
  • The Iliad: Book 10
    Now the other princes of the Achaeans slept soundly the whole
    night through, but Agamemnon son of Atreus was troubled, so that he
    449 lines
  • The Iliad: Book 11
    And now as Dawn rose from her couch beside Tithonus, harbinger of
    light alike to mortals and immortals, Jove sent fierce Discord with
    687 lines
  • The Iliad: Book 12
    So the son of Menoetius was attending to the hurt of Eurypylus
    within the tent, but the Argives and Trojans still fought desperately,
    380 lines
  • The Iliad: Book 13
    Now when Jove had thus brought Hector and the Trojans to the
    ships, he left them to their never-ending toil, and turned his keen
    690 lines
  • The Iliad: Book 14
    Nestor was sitting over his wine, but the cry of battle did not
    escape him, and he said to the son of Aesculapius, \
    423 lines
  • The Iliad: Book 15
    But when their flight had taken them past the trench and the set
    stakes, and many had fallen by the hands of the Danaans, the Trojans
    604 lines
  • The Iliad: Book 16
    Thus did they fight about the ship of Protesilaus. Then Patroclus
    drew near to Achilles with tears welling from his eyes, as from some
    723 lines
  • The Iliad: Book 17
    Brave Menelaus son of Atreus now came to know that Patroclus had
    fallen, and made his way through the front ranks clad in full armour
    593 lines, 1 comment
  • The Iliad: Book 18
    Thus then did they fight as it were a flaming fire. Meanwhile the
    fleet runner Antilochus, who had been sent as messenger, reached
    490 lines, 1 comment
  • The Iliad: Book 19
    Now when Dawn in robe of saffron was hasting from the streams of
    Oceanus, to bring light to mortals and immortals, Thetis reached the
    325 lines, 1 comment
  • The Iliad: Book 20
    Thus, then, did the Achaeans arm by their ships round you, O son
    of Peleus, who were hungering for battle; while the Trojans over
    409 lines, 1 comment
  • The Iliad: Book 21
    Now when they came to the ford of the full-flowing river Xanthus,
    begotten of immortal Jove, Achilles cut their forces in two: one
    496 lines, 1 comment
  • The Iliad: Book 22
    Thus the Trojans in the city, scared like fawns, wiped the sweat
    from off them and drank to quench their thirst, leaning against the
    435 lines
  • The Iliad: Book 23
    Thus did they make their moan throughout the city, while the
    Achaeans when they reached the Hellespont went back every man to his
    730 lines
  • The Iliad: Book 24
    The assembly now broke up and the people went their ways each to his
    own ship. There they made ready their supper, and then bethought
    662 lines
  • The Odyssey: Book 1
    Tell me, o muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide
    after he had sacked the famous town of Troy. Many cities did he visit,
    331 lines
  • The Odyssey: Book 10
    Thence we went on to the Aeoli island where lives Aeolus son of
    Hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. It is an island that floats (as
    452 lines
  • The Odyssey: Book 11
    Then, when we had got down to the sea shore we drew our ship into
    the water and got her mast and sails into her; we also put the sheep
    480 lines
  • The Odyssey: Book 13
    Thus did he speak, and they all held their peace throughout the
    covered cloister, enthralled by the charm of his story, till presently
    343 lines
  • The Odyssey: Book 14
    Ulysses now left the haven, and took the rough track up through
    the wooded country and over the crest of the mountain till he
    425 lines
  • The Odyssey: Book 15
    But Minerva went to the fair city of Lacedaemon to tell Ulysses' son
    that he was to return at once. She found him and Pisistratus
    433 lines
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