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  • "Hymn to the Earth'
    The mother of us all,
    the oldest of all,
    9 lines
  • 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 12
    After we were clear of the river Oceanus, and had got out into
    the open sea, we went on till we reached the Aeaean island where there
    367 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
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