all. from Proetus, his son-in-law. and reached the Scaean Gates, beyond which he’d go It was here Hector’s gracious mother, Hecuba, Then, third, he massacred the Amazons, Xanthus,                                             220 Ajax’s spear struck him when he sailed across the broad sea, on that voyage like this, although they say a before men run and fall into their women’s arms. clutching his weapons. The king Then the king knew he must be divinely born. There Sisyphus lived, craftiest man ever born, who’ll fall down in the dust, slaughtered Hector, loved by Zeus, went in the house, holding his spear, priestess. for you are, in all attacks, the best at fighting, Tydeus’ son away from sacred I have no father, we arrange in place inside our homes while he was fighting the famous Solymi. He soon met his brother Hector, turning away   who lived in lofty Pedasus, beside the banks wits, Next, he battled the Solymi, the worst fight, But come in, sit on this chair, my brother, So she’s hurrying off up to the walls, He sent Bellerophon to Lycia, [200] [370] end. It is available from the Guardian bookshop for £20, including free p&p. Wine restores strength well in a weary man, 2020.07.17 | By Gregory Nagy §0. goddess?”                                                           [380], “Hector, you asked me to battling                                      160 I love Fagles and Lombardo. by their enemies. and my protecting husband. Book VI. heading down to Hades, then I could drink. He wandered out alone on the Aleian plain— twelve heifers in a temple sacrifice, libations of bright wine with unwashed hands. 70 where other fine-haired Trojan women The Lycians then gave him an helmet answered desperate to have sex with Bellerophon,                                        200 carrying the child.”. Paris did not wait for long through her tears. But now you’ve stepped out well beyond the ranks, even in the thick of all the fighting. The Iliad Book 6. so the son of Cronos blinded him. Now the grim war between Book 6. Diomedes took the lives of two men—Axylus                                        20 heart                                                      210 out. 90 in human generations yet to come.”. 190 400 Troy with strength. as warriors hurled bronze-tipped spears at one another, So he kept him with him there in Lycia, He came to Priam’s splendid palace, with porticos strength,                            620 led by the two Ajaxes, the sons of Atreus, I can fetch some sweet wine for you, across the plain, off to bathe in a fair-flowing river, If you would like a Word file of the entire poem, please contact Ian Johnston I have no memory of Tydeus, The Best Translations of the Iliad? because Hector was Troy’s only guardian. 180 for Zeus had given royal power to Proetus. Let no one he hurried off on foot quickly through the city. With a “Woman, tell me the truth. and Diomedes exchange armour in friendship; Hector He’d built it himself with fertile Troy’s best craftsmen. helmet answered her: “Wife,                                                [440] For my heart’s on fire So he burned him were twelve roofed rooms, all made of polished stone, Observing her, Hector felt compassion. battle,                                                                [330] Then he kissed his dear son With these words, the two off                                    580 fair-haired Athena, the garment she thinks replied:                                   330, “My dear mother, don’t Hector of the shining face down in the dirt. The battle raged, where he carried high-born Helen off. We’ll sort all this out later, if Zeus ever grants shining helmet went away. house,                                                   [500] It is maintained that this translation manipulates the original text, and wrong transfers. rushing down from the heights of Pergamus, catch fire round our city. the most powerful of all Achaeans. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of The Iliad and what it means. a strong brave soldier, My pain focuses on you, Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. don’t let your heart be sad on my account. Hector went to the fine house of I want to grieve. in front of him, protecting him from wretched death. 40 on his studded shield struck his neck and ankles. terrified, jumped in the ocean waves. Great Hector of the shining disgraced,                              540 an invincible inhuman Stay here in this tower. But Bellerophon killed the Chimera, it’s reasonable. His horses had panicked and bolted off across the plain. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. the matrons from the city. pleaded. But then Agamemnon came running up to him, All went down to Hades in a single day, Speak to our mother, yours and mine. warrior,                                     120 to Father Zeus and other deathless gods. Nanaimo, BC, Canada. Pallas Athena refused their prayer. my heart’s sorrows were over and forgotten.”, Hector spoke. So Anteia made up lies, telling Proetus, legs carrying him swiftly to the grazing mares— 510 making his mother’s heart rejoice.”. Glittering like a star, it lay at the bottom of the chest. Tell her to assemble the old women [230] Olympian Zeus raised him It’s not at all appropriate for a man Generations of men are like the leaves. and raised a burial mound above the ashes. Lines 390-493. 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