The Iliad

by Homer

Phooey

Hmmmm. Sounds familiar😖

A trojan captive

That would be unfair. 120 160 You can all see my trophy going elsewhere.”

no one is more acquisitive than you!

“Incredible! You dress in shame!

his inmost heart inside his hairy chest

Cannibal king, you eat your people up!

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Sit

down, be quiet, and do as I say.

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But when he saw and heard a common man shouting, he used his staff to beat him back,

Odysseus

You must not level insults at your betters, or look around for chances to get home.

Odysseus

The men were troubled but they smiled and laughed, and told each other, “This is something special! Odysseus has often done great things.

But now he has performed his greatest service for all of us—he silenced that rude windbag!

Odysseus,

We have been waiting here for nine years now. I do not blame the Greeks for growing restless

Whhaaat???????

Struggles - really Helen???

But anyone I catch in the attempt to stay back here beside the curving ships and shirk from battle will not have a chance to save himself from hungry dogs and birds.”

Big man

Greek river god

He had the greatest yearning for revenge 590 for Helen’s suffering and struggles.

Hmmmmmm

The great commander Agamemnon had given them galleys, which they rowed to Troy across the wine-dark sea, because they cared nothing for sailing.

😝

Twelve ships with red cheeks followed him to war.

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Back in Phylace, his wife was left to rip both cheeks in grief, his house was left half built.

who live among the herds of wild she-mules,

Whaaaat????

so godlike Paris, frightened of Menelaus, son of Atreus, drew back among the throng of Trojan fighters. But Hector saw him and reproached and shamed him. “Pathetic Paris! Womanizer! Cheat! You are the very best at looking pretty. 40 50 Oh, how I wish that you had never lived

You ought to know the man whose wife you took!

But do not blame me for the lovely gifts of golden Aphrodite. Glorious gifts

😝

which he started.

WahWah😆

You will be called the winner’s loving wife.”

Hownice of them😉

delicate neck.

Delicate neck?..

Now

Why is this repeated all the time?

Then go to him yourself and sit beside him! Give up the path of gods and let your feet never turn back again to Mount Olympus! Spend all your time on taking care of Paris, 510 crying for him, until he makes you either his slave girl or his wife!

You tell her Helen. Meddling goddess😬

Glorious Aphrodite, furious,

Bitch

But come now, let us go to bed and take pleasure in making love. I never felt desire like this enfolded all around me, not even when I first took you away by ship across the sea from lovely Sparta, and afterwards, upon the isle of Cranae, 560 I shared a bed with you and we made love.

Ooh - kinky bastard.

Aaah.

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So much for a volunteer army. Huh

What words have slipped out past your fence of teeth?

“Fence of teeth”🤣

Interesting

Sirius - the dog star

do not fight any of them face to face, 170 except for Aphrodite, child of Zeus. If she approaches on the battlefield, strike her and wound her with your piercing bronze.”

Yeah - that’s it. Thats whT gods do.

Athena will not let me run away.

Whoawhoawhoa. Thought athena just told ares to cool it & let the 2 sides battle it out w/o their help. 🙄

smashing his white teeth.