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James Abbott
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The Iliad is finished. In the end of the poem, it concludes with Achilles’ rage at Agamemnon has been suitably resolved. It doesn’t end in Achilles death which is surprising.
Now onto the odyssey!!!
FULL SPEED AHEAD
— Nov 06, 2024 04:51PM
Now onto the odyssey!!!
FULL SPEED AHEAD
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James Abbott
is on page 355 of 1556
Book 20:
Achilles goes on a war path (literally) to find hector.
— Sep 14, 2024 08:01AM
Achilles goes on a war path (literally) to find hector.
James Abbott
is on page 341 of 1556
Book 19: four chapters left!!
Briseis, returned to Achilles, sees that Patroclus has died and mourns over his body. She says that he was always very kind. Achilles’ comrades beseech him to eat something, but Achilles refuses, overfilled with grief. Achilles addresses Patroclus with a speech of mourning. Zeus, filled with pity, sends Athena to nourish Achilles with the food of the gods without him noticing.
— Sep 11, 2024 01:42PM
Briseis, returned to Achilles, sees that Patroclus has died and mourns over his body. She says that he was always very kind. Achilles’ comrades beseech him to eat something, but Achilles refuses, overfilled with grief. Achilles addresses Patroclus with a speech of mourning. Zeus, filled with pity, sends Athena to nourish Achilles with the food of the gods without him noticing.
James Abbott
is on page 330 of 1556
Book 18:
Achilles mourns his previous inaction, and says that he is now ready to accept his fate by revenging himself on the Trojans. Thetis observes that Achilles no longer has any armor of his own, and tells him that she will go to the smith god Hephaestus. She tells Achilles to stay out of battle until the next dawn, when she will return with splendid new arms. Thus, the famous Achilles shield was made.
— Sep 08, 2024 02:46PM
Achilles mourns his previous inaction, and says that he is now ready to accept his fate by revenging himself on the Trojans. Thetis observes that Achilles no longer has any armor of his own, and tells him that she will go to the smith god Hephaestus. She tells Achilles to stay out of battle until the next dawn, when she will return with splendid new arms. Thus, the famous Achilles shield was made.
James Abbott
is on page 314 of 1556
Book: 17
Achilles does not yet know that Patroclus has died. Achilles’ horses, immortal gifts from the gods, sense the death and begin to weep. Zeus pities the horses and fills them with strength. They take their driver Automedon back into the thick of battle.
— Sep 04, 2024 02:41PM
Achilles does not yet know that Patroclus has died. Achilles’ horses, immortal gifts from the gods, sense the death and begin to weep. Zeus pities the horses and fills them with strength. They take their driver Automedon back into the thick of battle.
James Abbott
is on page 295 of 1556
Book 16:
Patroclus is slain and predicts that Achilles will end hector’s life before he fades to darkness
— Aug 31, 2024 05:45PM
Patroclus is slain and predicts that Achilles will end hector’s life before he fades to darkness
James Abbott
is on page 271 of 1556
Book 15:
Zeus wakes and sees the havoc that Hera and Poseidon have wreaked while he dozed in his enchanted sleep. Hera tries to blame Poseidon, but Zeus comforts her by making clear that he has no personal interest in a Trojan victory over the Achaeans. He tells her that he will again come to their aid, but that Troy is still fated to fall and that Hector will die after he kills Patroclus. Trojans are near the boats
— Aug 28, 2024 05:55PM
Zeus wakes and sees the havoc that Hera and Poseidon have wreaked while he dozed in his enchanted sleep. Hera tries to blame Poseidon, but Zeus comforts her by making clear that he has no personal interest in a Trojan victory over the Achaeans. He tells her that he will again come to their aid, but that Troy is still fated to fall and that Hector will die after he kills Patroclus. Trojans are near the boats
James Abbott
is on page 251 of 1556
Book 14:
Agamemnon proposes giving up and setting sail for home. Odysseus wheels on him and declares this notion cowardly and disgraceful. Diomedes urges them all to the line to rally their troops. As they set out, Poseidon encourages Agamemnon and gives added strength to the Achaean army. Hera tricks Aphrodite and Zeus to do this. Great Ajax wound hector cause him to retreat. Resulting in a great loss in number.
— Aug 20, 2024 06:36PM
Agamemnon proposes giving up and setting sail for home. Odysseus wheels on him and declares this notion cowardly and disgraceful. Diomedes urges them all to the line to rally their troops. As they set out, Poseidon encourages Agamemnon and gives added strength to the Achaean army. Hera tricks Aphrodite and Zeus to do this. Great Ajax wound hector cause him to retreat. Resulting in a great loss in number.
James Abbott
is on page 237 of 1556
Book 13:
Zeus, happy with the war’s progress, takes his leave of the battlefield. Poseidon, eager to help the Achaeans and realizing that Zeus has gone, visits Little Ajax and Great Ajax in the form of Calchas and gives them confidence to resist the Trojan assault. He also rouses the rest of the Achaeans, who have withdrawn in tears to the sides of the ships. Their spirits are restored to fight again.
— Aug 19, 2024 07:00PM
Zeus, happy with the war’s progress, takes his leave of the battlefield. Poseidon, eager to help the Achaeans and realizing that Zeus has gone, visits Little Ajax and Great Ajax in the form of Calchas and gives them confidence to resist the Trojan assault. He also rouses the rest of the Achaeans, who have withdrawn in tears to the sides of the ships. Their spirits are restored to fight again.
James Abbott
is on page 201 of 1556
Read a couple of book chapters so I can not put them all in. Fights, speeches, some spying actions of ulysses. Diomedes is a killing machine, one of my favorite characters so far. Achilles might join the fight after Nestor’s speech???
— Aug 18, 2024 11:15AM
James Abbott
is on page 145 of 1556
Book 8:
Zeus turns the tide of battle in the Trojans’ favor, and the Greeks retreat in terror. Riding the Trojans’ surge in power, Hector seeks out Nestor, who stands stranded in the middle of the battlefield. Diomedes scoops Nestor into his chariot just in time. As the Achaeans struggle to regain their power, the archer Teucer fells many Trojans. But Hector finally wounds him. Thus turning the tides of battle.
— Aug 14, 2024 03:55PM
Zeus turns the tide of battle in the Trojans’ favor, and the Greeks retreat in terror. Riding the Trojans’ surge in power, Hector seeks out Nestor, who stands stranded in the middle of the battlefield. Diomedes scoops Nestor into his chariot just in time. As the Achaeans struggle to regain their power, the archer Teucer fells many Trojans. But Hector finally wounds him. Thus turning the tides of battle.
