Iliad I.222-261 He broke off and anguish gripped Achilles. The heart in his rugged chest was pounding, torn... Should he draw the long sharp sword slu
{"Image DocumentName": "Iliad I", "Image ImageDescription": "He broke off and anguish gripped Achilles. The heart in his rugged chest was pounding, torn Should he draw the long sharp sword slung at his hip, thrust through the ranks and kill Agamemnon now?\u2014 or check his rage and beat his fury down? As his racing spirit veered back and forth, just as he drew his huge blade from its sheath, down from the vaulting heavens swept Athena, the white\u2011armed goddess Hera sped her down: Hera loved both men and cared for both alike. Rearing behind him Pallas seized his fiery hair\u2014 only Achilles saw her, none of the other fighters struck with wonder he spun around, he knew her at once, Pallas Athena! the terrible blazing of those eyes, and his winged words went flying: Why, why now? Child of Zeus with the shield of thunder, why come now? To witness the outrage Agamemnon just committed? I tell you this, and so help me it s the truth\u2014 he ll soon pay for his arrogance with his life! Her gray eyes clear, the goddess Athena answered, Down from the skies I come to check your rage if only you will yield. The white\u2011armed goddess Hera sped me down: she loves you both, she cares for you both alike. Stop this fighting, now. Don t lay hand to sword. Lash him with threats of the price that he will face. And I tell you this\u2011and I know it is the truth \u2014 one day glittering gifts will lie before you, three times over to pay for all his outrage. Hold back now. Obey us both. So she urged and the swift runner complied at once: I must\u2014 when the two of you hand down commands, Goddess, a man submits though his heart breaks with fury. Better for him by far. If a man obeys the gods they re quick to hear his prayers. And with that Achilles stayed his burly hand on the silver hilt and slid the huge blade back in its sheath. He would not fight the orders of Athena. Soaring home to Olympus, she rejoined the gods aloft in the halls of Zeus whose shield is thunder.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}