Quote#Courage
Achilles' baneful wrath resound, O Goddess, that imposed
Quote byGeorge Chapman · 1559–1634
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Iliads of Homer, Prince of Poets (1611), Book I, line 1, p. 1.
English (original)
Achilles' baneful wrath resound, O Goddess, that imposed Infinite sorrows on the Greeks, and many brave souls loosed From breasts heroic, sent them far to that invisible cave That no light comforts, and their limbs to dogs and vultures gave; To all which Jove's will gave effect; from whom first strife begun Betwixt Atrides, king of men, and Thetis' godlike son.
— George Chapman
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