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Homer, Iliad 1.176-205
Jan. 9th, 2012 09:05 pm"...Most hostile to me you are of Zeus-nourished kings:
for always to you strife and war is beloved, and battles.
If you're strong, a god bestowed that on you.
And having gone homeward together with your ships and your companion
Myrmiddons, be lord: I shall take no heed of you,
nor do I regard your grudgery. But I'll promise you this,
just as shining Apollo takes for himself the daughter of Chryses from me,
while I, together with my ships and my companions
will send her forth, I'll also carry off fine-featured Briseida,
your honour-gift, going myself to your tent, in order that you might know well
how much better I am than you, and some other might dread
to declare themselves equal to me, and to compare himself against me."
Thus he spoke. And distress was brought to the son of Peleus, and in his heart
and in his hairy breast he halted between two opinions,
whether he, by drawing his keen sword from beside his thigh,
and thus rouse up and slay in battle the son of Atreus,
or whether he should make an end to bitter anger and restrain his spirit.
Until he'd turned these things over against his wits and against his spirit,
he drew from its sheath his great sword, and Athena came
from heaven, for the white-armed goddess Hera sent her,
since she regarded both with affection in her spirit and she was distressed for both.
And she stood behind the son of Peleus, and grasped his golden hair,
appearing to him alone. Of the others no one saw.
And Achilleus was astounded, and he turned about, and immediately he perceived
Pallas Athena. Her eyes shone forth terribly.
And to her, speaking clearly, he addressed winged words:
"Why now, daughter of aegis-bearing Zeus, have you come?
Is it because you see here the hubris of Agamemon Atreus' son?
I will say one other thing for you, and I suppose it will come to pass,
of which insolence swiftly now may make and end for his life."
Today there were new routes at the climbing wall. For the first time in a very, very long time. Falling off things I haven't seen before is far less humiliating than falling off things I used to be able to do.
Routes: no official grades, but I believe I sent two 5s and most of a 6A, sight-lead (no beta, no top-rope) another 5, fell off a couple more 6As, and did yeoman's work on a 6B that may well become my two-month project. On Wednesday I'm to bring my own leadrope in so E. and I can try the roof.
Last week's FAoD has apparently brought on a touch of RSI. I may have to go look for wrist-straps.
for always to you strife and war is beloved, and battles.
If you're strong, a god bestowed that on you.
And having gone homeward together with your ships and your companion
Myrmiddons, be lord: I shall take no heed of you,
nor do I regard your grudgery. But I'll promise you this,
just as shining Apollo takes for himself the daughter of Chryses from me,
while I, together with my ships and my companions
will send her forth, I'll also carry off fine-featured Briseida,
your honour-gift, going myself to your tent, in order that you might know well
how much better I am than you, and some other might dread
to declare themselves equal to me, and to compare himself against me."
Thus he spoke. And distress was brought to the son of Peleus, and in his heart
and in his hairy breast he halted between two opinions,
whether he, by drawing his keen sword from beside his thigh,
and thus rouse up and slay in battle the son of Atreus,
or whether he should make an end to bitter anger and restrain his spirit.
Until he'd turned these things over against his wits and against his spirit,
he drew from its sheath his great sword, and Athena came
from heaven, for the white-armed goddess Hera sent her,
since she regarded both with affection in her spirit and she was distressed for both.
And she stood behind the son of Peleus, and grasped his golden hair,
appearing to him alone. Of the others no one saw.
And Achilleus was astounded, and he turned about, and immediately he perceived
Pallas Athena. Her eyes shone forth terribly.
And to her, speaking clearly, he addressed winged words:
"Why now, daughter of aegis-bearing Zeus, have you come?
Is it because you see here the hubris of Agamemon Atreus' son?
I will say one other thing for you, and I suppose it will come to pass,
of which insolence swiftly now may make and end for his life."
Today there were new routes at the climbing wall. For the first time in a very, very long time. Falling off things I haven't seen before is far less humiliating than falling off things I used to be able to do.
Routes: no official grades, but I believe I sent two 5s and most of a 6A, sight-lead (no beta, no top-rope) another 5, fell off a couple more 6As, and did yeoman's work on a 6B that may well become my two-month project. On Wednesday I'm to bring my own leadrope in so E. and I can try the roof.
Last week's FAoD has apparently brought on a touch of RSI. I may have to go look for wrist-straps.
