Цитаты из книги автора Homer The Iliad

Seer of evil, you never yet prophesied smooth things concerning me, but have ever loved to foretell that which was evil.

A plain man cannot stand against the anger of a king, who if he swallow his displeasure now, will yet nurse revenge till he has wreaked it.

words came driving from his deep chest like winter snow before the wind, then there was none to touch him, and no man thought further of what he looked like

She found her in her own room, working at a great web of purple linen, on which she was embroidering the battles between Trojans and Achaeans, that Mars had made them fight for her sake.

Of the men, Ajax, son of Telamon, was much the foremost so long as Achilles' anger lasted, for Achilles excelled him greatly and he had also better horses

Of the horses, those of the son of Pheres were by far the finest.

Who, then, O Muse, was the foremost, whether man or horse, among those that followed after the sons of Atreus?

And now, O Muses, dwellers in the mansions of Olympus, tell me—for you are goddesses and are in all places so that you see all things, while we know nothing but by report

Then, when he had eaten both the sparrow and her young, the god who had sent him made him become a sign; for the son of scheming Saturn turned him into stone

Such is the will of Jove, who has laid many a proud city in the dust, as he will yet lay others, for his power is above all.