The First 2 Verses of the Iliad

Pick Something Else ?



Sing the rage, goddess, of Achilles son of Peleus,
This destructive rage, that sent thousands of torments on the Achaeans(…)

Μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος
οὐλομένην, ἣ μυρί᾿ Ἀχαιοῖς ἄλγε᾿ ἔθηκε(…)

These are the two first verses of Homer’s Iliad, which relates Achilles’ rage when Agamemnon, the Great King of the Greeks (the Achaeans), takes the slave woman Briseis for himself. Because of this, Achilles will refuse to fight and help the Achaeans against the Trojans…



More on the web...



This virtual cigarette is brought to you by...

Categories: Quotes
Tags: ,



Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and art
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and CD
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and DVD
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and biography
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and books
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and creation
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and culture
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and events
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and experience
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and health
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and history
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and knowledge
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and music
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and movies
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and news
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and painting
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and philosophy
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and pictures
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and politics
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and psychology
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and quotes
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and recipes
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and science
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and training
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and travel
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and video
Stop smoking with The First 2 Verses of the Iliad and well-being