The Iliad: Book 19

by Homer
Translated from the original Greek by Robert Fagles, this epic poem relates events from the Trojan War, including the exploits of Achilles.
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  1. renounce
    turn away from; give up
    So go and call the Argive warriors to the muster:
    renounce your rage at the proud commander Agamemnon
  2. instill
    fill, as with a certain quality
    With that she breathed in her son tremendous courage
    then instilled in Patroclus' nostrils fresh ambrosia,
    blood-red nectar too, to make his flesh stand firm.
  3. revile
    spread negative information about
    Often the armies brought this matter up against me—
    they would revile me in public. But I am not to blame!
  4. inviolate
    treated as if holy and kept free from violation or criticism
    Come now, my Olympian, swear your inviolate oath
    that he shall lord it over all who dwell around him
  5. malinger
    avoid responsibilities and duties, often by faking illness
    It's wrong to malinger here with talk, wasting time—
    our great work lies all before us, still to do.
  6. lavish
    characterized by extravagance and profusion
    Then, as a peace offering,
    let him present you a lavish feast in his tents
    so you won't lack your just deserts at last.
  7. appease
    make peace with
    It is no disgrace for a king to appease a man
    when the king himself was first to give offense.
  8. laden
    filled with a great quantity
    Then Odysseus weighed out ten full bars of gold
    and led the princes back, laden with other gifts
  9. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
    If not, I swear, Atrides could never have roused
    the fury in me, the rage that would not die,
    or wrenched the girl away against my will—
    stubborn, implacable man.
  10. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
    This brusque command dispersed the muster quickly.
  11. harrow
    cause to feel distress
    Patroclus—
    dearest joy of my heart, my harrowed, broken heart!
    I left you alive that day I left these shelters,
    now I come back to find you fallen, captain of armies!
  12. stave off
    prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
    Go. Run and instill some nectar and sweet ambrosia
    deep within his chest. Stave off his hunger now.
  13. resound
    ring or echo with noise
    The glory of armor lit the skies and the whole earth laughed,
    rippling under the glitter of bronze, thunder resounding
    under trampling feet of armies.
  14. plume
    a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
    Then lifting his rugged helmet
    he set it down on his brows, and the horsehair crest
    shone like a star and the waving golden plumes shook
  15. bridle
    headgear for a horse
    They cinched the supple breast-straps round their chests
    and driving the bridle irons home between their jaws,
    pulled the reins back taut to the bolted chariot.
Created on Mon Apr 05 15:49:06 EDT 2021 (updated Tue Apr 20 09:40:48 EDT 2021)

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