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...Book I The Trojans Reach Carthage Book II The Fall of Troy Book III The Trojans Sail for Italy Book IV The Tragedy of Dido Book V The Funeral Games Book VI The Visit to the Underwo...

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... The Duel Book IV The Truce Broken Book V Diomedes Fights the Gods Book VI Hector and Andromache Book VII Ajax against Hector Book VIII The Trojans at the Wall Book IX Achilles is Unmoved Book X The Night Raid Book XI The Achaeans Routed Book XII Hector storms the Wall Book XIII The Fight at the Ships Book XIV Hera tricks Zeus Book XV The Greeks at...

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... to Troy. A prophet has foreseen that the Greeks will need Philoctetes and his bow (given to him by Heracles before his death) in order to defeat the Trojans. The problem is that years before Odysseus had engineered Philoctetes' abandonment on the island, due to a festering, stinking wound he had received from a snakebite. Will Philoctetes forgive and forget, or will he ta...

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...tter known but ultimately uncompleted Canterbury Tales. Criseyde, the daughter of the seer Calchas, lives alone in Troy after her father abandons the Trojans to help the Greeks. Eventually she catches the eye of Troilus, a man who had previously scoffed at love, and becomes the object of his overwhelming desire. With the help of Criseyde’s uncle Pandarus he wins her love b...

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...f the Romans. The first six of the poem's twelve books tell the story of Aeneas' wanderings from Troy to Italy, and the poem's second half treats the Trojans' ultimately victorious war upon the Latins, under whose name Aeneas and his Trojan followers are destined to be subsumed. The poem was commissioned from Vergil by the Emperor Augustus to glorify Rome. Several critics ...

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...e it. The Greek army was also decimated during their long war against the Trojans, and it never would have been able to conquer the city if Ulysses... ...ought up the trick of the wooden horse, and the gods hadn’t encouraged the Trojans to open the city doors and bring the horse in and welcome it as a...

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...ffice. The military produced a lot of paperwork. It did so with a purpose. Computers could crash, suffer from power outages, contract viruses, worms, Trojans, fall prey to electro-magnetic pulses, solar flares, high radiation, bleak out when exposed to both deep and high temperatures, humidity, faced all sorts of dangers. Paper remained. It was readily available, sustained...

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...ffice. The military produced a lot of paperwork. It did so with a purpose. Computers could crash, suffer from power outages, contract viruses, worms, Trojans, fall prey to electro-magnetic pulses, solar flares, high radiation, bleak out when exposed to both deep and high temperatures, humidity, faced all sorts of dangers. Paper remained. It was readily available, sustained...

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...atrocious ten year war and innumerable deaths between the Achaeans and the Trojans; the Sirens who use the beauty of their song to enchant and then ... ... She was like a Barbie doll, a toy held by other children. Many Greeks and Trojans risked their lives to help her become a woman. Were they able to ...

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...eated, when Paris of Troy fell in love with Helen of the Greeks, and both the Trojans and the Greeks were almost completely destroyed as a result of... ...ide the gates of Troy, while all of the Greeks decamped and sailed away. The Trojans seeing their enemies gone, and leaving a wooden God at their g... ...ic analogy of how these undead wraiths commit their rotten evil. Because the Trojans loved horses so much: these stinking foul Greek undead things…... ... things… stole secretly into the living bodies of the living horses which the Trojans loved. This is how they poison all human relationships: when...

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...ou, Sir Insolence! for your pleasure, not ours—to gain satisfaction from the Trojans for your shameless self and for Menelaus. Y ou forget this, and t... ...nour him then yourself, Olympian lord of counsel, and grant vic tory to the Trojans, till the Achæans give my son his due and load him with riches in... ...s railing at me be fore the other gods and accusing me of giving aid to the Trojans. Go back now, lest she should find out. I will consider the matte... ...s among the gods; Juno has brought them to her own mind, and woe betides the Trojans.” The dream went when it had heard its message, and soon reached ... ...ng the gods; Juno has brought them over to her own mind, and woe betides the Trojans at the hands of Jove. Remember this, and when you wake see that i... ... Jove, who had many another hard fought fight in store alike for Danaans and Trojans. Then presently he woke, with the divine message still ring ing ... ...n themselves; but as yet the end is not in sight. Think that the Achæans and Trojans have sworn to a sol emn covenant, and that they have each been n... ...ve sworn to a sol emn covenant, and that they have each been num bered—the Trojans by the roll of their household ers, and we by companies of ten; ... ...gives fly home to their own land over the broad sea, and leave Priam and the Trojans the glory of still keeping Helen, for whose sake so many of the A...

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...ss one, followed we hither to make thee glad, by earning recompense at the Trojans’ hands for Menelaos 10 The Iliad of Homer and for thee, thou dog f... ... land of Achaia. V erily Priam would be glad and Priam’s sons, and all the Trojans would have great joy of heart, were they to hear all this tale of s... ...d sit by him and clasp his knees, if perchance he will give succour to the Trojans; and for the Achaians, hem them among their ships’ sterns about the... ...nour thou him, Zeus of Olympus, lord of counsel; grant thou victory to the Trojans the while until the Achaians do my son honour and exalt him with re... ...ow she upbraideth me ever amid the immortal gods, and saith that I aid the Trojans in battle. But do thou now depart again, lest Hera mark aught; and ... ...ingforth tobattle.Andofthenamesandnumbersofthehosts of theAchaians and the Trojans. N OW ALL OTHER GODS and chariot driving men slept all night lon... ...at Zeus had in mind, who was willed to bring yet more grief and wailing on Trojans alike and Danaans throughout the course of stubborn fights. Then wo... ...and T rojans, to swear a solemn truce, and to number ourselves, and if the Trojans should gather together all that have their dwellings in the city, a... ...ck a cup bearer: so much, I say, do the sons of the Achaians outnumber the Trojans that dwell within the city. But allies from many cities, even warri...

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...her worth In other arms than hers,—to him this challenge. Hector, in view of Trojans and of Greeks, Troilus and Cressida Act I, scene iii 20 Shal... ...h’t be a sportful combat, Yet in the trial much opinion dwells; For here the Trojans taste our dear’st repute With their finest palate: and trust to m... ...ssinego may tutor thee: thou scurvy valiant ass! thou art here but to thrash Trojans; and thou art bought and sold among those of any wit, like a barb... ...isgrace, We fear to warrant in our native place! CASSANDRA: [Within] Cry, Trojans, cry! PRIAM: What noise? what shriek is this... ...ILUS: ’Tis our mad sister, I do know her voice. CASSANDRA: [Within] Cry, Trojans! HECTOR: It is Cassandra. [Enter CASSANDRA, raving .] CASSANDRA:... ...jans! HECTOR: It is Cassandra. [Enter CASSANDRA, raving .] CASSANDRA: Cry, Trojans, cry! lend me ten thousand eyes, And I will fill them with prophe... ...o my clamors! let us pay betimes A moiety of that mass of moan to come. Cry, Trojans, cry! practice your eyes with tears! Troy must not be, nor goodly... ...be, nor goodly Ilion stand; Our firebrand brother, Paris, burns us all. Cry, Trojans, cry! a Helen and a woe: Cry, cry! Troy burns, or else let Helen ... ...ld speak, She hath not given so many good words breath As for her Greeks and Trojans suffer’d death. PARIS: Fair Diomed, you do as chapmen do, Dispra...

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... deed, when you The Odyssey – Book III 26 Achaeans were harassed among the Trojans, bear it in mind now as in my favour and tell me truly all.” “My ... ... of the Argives were lying in wait to bring death and de struction upon the Trojans. At that moment you came up to us; some god who wished well to th... ...loyal service either by word or deed, when you Achaeans were harassed by the Trojans, bear it in mind now as in my favour and tell me truly all.” Mene... ...was the beginning of the evil that by the will of Jove fell both Danaans and Trojans. Thus sang the bard, but Ulysses drew his purple mantle over his ... ...he horse, were waiting with Ulysses in the Trojan place of assembly. For the Trojans themselves had drawn the horse into their fortress, and it stood ... ...all the bravest of the Argives waiting to bring death and destruction on the Trojans. Anon he sang how the sons of the Achaeans issued from the horse,... ...t I set out with Agamemnon for Ilius, the land of noble steeds, to fight the Trojans. But tell me, and tell me true, in what way did you die? Did you ... ...ill sadder tale of those of my com rades who did not fall fighting with the Trojans, but perished on their return, through the treachery of a wicked ... ... but wiser, for we know all the ills that the gods laid upon the Argives and Trojans before Troy, and can tell you everything that is going to happen ...

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.................................. 45 Poem: Clash In Arms Of The Achaians And Trojans .................................................................. ...

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...n, having armed himself, leads the Grecians to battle; Hector prepares the Trojans to receive them, while Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva give the signals ... ...eagle with a serpent in his talons, which appeared on the left hand of the Trojans, Polydamas endeavours to withdraw them again. This Hec- tor opposes... ...council of war: Hector approves of his advice, but goes first to rally the Trojans; upbraids Paris, rejoins Polydamas, meets Ajax again, and renews th... ...he battle. The Greeks give way, till Ajax rallies them: Æneas sustains the Trojans. Æneas and Hector Attempt the chariot of Achilles, which is borne o... ...lling Hector, but Apollo conveys him away in a cloud. Achilles pursues the Trojans with a great slaughter. The same day continues. The scene is in the... ...ight in his tent, and the next morn- ing sends him home with the body: the Trojans run out to meet him. The lamentations of Andromache, Hecuba, and He... ...earth with a declivity outwards. Patroclus thrice mounts it in armour. The Trojans are in no respects blockaded, and receive assistance from their all... ...The future father. “Æneas and Antenor stand distin- guished from the other Trojans by a dissatisfaction with Priam, and a sympathy with the Greeks, wh...

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...use, that lit the Chian’s face with smiles Who saw the ant-like Greeks and Trojans crawl About Scamander, over walls, pursued Or else pursuing, and th...

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... their vociferation, I dare swear they will behave more like Grecians than Trojans when they come to the enemy.”—”Grecians and Trojans!” says one of t... ...,” said the worthy lieutenant. “I suppose you have heard of the Greeks and Trojans, though perhaps you The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling by Henry... ...ho, I remember, now the gentle man mentions it, compares the march of the Trojans to the cackling of geese, and greatly commends the silence of the G...

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....................................... 483 CLASH IN ARMS OF THE ACHAIANS AND TROJANS—Iliad, xvii, 426 ....................... 483 THE HORSES OF ACHILLES... ... Gods, but of mortals known as Kymindis. CLASH IN ARMS OF THE ACHAIANS AND TROJANS—Iliad, xvii, 426 Not the sea-wave so bellows abroad when it bursts ...

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... known to the world as insiders, but whom young Oxford called some- times “Trojans,” in opposition to our Grecian selves, and sometimes “vermin.” A T ...

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...op are the ingredients. We are clearing from Carruthers’ Road to the pig fence, twenty-eight powerful natives with Catholic medals about their necks, ...

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...iving rise to the legend that the Franks were de- scended from the ancient Trojans. “Troja” was then further corrupted to “Tronje” and “Tronege”. Hage...

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...the marriage is valid?” “You can dispute it.” “Yes, and the Greeks and the Trojans can fight. It holds then?” “Both water and fire!” The patriarch of ...

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... Mr Thorne was an unflinching conservative. He looked on those fifty-three Trojans, who, as Mr Dod tell us, censured free trade in November 1852, as t...

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...ogether with other things in truth right good All were silent, Tyrians and Trojans; I mean all who were watching the show were hanging on the lips of ...

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...ounded up, carrying with him his little low chair, which the children tried to take away, with battles more fierce than those of the Greeks endeavorin...

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...ogether with other things in truth right good All were silent, Tyrians and Trojans; I mean all who were watching the show were hanging on the lips of ...

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...r fury vent: “Then am I vanquish’d? must I yield?” said she, “And must the Trojans reign in Italy? So Fate will have it, and Jove adds his force; Nor ... ...loosen’d reins, Majestic moves along, and awful peace maintains. The weary Trojans ply their shatter’d oars T o nearest land, and make the Libyan shor... ...in this happy harbor meet, The thin remainders of the scatter’d fleet. The Trojans, worn with toils, and spent with woes, Leap on the welcome land, an... ... fiery fumes they rise, And, fed with stronger food, invade the skies. The Trojans, dropping wet, or stand around The cheerful blaze, or lie along the... ...sembogues his waves. At length he founded Padua’s happy seat, And gave his Trojans a secure retreat; There fix’d their arms, and there renew’d their n... ...uir’d, they give the peace: The queen herself suspends the rigid laws, The Trojans pities, and protects their cause. Meantime, in shades of night Aene... ...mind: For there he saw the fainting Grecians yield, And here the trembling Trojans quit the field, Pursued by fierce Achilles thro’ the plain, On his ... ...h statutes to restrain The wild inhabitants beneath thy reign, We wretched Trojans, toss’d on ev’ry shore, From sea to sea, thy clemency implore. Forb... ...hile, with downcast eyes, Ponder’d the speech; then briefly thus replies: “Trojans, dismiss your fears; my cruel fate, And doubts attending an unsettl...

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..., and the pyre had ravined up his flesh, And earth had veiled his bones, the Trojans then Tarried in Priam’s city, sore afraid Before the might of sto... ...’s art strides before all. So followed they, with battle fury filled, Strong Trojans and wild hearted Amazons. And like T ritonis seemed she, as she w... ...esileia’s spear. But when the very ships were now at point To be by hands of Trojans set aflame, Then battle bider Aias heard afar The panic cries, an... ... full Of thunder of battle rolling nearer aye. Let us go forth then, ere the Trojans win Unto the ships, and make great slaughter there Of Argive men,... ...hattered strength Brought down to this, and all her loveliness. Now when the Trojans saw the Warrior queen Struck down in battle, ran through all thei... ...agged down To nether gloom; so, Troyward as they fled From battle, all those Trojans wept for her, The Child of the resistless War god, wept For frien... ...ncient home!” So spake Polydamas the noble and strong, And all the listening Trojans in their hearts Approved; yet none dared utter openly The word, f... ...h him A countless host of swarthy Aethiops. From all the streets of Troy the Trojans flocked Glad eyed to gaze on him, as seafarers, With ruining temp... ...ith most reluctant feet began to climb Heaven’s broad highway. Then did the Trojans gird Their battle harness on; then armed themselves The Aethiop m...

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... The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica ing of the Amazon Penthesilea to help the Trojans after the fall of Hector and her death, the similar arrival and fal... ...arpedon gathered a great host, men chosen out of Lycia to be allies to the Trojans. These med did Sarpedon lead, skilled in bitter war. And Zeus, whos... ...ecause he is invited late. Then the Greeks tried to land at Ilium, but the Trojans prevent them, and Protesilaus is killed by Hector. Achilles then ki... ...es the T rojans back. The Greeks take up their dead and send envoys to the Trojans demanding the surrender of Helen and the treasure with her. The Tro... ..., and after showing great prowess, is killed by Achilles and buried by the Trojans. Achilles then slays Thersites for abusing and reviling him for his... ...tains of Zeus and bestows upon her son immortality; but Achilles routs the Trojans, and, rushing into the city with them, is killed by Paris and Apoll... ... Achilles appears to him. Eurypylus the son of Telephus arrives to aid the Trojans, shows his prowess and is killed by Neoptolemus. The Tro- jans are ... ...n, plots with her for the taking of the city; after killing certain of the Trojans, he returns to the ships. Next he carries the Palladium out of T ro... ...ack of Ilium” where it is said that he was wounded in the battle which the Trojans fought in the night by Admetus, son of Augeias. Lycomedes too is in...

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...hangs with me, and thou knowest he is no starveling. Tut! there are other Trojans that thou dreamest not of, the which for sport sake are content to...

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...ices abrupta luce coruscant. Statius, Thebaid, xii, 431-2. 8 Against the Trojans. It was through the stratagem of the wooden horse that T roy was de... ...burden. And when Fortune turned downward the all-daring lofti- ness of the Trojans, so that together with the kingdom the king was undone, Hecuba, sad...

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...people all, who e’er Pour’d on Apulia’s happy soil their blood, Slain by the Trojans, and in that long war When of the rings the measur’d booty made A...

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...rosaicum suum est); and he instances the books compiled on the gests of the Trojans and Romans and the delightful adventures of King Arthur, with ma...

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...people all, who e’er Pour’d on Apulia’s happy soil their blood, Slain by the Trojans, and in that long war When of the rings the measur’d booty made A... ...rosaicum suum est); and he instances the books compiled on the gests of the Trojans and Romans and the delightful adventures of King Arthur, with ma...

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... Poems Squirt out some fasting-spittle. Achilles was a warrior fleet, The Trojans he could worry: Our Parson too was swift of feet, But shew’d it...

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... as a leek in two days. A long war, not with cranes, but with weeds, those Trojans who had sun and rain and dews on their side. Daily the beans saw me...

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...en as a leek in two days. A long war, not with cranes, but with weeds, those Trojans who had sun and rain and dews on their side. Daily the beans saw ...

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...anders”, just as the Iliad relates the contests between the Greeks and the Trojans. Castren is of the opinion that the enmity be tween the Finns and ...