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«Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought
countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying
down to Hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures,
for so was the will of Zeus fulfilled from the day on which the son of
Atreus, king of men, and great Achilles, first fell out with one
another. And which of the gods was it that set them on to quarrel? It
was the son of Zeus and Leto; for he was angry with the king and sent a
pestilence upon the host to plague the people, because the son of Atreus
had dishonored Chryses his priest. Now Chryses had come to the ships of
the Achaeans to free his daughter, and had brought with him a great
ransom: moreover he bore in his hand the scepter of Apollo wreathed with
a suppliant's wreath and he besought the Achaeans, but most of all the
two sons of Atreus, who were their chiefs. "Sons of Atreus," he cried,
"and all other Achaeans, may the gods who dwell in Olympus grant you to
sack the city of Priam, and to reach your homes in safety; but free my
daughter, and accept a ransom for her, in reverence to Apollo, son of
Zeus."» - Samuel Butler, 1898