Mythology & Folklore
Book IX, 457: What Achilles would say if Agamemnon were wounded
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Thou knowest now, Agamemnon, my man-destroying wrath; thou knowest how great is Hector’s strength in hand-to-hand combat. For all have now perished owing to thy insult fraught with disaster, and a greater woe, worse than death, has come upon thee. Thou sufferest the evil and intolerable sorrow due to thy folly, who wast the defence in battle of all the Greeks.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 457: What Achilles would say if Agamemnon were wounded.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/491/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 457: What Achilles would say if Agamemnon were wounded.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/491/.
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