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Book XIV, 147: Answer of Homer to Hesiod when he asked the Number of the Greeks who took part in the War against Troy
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
There were seven hearths of fierce fire, and in each were fifty spits and fifty joints on them. About each joint were nine hundred Achaeans.
Codex Note
Answer: 315,000.
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MLA
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XIV, 147: Answer of Homer to Hesiod when he asked the Number of the Greeks who took part in the War against Troy.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/916/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XIV, 147: Answer of Homer to Hesiod when he asked the Number of the Greeks who took part in the War against Troy.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/916/.
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