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Iliad, book 9, Achilles speaking: My fates long since by Thetis were disclosed, And each alternate, life or fame, proposed: Here if I stay, before the Tr
by Juliate 8y ago
Iliad, book 9, Achilles speaking:
My fates long since by Thetis were disclosed,
And each alternate, life or fame, proposed:
Here if I stay, before the Trojan town,
Short is my date, but deathless my renown;
If I return, I quit immortal praise
For years on years, and long-extended days.
Convinced, though late, I find my fond mistake,
And warn the Greeks the wiser choice to make;
To quit these shores, their native seats enjoy,
Nor hope the fall of heaven-defended Troy.
- brador 8y agoWhich did he choose in the end?
- daseiner1 8y agoAchilles is mortally wounded in Troy by an arrow through his heel.
- Juliate 8y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliad Excerpt above taken from this translation: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Iliad_of_Homer_(Pope) https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Iliad_of_Homer_(Pope)
- trashtester 8y agoHis renown lasts until this day, 3000 years later. The answer is in the quoted text.
- trashtester 8y agoGood example. This has concerned people throughout the ages. And if you reject Heaven and reincarnation, it may be the only path to eternal "life".