""Sing, Goddess, of the wrath of Pēleús' sonAkhilleús, the accursed wrath that causedAkhaíans countless woes and hurled headlongTo Hāḯdēs a host of heroes' soulsAnd left their bodies spoil for dogs and allThe birds of carrion. The will of ZeúsWas brought to pass from when Agamém…
""The people took the bones, enwrapped them withSoft purple robes, and laid them down withinA golden urn, to place it in a hollowKist of stone, and cover it aboveWith close-set rocks and earth to make a mound....When they had raised the moundOf earth above the grave, they went b…