Fichas
Iliad quotes
Fichas del conjunto (33)
- 1Heroism Helenus to Hektor and Aineias Bk 6It is on you two more than any of the Trojans and Lycians that the burden of battle falls, since in every venture you are the best at both fighting and planning
- 2Heroism Hektor to Andromache Bk 6I have learnt always to be brave and to fight in the forefront of the Trojans
- 3Heroism Andromache to Hektor Bk 6Your own brave spirit will destroy you
- 4Heroism Homer on Hektor's death Bk 22His spirit flitted from his body and went on the way to Hades
- 5Honour and Reputation Helenus to Hektor on Athene and Achilleus Bk 6So that she may hold back the son of Tydeus away from sacred Ilios... I think him the greatest of the Achaians
- 6Honour and Reputation Hektor to Hecuba on wine Bk 6Do not offer me cheering wine, dear mother, or you may sap the strength from my limbs
- 7Honour and Reputation Hektor on his failures Bk 22Now that I have destroyed my people through my own arrant folly
- 8Honour and Reputation Hektor to Achilleus on treatment of his body Bk 22Do not let the dogs of the Achaian camp eat me by the ships
- 9Honour and Reputation Hektor's body after death Bk 22So hektor's head was all sullied in the dust
- 10Family Glaucus on the generations of man Bk 6The generation of men is just like that of leaves
- 11Family Andromache being left by Hektor Bk 6You have no pity for your baby son and me, your doomed wife
- 12Family Hektor on his son's future Bk 6Let people say, as he returns from the fighting: "this man is better by far than his father"
- 13Women Women rush to Hektor for news Bk 6The wives and daughters of the Trojans came running to surround him, asking after their sons and brothers and kinsmen and husbands
- 14Women Women praying to Athene Bk 6We may sacrifice here and now twelve heifers in your temple, yearlings never touched by the goad, if you will take pity
- 15Women Helen of herself Bk 6The scheming creature that I am
- 16Women Hecuba to Priam on his plan to get Hektor back Bk 24His wife shrieked loud and answered, "oh where have you wits gone now...?"
- 17The role of the gods Diomedes cautious of Glaucos Bk 6If you are one of the immortals come down from the heavens I would not want to fight
- 18The role of the gods Thetis to Achilleus on his wishes Bk 18Look, all that you asked has been brought about by Zeus
- 19The role of the gods Zeus on Hektor's coming death Bk 22My heart is saddened for Hektor
- 20The role of the gods Treatment of Hektor's body Bk 24Zeus had now given hime to his enemies to defile him in his own native land
- 21The role of the gods Gods feelings for Hektor Bk 22But the blessed gods looked on and pitied Hektor
- 22The role of the gods Achilleus on Zeus' treatment of man Bk 24There are two jars standing on Zeus' floor which hold the gifts he gives us: one holds evil, the other blessings.
- 23The power of Fate Hektor on Troy's fate Bk 6The day will come when sacred Ilios is destroyed
- 24The power of Fate Zeus weighs the scales Bk 22The father opened out his golden scales
- 25The power of Fate Priam on his fate Bk 24My fate is utter misery - I fathered sons... not one of them is left
- 26The power of Fate Achilleus on the fate of man Bk 24This is the fate the gods have spun for poor mortal men, that we should live in misery
- 27The portrayal of war Agamemnon on the Trojans Bk 6Not one of them must escape stark destruction at our hands
- 28The portrayal of war Helen to Hektor on misery Bk 6On us two Zeus has set a doom of misery
- 29The portrayal of war Achilleus on his wishes of Hektor Bk 22I wish I could eat you myself
- 30The portrayal of war Achilleus's hands Bk 24Kissed his hands, those terrible, murderous hands
- 31Moral values Hektor confronting Paris Bk 6Strange man! the resentment you have conceived in your heart does you no honour
- 32Moral values Apollo of Achilleus Bk 24He has no decency in his heart... his thoughts are savage like a lion's
- 33Moral values Achilleus threatens Priam Bk 24Do not stir my heart any further in its grief