Rendered into English Prose forthe use of those who cannotread the originalby Samuel ButlerBOOK IThe quarrel between Agamemnon and AchillesAchilles withdrawsfrom the war, and sends his mother Thetis to ask Jove to helpthe TrojansScene between Jove and Juno on Olympus.Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, thatbrought countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul didit send hurrying down to Hades, and many a hero did it yield aprey to dogs and vultures, for so were the couns
