[25] κακῶς: harshly; cf. the use of “κακήν” v. 10.
ἀφίει: for the form, as from a verb in -“έω”, see § 34 a; for the omission of the aug., see § 25 a. Homer is fond of using the impf. to describe an action as in progress (see § 3 j), cf. “τεῦχε” v. 4. κρατερόν: strong, stern. ἐπὶ μῦθον ἔτελλεν: laid upon him his command. ἐπί: const. with “ἔτελλεν”, §37 a, b. μῦθον: had not yet received the idea of fiction which is contained in the Eng. myth. “λόγος” is found but twice in Homer. 26-32. Agamemnon first rejects the admonition to fear the god and then refuses the request itself.This text is part of:
Homer's Iliad, Books I-III. Thomas D. Seymour. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1891.
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