With an art that has formed a model for succeeding epic poets, Homer takes up the story in the very middle with an exciting incident. In another context the word might indicate his brother Menelaus as well (cf. Agamemnon is meant, as is suggested by the appositive “ ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν”. 1: ‘sing of the wrath from the time when’ etc. (“ καὶ τὰ λοιπά” = et cetera), ‘from the time when once they quarreled and parted’ to be joined in thought with l. Βουλή, the ‘purpose’ to defeat the Achaeans and to confer honor on the injured Achilles, in answer to Thetis's prayer all this will be developed later. Δ᾽（ έ), ‘while’ it will be observed that “ δέ” must often be rendered not by this word only, but also by ‘for’ and even ‘although.’
“ ᾄδῃ”), declension, § 96 as used by Homer, almost always indicates the god himself, ‘Hades.’
Ἰφθίμους agrees with “ ψυχάς”, the masculine doing duty as feminine. Ἀχαιοῖς, originally a tribal name, then used for ‘Greeks’ in general. Translate as closely as possible in the Greek order, so as to retain the original emphasis here ‘wrath’ may be repeated. Θεά, § 66 elsewhere called ‘Muse,’ but Homer applies no more definite name than this to the goddess of epic song.- Πηληιάδεω, for ending, § 65, § 68 scansion, § 43 composition, § 157. Like Latin cano, it admits an object (“ μῆνιν”) in the accusative.
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