Achilles

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A Simoďs shall not fail thee, a Xanthus, a Dorian camp; another Achilles is already found for Latium, he too [90-123]goddess-born; nor shall Juno's presence ever leave the Teucrians; while thou in thy need, to what nations or what towns of Italy shalt thou not sue!

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  1. noun Greek Mythology The hero of Homer's Iliad, the son of Peleus and Thetis and slayer of Hector.

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  • A Simoďs shall not fail thee, a Xanthus, a Dorian camp; another Achilles is already found for Latium, he too [90-123]goddess-born; nor shall Juno's presence ever leave the Teucrians; while thou in thy need, to what nations or what towns of Italy shalt thou not sue! —  The Aeneid of Virgil
  • But Achilles was amazed, and turned himself round, and immediately recognized Pallas Minerva; and awe-inspiring her eyes appeared to him. —  The Iliad of Homer (1873)
  • Him first the gallant son of Menœtius addressed: "Why dost thou call me, Achilles, and what need hast thou of me But him swift-footed Achilles answering, addressed: "Noble son of Menœtius, most dear to my soul, soon I think that the Greeks will stand round my knees entreating, for a necessity no longer tolerable invades them. —  The Iliad of Homer (1873)
  • So Theognισ has BOOK THE SIXTEENTH ARGUMENT Patroclus at length obtains permission from Achilles, and enters the fight, on condition that he should return after liberating the Greeks from their immediate peril. —  The Iliad of Homer (1873)
  • But Patroclus stood beside Achilles, the shepherd of the people, shedding warm[508] tears; as a black-water fountain, which pours its sable tide down from a lofty rock. —  The Iliad of Homer (1873)
 

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