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ὧδε γὰρ ἐξερέω, τὸ δὲ καὶ τετελεσμένον ἔσται·
καί ποτέ τοι τρὶς τόσσα παρέσσεται ἀγλαὰ δῶρα
ὕβριος εἵνεκα τῆσδε· σὺ δ' ἴσχεο, πείθεο δ' ἡμῖν."
τὴν δ' ἀπαμειβόμενος προέφη πόδας ὠκὺς Ἀχιλλεύς·
"χρὴ μὲν σφωίτερόν γε, θεά, ἔπος εἰρύσασθαι,
καὶ μάλα περ θυμῷ κεχολωμένον· ὧς γὰρ ἄμεινον·
ὅς κε θεοῖς ἐπιπείθηται, μάλα τ' ἔκλυον αὐτοῦ."
ἦ καὶ ἐπ' ἀργυρέῃ κώπῃ σχέθε χεῖρα βαρεῖαν,
ἂψ δ' ἐς κουλεὸν ὦσε μέγα ξίφος, οὐδ' ἀπίθησεν
μύθῳ Ἀθηναίης· ἡ δ' Οὐλυμθόνδε βεβήκειν
δώματ' ἐς αἰγιόχοιο Διὸς μετὰ δαίμονας ἄλλους.
Thus I shall declare it, and even so it shall be fulfilled:
And at one point there will be for you three times more
Shining gifts on account of this insolence; but check yourself,
And obey us." And answering, swift footed Achilles addressed her:
"Goddess, my duty is to you and I give you my word,
Though I rage greatly at heart, for this is better:
He who would obey the gods, him they hear especially."
And then he held heavy hands upon the silver hilt,
And thrust the great sword back into its sheath,
Not disobeying the command of Athena; and she was gone
To Olympus, to the halls of aegis bearing Zeus,
Among the other divinities.
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