Wednesday, March 28, 2018

 

Repetition

Homer, Iliad 4.451 = 8.65 (tr. A.T. Murray, rev. William F. Wyatt):
The earth flowed with blood.

ῥέε δ᾽ αἵματι γαῖα.
Homer, Iliad 15.715 = 20.494 (tr. A.T. Murray, rev. William F. Wyatt):
The black earth ran with blood.

ῥέε δ᾽ αἵματι γαῖα μέλαινα.
It still does.

# posted by Michael Gilleland @ 10:51 AM


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