THE

ILIAD OF HOMER:

TRANSLATED BY

ALEXANDER POPE.

WITH

OBSERVATIONS ON HOMER AND HIS WORKS,
AND BRIEF NOTES,

BY THE

REV. J. S. WATSON, M.A., M.R.S.L.

ILLUSTRATED WITH THE ENTIRE SERIES OF

FLAXMAN'S DESIGNS.

LONDON: GEORGE BELL & SONS, YORK STREET,

COVENT GARDEN.

1878.

KD 10677

HARVARD COLLEGE "Sapb6, 1941

LIBRARY

Cimorcy

LONDON:

PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS,
STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.

III. THE DEPARTURE OF BRISEIS FROM THE TENT OF ACHILLES
IV. THETIS CALLING BRIAREUS TO THE ASSISTANCE OF JU-

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V. THETIS ENTREATING JUPITER TO HONOUR ACHILLES
VI. JUPITER SENDING THE EVIL DREAM TO AGAMEMNON
VII. VENUS DISGUISED, INVITING HELEN TO THE CHAMBER

X. VENUS WOUNDED IN THE HAND, CONDUCTED BY IRIS

XV. HECTOR AND AJAX SEPARATED BY THE HERALDS XVI. JUNO AND MINERVA GOING TO ASSIST THE GREEKS XVII. THE HOURS TAKING THE HORSES FROM JUNO'S CAR

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XVIII. THE EMBASSY TO ACHILLES ·

XIX. DIOMED AND ULYSSES RETURNING WITH THE SPOILS OF

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XXIII. SLEEP ESCAPING FROM THE WRATH OF JUPITER
XXIV. AJAX DEFENDING THE GREEK SHIPS AGAINST THE

XXV. SLEEP AND DEATH CONVEYING THE BODY OF SARPEDON

XXVII. THETIS ORDERING THE NEREIDS TO DESCEND INTO THE

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XXIX. THETIS AND EURYNOME RECEIVING THE INFANT VULCAN 339

XXX. VULCAN AND CHARIS RECEIVING THETIS
XXXI. THETIS BRINGING THE ARMOUR TO ACHILLES.
XXXII. THE GODS DESCENDING TO BATTLE.

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XXXIII. ACHILLES CONTENDING WITH THE RIVERS

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XXXIV. ANDROMACHE FAINTING ON THE WALL
XXXV. THE FUNERAL PILE OF PATROCLUS.
XXXVI. HECTOR'S BODY DRAGGED AT THE CAR OF ACHILLES
XXXVII. THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS.

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XXXVIII. IRIS ADVISES PRIAM TO OBTAIN THE BODY OF HECTOR

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XXXIX. FUNERAL OF HECTOR

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