Citas significativas
"Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus; deadly cholera that caused the Achaeans countless evils and rushed to Hades many valiant souls of heroes, who made prey to dogs and birds grass-cumplíase the will of Zeus-from disputing that separated Agamemnon, king of men and Achilles. "(Homer, p. 1, 1.1)
Explanation
The first lines of this epic typically offer a brief approach that will treat the story. The poet announces the theme in the first line: 'the anger of Achilles son of Peleus'. This sentence makes it clear that the subject and the name of who will be the protagonist of the poem. Continuing the text giving information about the consequences of that anger: 'that caused the Achaeans countless evils and rushed to Hades many valiant souls of heroes', then it is known that these evils that caused the Achaeans are due to its negative combat, which costs the Greek army lives. The phrase also indicates that Achilles killed many of their enemies, hence the talk of Hades, which implies that the action was due to joining the fight. Finally, we contextualize the reason for the anger: 'since they parted disputing the Agamemnon, king of men and Achilles'. No doubt the reason for his anger is due to the conflict he had with King Agamemnon. The adjective 'divine' preceding the name of Achilles is due to its nature, as Achilles is son of Thetis, a goddess of the sea, and the mortal Peleus.
Another aspect that offer these first lines is related to the gods. He says the phrase: 'cumplíase the will of Zeus'....
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