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The Iliad 1.202–205

The Iliad 1.202–205
τίπτʼ αὖτʼ αἰγιόχοιο Διὸς τέκος εἰλήλουθας; ἵνα ὕβριν ἴδῃ Ἀγαμέμνονος Ἀτρεΐδαο; ἀλλʼ ἔκ τοι ἐρέω, τὸ δὲ καὶ τελέεσθαι ὀΐω· ᾗς ὑπεροπλίῃσι τάχʼ ἄν ποτε θυμὸν ὀλέσσῃ.
Lattimore commentary
The Greek word translated by “outrageousness” is hubris, an arrogant abuse of power stemming from excessive pride and self-centeredness, often in defiance of divine will.
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