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The Iliad 22.338–343

The Iliad 22.338–343
nay, take thou store of bronze and gold, gifts that my fathec and queenly mother shall give thee, but my bodv give thou back to my home, that the Trojans and the Trojans' wives may give me my due meed of fire in my death.
λίσσομʼ ὑπὲρ ψυχῆς καὶ γούνων σῶν τε τοκήων, μή με ἔα παρὰ νηυσὶ κύνας καταδάψαι Ἀχαιῶν, ἀλλὰ σὺ μὲν χαλκόν τε ἅλις χρυσόν τε δέδεξο, δῶρα τά τοι δώσουσι πατὴρ καὶ πότνια μήτηρ, σῶμα δὲ οἴκαδʼ ἐμὸν δόμεναι πάλιν, ὄφρα πυρός με Τρῶες καὶ Τρώων ἄλοχοι λελάχωσι θανόντα.
Lattimore commentary
Hektor’s repeated request for kind treatment of his corpse appears to be out of consideration for his family’s feelings. It instead prompts an outburst that shows the depth of Achilleus’ rage: his desire to have the strength to eat Hektor’s flesh (347).
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