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The Iliad 5.348–351

The Iliad 5.348–351
But if into battle thou wilt enter, verily methinks thou shalt shudder at the name thereof, if thou hearest it even from afar.
εἶκε Διὸς θύγατερ πολέμου καὶ δηϊοτῆτος· οὐχ ἅλις ὅττι γυναῖκας ἀνάλκιδας ἠπεροπεύεις; εἰ δὲ σύ γʼ ἐς πόλεμον πωλήσεαι, τέ σʼ ὀΐω ῥιγήσειν πόλεμόν γε καὶ εἴ χʼ ἑτέρωθι πύθηαι.
Lattimore commentary
Diomedes’ remark probably alludes to Helen’s ongoing subordination to the goddess: see 3.413.
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