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FREE FUNERAL GAMES PDF Christian Cameron | 592 pages | 01 Jun 2014 | Orion Publishing Co | 9780752883946 | English | London, United Kingdom The Iliad of Homer: Funeral Games in Honour of Patroclus | Infoplease Achilles orders the Myrmidons to drive their chariots in battle formation, and they go three times around the body of Patroclus. Then they have a funeral feast. When Achilles falls asleep, the ghost of Patroclus tells him to hurry up and bury him, but Funeral Games to make sure their bones are interred in the same urn. The next morning Agamemnon orders the troops to get timber. The Myrmidons cover Patroclus with locks of hair. Achilles cuts one long lock he had been growing for a river god back home, but since he will be dying soon, he cuts it for Patroclus, instead, and places it in his hands. After the men have brought the lumber, they go off to prepare a meal while the chief mourners deal with the pyre cutting piece on fat from sacrificed animals to cover the body. Various animals, including two of Patroclus' dogs, and stallions, honey, oil, and the 12 young Trojans are killed and added to the pile. Achilles has to plead with the gods for adequate wind for the pyre, but he gets it and the fire doesn't die down until morning. They douse the fire with wine and then Achilles picks out Patroclus' bones and puts them in a golden urn, with a protective layer of fat. Achilles faces the army in a circle and says it's time for funeral games. The first game has the most elaborate prizes and is for chariot racing. Achilles says he will not compete because his horses are immortal, and so the competition would not be fair. The other men make bets. Diomedes wins, but there is debate over second place because Antilochus fouled Menelaus. The next event is boxing. Epeus and Euryalus fight, with Epeus winning. Wrestling is the Funeral Games event. Fairly typical, the prizes are Funeral Games tripod worth 12 oxen Funeral Games first prize, and a woman worth 4 oxen for the loser. Telamon's son Ajax and Odysseus fight, but the result is a stalemate and Achilles tells them to share. The next event is a footrace. Oileus' son Ajax, Odysseus, and Antilochus contend. Odysseus is behind, but a quick prayer to Athena brings him to first place, with Antilochus in third. The next contest is for the armor Patroclus had taken from Sarpedon. The fighters are to be in full battle gear and first wound wins. Telamon's son Ajax fights with Diomedes. Again, there is a draw, although Achilles gives Diomedes the long sword. The Funeral Games contest is to see who can throw a lump of pig iron the farthest. The prize is enough iron to last a long time making weapons and chariot wheels. Polypoetes, Leonteus, Telamon's son Ajax, and Funeral Games throw it. Polypoetes wins. Iron is also the prize for an archery contest. Teucer and Meriones compete. Teucer forgets to invoke Apollo, so he misses. Meriones makes appropriate promises and Funeral Games. Achilles then sets up more prizes for spear throwing. Agamemnon and Meriones stand, but Achilles tells Agamemnon to sit down because there would be no contest since Funeral Games one is better than he is. He can just take the first prize. Agamemnon gives the prize to his herald. Share Flipboard Email. Ancient History Funeral Games Latin Expert. Funeral Games is a Latinist, writer, and teacher of ancient history and Latin. Funeral Games February 20, ThoughtCo uses cookies to provide you with a great user experience. Funeral Games using ThoughtCo, you accept our. Funeral Games (Alexander the Great, #3) by Mary Renault Achilles and the Myrmidons do honours to the body of Patroclus. After the funeral feast he retires to the sea-shore, where, falling asleep, the ghost of his friend appears to him, and demands the rites of burial; the next morning the soldiers are sent with mules and waggons to fetch wood for the pyre. The funeral procession, and the offering their hair to the dead. Achilles sacrifices several animals, and lastly twelve Trojan captives, at the pile; then sets fire to it. He pays libations to the Winds, which at the instance of Iris rise, and raise the flames. When the pile has burned all night, they gather the bones, place them in an urn of gold, and raise the tomb. Achilles institutes the funeral games: the chariot-race, the fight of the caestus, the wrestling, the foot-race, the single combat, the discus, the shooting with arrows, the darting the javelin: the various descriptions of which, and the various success of the several antagonists, make the greatest part of the book. Funeral Games this book ends the thirtieth day. The night following, the ghost of Patroclus appears to Achilles: the one-and-thirtieth day is employed in felling the timber for the pile: Funeral Games two-and-thirtieth in burning it; and the three-and-thirtieth in the games. Funeral Games scene is generally on the sea-shore. Updated February 28, Infoplease Staff. The Death of Hector. The Redemption of the Body of Hector. Funeral Games in Honour of Patroclus. Thus humbled in the dust, the pensive train Through the sad city mourn'd her hero Funeral Games. The body soil'd with dust, and black with gore, Lies on broad Hellespont's resounding shore. The Grecians seek their ships, and Funeral Games the strand, All, but the martial Myrmidonian band: These yet assembled great Achilles holds, And the stern purpose of his mind unfolds:. Ere yet Funeral Games rest or food we seek relief, Some rites remain, to glut our rage of grief. The troops obey'd; and thrice in order Funeral Games Achilles first their coursers round the dead; And thrice their sorrows and laments renew; Tears bathe their arms, and tears the sands Funeral Games. For such a warrior Thetis aids their woe, Melts their strong hearts, and bids their eyes to flow. But chief, Pelides: thick-succeeding sighs Burst from his heart, and torrents from his eyes: His slaughtering hands, yet red with blood, he laid On his dead friend's cold breast, and thus he said:. Achilles' promise is Funeral Games The bloody Hector stretch'd before thy feet. Gloomy he said, and horrible to view Before the bier the bleeding Hector threw, Prone on the dust. The Myrmidons around Unbraced their armour, and the steeds unbound. All to Achilles' sable ship repair, Frequent and full, the genial feast to Funeral Games. Now from the well-fed swine black smokes aspire, The bristly victims hissing o'er the fire: The huge ox bellowing falls; with feebler cries Expires the goat; the sheep in silence dies. Around the hero's prostrate body flow'd, In one promiscuous stream, the reeking blood. And now a band of Argive monarchs brings The glorious victor to the king of kings. From his dead friend the pensive warrior went, With steps unwilling, to the regal tent. The attending heralds, as by office bound, With kindled flames the tripod-vase surround: To cleanse his conquering hands Funeral Games hostile gore, They urged in vain; the chief refused, and swore:[]. The first and greatest of the gods above! Till on the pyre I place thee; till I rear The grassy mound, and clip thy sacred hair. Some ease at least those pious rites may give, And soothe Funeral Games sorrows, while I bear to live. Howe'er, reluctant as I am, I stay And share your feast; but with the dawn of day, O king of men! He spoke: they hear him, and Funeral Games word obey; The rage of hunger and of thirst allay, Then ease in sleep the labours of the day. But great Pelides, stretch'd along the shore, Where, dash'd on rocks, the broken billows roar, Lies inly groaning; while on either hand The martial Myrmidons confusedly stand. Funeral Games the grass his languid members fall, Tired with his Funeral Games around the Trojan wall; Hush'd by the murmurs of the rolling deep, At length he Funeral Games in the soft arms of sleep. When lo! The form familiar hover'd o'er his head, "And sleeps Funeral Games Living, I seem'd his dearest, tenderest care, But now forgot, I wander in the air. Let my pale corse the rites of burial know, And give me entrance in the realms below: Till then the spirit finds no resting-place, But here and there the unbodied spectres chase The vagrant dead around the dark abode, Forbid to cross the irremeable flood. Now give thy hand; for to the farther shore When once we pass, the soul returns no more: When once the last funereal flames ascend, No more shall meet Achilles and his friend; No more our thoughts to those we loved make known; Or quit the dearest, to converse alone. Me fate has sever'd from the sons of earth, The fate fore-doom'd that waited from my birth: Thee too it waits; before the Trojan wall Even great and godlike thou Funeral Games doom'd to fall. Hear then; and Funeral Games in fate and love we join, Ah suffer that my bones may rest with thine! Together have we lived; together bred, One house received us, and one table fed; That golden urn, thy goddess-mother gave, May mix our ashes in one common grave. O more than brother! Think each office Funeral Games, Whate'er can rest a discontented shade; But grant one Funeral Games embrace, unhappy boy! Afford at least that melancholy joy.
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