Book I, line 1, p. 1
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Achilles' baneful wrath resound, O Goddess, that imposed
Infinite sorrows on the Greeks, and many brave souls loosed
From breasts heroic, sent them far to that invisible cave
That no light comforts, and their limbs to dogs and vultures gave;
To all which Jove's will gave effect; from whom first strife begun
Betwixt Atrides, king of men, and Thetis' godlike son.
— George Chapman
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Achilles' baneful wrath resound, O Goddess, that imposed
Infinite sorrows on the Greeks, and many brave souls loosed
From breasts heroic, sent them far to that invisible cave
That no light comforts, and their limbs to dogs and vultures gave;
To all which Jove's will gave effect; from whom first strife begun
Betwixt Atrides, king of men, and Thetis' godlike son." in the context of "Book I, line 1, p. 1" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "George Chapman" (Quotes, The Iliads of Homer, Prince of Poets (1611))
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