Book 19
Passage 1
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Thetis finds Achilles at the ships, fallen about Patroclus’s body and weeping.
“Thetis reached the ships with the armour that the god had given her. She found her son fallen about the body of Patroclus and weeping bitterly.”
The newly made armour is carried by Thetis to the ships.
“Thetis reached the ships with the armour that the god had given her.”
Patroclus’s body lies at the ships, with Achilles fallen about it.
“Thetis reached the ships with the armour that the god had given her. She found her son fallen about the body of Patroclus and weeping bitterly.”
Thetis reaches the ships of the Myrmidons while carrying the newly made armour.
“Thetis reached the ships with the armour that the god had given her.”
Achilles lies about Patroclus’s body and weeps bitterly.
“She found her son fallen about the body of Patroclus and weeping bitterly”
Thetis presents Vulcan’s armour as rich and goodly, saying no man has ever yet borne it on his shoulders.
“accept from Vulcan this rich and goodly armour, which no man has ever yet borne upon his shoulders ”
Dawn wears a saffron robe and hastens from the streams of Oceanus to bring light to mortals and immortals.
“Dawn in robe of saffron was hasting from the streams of Oceanus, to bring light to mortals and immortals”
Achilles’s followers, the Myrmidons, weep around Patroclus with him.
“Many also of his followers were weeping round him”
Patroclus’s body lies amid the mourning of Achilles and his followers.
“the body of Patroclus and weeping bitterly. Many also of his followers were weeping round him, but when the goddess came among them she clasped his hand in her own, saying, ‘My son, grieve as we may we must let this man lie”
Thetis reaches the ships carrying the god-given armour, finds her son mourning over Patroclus, and clasps his hand.
“Thetis reached the ships with the armour that the god had given her. She found her son fallen about the body of Patroclus and weeping bitterly. Many also of his followers were weeping round him, but when the goddess came among them she clasped his hand in her own”
Thetis says Vulcan gave her the armour she brings for Achilles.
“armour that the god had given her. She found her son fallen about the body of Patroclus and weeping bitterly. Many also of his followers were weeping round him, but when the goddess came among them she clasped his hand in her own, saying, ‘My son, grieve as we may we must let this man lie, for it is by heaven’s will that he has fallen; now, therefore, accept from Vulcan this rich and goodly armour”
At dawn Thetis finds Achilles and his followers mourning over Patroclus, tells her son to accept heaven’s will, and presents the armour made by Vulcan.