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Book 09

Chapter 9

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Passage 1

Lines 4–5

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THUS did the Trojans watch. But Panic, comrade of blood-stained Rout, had taken fast hold of the Achaeans, and their princes were all of them in despair. As when the two winds that blow from Thrace—the north and the northwest—spring up of a sudden and rouse the fury of the main—in a moment the dark waves uprear their heads and scatter their sea-wrack in all directions—even thus troubled were the hearts of the Achaeans.

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Achaeans·Character·Direct

The Achaean princes despair, and the people’s hearts are troubled like a wind-roused sea.

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“their princes were all of them in despair. As when the two winds that blow from Thrace—the north and the northwest—spring up of a sudden and rouse the fury of the main—in a moment the dark waves uprear their heads and scatter their sea-wrack in all directions—even thus troubled were the hearts of the Achaeans”
Panic·Animal·Direct

Panic, comrade of blood-stained Rout, takes fast hold of the Achaeans.

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“Panic, comrade of blood-stained Rout, had taken fast hold of the Achaeans”
Rout·Animal·Direct

Rout is blood-stained and named as Panic’s comrade.

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“Panic, comrade of blood-stained Rout”

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As the Trojans keep watch, Panic grips the despairing Achaean princes and troubles their hearts like opposing winds suddenly churning the sea.

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Book 9 · Passage 1

THUS did the Trojans watch. But Panic, comrade of blood-stained Rout, had taken fast hold of the Achaeans, and their princes were all of them in despair. As when the two winds that blow from Thrace—the north and the northwest—spring up of a sudden and rouse the fury of the main—in a moment the dark waves uprear their heads and scatter their sea-wrack in all directions—even thus troubled were the hearts of the Achaeans.