Ilion: An Epic in Quantitative Hexameters

accentual Achilles Aeneas ages ancient answered Antenor Apollo Argive arms battle beauty born bosom bright brothers conquered consonants dactylic dawn death desire doom dream earth English eyes fall Fate fathers feet fight flame followed force gaze give glory gods gold Greece Greeks hand hast hear heard heart heaven Hellene hero hexameter hope hour Ilion immortal kings labour language length light live look metre metrical mighty mind mortals mother movement natural night o'er Ocean once Paris passed passions Penthesilea perish play Priam quantitative rest rhythm rhythmic rose rule seized shadow short silence slain smile sons soul sound spear spirit stand strength stress strong swift syllable thee things thou thought toil Trojans Troy Troya true turn vast verse vision voice waters weight wrath Zeus