HUM-8 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Homeric Hymns, Argos, Chryses
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Apollo in the iliad: agamemnon agrees to give apollo"s priest back his daughter, and odysseus is chosen to do the deed, odysseus led her to the altar to deliver her into the hands of her father. "chryses," said he, "king agamemnon has sent me to bring you back your child, and to offer sacrifice to. Apollo on behalf of the danaans, that we may propitiate the god, who has now brought sorrow upon the argives. " So saying he gave the girl over to her father, who received her gladly, and they ranged the holy hecatomb all orderly round the altar of the god. They washed their hands and took up the barley-meal to sprinkle over the victims, while. Chryses lifted up his hands and prayed aloud on their behalf. "hear me," he cried, "o god of the silver bow, you who protect chryse and holy cilla, and rule tenedos with your might.
