Pirithous

Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 23 Sep 2011 09:44 and updated at 23 Sep 2011 09:44

ILIAD NOUN

ild.01 Never again can I behold such men as Pirithous and Dryas shepherd of his people, or as Caeneus, Exadius, Godlike Polyphemus, and Theseus son of Aegeus, peer of the immortals.
ild.02 He was son of Pirithous, who was son of Jove himself, for Hippodameia bore him to Pirithous on the day when he took his revenge on the shaggy mountain savages and drove them from Mt.
ild.12 Little did they know that at the gates they should find two of the bravest chieftains, proud sons of the fighting Lapithae the one, Polypoetes, mighty son of Pirithous, and the other Leonteus, peer of murderous Mars.
ild.12 Thereon Polypoetes, mighty son of Pirithous, hit Damasus with a spear upon his cheek pierced helmet.
ild.14 Never yet have I been so overpowered by passion neither for Goddess nor mortal Woman as I am at this moment for yourself not even when I was in love with the wife of Ixion who bore me Pirithous, peer of Gods in counsel, nor yet with Danae the daintily ancled daughter of Acrisius, who bore me the famed hero Perseus.

Arise Greece! from thy silent sleep, 2000 years long it is! Forget not, thy ancient culture, beautiful and marvelous it is!

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