"Sing, Goddess, of the wrath of Peleus' sonAkhilleus, the accursed wrath that causedAkhaians countless woes and hurled headlongTo Haides a host of heroes' soulsAnd left their bodies spoil for dogs and allThe birds of carrion. The will of ZeusWas brought to pass from when Agamemnon,The Lord of men, opposed the consummateAkhilleus.