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Homer’s Iliad
down upon their golden thrones, amid the company of the other
gods; but they were very angry.
Presently father Jove drove his chariot to Olympus, and entered the
assembly of gods. The mighty lord of the earthquake unyoked his
horses for him, set the car upon its stand, and threw a cloth over it.
Jove then sat down upon his golden throne and Olympus reeled
beneath him. Minerva and Juno sat alone, apart from Jove, and
neither spoke nor asked him questions, but Jove knew what they
meant, and said, “Minerva and Juno, why are you so angry? Are
you fatigued with killing so many of your dear friends the Trojans?
Be this as it may, such is the might of my hands that all the gods in
Olympus cannot turn me; you were both of you trembling all over
ere ever you saw the fight and its terrible doings. I tell you
therefore-and it would have surely been- I should have struck you
with lighting, and your chariots would never have brought you
back again to Olympus.”
Minerva and Juno groaned in spirit as they sat side by side and
brooded mischief for the Trojans. Minerva sat silent without a
word, for she was in a furious passion and bitterly incensed against
her father; but Juno could not contain herself and said, “What,
dread son of Saturn, are you talking about? We know how great
your power is, nevertheless we have compassion upon the Danaan
warriors who are perishing and coming to a bad end. We will,
however, since you so bid us, refrain from actual fighting, but we
will make serviceable suggestions to the Argives, that they may not
all of them perish in your displeasure.”
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