#39 LESSON IN HOMER
Charles Reznikoff

A god could have brought the body of Hector back,

just as Phoebus kept it from decay,

but Priam had to get it himself;

so Pallas could have killed Hector easily,

but Achilles had to do it.

She would hand him his spear when he missed
but he had to throw it again.

From Gods and Mortals, ed. Nina Kossman

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