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The wrath of a killer is an introduction to the on the second program. A Richard university professor a local television lecturer at Harvard University will deal with the duel between parents and Elias and Helen anough. All readers of The Iliad have felt the contrast between the bleak camp life of the Greeks and the warm domestic atmosphere the feelings inside the Greeks. An expeditionary force that jumps inside that doomed city. More than that. The Greek wat is their single man. From their families and the Trojans we have most about one vast family. Pakistan drama kin they are those sons and daughters and daughters in law of the king of Troy. Among them all moves and then I
suspect on the strain the cause of the wall. She'd been given to Pattis By Aphrodite. Loving Aphrodite. A strange and tricky got this. The hero says Bougherra seems to regarded Aphrodite with a mixture of amusement and Hala. Now Aphrodite has given the hell into Paris to fulfill a promise and banish you to full light minded hearted Pattis has brought the war to Troy by taking though she was meant as his wife and he Pattis was a guest in May no less house at the time. The judgments of backpackers up in this and their cities do because of it. Now head of the teeth can act as before for this scene which I am truly using Greeks Couto most of it is cake.
Sixth century B.C. sculpture again apart from the Aphrodite these are not heads of the characters but just great Greek sculpture would seem to fit. And here is planet. Mike Brown and Helen's. And next to show you Agamemnon brother and Helen's house and many less. And now the field commander of the bright helmeted. Man came out of this. A 5th century hélène to make coffee and different. And for the position of the head. Helen is looking away. And being asked to a mixture of I'm going to be in that.
This is the head of Aphrodite it's the head off and if you can see here in Boston. And they found this foolish man the great. I'm so proud of him and so easily came to shoot an ad break of troops. And so we come to a reading. I'm going to begin reading from the third book of The Iliad. Now ordered in companies under their chiefs. The Greeks and the Trojans went out to wall. The Trojans came on with a noise like the crying of. That's a guy from the storms and endless rain of wind about the Greeks came on in silence breathing angrily and ready every man to give. One to another. When the two armies came near together God like Paris.
Came forward and said Turn Turn on the Trojan side he had a mountain pinned on his shows with his bow and his saw and he was waving to bronze pointed spit and crying out to the best of the Greeks to meet him face to face in deadly fight. When Manning last saw him out in front of the rest like this he was glad a hundred needs to see a goat and he springs upon the dogs when young men come against him. So Gad was the last to see God like status before him he thought he had got his payment from us and he sprang down in his from his jacket. When God patted him his heart gave way and he fell back among his men and out of his life. As a man who sees a snake before him in a mountain hollow steps back
and back again with white face and shaking knees. So did Paris fall back among the Trojans on seeing men alas. I saw him and put shame on him with these ads. Even the hearted cat is beautiful to look upon. Woman Madam fall down. How much better if you had never been better off than to bring shame on us like this. Now the long haired Greeks will often say that how beautiful he had no has no heart in him or cottage. Who was it you who got together and sailed across the seas and brought back a daughter of spearmen to be a bit father and city and all the people. Is it too much to face many less now than he is. Why if you took. It would get no help from me all
off from the gift of Aphrodite beauty all your pride when you are down in the dust before him. But try to talk to people all along before this they would have given you a shot of stone. And God lied Pattison said. All right enough. Just the X in a ship and so shop less hot is. Still do not throw in my teeth to forgive so golden after a diety. No man can book the gifts of the gods from him and no man by his own when will can win them. But now if you would have me fight many less make the other Trojans and Greeks sit down while he and I fight between them to hell and then all of the treasure and whichever of us wins. Let him take it all and the woman. And ask for you out us be friends again and swear peace together with offerings you
live on in deep soil trial and day to go back home to us in the lands of the Greeks. So he said and Hector had great joy at his wedge and he went between holding his by the middle and keeping back the Trojans with it and they sat down for a while had a stone scare coming at him from the long haired Greeks. Agamemnon king of band cried Hove Greeks. Right helmeted head has something in his mind to say. They talked. And was still. Then Hector cried. Trojans and Greeks. Perish through whom this war came up on us. He says. They are the Trojans now and the Greeks put down that I was on the fruit for he himself and men and asked Will fight now and not all the treasure which but of these two wins let him take it all and the woman and that the
rest of us be friends again and swear an oath of peace together. They were all silent then M.F. said Yeah me too now for into my heart. Most of all has thought o Now at last I think the Greeks and Trojans may go their separate ways. You have undergone much through my wrong in the sin of bad this fall whichever death and fate are waiting. Let him die and the rest I don't know. So he sent and the Greeks and Trojans what led thinking that rest was coming. So they lined their chariots back and took out that offer and put it down on the earth. There was little space between the armies. Now and this messenger of the Gods looking likely out to see Heaven SISTER-IN-LAW the best looking up went to hell and.
She found out in her own house working at the great cloth pick up thread to get into it the battles of the taming Trojans and the bronze coated Greeks. And it's going to house and said Come with me now Helen and see the strange doings of the taming Trojans and the bronze coated Greeks. Till now they've been boarding upon the plane full of deadly battle but now they're seated resting on their shields with their long best planted by their sides. Patterson men are less a going to fight with you and whoever wins is why you ought to be. So said the goddess and brought into Helen's heart sweet thoughts of men in the ass. And mouth on House city. So she covered her head with white linen and went out. And how to hand maidens went with her and quickly they came to the western
gate and up over the gate. The band of the people was seated with. Them now fighting but very good at talking and then they were seated up on the wall like Chicago's up in a tree keeping their voices going. Now when they saw Helen coming up on the wall they said softly one to another a little blame it is the Trojans and Greeks abound so much so with such a woman. Been playing like the immortal goddesses. She is to look upon but still whatever she is let her go away with their ships and not bring sorrow to us and to our children not to rise. And Prime said to Helen. Come child take a seat in front of me where you can see our house on the twelves on your friends and people
the blame is in my eyes. But the gods who brought this war upon us. And Helen Grey to me. Oh that evil death had been my pleasure. Before I came here with your father away from his bed tonight the friends I had those ago. But that was not to be and it is as I have to live and now I see all the Greeks before me. About two I do not see caste taught on Pali Doocy is my brother. It may be they did not come with the rash from beautiful lassie do you moan or they have no heart now to come into the bath. Yeah I love the shay and I am to them. She did not know that they were of the fruit and the moon.
Then the people were quickly seated each by his forces and the place where his arms where caddish law the head had been put on his beautiful vest he both well made gods on his legs then on his chest the breast plate and about to showed us he hung his silver and his great strong shield upon his head. People have to wear a helmet with its false crest the crest wave now. And he took a strong spear of the right size for his hands and many an ass in the same way put on his arm. When they were both ready they went into the space between the armies and took their places shaking Dansby as angrily at each other. Just faddish through his fall shadowing spell and it meant a last issue but the bronze point was done by the strong shield the did not break through.
Ben just lifted up his spear with this prayer to Father Zeus. Still so plain to me now paid back Fat Pat is who rung me put him in my hands. So the men took shape with the thought of doing a wrong to their host. So I was saying he threw and hit parishes and threw the riot shield the spear went through the breast plate onto the shirt at his side but he didn't get away. Dead Man Mina last took his sword and hit the hole in the parishes helmet but the sawdust broken into three of it in his hand. Then looking out into wide heaven men bitterly cried. Not one of the Gods is crueler than you. I thought I had Paris now but my soul just broken in my hand and I
have thrown my eyes and I have not killed them. With that he sprang on parish. And took him by the crest of his helmet and twisted him around and started to drag him towards the Greeks. The tight ornamented strap of the helmet cutoff parishes breath in his throat and then the last would have dragged him away and toed glory if asked for a died Doctor the Zeus had not been quick to see. She brought the strap. And the helmet came away. In man unless his strong hand. He threw it cleared away to his company among the Greeks who took it up. And sprang back himself to kill perish with his spear. Bout dat road I lifted had it stopped. As a goddess
may covering him around with a thick owd. And put him down in his sweet smelling room in Troy and went to look and in. She found her. On the highway with the women of Troy in the form of a woman. By Helen when she worked in Naseby mon Aphrodite took Helen's sweet smelling dress and shook it. And said. Come with me and then. Patters. I said Come. Come home. Dad he is on his bed. In his own room. With you and. You would think
he'd come to the guy about the Tube going to a doll. Or resting. So she said the tendons within have breast and hand in it and no to the beautiful Can the bright eyes of the Goddess and saw what she was and said. What is this goddess. Why would you treat me so. Would you give me now to some other man you have taken out with in off than I own now. Come Pattison I must go with him Hey kid I. Took his home. You have come to be happy no good. Go on be with Pattis yourself be our goddess no longer. Never again let yall feet take you back to Olympus but Katha him and look after him till he makes you his by for maybe is slave.
I will not go to him flesh I am. To ornament that man's bed. All the women of Troy will blame me. And I have Mansion love song in my heart. Then fat Aphrodite said I may not thoughtless woman. Or I may hate you. As Even now I love you. And then. What would be on hand. I took a pendant and she covered her head with the bright white linen and went in silence unseen by the Trojan Women. And the goddess went before. When they came to the beautiful house of Paris the handmaidens turned again to their work. But Helen went into parishes
high roof through and brought to a seat and facing Pattis. Now Helen. Dr. Seuss seated herself with eyes turned to one side and said. So you are back from the wall. Why were you not killed there by that great fighter who was my husband. You used to say you were a better man than men are less. Strong with your hands and with the spear. Go then and get men unless to fight you again man to man. Maybe you will be wiser not to. Or should not be long before he kills you with his. And Pat it. Send no more all such words through my heart. Helen. Then unless is overcome by
now with the thinnest help. But I may do the same to him another day for I too have God's on my side. Come now let us take of joy and love together Never before has the South so held by heart. No not even when I first took you away from beautiful lesson and I sailed with you on my ships and in the island of Crete we came together in love so much. I love you and we take hold of the saying so. He went before to the bed and Helen with him. So the two were together on the coded bed but man alas ran up and down among the armies looking at patents. But no one. Of the Trojans or their allies had any news of him.
Not from where they coveting him up. Oh he was hated by all of them like Black Death. And now. That troops is broken. By an agent. PANDARUS. I think. Looking Ike our goods. Went up to Pandora. And said. Why. PANDARUS. Why not that fly a swift out and out man unless. And when great glory in the eyes of the Trojans and King panics most of what will you not give to see a man unless killed. So she said and moved the foolish man how he uncovered his polished and made it ready.
And the Trojans in front of him held up their shields so that the Greeks could not see what he was doing. He put an arrow never used to fall to the street. Gripping both the add and the strain. He bent the bow and the string to his breast and. At Iowa head to the venue. And the strains sang as the arrow heads. But God kept two in mind then Mynor Nash. I think and it turned away the arrow as a mother will drive the fly away from her sleeping child. She guided it to where his arm was thickest. But right through a door way and it kept his out of here known Day and blood came pouring out. From the. When Agamemnon saw the dog blood he shook with fear.
So did men or less himself till he saw that the arrow head was outside. Then his spit came back into his breast again. With a heavy Agamemnon took men and us. And the Greeks about them. Too. But man alas said take out. The arrow has touch. No date they page. And Agamemnon may be so but the surgeon must see to the wound and book on it what will take away the pain. And he sent me off the head to bring. The best of the Greeks. And while they were helping men and the Trojans made ready and the Greeks saw themselves again to meet them. As when at the edge of the sounding sea wave after wave
comes out of the driving of the West Wind. Out of the deep it sits Cranston is broken on the land with a noise like thunder. And Father of the headline shoots itself. So did the Greek lions then go into battle. Each chief gave his man that all of us. But the rest said not away. You would not have thought that all that great. They had a voice among them. In such silence they all went through the head of their chiefs. And as they moved. They are not upon their bodies flashed in the sun. But the church owns ash and thousands at the farm of some rich man waiting to be milked so their white milk. Without day two of the dead lambs.
Show the Trojans made an endless noise throughout. But they had no language. That time was when many. They were people brought together from many lands. Next time. You. Have a reading from the sixth book of The Iliad take a look at it. If you have a chance. I've been reading more scenes from Troy. Sian's of Hector and of Paris again. Chiefly of Hector and Andromache his wife and their little. S. Next. Act. Next the in that Hector had named Scott Mann. Yes but the people called him asked a. Lot of the city. They heck. God did try. And we had then and had it.
And these scenes in try. We have been going back. To. ACHILLES. Rib tat from the law in his. South King is that. Again. The wrath of Achilles is an introduction to the Iliad for his second program. A Richards University professor television lecture Harvard University has dealt with a duel between parents and mental iOS and Holden. This series is presented by the Lowell Institute co-operative broadcasting Council in the studios of WGBH TV Boston produced and directed by Louis Prado small it's used in the series Up from the fog Art Museum Harvard and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. The version of The Iliad used while the series is the wrath of
Achilles by a Richards published by WW Norton actor underwrote McKee will be discussed next on the wrath of the killer. This is National Educational Television.
Series
The Wrath Of Achilles: An Introduction To The Illiad
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2
Episode
Duel Between Paris And Menelaus, The; Helen and Aphrodite
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In this second episode, "Professor and Lowell Television Lecturer at Harvard University" I. A. Richards reads from the third book of his abridged translation of the Iliad, The Wrath of Achilles. Richards begins with the contrast between the bleak Greek camps and domestic unity of Troy. He moves on to situating the key characters identified in the episode title and to reading portions of the Iliad. The primary camera set-up has Richards reading directly to the camera in close-up and medium close-up. A secondary set-up presents Richards and enlarged images of the statues in the same frame.
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Based on the 1958 book The Wrath of Achilles, The Illiad of Homer by I.A. Richards.
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1958-03-21
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Host: Richards, I. A. (Ivor Armstrong), 1893-1979
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Chicago: “The Wrath Of Achilles: An Introduction To The Illiad; 2; Duel Between Paris And Menelaus, The; Helen and Aphrodite,” 1958-03-21, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 1, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-45q83psq.
MLA: “The Wrath Of Achilles: An Introduction To The Illiad; 2; Duel Between Paris And Menelaus, The; Helen and Aphrodite.” 1958-03-21. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 1, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-45q83psq>.
APA: The Wrath Of Achilles: An Introduction To The Illiad; 2; Duel Between Paris And Menelaus, The; Helen and Aphrodite. Boston, MA: WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-45q83psq