'Tis sure the mighty will revenge at last."
To whom Pelides:—"From thy inmost soul
Speak what thou know'st, and speak without control.
E'en by that god I swear who rules the day,
To whom thy hands the vows of Greece convey.
And whose bless'd oracles thy lips declare;
Long as Achilles breathes this vital air,
No daring Greek, of all the numerous band,
Against his priest shall lift an impious hand;
Not e'en the chief by whom our hosts are led,
The king of kings, shall touch that sacred head."
--Here they call on Pelides to tell them what is wrong and to allow for
the good and mighty to prevail against the bad. Pelides is instructed to say
all, to hide nothing.
Pelides being also a cleric begins with a sycophantic declaration, he incites
God ( Godthit) and the blessing of the Greeks, the blessing of the Greeks also
tells you who he is in allegiance with as mist as the blessing of God is to
show piety and belief.
He blesses the monarch by declaring what he says as oracle and blessed of
the high and divine. Achilles as you
recall is in charge of the national army, guard and they were in charge of
policering. So the priest incites Achilles
as vital to his safety that no one would strike a priest as long as Achilles is
in charge of the armed forces. Thus no one at this meeting will strike this
priest. The lawfulness show allegiance
with Achilles as the previous oracle blessing of the monarch shows allegiance
to the monarch. It shows that he is also
lawful to the laws of this current regime.
He is also showing he is at peace with those at the assembly. He even reinforced the lawfulness of
personage and reinforces Achilles credentials, authority and power to even keep
the monarch at bay. He is also saying Achilles
is worthy of being at this meeting, it is secure.
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