[There comes with this question the slightest tilt of his head.]
Almighty Zeus does not err in his judgment - what the Fates have decreed shall be so, for me and for every man in his turn. Should I raise my spear in battle, then I shall win this glory. It is only if I should refrain from war that I shall fail to grasp such fame.
[He shall be the strongest regardless of whether or not any beyond Phthia's shores know his name: thus the difference lies not in his strength, but the reputation thereof. One path shall lead him to a swift death while still quite young, the other to a long life passed in peace. Already he knows this two-fold fate so well. But his own death too is a hazy, inchoate concept which hovers beyond his grasp while he is so vibrant with youthful vitality.]
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Almighty Zeus does not err in his judgment - what the Fates have decreed shall be so, for me and for every man in his turn. Should I raise my spear in battle, then I shall win this glory. It is only if I should refrain from war that I shall fail to grasp such fame.
[He shall be the strongest regardless of whether or not any beyond Phthia's shores know his name: thus the difference lies not in his strength, but the reputation thereof. One path shall lead him to a swift death while still quite young, the other to a long life passed in peace. Already he knows this two-fold fate so well. But his own death too is a hazy, inchoate concept which hovers beyond his grasp while he is so vibrant with youthful vitality.]