Rhet gre 1415a15-18διὰ τοῦτο (16)
“μῆνιν ἄειδε, θεά”.
“ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε, μοῦσα.” (17)
“ἥγεό μοι λόγον ἄλλον, ὅπως Ἀσίας ἀπὸ γαίης (18)
ἦλθεν ἐς Εὐρώπην πόλεμος μέγας.”
Rhys Roberts 1924 engAnything vague puzzles them: so give them a grasp of the beginning, and they can hold fast to it and follow the argument.
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