Iliad - pg. 3

"Achilles, beloved of Zeus, you want me to tell you

About the rage of Lord Apollo, the Arch-Destroyer.

And I will tell you. But you have to promise me and swear

You will support me and protect me in word and deed.

I have a feeling I might offend a person of some authority

Among the Greeks, and you know how it is when a king

Is angry with an underling. He might swallow his temper

For a day, but he hold it in his heart until later

And it all comes out. Will you guarantee my security?"