[ 1 . 1 ] μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος [ 1 . 2 ] οὐλομένην , ἣ μυρί᾽ Ἀχαιοῖς ἄλγε᾽ ἔθηκε , [ 1 . 3 ] πολλὰς δ᾽ ἰφθίμους ψυχὰς Ἄϊδι προΐαψεν [ 1 . 4 ] ἡρώων , αὐτοὺς δὲ ἑλώρια τεῦχε κύνεσσιν [ 1 . 5 ] οἰωνοῖσί τε πᾶσι , Διὸς δ᾽ ἐτελείετο βουλή , [ 1 . 6 ] ἐξ οὗ δὴ τὰ πρῶτα διαστήτην ἐρίσαντε [ 1 . 7 ] Ἀτρεΐδης τε ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν καὶ δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς .
The wrath sing , goddess , of Peleus ' son , Achilles , that destructive wrath which brought countless woes upon the Achaeans , and sent forth to Hades many valiant souls of heroes , and made them themselves spoil for dogs and every bird ; thus the plan of Zeus came to fulfillment , from the time when first they parted in strife Atreus ' son , king of men , and brilliant Achilles .