Then Juno, the majestic, with large eyes, Rejoined: “The cities most beloved by me Are three⁠—Mycenae, with her spacious streets, Argos, and Sparta. Raze them to the ground, If they be hateful to thee. I shall ne’er Contend to save them, nor repine to see Their fall; for, earnestly as I might seek To rescue them from ruin, all my aid Would not avail, so much the mightier thou. Yet doth it ill become thee thus to make My efforts vain. I am a goddess, sprung From the same stock with thee; I am the child Of crafty Saturn, and am twice revered⁠— Both for my birth and that I am the spouse Of thee who rulest over all the gods. Now let us each yield somewhat⁠—I to thee And thou to me; the other deathless gods Will follow us. Let Pallas be despatched To that dread battle-field on which are ranged The Trojans and Achaians, and stir up The Trojan warriors first to lift their hands Against the elated Greeks and break the league,”