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The Iliad by Homer - (translated by: Butler)
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Thus did he speak, and Agamemnon heeded his words.†
Book 2 *

heeded = paid close attention to; or did what was suggested
He told them not to take part in the war, but they gave him no heed, for fate lured them to destruction.†
Book 2

heed = pay close attention to; or do what is suggested
The sire of gods and men heeded her words, and said to Minerva, "Go at once into the Trojan and Achaean hosts, and contrive that the Trojans shall be the first to break their oaths and set upon the Achaeans."†
Book 4

heeded = paid close attention to; or did what was suggested
He it was that made the ships for Alexandrus, which were the beginning of all mischief, and brought evil alike both on the Trojans and on Alexandrus himself; for he heeded not the decrees of heaven.†
Book 5
When he was coming on for the fourth time, as though he were a god, Apollo shouted to him with an awful voice and said, "Take heed, son of Tydeus, and draw off; think not to match yourself against gods, for men that walk the earth cannot hold their own with the immortals."†
Book 5

heed = pay close attention to; or do what is suggested
Let us not spare a single one of them—not even the child unborn and in its mother's womb; let not a man of them be left alive, but let all in Ilius perish, unheeded and forgotten.†
Book 6

unheeded = ignored

standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unheeded means not and reverses the meaning of heeded. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
And Agamemnon answered, "Sir, you may sometimes blame him justly, for he is often remiss and unwilling to exert himself—not indeed from sloth, nor yet heedlessness, but because he looks to me and expects me to take the lead.†
Book 10

standard suffix: The suffix "-lessness" in heedlessness means in a state without. This is the same pattern you see in words like fearlessness, powerlessness, and harmlessness.
All of them blamed the son of Saturn for wanting to give victory to the Trojans, but father Jove heeded them not: he held aloof from all, and sat apart in his all-glorious majesty, looking down upon the city of the Trojans, the ships of the Achaeans, the gleam of bronze, and alike upon the slayers and on the slain.†
Book 11

heeded = paid close attention to; or did what was suggested
You would have me pay no heed to the counsels of Jove, nor to the promises he made me—and he bowed his head in confirmation; you bid me be ruled rather by the flight of wild-fowl.†
Book 12

heed = pay close attention to; or do what is suggested
Glaucus heeded his saying, and the pair forthwith led on the host of Lycians.†
Book 12

heeded = paid close attention to; or did what was suggested
Great Ajax son of Telamon heeded the message, and at once spoke to the son of Oileus.†
Book 12
Juno heeded his words and went from the heights of Ida to great Olympus.†
Book 15
If he takes no heed and disobeys me, let him consider well whether he is strong enough to hold his own against me if I attack him.†
Book 15

heed = pay close attention to; or do what is suggested
He bids you leave off fighting, and either join the company of the gods or go down into the sea; if, however, you take no heed and disobey him, he says he will come down here and fight you.†
Book 15
I know no prophesyings which I am heeding, nor has my mother told me anything from the mouth of Jove, but I am cut to the very heart that one of my own rank should dare to rob me because he is more powerful than I am.†
Book 16

heeding = paying close attention to; or doing what is suggested
As the whole dark earth bows before some tempest on an autumn day when Jove rains his hardest to punish men for giving crooked judgement in their courts, and arriving justice therefrom without heed to the decrees of heaven—all the rivers run full and the torrents tear many a new channel as they roar headlong from the mountains to the dark sea, and it fares ill with the works of men—even such was the stress and strain of the Trojan horses in their flight.†
Book 16

heed = pay close attention to; or do what is suggested
Many a pointed spear fell to ground and many a winged arrow sped from its bow-string about the body of Cebriones; many a great stone, moreover, beat on many a shield as they fought around his body, but there he lay in the whirling clouds of dust, all huge and hugely, heedless of his driving now.†
Book 16

heedless = ignorant or ignoring; or not following advice

standard suffix: The suffix "-less" in heedless means without. This is the same pattern you see in words like fearless, homeless, and endless.
Menelaus heeded his words and went his way as a lion from a stockyard—the lion is tired of attacking the men and hounds, who keep watch the whole night through and will not let him feast on the fat of their herd.†
Book 17

heeded = paid close attention to; or did what was suggested
As the smoke that goes up into heaven from some city that is being beleaguered on an island far out at sea—all day long do men sally from the city and fight their hardest, and at the going down of the sun the line of beacon-fires blazes forth, flaring high for those that dwell near them to behold, if so be that they may come with their ships and succour them—even so did the light flare from the head of Achilles, as he stood by the trench, going beyond the wall—but he aid not join the Achaeans for he heeded the charge which his mother laid upon him.†
Book 18
They gave ear to Hector with his evil counsel, but the wise words of Polydamas no man would heed.†
Book 18

heed = pay close attention to; or do what is suggested
I will expound to the son of Peleus, and do you other Achaeans heed me and mark me well.†
Book 19
When she reached the battlements and the crowd of people, she stood looking out upon the wall, and saw Hector being borne away in front of the city—the horses dragging him without heed or care over the ground towards the ships of the Achaeans.†
Book 22
Even so has Achilles flung aside all pity, and all that conscience which at once so greatly banes yet greatly boons him that will heed it.†
Book 24
Now, therefore, heed what I say, for I come as a messenger from Jove; he says that the gods are angry with you, and himself more angry than them all, in that you keep Hector at the ships and will not give him up.†
Book 24
Achilles will not kill him nor let another do so, for he will take heed to his ways and sin not, and he will entreat a suppliant with all honourable courtesy.†
Book 24
When he has brought you within Achilles' tent, Achilles will not kill you nor let another do so, for he will take heed to his ways and sin not, and he will entreat a suppliant with all honourable courtesy.†
Book 24
Had it been some mortal man who had sent me some prophet or priest who divines from sacrifice—I should have deemed him false and have given him no heed; but now I have heard the goddess and seen her face to face, therefore I will go and her saying shall not be in vain.†
Book 24
Now when Priam and Idaeus had driven past the great tomb of Ilius, they stayed their mules and horses that they might drink in the river, for the shades of night were falling, when, therefore, Idaeus saw Mercury standing near them he said to Priam, "Take heed, descendant of Dardanus; here is matter which demands consideration.†
Book 24

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(1) (heed)
pay close attention to; or to do what is suggested -- especially with regard to a warning or other advice
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)

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