All 4 Uses of
nonetheless
in
The Iliad by Homer - (translated by: Butler)
- The Achaeans were angry and disgusted, yet none the less he kept on brawling and bawling at the son of Atreus.†
Book 2 *none the less = in spite of that (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- He accepted the sacrifice, yet none the less increased their toil continually.†
Book 2
- None the less miserably shall you perish till there is not a man of you but has paid in full for the death of Patroclus and the havoc you wrought among the Achaeans whom you have slain while I held aloof from battle.†
Book 21
- "Alas," said he to himself in his dismay, "if I fly before mighty Achilles, and go where all the others are being driven in rout, he will none the less catch me and kill me for a coward.†
Book 21
Definition:
in spite of that (Used to connect contrasting ideas. Other synonyms could include words and phrases such as nevertheless, all the same, still, and however.)