All 4 Uses of
daunt
in
The Iliad
- Then those who held Argissa and Gyrtone, Orthe, Elone, and the limestone city Olooson, led by a dauntless man, Polypoites, the son of Peirfthoos, whom Zeus, the undying, fathered.†
Book 2
- Meanwhile the other pair behind their team full tilt had come in range, and Pandaros called out: "O son of Tydeus, undaunted heart and mind of war, my arrow could not bring you down—a wasted shot.†
Book 5
- Undaunted, Diomedes answered: "You bow-and-arrow boy, you curly-head, all eyes for little girls, I wish you'd try me face to face with pike and shield: your archery would do you no good then.†
Book 11
- Gods take daunting shapes when they appear.
Book 20 *daunting = intimidating
Definition:
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(daunt) to discourage or intimidate