αἴδεσθεν μὲν ἀνήνασθαι
they were ashamed to refuse
Source: Homer, Iliad 7.93
Register: technical
Etymology
Homeric line of social pressure: at first ashamed to decline the challenge, then afraid to accept.
they were ashamed to refuse
Source: Homer, Iliad 7.93
Register: technical
Homeric line of social pressure: at first ashamed to decline the challenge, then afraid to accept.