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Page 49
... Menelaus ; and he went through the palace to bear the tidings to the shepherd of the people , and standing near spake to him winged words : 6 Menelaus , fosterling of Zeus , here are two strangers , whosoever they be , two men like to ...
... Menelaus ; and he went through the palace to bear the tidings to the shepherd of the people , and standing near spake to him winged words : 6 Menelaus , fosterling of Zeus , here are two strangers , whosoever they be , two men like to ...
Page 242
... Menelaus , saying : Menelaus , son of Atreus , fosterling of Zeus , leader of the people , even now do thou speed me hence , to mine own dear country ; for even now my heart is fain to come home again . ' Then Menelaus , of the loud war ...
... Menelaus , saying : Menelaus , son of Atreus , fosterling of Zeus , leader of the people , even now do thou speed me hence , to mine own dear country ; for even now my heart is fain to come home again . ' Then Menelaus , of the loud war ...
Page 243
... Menelaus , of the loud war cry , heard this saying , straightway he bade his wife and maids to prepare the midday meal in the halls , out of the good store they had by them . Then Eteoneus , son of Boethous , came nigh him , just risen ...
... Menelaus , of the loud war cry , heard this saying , straightway he bade his wife and maids to prepare the midday meal in the halls , out of the good store they had by them . Then Eteoneus , son of Boethous , came nigh him , just risen ...
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abide Achaeans Aegisthus Alcinous Antinous Argives Atreus bade behold beneath black ship cast chamber Circe counsels answered dear death deathless gods decked ships deeds deep didst doublet drave drew drink Dulichium earth Eumaeus Eupeithes Eurycleia Eurylochus Eurymachus evil fair father feast fell friends gifts goddess godlike grey-eyed Athene halls handmaids hands hath Hephaestus hither hollow ship Homer Icarius isle Ithaca Laertes land lest lord maidens Melanthius Menelaus methinks mighty mother Nestor nigh noble perished Phaeacians Poseidon pray Pylos raiment renowned sails slay sleep smote sorrow spake unto spear spirit steadfast goodly Odysseus stood straightway stranger sweet swift ship swine swineherd Teiresias tell thee Theoclymenus thereof Therewith thine things thou art thou hast thou shalt thyself took twain verily voice wandering Wherefore wife wind wine winged words wise Penelope wise Telemachus answered wooers Zeus