The Odyssey of HomerMacmillan and Company, limited, 1917 - 429 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 63
Page 2
... noble Aegisthus , whom the son of Agamemnon , far - famed Orestes , slew . Thinking upon him he spake out among the Immortals : ' Lo you now , how vainly mortal men do blame the gods ! For of us they say comes evil , whereas they even ...
... noble Aegisthus , whom the son of Agamemnon , far - famed Orestes , slew . Thinking upon him he spake out among the Immortals : ' Lo you now , how vainly mortal men do blame the gods ! For of us they say comes evil , whereas they even ...
Page 17
... noble sire , who some- time was king among you here , and was gentle as a father ; and now is there an evil yet greater far , which surely shall soon make grievous havoc of my whole house and ruin all my livelihood . My mother did ...
... noble sire , who some- time was king among you here , and was gentle as a father ; and now is there an evil yet greater far , which surely shall soon make grievous havoc of my whole house and ruin all my livelihood . My mother did ...
Page 23
... noble Odysseus . He it was to whom Odysseus , as he departed in the fleet , had given the charge over all his house , that it should obey the old man , and that he should keep all things safe . With good will he now made harangue and ...
... noble Odysseus . He it was to whom Odysseus , as he departed in the fleet , had given the charge over all his house , that it should obey the old man , and that he should keep all things safe . With good will he now made harangue and ...
Page 25
... noble wooers in the halls , flaying goats and singeing swine in the court . And Antinous laughed out and went straight to Telemachus , and clasped his hand and spake and hailed him : ' Telemachus , proud of speech and unrestrained in ...
... noble wooers in the halls , flaying goats and singeing swine in the court . And Antinous laughed out and went straight to Telemachus , and clasped his hand and spake and hailed him : ' Telemachus , proud of speech and unrestrained in ...
Page 26
... noble father . ' Then wise Telemachus answered him , saying , ' Antinous , in no wise in your proud company can I sup in peace , and make merry with a quiet mind . Is it a little thing , ye wooers , that in time past ye wasted many good ...
... noble father . ' Then wise Telemachus answered him , saying , ' Antinous , in no wise in your proud company can I sup in peace , and make merry with a quiet mind . Is it a little thing , ye wooers , that in time past ye wasted many good ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
abide Achaeans Aegisthus Alcinous Antinous Atreus bade behold beneath black ship Calypso 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 Phaeacians Poseidon pray Pylos raiment renowned sails saying slay sleep smote sorrow spake unto spear spirit steadfast goodly Odysseus stood straightway stranger sweet swift ship swine swineherd Teiresias tell thee 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