The Odyssey of HomerMacmillan, 1906 - 429 pages |
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... Eurycleia . Penelope mentions her purpose to wed the man who on the following day , the feast of the Archer - god Apollo , shall draw the bow of Odysseus , and send an arrow through the holes in twelve axe - blades , set up in a row ...
... Eurycleia . Penelope mentions her purpose to wed the man who on the following day , the feast of the Archer - god Apollo , shall draw the bow of Odysseus , and send an arrow through the holes in twelve axe - blades , set up in a row ...
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... Eurycleia bar the doors of the womens ' chambers which lead out of the hall . Odysseus now gets the bow into his hands , strings it , sends the arrow through the axe - blades , and then leaping on the threshold of stone , deals his ...
... Eurycleia bar the doors of the womens ' chambers which lead out of the hall . Odysseus now gets the bow into his hands , strings it , sends the arrow through the axe - blades , and then leaping on the threshold of stone , deals his ...
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... Eurycleia , daughter of Ops son of Peisenor . Telem- achus now called her into the chamber and spake unto her , saying : ' Mother , come draw off for me sweet wine in jars , the choicest next to that thou keepest mindful ever of that ...
... Eurycleia , daughter of Ops son of Peisenor . Telem- achus now called her into the chamber and spake unto her , saying : ' Mother , come draw off for me sweet wine in jars , the choicest next to that thou keepest mindful ever of that ...
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... some counsel in his heart , and go forth and make his plaint to the people , who are purposed to destroy his seed , and the seed of god - like Odysseus . ' Then the good nurse Eurycleia answered her : ' Dear ODYSSEY IV , 711-741 . 71.
... some counsel in his heart , and go forth and make his plaint to the people , who are purposed to destroy his seed , and the seed of god - like Odysseus . ' Then the good nurse Eurycleia answered her : ' Dear ODYSSEY IV , 711-741 . 71.
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Homer, Samuel Henry Butcher, Andrew Lang. Then the good nurse Eurycleia answered her : ' Dear lady , aye , slay me if thou wilt with the pitiless sword or let me yet live on in the house , -yet will I not hide my saying from thee . I ...
Homer, Samuel Henry Butcher, Andrew Lang. Then the good nurse Eurycleia answered her : ' Dear lady , aye , slay me if thou wilt with the pitiless sword or let me yet live on in the house , -yet will I not hide my saying from thee . I ...
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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