The Odyssey of HomerMacmillan, 1906 - 429 pages |
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Page xxi
... gift of prophecy was hereditary . The ship passed the Elian coast at night , and evaded the ambush of the wooers . Meanwhile Odysseus was sitting up almost till dawn , listening to the history of Eumaeus , the swineherd . DAY 39 ( Books ...
... gift of prophecy was hereditary . The ship passed the Elian coast at night , and evaded the ambush of the wooers . Meanwhile Odysseus was sitting up almost till dawn , listening to the history of Eumaeus , the swineherd . DAY 39 ( Books ...
Page 10
... gifts of wooing exceeding many , all that should go back with a daughter dearly - loved 5. And to thyself I will give a word of wise counsel , if perchance thou wilt hearken . Fit out a ship , the best thou hast , with twenty oarsmen ...
... gifts of wooing exceeding many , all that should go back with a daughter dearly - loved 5. And to thyself I will give a word of wise counsel , if perchance thou wilt hearken . Fit out a ship , the best thou hast , with twenty oarsmen ...
Page 11
... gift and very goodly , to be an heirloom of my giving , such as dear friends give to friends . ' Then the goddess , grey - eyed Athene , answered him : Hold me now no longer , that am eager for the way . But whatso- ever gift thine ...
... gift and very goodly , to be an heirloom of my giving , such as dear friends give to friends . ' Then the goddess , grey - eyed Athene , answered him : Hold me now no longer , that am eager for the way . But whatso- ever gift thine ...
Page 22
... gift for thy house , if perchance he may vouchsafe thee aught . But now will I speak out , and my word shall surely be ... gifts of wooing , exceeding many , all that should go back with a daughter dearly beloved . For ere that , I trow ...
... gift for thy house , if perchance he may vouchsafe thee aught . But now will I speak out , and my word shall surely be ... gifts of wooing , exceeding many , all that should go back with a daughter dearly beloved . For ere that , I trow ...
Page 52
... gifts ; a golden distaff did she give , and a silver basket with wheels beneath , and the rims thereof were finished with gold . This it was that the handmaid Phylo bare and set beside her , filled with dressed yarn , and across it was ...
... gifts ; a golden distaff did she give , and a silver basket with wheels beneath , and the rims thereof were finished with gold . This it was that the handmaid Phylo bare and set beside her , filled with dressed yarn , and across it was ...
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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