The Odyssey of HomerMacmillan, 1906 - 429 pages |
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... spirit grew conscious of itself , to shape all these materials into a definite body of tradition . This is the rule of development - first scattered stories , then the union of these into a national legend . The growth of later national ...
... spirit grew conscious of itself , to shape all these materials into a definite body of tradition . This is the rule of development - first scattered stories , then the union of these into a national legend . The growth of later national ...
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... spirits of the storm have swept him away inglorious . He is gone , lost to sight and hearsay , but for me hath he left anguish and lamentation ; nor henceforth is it for him alone that I mourn and weep , since the gods have wrought for ...
... spirits of the storm have swept him away inglorious . He is gone , lost to sight and hearsay , but for me hath he left anguish and lamentation ; nor henceforth is it for him alone that I mourn and weep , since the gods have wrought for ...
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... spirit , with a costly 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 ...
... spirit , with a costly 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 ...
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... spirit moves him ? It is not minstrels who are in fault , but Zeus , methinks , is in fault , who gives to men , that live by bread , to each one as he will . As for him it is no blame if he sings the ill - faring of the Danaans ; for ...
... spirit moves him ? It is not minstrels who are in fault , but Zeus , methinks , is in fault , who gives to men , that live by bread , to each one as he will . As for him it is no blame if he sings the ill - faring of the Danaans ; for ...
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... spirit ; such an one was he to fulfil both word and work . Nor , if this be so , shall thy voyage be vain or unfulfilled . But if thou art not the very seed of him and of Penelope , then have I no hope that thou wilt accomplish thy ...
... spirit ; such an one was he to fulfil both word and work . Nor , if this be so , shall thy voyage be vain or unfulfilled . But if thou art not the very seed of him and of Penelope , then have I no hope that thou wilt accomplish thy ...
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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