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... Eurymachus , son of Polybus , began to speak among them , girding at Odysseus , and so made mirth for his friends : ' Hear me , ye wooers of the queen renowned , that I may say that which my spirit within bids me . Not without the gods ...
... Eurymachus , son of Polybus , began to speak among them , girding at Odysseus , and so made mirth for his friends : ' Hear me , ye wooers of the queen renowned , that I may say that which my spirit within bids me . Not without the gods ...
Page 290
... Eurymachus . And Eurymachus cast and smote the cup - bearer on the right hand , and the ladle cup dropped to the ground with a clang , while the young man groaned and fell backwards in the dust . Then the wooers clam- oured through the ...
... Eurymachus . And Eurymachus cast and smote the cup - bearer on the right hand , and the ladle cup dropped to the ground with a clang , while the young man groaned and fell backwards in the dust . Then the wooers clam- oured through the ...
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... Eurymachus , not even if ye gave me all your heritage , all that ye now have , and whatsoever else ye might in any wise add thereto , not even so would I henceforth hold my hands from slaying , ere the wooers had paid for all their ...
... Eurymachus , not even if ye gave me all your heritage , all that ye now have , and whatsoever else ye might in any wise add thereto , not even so would I henceforth hold my hands from slaying , ere the wooers had paid for all their ...
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abide Achaeans Aegisthus Alcinous Antinous Atreus bade behold beneath black ship cast chamber Circé counsels answered daughter 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 Howbeit Icarius isle Ithaca Laertes land lest lord maidens mantle Melanthius Menelaus methinks mighty mother Nestor nigh noble Phaeacians Poseidon pray Pylos raiment renowned sails saying 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