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Page 116
... Hephaestus privily ; and Ares gave her many gifts , and dishonoured the marriage bed of the lord Hephaestus . And anon there came to him one to report the thing , even Helios , that had seen them at their pastime Now when Hephaestus ...
... Hephaestus privily ; and Ares gave her many gifts , and dishonoured the marriage bed of the lord Hephaestus . And anon there came to him one to report the thing , even Helios , that had seen them at their pastime Now when Hephaestus ...
Page 117
... Hephaestus is no longer among his own people ; methinks he is already gone to Lemnos , to the Sintians , men of savage speech . ' So spake he , and a glad thing it seemed to her to lie with him . So they twain went to the couch , and ...
... Hephaestus is no longer among his own people ; methinks he is already gone to Lemnos , to the Sintians , men of savage speech . ' So spake he , and a glad thing it seemed to her to lie with him . So they twain went to the couch , and ...
Page 118
... Hephaestus . And thus would one speak , looking to his neighbour . ' Ill deed , ill speed ! The slow catcheth the swift ! Lo , how Hephaestus , slow as he is , hath overtaken Ares , albeit he is the swiftest of the gods that hold ...
... Hephaestus . And thus would one speak , looking to his neighbour . ' Ill deed , ill speed ! The slow catcheth the swift ! Lo , how Hephaestus , slow as he is , hath overtaken Ares , albeit he is the swiftest of the gods that hold ...
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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