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Page 372
... Laertes , Odysseus of many devices , yea , for a wife most excellent hast thou gotten , so good was the wisdom of constant Penelope daughter of Icarius , that was duly mindful of Odysseus , her wedded lord . Wherefore the fame of her ...
... Laertes , Odysseus of many devices , yea , for a wife most excellent hast thou gotten , so good was the wisdom of constant Penelope daughter of Icarius , that was duly mindful of Odysseus , her wedded lord . Wherefore the fame of her ...
Page 381
... Laertes and Dolius did on their armour , grey - headed as they were , warriors through stress of need . Now when they had clad them in shining mail , they opened the gates and went forth and Odysseus led them . Then Athene , daughter of ...
... Laertes and Dolius did on their armour , grey - headed as they were , warriors through stress of need . Now when they had clad them in shining mail , they opened the gates and went forth and Odysseus led them . Then Athene , daughter of ...
Page 382
... Laertes , and spake to him : ' O son of Arceisius that art far the dearest of all my friends , pray first to the grey - eyed maid and to father Zeus , then swing thy long spear aloft and hurl it straight- way . ' Therewith Pallas Athene ...
... Laertes , and spake to him : ' O son of Arceisius that art far the dearest of all my friends , pray first to the grey - eyed maid and to father Zeus , then swing thy long spear aloft and hurl it straight- way . ' Therewith Pallas Athene ...
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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