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... friend , for I see that thou art very comely and tall , be valiant , that even men unborn may praise thee . But I will ... friends . ' Then the goddess , grey - eyed Athene , answered him : ' Hold me now no longer , that am eager for the ...
... friend , for I see that thou art very comely and tall , be valiant , that even men unborn may praise thee . But I will ... friends . ' Then the goddess , grey - eyed Athene , answered him : ' Hold me now no longer , that am eager for the ...
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... friends , a proud deed hath Telemachus accom- plished with a high hand , even this journey , and we said that he should never bring it to pass . But come , launch we a black ship , the best there is , and let us get together oarsmen of ...
... friends , a proud deed hath Telemachus accom- plished with a high hand , even this journey , and we said that he should never bring it to pass . But come , launch we a black ship , the best there is , and let us get together oarsmen of ...
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... friends , beginning from the left , even from the place whence the wine is poured . ' So spake Antinous , and the saying pleased them well . Then first stood up Leiodes , son of Oenops , who was their Soothsayer and ever sat by the fair ...
... friends , beginning from the left , even from the place whence the wine is poured . ' So spake Antinous , and the saying pleased them well . Then first stood up Leiodes , son of Oenops , who was their Soothsayer and ever sat by the fair ...
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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