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Page 183
... hollow ship , noble Odysseus . Not with an arrow from a bow might a man in his strength reach from his hollow ship into that deep cave . And therein dwelleth Scylla , yelping terribly . Her voice indeed is no greater than the voice of a ...
... hollow ship , noble Odysseus . Not with an arrow from a bow might a man in his strength reach from his hollow ship into that deep cave . And therein dwelleth Scylla , yelping terribly . Her voice indeed is no greater than the voice of a ...
Page 190
... ship in the hollow harbour near to a well of sweet water , and my company went forth from out the ship and deftly got ready sup- per . But when they had put from them the desire of meat and drink , thereafter they fell a weeping as they ...
... ship in the hollow harbour near to a well of sweet water , and my company went forth from out the ship and deftly got ready sup- per . But when they had put from them the desire of meat and drink , thereafter they fell a weeping as they ...
Page 240
... hollow ship . And when their hollow ship was now laden to depart , they sent a messenger to tell the tidings to the woman . There came a man versed in craft to my father's house , with a golden chain strung here and there with amber ...
... hollow ship . And when their hollow ship was now laden to depart , they sent a messenger to tell the tidings to the woman . There came a man versed in craft to my father's house , with a golden chain strung here and there with amber ...
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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