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... lord of the aegis : ' Pray now , my guest , to the lord Poseidon , even as it is his feast whereon ye have chanced in coming hither . And when thou hast made drink - offering and prayed , as is due , give thy friend also the cup of ...
... lord of the aegis : ' Pray now , my guest , to the lord Poseidon , even as it is his feast whereon ye have chanced in coming hither . And when thou hast made drink - offering and prayed , as is due , give thy friend also the cup of ...
Page 41
... lord of the aegis . But after they had poured forth and had drunken to their hearts ' content , these went each one to his own house to lie down to rest . But Nestor of Gerenia , lord of chari- ots , would needs have Telemachus , son of ...
... lord of the aegis . But after they had poured forth and had drunken to their hearts ' content , these went each one to his own house to lie down to rest . But Nestor of Gerenia , lord of chari- ots , would needs have Telemachus , son of ...
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... lord . Now when the fair lady had come unto the wooers , she stood by the pillar of the well - builded roof , holding up her glistening tire before her face ; and a faithful maiden stood on either side of her , and straightway she spake ...
... lord . Now when the fair lady had come unto the wooers , she stood by the pillar of the well - builded roof , holding up her glistening tire before her face ; and a faithful maiden stood on either side of her , and straightway she spake ...
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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