The Odyssey of HomerMacmillan, 1906 - 429 pages |
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Page 31
... saying : ' Telemachus , thou needest not now be abashed , no , not one whit . For to this very end didst thou sail over the deep , that thou mightest hear tidings of thy father , even where the earth closed over him , and what manner of ...
... saying : ' Telemachus , thou needest not now be abashed , no , not one whit . For to this very end didst thou sail over the deep , that thou mightest hear tidings of thy father , even where the earth closed over him , and what manner of ...
Page 38
... saying : ' Old man , in no wise methinks shall this word be accomplished . This is a hard saying of thine , awe comes over me . Not for my hopes shall this thing come to pass , not even if the gods so willed it . ' Then the goddess ...
... saying : ' Old man , in no wise methinks shall this word be accomplished . This is a hard saying of thine , awe comes over me . Not for my hopes shall this thing come to pass , not even if the gods so willed it . ' Then the goddess ...
Page 52
... saying : ' Now I too , lady , mark the likeness even as thou tracest it . For such as these were his feet , such his hands , and the glances of his eyes , and his head , and his hair withal . Yea , and even now I was speaking of ...
... saying : ' Now I too , lady , mark the likeness even as thou tracest it . For such as these were his feet , such his hands , and the glances of his eyes , and his head , and his hair withal . Yea , and even now I was speaking of ...
Page 62
... saying : " Which of the gods was it , son of Atreus , that aided thee with his counsel , that thou mightest waylay and take me per- force ? What wouldest thou thereby ? " ' Even so he spake , but I answered him saying : " Old man , thou ...
... saying : " Which of the gods was it , son of Atreus , that aided thee with his counsel , that thou mightest waylay and take me per- force ? What wouldest thou thereby ? " ' Even so he spake , but I answered him saying : " Old man , thou ...
Page 63
... saying : " Nay , surely thou shouldest have done goodly sacrifice to Zeus and the other gods ere thine embarking , that with most speed thou mightest reach thy country , sailing over the wine - dark deep . For it is not thy fate to see ...
... saying : " Nay , surely thou shouldest have done goodly sacrifice to Zeus and the other gods ere thine embarking , that with most speed thou mightest reach thy country , sailing over the wine - dark deep . For it is not thy fate to see ...
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abide Achaeans Aegisthus Alcinous Antinous Atreus bade behold beneath black ship Calypso cast chamber Circe counsels answered 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 Homer Icarius isle Ithaca Laertes land lest lord maidens Melanthius Menelaus methinks mighty mother Nestor nigh noble Phaeacians Poseidon pray Pylos raiment renowned sails saying slay 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