Translations of Homer: The OdysseyMethuen, 1967 - Epic poetry, Greek |
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... Jupiter's speech . ] The solemnity and sententiousness of this speech is taken notice of by Eustathius ; and surely Poetry must be highly valuable , when it delivers such excellent instructions . It contain'd the whole of religion ...
... Jupiter's speech . ] The solemnity and sententiousness of this speech is taken notice of by Eustathius ; and surely Poetry must be highly valuable , when it delivers such excellent instructions . It contain'd the whole of religion ...
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... Jupiter calling to mind Ægisthus , that Ægisthus " whom he had created wise and virtuous , and made capable to sustain that character . " And this agrees admirably with the beginning of the speech of Jupiter , who there vindicates his ...
... Jupiter calling to mind Ægisthus , that Ægisthus " whom he had created wise and virtuous , and made capable to sustain that character . " And this agrees admirably with the beginning of the speech of Jupiter , who there vindicates his ...
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... Jupiter , or off - spring of the skies ; and these goats and beasts of the field being fed by these plants and herbs may be said to be awaken'd by the daughters of Jupiter , that is , they awake to feed upon the herbage early in the ...
... Jupiter , or off - spring of the skies ; and these goats and beasts of the field being fed by these plants and herbs may be said to be awaken'd by the daughters of Jupiter , that is , they awake to feed upon the herbage early in the ...
Contents
Telemachus and Penelope Ulysses among | 36 |
Juno deceives Jupiter by the Girdle of Venus | 156 |
The Fight of Ulysses and Irus | 166 |
Copyright | |
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Achilles Action Alcinous Ancients appears arms attend bear beauty beginning calls Calypso cause character chief consequently Dacier death deep descends divine Eustathius expression eyes Fable fate father feast gives Goddess Gods Greeks ground hand happy heav'n Heroe Homer honour Iliad Island Ithaca Jove kind King land manner mean Menelaus mind Minerva nature necessary Nestor never night o'er objection observes Odyssey opinion passage Penelope person Poem Poet Poetry pow'r Prince probable Queen race Reader reason relation remarkable rest rise royal says shade shews shore soul speaks story sufferings Suitors tears Telemachus tells thee thing thou thought thro train Troy true truth Ulysses verse vessel Virgil voyage whole winds wine wisdom wise woes youth