Translations of Homer: The OdysseyMethuen, 1967 - Epic poetry, Greek |
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... call'd to council- But call'd untimely , & c . ] It may seem at first view , that the Poet affirms the night to be an improper season to convene a Council . This is not his meaning ; In the Iliad , there are several councils by night ...
... call'd to council- But call'd untimely , & c . ] It may seem at first view , that the Poet affirms the night to be an improper season to convene a Council . This is not his meaning ; In the Iliad , there are several councils by night ...
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... call'd on each unhappy Shade . 65 70 69. Six brave companions from each ship we lost . ] This is one of the passages which fell under the censure of Zoilus ; it is very improbable , says that Critic ( on authority of Eustathius , 1614 ...
... call'd on each unhappy Shade . 65 70 69. Six brave companions from each ship we lost . ] This is one of the passages which fell under the censure of Zoilus ; it is very improbable , says that Critic ( on authority of Eustathius , 1614 ...
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... call'd him King Aolin , or King of the winds and storms ; from hence Homer form'd a proper name , and call'd him Aïoλos . It must be confess'd , that this solution is in- genious , and not without an appearance of probability . But ...
... call'd him King Aolin , or King of the winds and storms ; from hence Homer form'd a proper name , and call'd him Aïoλos . It must be confess'd , that this solution is in- genious , and not without an appearance of probability . But ...
Contents
Telemachus and Penelope Ulysses among | 36 |
Juno deceives Jupiter by the Girdle of Venus | 156 |
The Fight of Ulysses and Irus | 166 |
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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