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    Homer, Odyssey

    Editions and translations: Greek | English | English (ed. Samuel Butler)
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    hôs ephath', hoi d' ara pantes akên egenonto siôpêi,
    kêlêthmôi d' eschonto kata megara skioenta.
    ton d' aut' Alkinoos apameibeto phônêsen te:

    “ô Oduseu, epei hikeu emon poti chalkobates dô,
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    hupserephes, tôi s' ou ti palimplanchthenta g' oïô
    aps aponostêsein, ei kai mala polla peponthas.
    humeôn d' andri hekastôi ephiemenos tade eirô,
    hossoi eni megaroisi gerousion aithopa oinon
    aiei pinet' emoisin, akouazesthe d' aoidou.
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    heimata men dê xeinôi eüxestêi eni chêlôi
    keitai kai chrusos poludaidalos alla te panta
    dôr', hosa Phaiêkôn boulêphoroi enthad' eneikan:
    all' age hoi dômen tripoda megan êde lebêta
    andrakas: hêmeis d' aute ageiromenoi kata dêmon
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    tisometh': argaleon gar hena proikos charisasthai.”

    hôs ephat' Alkinoos, toisin d' epiêndane muthos.
    hoi men kakkeiontes eban oikonde hekastos,
    êmos d' êrigeneia phanê rhododaktulos Êôs,
    nêad' epesseuonto, pheron d' euênora chalkon.
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    kai ta men eu katethêch' hieron menos Alkinooio,
    autos iôn dia nêos hupo zuga, mê tin' hetairôn
    blaptoi elaunontôn, hopote sperchoiat' eretmois.
    hoi d' eis Alkinooio kion kai dait' alegunon.

    toisi de boun hiereus' hieron menos Alkinooio
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    Zêni kelainepheï Kronidêi, hos pasin anassei.
    mêra de kêantes dainunt' erikudea daita
    terpomenoi: meta de sphin emelpeto theios aoidos,
    Dêmodokos, laoisi tetimenos. autar Odusseus
    polla pros êelion kephalên trepe pamphanoônta,
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    dunai epeigomenos: dê gar meneaine neesthai.
    hôs d' hot' anêr dorpoio lilaietai, hôi te panêmar
    neion an' helkêton boe oinope pêkton arotron:
    aspasiôs d' ara tôi katedu phaos êelioio
    dorpon epoichesthai, blabetai de te gounat' ionti:
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    hôs Odusê' aspaston edu phaos êelioio.
    aipsa de Phaiêkessi philêretmoisi metêuda,
    Alkinoôi de malista piphauskomenos phato muthon:

    “Alkinoe kreion, pantôn arideikete laôn,
    pempete me speisantes apêmona, chairete d' autoi:
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    êdê gar tetelestai ha moi philos êthele thumos,
    pompê kai phila dôra, ta moi theoi Ouraniônes
    olbia poiêseian: amumona d' oikoi akoitin
    nostêsas heuroimi sun artemeessi philoisin.
    humeis d' authi menontes eüphrainoite gunaikas
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    kouridias kai tekna: theoi d' aretên opaseian
    pantoiên, kai mê ti kakon metadêmion eiê.”

    There are a total of 2 comments on and cross references to this page.

    Further comments from W. Walter Merry, James Riddell, D. B. Monro, Commentary on the Odyssey (1886):
    book 13 (general note)

    Cross references from W. Walter Merry, James Riddell, D. B. Monro, Commentary on the Odyssey (1886):
    11, 521 [Book 11 (l)]

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    This text is based on the following book(s):
    Homer. The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919.
    OCLC: 22584673
    ISBN: 0674995619, 0674995627

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