Odyssey, Volume II: Books 13-24 [2 ed.] 0674995627, 9780674995628

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THE LOEB CLASSICAL LIBRARY FOCKDKD BY .'AUKS I.OX8, tUD.

EDITED BY

fT. E. PAGE, c.n., utt.d. E. CAPPS, ph.d., ll.d. W. H. D. ROUSE, lttt.d. L. A. POST, m.a. E. H. WARMINGTON, m.a.

HOMER THE ODYSSEY

HOMER THE

ODYSSEY

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CONTENTS r«ox

BOOK XIII

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1

BOOK XIV

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34

BOOK XV.

74

BOOK XVI.

116

BOOK XVII.

162

BOOK XVIII.

196

BOOK XIX.

228

BOOK XX.

274

BOOK XXI

304

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BOOK XXII.

336

BOOK XXIII.

374

BOOK XXIV.

402

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445

HOMER'S ODYSSEY

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THE ODYSSEY, XIII. 219-249 fair woven raiment, and of these he missed nothing. Then, mournfully longing for his native land, he paced by the shore of the loud-sounding sea, uttering many a moan. And Athene drew near him in the form of a young man, a herdsman of sheep, one most delicate, as are the sons of princes. In a double fold about her shoulders she wore a well-wrought cloak, and beneath her shining feet she had sandals, and in her hands a spear. Then Odysseus was glad at sight of her, and came to meet her, and he spoke, and addressed her with winged words : "Friend, since thou art the first to whom I have come in this land, hail to thee, and mayst thou meet me with no evil mind. Nay, save this treasure, and save me; for to thee do I pray, as to a god, and am come to thy dear knees. And tell me this also truly, that I may know full well. What land, what people is this? What men dwell here? Is it some clearseen island, or a shore of the deep-soiled mainland that lies resting on the sea ? ” Then the goddess, flashing-eyed Athene, answered him: " A fool art thou, stranger, or art come from far, if indeed thou askest of this land. Surely it is no wise so nameless, but full many know it, both all those who dwell toward the dawn and the sun, and all those that are behind toward the murky darkness. It is a rugged isle, not fit for driving horses, yet it is not ut¬ terly poor, though it be but narrow. Therein grows corn beyond measure, and the wine-grape as well, and the rain never fails it, nor the rich dew. It is a good land for pasturing goats and kine; there are trees of every sort, and in it also pools for watering that fail not the year through. Therefore, stranger, the name of Ithaca has reached even to the land of Troywhich, they say, is far from this land of Achaea.” *9

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