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Quotes from The Odyssey by Homer
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1 Her name is Arete, and she comes of the same family as her husband Alcinous.
2 Be so kind,' he said, 'as to give me some more, and tell me your name at once.
3 There is an old immortal who lives under the sea hereabouts and whose name is Proteus.
4 This is the way to get yourself a good name, and to make your father and mother proud of you.
5 '"'Come here,' they sang, 'renowned Ulysses, honour to the Achaean name, and listen to our two voices.'
6 Nestor," said he, "son of Neleus, honour to the Achaean name, you ask whence we come, and I will tell you.
7 Telemachus answered boldly, for Minerva had given him courage to ask about his father and get himself a good name.
8 The man who had seduced her asked her who she was and where she came from, and on this she told him her father's name.
9 There is no one, neither rich nor poor, who is absolutely without any name whatever, for people's fathers and mothers give them names as soon as they are born.
10 I cannot indeed name every single one of the exploits of Ulysses, but I can say what he did when he was before Troy, and you Achaeans were in all sorts of difficulties.
11 Firstly, then, I will tell you my name that you too may know it, and one day, if I outlive this time of sorrow, may become my guests though I live so far away from all of you.
12 Nestor son of Neleus," answered Telemachus, "honour to the Achaean name, the Achaeans applaud Orestes and his name will live through all time for he has avenged his father nobly.
13 When I had thus appeased heaven's anger, I raised a barrow to the memory of Agamemnon that his name might live for ever, after which I had a quick passage home, for the gods sent me a fair wind.
14 But it would take me all night if I were to name every single one of the wives and daughters of heroes whom I saw, and it is time for me to go to bed, either on board ship with my crew, or here.
15 I was looking at once after both ship and men, and in a moment I saw their hands and feet ever so high above me, struggling in the air as Scylla was carrying them off, and I heard them call out my name in one last despairing cry.
16 First I lost my brave and lion-hearted husband, who had every good quality under heaven, and whose name was great over all Hellas and middle Argos, and now my darling son is at the mercy of the winds and waves, without my having heard one word about his leaving home.
17 Therefore, Sir, do you on your part affect no more concealment nor reserve in the matter about which I shall ask you; it will be more polite in you to give me a plain answer; tell me the name by which your father and mother over yonder used to call you, and by which you were known among your neighbours and fellow-citizens.
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