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1  They made Ulysses sit down in the shelter as Nausicaa had told them, and brought him a shirt and cloak.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK VI
2  Thus equipped he went to his rest where the pigs were camping under an overhanging rock that gave them shelter from the North wind.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK XIV
3  These shelter it from the storms of wind and sea that rage outside, so that, when once within it, a ship may lie without being even moored.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK XIII
4  Everything was enveloped in spray; there were no harbours where a ship might ride, nor shelter of any kind, but only headlands, low-lying rocks, and mountain tops.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK V
5  By and by, as he swam on, he came to the mouth of a river, and here he thought would be the best place, for there were no rocks, and it afforded shelter from the wind.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK V
6  When I had gone far enough to be clear of all my men, and had found a place that was well sheltered from the wind, I washed my hands and prayed to all the gods in Olympus till by and by they sent me off into a sweet sleep.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK XII
7  There I tried to land, but could not, for it was a bad place and the waves dashed me against the rocks, so I again took to the sea and swam on till I came to a river that seemed the most likely landing place, for there were no rocks and it was sheltered from the wind.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK VII
8  There is a high headland hereabouts stretching out into the sea from a place called Gortyn, and all along this part of the coast as far as Phaestus the sea runs high when there is a south wind blowing, but after Phaestus the coast is more protected, for a small headland can make a great shelter.
The Odyssey By Homer
ContextHighlight   In BOOK III