Homer Homer
Homer Homer
communication depths detest forth hides speaks
I detest that man, who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks forth another
endured grief remembers wrought
Even his griefs are a joy, long after, to one that remembers all that he wrought and endured
belly body commanding
The belly is the commanding part of the body
dreadful endured
Endure, my heart: you once endured something even more dreadful
blameless expects father son
It behooves a father to be blameless if he expects his son to be
courage join suffered trial waves
I have suffered much from waves and wars, and now let this trial join the rest.
cup evil greek-poet high man mortal source throne
Two urns on Jove's high throne have ever stood,The source of evil one, and one of good; From thence the cup of mortal man he fills,Blessings to these, to those distributes ills;To most he mingles both.
asks brave cause man omen sword
Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen but his country's cause