Homer

Quotes by Homer

202 quotes found

Credited author of the Iliad and Odyssey

Credited author of the Iliad and Odyssey

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“Ὣς ἄρα φωνήσαντε καθ' ἵππων ἀΐξαντεχεῖράς τ' ἀλλήλων λαβέτην καὶ πιστώσαντο·ἔνθ' αὖτε Γλαύκῳ Κρονίδης φρένας ἐξέλετο Ζεύς,ὃς πρὸς Τυδεΐδην Διομήδεα τεύχε' ἄμειβεχρύσεα χαλκείων, ἑκατόμβοι' ἐννεαβοίων.”
— Homer

“Ἀνδρὶ δὲ κεκμηῶτι μένος μέγα οἶνος ἀέξει.”
— Homer