It is tedious to tell again tales already plainly told.

The fates have given mankind a patient soul.

All my life I've been an obese man trapped inside a fat man's body.

He lives not long who battles with the immortals, nor do his children prattle about his knees when he has come back from battle and the dread fray.

And for yourself, may the gods grant you your heart's desire, a husband and a home, and the blessing of a harmonious life. For nothing is greater or finer than this, when a man and woman live together with one hear and mind, bringing joy to their friends and grief to their foes.

On these sands and in the clefts of the rocks, in the depths of the sea, in the creaking of the pines, you'll spy secret footprints and catch far-off voices from the homecoming celebration. This land still longs for Odysseus.

Do not beg me by knees or by parents you dog! I only wish I were savagely wrathful enough to hack up your corpse and eat it raw