Seba.Health
The Odyssey 13.59–62
and death come, which are the lot of mortals. As for me, I go my way, but do thou in this house have joy of thy children and thy people and Alcinous the king.”
So the goodly Odysseus spake and passed over the threshold. And with him the mighty Alcinous sent forth a herald
χαῖρέ μοι, ὦ βασίλεια, διαμπερές, εἰς ὅ κε
γῆρας
ἔλθῃ καὶ θάνατος, τά τʼ ἐπʼ ἀνθρώποισι πέλονται.
αὐτὰρ ἐγὼ νέομαι· σὺ δὲ τέρπεο τῷδʼ ἐνὶ οἴκῳ
παισί τε καὶ λαοῖσι καὶ Ἀλκινόῳ βασιλῆϊ.