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The Odyssey 16.393–399

The Odyssey 16.393–399
He was the glorious son of the prince Nisus, son of Aretias, and he led the wooers who came from Dulichium, rich in wheat and in grass, and above all the others he pleased Penelope with his words, for he had an understanding heart. He it was who with good intent addressed their assembly, and spoke among them:
ὣς ἔφαθʼ, οἱ δʼ ἄρα πάντες ἀκὴν ἐγένοντο σιωπῇ. τοῖσιν δʼ Ἀμφίνομος ἀγορήσατο καὶ μετέειπε, Νίσου φαίδιμος υἱός, Ἀρητιάδαο ἄνακτος, ὅς ῥʼ ἐκ Δουλιχίου πολυπύρου, ποιήεντος, ἡγεῖτο μνηστῆρσι, μάλιστα δὲ Πηνελοπείῃ ἥνδανε μύθοισι· φρεσὶ γὰρ κέχρητʼ ἀγαθῇσιν· σφιν ἐϋφρονέων ἀγορήσατο καὶ μετέειπεν·
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