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The Odyssey 18.313–319

The Odyssey 18.313–319
and twist the yarn by her side, and make glad her heart, as you sit in the chamber, or card the wool with your hands; but I will give light to all these men. For if they wish to wait for fair-throned Dawn, they shall in no wise outdo me. I am one that can endure much.”
δμῳαὶ Ὀδυσσῆος, δὴν οἰχομένοιο ἄνακτος, ἔρχεσθε πρὸς δώμαθʼ, ἵνʼ αἰδοίη βασίλεια· τῇ δὲ παρʼ ἠλάκατα στροφαλίζετε, τέρπετε δʼ αὐτὴν ἥμεναι ἐν μεγάρῳ, εἴρια πείκετε χερσίν· αὐτὰρ ἐγὼ τούτοισι φάος πάντεσσι παρέξω. ἤν περ γάρ κʼ ἐθέλωσιν ἐΰθρονον Ἠῶ μίμνειν, οὔ τί με νικήσουσι· πολυτλήμων δὲ μάλʼ εἰμί.
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