Athena to Odysseus-beggar · divine
The Odyssey 20.33–35
and thy child, such a man, methinks, as anyone might pray to have for his son.”
And Odysseus of many wiles answered her, and said: “Yea, goddess, all this hast thou spoken aright. But the heart in my breast is pondering somewhat upon this, how I may put forth my hands upon the shameless wooers,
τίπτʼ αὖτʼ ἐγρήσσεις, πάντων περὶ κάμμορε
φωτῶν;
οἶκος μέν τοι ὅδʼ ἐστί, γυνὴ δέ τοι ἥδʼ ἐνὶ οἴκῳ
καὶ, πάϊς, οἷόν πού τις ἐέλδεται ἔμμεναι υἷα.