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The Odyssey 3.337–345

The Odyssey 3.337–345
and served out to all, pouring first drops for libation into the cups. Then they cast the tongues upon the fire, and, rising up, poured libations upon them. But when they had poured libations and had drunk to their heart's content, then verily Athena and godlike Telemachus were both fain to return to the hollow ship; but Nestor on his part sought to stay them, and he spoke to them, saying: “This may Zeus forbid, and the other immortal gods, that ye should go from my house to your swift ship as from one utterly without raiment and poor, who has not cloaks and blankets in plenty in his house,
ῥα Διὸς θυγάτηρ, οἱ δʼ ἔκλυον αὐδησάσης. τοῖσι δὲ κήρυκες μὲν ὕδωρ ἐπὶ χεῖρας ἔχευαν, κοῦροι δὲ κρητῆρας ἐπεστέψαντο ποτοῖο, νώμησαν δʼ ἄρα πᾶσιν ἐπαρξάμενοι δεπάεσσι· γλώσσας δʼ ἐν πυρὶ βάλλον, ἀνιστάμενοι δʼ ἐπέλειβον. αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ σπεῖσάν τʼ ἔπιον θʼ, ὅσον ἤθελε θυμός, δὴ τότʼ Ἀθηναίη καὶ Τηλέμαχος θεοειδὴς ἄμφω ἱέσθην κοίλην ἐπὶ νῆα νέεσθαι. Νέστωρ δʼ αὖ κατέρυκε καθαπτόμενος ἐπέεσσιν·
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