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The Odyssey 4.638–641

The Odyssey 4.638–641
on his lands, among the flocks or with the swineherd. Then Antinous, son of Eupeithes, spoke to him, saying: “Tell me the truth; when did he go, and what youths went with him? Were they chosen youths of Ithaca, or hirelings and slaves of his own? Able would he be to accomplish even that.
ὣς ἔφαθʼ, οἱ δʼ ἀνὰ θυμὸν ἐθάμβεον· οὐ γὰρ ἔφαντο ἐς Πύλον οἴχεσθαι Νηλήιον, ἀλλά που αὐτοῦ ἀγρῶν μήλοισι παρέμμεναι ἠὲ συβώτῃ. τὸν δʼ αὖτʼ Ἀντίνοος προσέφη Εὐπείθεος υἱός·
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