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πῶς γὰρ δὴ τὸν ξεῖνον ἐγὼν ὑποδέξομαι οἴκῳ; αὐτὸς μὲν νέος εἰμὶ καὶ οὔ πω χερσὶ πέποιθα ἄνδρ’ ἀπαμύνασθαι, ὅτε τις πρότερος χαλεπήνῃ· μητρὶ δ’ ἐμῇ δίχα θυμὸς ἐνὶ φρεσὶ μερμηρίζει |
How can I welcome the stranger into my house? I am young and do not yet have confidence in my strength To defend myself against another who has got in a rage. My mother is preoccupied, weighing up two options in her mind... |
Homer Odyssey 16.70-73 |
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