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And Ulysses answered quot King Alcinous it is a good thing to hear a	A
bard with such a divine voice as this man has There is nothing better	B
or more delightful than when a whole people make merry together	B
with the guests sitting orderly to listen while the table is loaded	C
with bread and meats and the cup bearer draws wine and fills his	D
cup for every man This is indeed as fair a sight as a man can see	E
Now however since you are inclined to ask the story of my sorrows	F
and rekindle my own sad memories in respect of them I do not know how	G
to begin nor yet how to continue and conclude my tale for the hand	H
of heaven has been laid heavily upon me	E
quot Firstly then I will tell you my name that you too may know it	I
and one day if I outlive this time of sorrow may become my there	J
guests though I live so far away from all of you I am Ulysses son	K
of Laertes reknowned among mankind for all manner of subtlety so	L
that my fame ascends to heaven I live in Ithaca where there is a	A
high mountain called Neritum covered with forests and not far from	M
it there is a group of islands very near to one another Dulichium	M
Same and the wooded island of Zacynthus It lies squat on the	A
horizon all highest up in the sea towards the sunset while the	A
others lie away from it towards dawn It is a rugged island but it	I
breeds brave men and my eyes know none that they better love to	N
look upon The goddess Calypso kept me with her in her cave and	O
wanted me to marry her as did also the cunning Aeaean goddess	P
Circe but they could neither of them persuade me for there is	D
nothing dearer to a man than his own country and his parents and	O
however splendid a home he may have in a foreign country if it be far	Q
from father or mother he does not care about it Now however I will	R
tell you of the many hazardous adventures which by Jove's will I met	S
with on my return from Troy	T
quot When I had set sail thence the wind took me first to Ismarus which	U
is the city of the Cicons There I sacked the town and put the	A
people to the sword We took their wives and also much booty which we	E
divided equitably amongst us so that none might have reason to	N
complain I then said that we had better make off at once but my	M
men very foolishly would not obey me so they stayed there drinking	V
much wine and killing great numbers of sheep and oxen on the sea	E
shore Meanwhile the Cicons cried out for help to other Cicons who	N
lived inland These were more in number and stronger and they were	B
more skilled in the art of war for they could fight either from	M
chariots or on foot as the occasion served in the morning therefore	W
they came as thick as leaves and bloom in summer and the hand of	X
heaven was against us so that we were hard pressed They set the	A
battle in array near the ships and the hosts aimed their	J
bronze shod spears at one another So long as the day waxed and it was	Y
still morning we held our own against them though they were more	W
in number than we but as the sun went down towards the time when men	Z
loose their oxen the Cicons got the better of us and we lost half	A2
a dozen men from every ship we had so we got away with those that	B2
were left	C2
quot Thence we sailed onward with sorrow in our hearts but glad to have	D2
escaped death though we had lost our comrades nor did we leave till	R
we had thrice invoked each one of the poor fellows who had perished by	M
the hands of the Cicons Then Jove raised the North wind against us	P
till it blew a hurricane so that land and sky were hidden in thick	E2
clouds and night sprang forth out of the heavens We let the ships	F2
run before the gale but the force of the wind tore our sails to	N
tatters so we took them down for fear of shipwreck and rowed our	B
hardest towards the land There we lay two days and two nights	G2
suffering much alike from toil and distress of mind but on the	A
morning of the third day we again raised our masts set sail and took	H2
our places letting the wind and steersmen direct our ship I should	I2
have got home at that time unharmed had not the North wind and the	A
currents been against me as I was doubling Cape Malea and set me	E
off my course hard by the island of Cythera	B
quot I was driven thence by foul winds for a space of nine days upon the	A
sea but on the tenth day we reached the land of the Lotus eater	B
who live on a food that comes from a kind of flower Here we landed to	N
take in fresh water and our crews got their mid day meal on the shore	B
near the ships When they had eaten and drunk I sent two of my company	E
to see what manner of men the people of the place might be and they	J2
had a third man under them They started at once and went about among	K2
the Lotus eaters who did them no hurt but gave them to eat of the	A
lotus which was so delicious that those who ate of it left off caring	V
about home and did not even want to go back and say what had happened	O
to them but were for staying and munching lotus with the	A
Lotus eater without thinking further of their return nevertheless	L2
though they wept bitterly I forced them back to the ships and made	M2
them fast under the benches Then I told the rest to go on board at	B2
once lest any of them should taste of the lotus and leave off wanting	V
to get home so they took their places and smote the grey sea with	N2
their oars	O2
quot We sailed hence always in much distress till we came to the	A
land of the lawless and inhuman Cyclopes Now the Cyclopes neither	B
plant nor plough but trust in providence and live on such wheat	P2
barley and grapes as grow wild without any kind of tillage and their	B
wild grapes yield them wine as the sun and the rain may grow them	M
They have no laws nor assemblies of the people but live in caves on	Q2
the tops of high mountains each is lord and master in his family and	O
they take no account of their neighbours	O2
quot Now off their harbour there lies a wooded and fertile island not	R2
quite close to the land of the Cyclopes but still not far It is	O2
overrun with wild goats that breed there in great numbers and are	B
never disturbed by foot of man for sportsmen who as a rule will	R
suffer so much hardship in forest or among mountain precipices do not	R2
go there nor yet again is it ever ploughed or fed down but it lies a	A
wilderness untilled and unsown from year to year and has no living	V
thing upon it but only goats For the Cyclopes have no ships nor	B
yet shipwrights who could make ships for them they cannot therefore	B
go from city to city or sail over the sea to one another's country as	O2
people who have ships can do if they had had these they would have	D2
colonized the island for it is a very good one and would yield	S2
everything in due season There are meadows that in some places come	M
right down to the sea shore well watered and full of luscious	O2
grass grapes would do there excellently there is level land for	B
ploughing and it would always yield heavily at harvest time for	B
the soil is deep There is a good harbour where no cables are	B
wanted nor yet anchors nor need a ship be moored but all one has to	N
do is to beach one's vessel and stay there till the wind becomes	O2
fair for putting out to sea again At the head of the harbour there is	O2
a spring of clear water coming out of a cave and there are poplars	O2
growing all round it	I
quot Here we entered but so dark was the night that some god must	T2
have brought us in for there was nothing whatever to be seen A thick	E2
mist hung all round our ships the moon was hidden behind a mass of	X
clouds so that no one could have seen the island if he had looked	U2
for it nor were there any breakers to tell us we were close in	V2
shore before we found ourselves upon the land itself when however	B
we had beached the ships we took down the sails went ashore and	O
camped upon the beach till daybreak	W2
quot When the child of morning rosy fingered Dawn appeared we admired	X2
the island and wandered all over it while the nymphs Jove's daughters	O2
roused the wild goats that we might get some meat for our dinner On	Q2
thi	E

Homer

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