Monday, March 19, 2018
Father to Daughter
Homer, Odyssey 6.68 (Alcinous to Nausicaa; tr. A.T. Murray, rev. George E. Dimock):
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Neither the mules do I begrudge you, my child, nor anything else.There is no note on this line in J.B. Hainsworth's commentary, but none is needed. Any father with a daughter will immediately understand.
οὔτε τοι ἡμιόνων φθονέω, τέκος, οὔτε τευ ἄλλου.
