Friday, July 19, 2024
My Lips Are Sealed
Homer, Odyssey 19.493-494 (tr. Peter Green):
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You know how firm my strength is, how unyielding—
I shall keep your secret as close as hard stone or iron!
οἶσθα μὲν οἷον ἐμὸν μένος ἔμπεδον, οὐδʼ ἐπιεικτόν·
ἕξω δʼ ὡς ὅτε τις στερεὴ λίθος ἠὲ σίδηρος.
