Thursday, June 27, 2024
Half a Man
Homer, Odyssey 17.322-323 (tr. A.T. Murray):
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For Zeus, whose voice is borne afar, takes away half his worth
from a man, when the day of slavery comes upon him.
ἥμισυ γάρ τ᾽ ἀρετῆς ἀποαίνυται εὐρύοπα Ζεὺς
ἀνέρος, εὖτ᾽ ἄν μιν κατὰ δούλιον ἦμαρ ἕλῃσιν.
