Homer
Homer
Homeris best known as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was believed by the ancient Greeks to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets. Author of the first known literature of Europe, he is central to the Western canon...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPoet
sleep and-love fullness
There is a fullness of all things, even of sleep and love.
long lasts iliad
It was built against the will of the immortal gods, and so it did not last for long.
fighting iliad strive
It is not possible to fight beyond your strength, even if you strive.
thinking iliad valiant
If you are very valiant, it is a god, I think, who gave you this gift.
men brave honor
Even when someone battles hard, there is an equal portion for one who lingers behind, and in the same honor are held both the coward and the brave man; the idle man and he who has done much meet death alike.
war chance equal
The chance of war Is equal, and the slayer oft is slain.
mind lasts bears
And bear unmov'd the wrongs of base mankind, The last, and hardest, conquest of the mind.
adventure two resolution
For when two Join in the same adventure, one perceives Before the other how they ought to act; While one alone, however prompt, resolves More tardily and with a weaker will.
wish dollars eternal-happiness
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men upbraid he-man
The man who acts the least, upbraids the most.
tales repetition tedious
What so tedious as a twice-told tale?
strong persuasion
The persuasion of a friend is a strong thing.
giving providence mortals
The gods give to mortals not everything at the same time.
song novelty audience
It is always the latest song that an audience applauds the most.