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
brother sleep twins
Sleep and Death, who are twin brothers.
spirit courtesy gentle
Do thou restrain the haughty spirit in thy breast, for better far is gentle courtesy.
back-again
Once you go Vatican, you never go back again.
kings war royalty
The rule Of the many is not well. One must be chief In war and one the king.
mind bent nobility
Noblest minds are easiest bent.
war nice wind
Zeus it seems has given us from youth to old age a nice ball of wool to wind-nothing but wars upon wars until we shall perish every one.
eye rage-from-the-iliad goddess
Beauty! Terrible Beauty! A deathless Goddess-- so she strikes our eyes!
money montana sugar
First you get the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the women.
inspirational teenager struggle
Let me not then die ingloriously and without a struggle, but let me first do some great thing that shall be told among men hereafter.
wine tired men
Whenever a man is tired, wine is a great restorer of strength.
animal two
Porkchops and bacon, my two favorite animals.
people needs use
Old people don't need companionship. They need to be isolated and studied so it can be determined what nutrients they have that might be extracted for our personal use.
patience fate soul
The fates have given mankind a patient soul.
winning men self
So, the gods don't hand out all their gifts at once, not build and brains and flowing speech to all. One man may fail to impress us with his looks but a god can crown his words with beauty, charm, and men look on with delight when he speaks out. Never faltering, filled with winning self-control, he shines forth at assembly grounds and people gaze at him like a god when he walks through the streets. Another man may look like a deathless one on high but there's not a bit of grace to crown his words. Just like you, my fine, handsome friend.