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
again generation grow humanity leaves men season spring wind
As is the generation of leaves, so is that of humanity. / The wind scatters the leaves on the ground, but the live timber burgeons with leaves again in the season of spring returning. / So one generation of men will grow while another dies.
asks brave cause man omen sword
Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen but his country's cause
hear inside mortals
For you are goddesses, inside on everything, know everything. But we mortals hear only the news, and know nothing at all.
bodies soul
Two friends, two bodies with on soul inspired.
cup evil greek-poet high man mortal source throne
Two urns on Jove's high throne have ever stood,The source of evil one, and one of good; From thence the cup of mortal man he fills,Blessings to these, to those distributes ills;To most he mingles both.
belly body commanding
The belly is the commanding part of the body
both deeds doer speaker words
To be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds
child father knows wise
It is a wise child that knows his own father
blameless expects father son
It behooves a father to be blameless if he expects his son to be
courage join suffered trial waves
I have suffered much from waves and wars, and now let this trial join the rest.
communication depths detest forth hides speaks
I detest that man, who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks forth another
hit hope
Flanders: I think we hit something. Homer: I hope it's Flanders
boy bunch last plain seen sucked sucks sure team teams
Boy , Moe, that team sure sucked last night. They just plain sucked! I've seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked.
found great sitting stuff
Marge! Look at all this great stuff I found at the Marina. It was just sitting in some guy's boat!