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
courage join suffered trial waves
I have suffered much from waves and wars, and now let this trial join the rest.
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.
both deeds doer speaker words
To be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds
blameless expects father son
It behooves a father to be blameless if he expects his son to be
hear inside mortals
For you are goddesses, inside on everything, know everything. But we mortals hear only the news, and know nothing at all.
child father knows wise
It is a wise child that knows his own father
asks brave cause man omen sword
Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen but his country's cause
communication depths detest forth hides speaks
I detest that man, who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks forth another
basketball
I never had had a basketball in my hand.
bite diner eat good somewhere telling vegan
I'm not telling you, 'Never eat a hamburger.' Just eat the good ones with real beef, you know, like the ones from that mom-and-pop diner down the street, ... And it's so good that when you take a bite out of that burger, you just know somewhere in the world a vegan is crying.
people prove statistics
Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything. 14% of people know that.
definitely enthused
It's definitely a disappointment, because we were all very enthused about it.
devote needed prepared resources time
At this time we're not prepared to devote the kind of resources needed to succeed. Not in the foreseeable future.
support
That's another way we can support the program.