I say further, and lay my saying to your heart, you too sha… - Homer

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I say further, and lay my saying to your heart, you too shall live but for a little season; death and the day of your doom are close upon you, and they will lay you low by the hand of Achilles son of Aiakos.

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Homer (Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος) is 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.

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Native Name: Ὅμηρος

Alternative Names: Homerus • Homeros • Mæonides

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Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other's good, and melt at other's woe.

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I say further, and lay my saying to your heart, you too shall live but for a little season; death and the day of your doom are close upon you, and th… - Homer

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