But when he spoke, that great voice of his poured out of hi… - Homer

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But when he spoke, that great voice of his poured out of his chest in words like the snowflakes of winter, and then no other mortal could in debate contend with Odysseus. Nor did we care any longer how he looked.

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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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Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing, sooner than war.

Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man.

Ῥεχθὲν δέ τε νήπιος ἔγνω.

But when he spoke, that great voice of his poured out of his chest in words like the snowflakes of winter, and then no other mortal could in debate c… - Homer

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