Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for… - Homer

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Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win sorrow beyond what is given...

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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 are so quick to blame the gods: they say
that we devise their misery. But they
themselves- in their depravity- design
grief greater than the griefs that fate assigns.

Καὶ γάρ τ' ὄναρ ἐκ Διός ἐστιν.

Some of the words you'll find within yourself,
the rest some power will inspire you to say.

Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win so… - Homer

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