Fear, O Achilles, the wrath of heaven; think on your own father and have compassion upon me, who am the more pitiable - Homer

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Fear, O Achilles, the wrath of heaven; think on your own father and have compassion upon me, who am the more pitiable

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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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Ὡς οὐδὲν γλύκιον ἧς πατρίδος οὐδὲ τοκήων
γίνεται, εἴ περ καί τις ἀπόπροθι πίονα οἶκον
γαίῃ ἐν ἀλλοδαπῇ ναίει ἀπάνευθε τοκήων.

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