Even the bravest cannot fight beyond his power - Homer

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Even the bravest cannot fight beyond his power

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About Homer

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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Come lieta appare la terra a chi nuota
se Poseidone infranta gli abbia la nave
urtata dal vento e dall'onde furiose, e pochi
sfuggirono al mare nuotando e toccaron la riva,
e molta e densa salsedine incrosta la pelle,
e scampati da morte a terra vengon allegri:
similmente apparve alla donna caro il marito.

But now, as it is, sorrows, unending sorrows must surge within your heart as well — for your own son’s death. Never again will you embrace him stiding home. My spirit rebels — I’ve lost the will to live, to take my stand in the world of men —

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