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James Lovell

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Disaster Space program

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James Lovell

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English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

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Lovell, James. Words spoken aboard Apollo 13 space mission. 13 Apr. 1970.

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Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

Charles Dederich

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Making a change Never too late

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Charles Dederich

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English

Time

1958 1950s 20th century

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Dederich, Charles. Used by Charles Dederich as a part of the antidrug movement Synanon. c. 1958.

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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus... Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

Francis Pharcellus Church

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Santa Claus

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Francis Pharcellus Church

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New York Sun

Medium

Newspaper

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English

Time

1897 1890s 19th century

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Church, Francis. "Is There a Santa Claus?" The New York Sun, 21 Sept. 1897.

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Church, Francis. Quoted in The Christmas Chronicles, written by Jeff Guinn. Penguin, 2008.

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The true creator is necessity, who is the mother of our invention.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Creativity Innovation Invention

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Socrates

Author

Plato

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Republic

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Philosophical dialogue Dialogue

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Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC

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Classical antiquity

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Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

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Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.

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Zeus does not bring all men's plans to fulfillment.

Achilles

Quoted in The Iliad, by Homer

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God and man Fate

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Achilles

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Homer

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The Iliad

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Poem

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Epic poem

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Greek

Time

700 BC 700s BC 8th century BC

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Classical antiquity

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Homer. Ἰλιάς [The Iliad], edited by Demetrius Chalcondyles. Florence: Bernardus Nerlius and Demetrius Damilas, 1489, bk. 18, l. 328.

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Homer. The Iliad, translated by Robert Fitzgerald. Oxford University Press, 2014, bk. 18, l. 328.

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Democracy passes into despotism.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Political theory Democracy Tyranny Politics

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Socrates

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Plato

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Republic

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Philosophical dialogue Dialogue

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Greek

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375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC

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Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

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Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.

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Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be defeated.

Sun Tzu

The Art of War

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Self-knowledge Enemies

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Sun Tzu

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The Art of War

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Treatise

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Military treatise

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Chinese

Time

475 BC 470s BC 5th century BC

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Sun Tzu. 孫子兵法 [The Art of War]. c. 475 BC, ch. 3.

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Sun Tzu. The Art of War: The Essential Translation of the Classic Book of Life, translated by John Minford. Penguin Classics, 2009, ch. 3.

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All men have need of the Gods.

Homer

The Odyssey

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God and man God Human nature

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Homer

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The Odyssey

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Epic poem

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Greek

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700 BC 700s BC 8th century BC

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Homer. Ὀδύσσεια [Odyssey]. c. 710 BC, bk. 3, l. 48.

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Homer. The Odyssey, edited by Bernard Knox, translated by Robert Fagles. Penguin Classics, 2006, bk. 3, l. 48.

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For our discussion is about no ordinary matter, but on the right way to conduct our lives.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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How to live Purpose of life

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Socrates

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Plato

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Republic

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Philosophical dialogue Dialogue

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Philosophical literature

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Greek

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375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC

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Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

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Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.

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Hope is a waking dream.

Aristotle

Quoted in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, by Diogenes Laërtius

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Hope

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Aristotle

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Diogenes Laërtius

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The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers

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Historical literature

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Greek

Time

400 400s 3rd century

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Aristotle. Quoted in Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, written by Diogenes Laertius. c. 240 AD, bk. 5, ch. 1, sect. 18.

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Aristotle. Quoted in The Lives of Eminent Philosophers, written by Diogenes Laërtius, translated by Pamela Mensch, edited by James Miller. Oxford University Press, 2018, bk. 5, ch. 1, sect. 18.

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For the one thing even God cannot do is change the past.

Agathon

Quoted in The Nicomachean Ethics, by Aristotle

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God's power God Changing the past The past

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Agathon

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Aristotle

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The Nicomachean Ethics

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Philosophical literature

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Greek

Time

5th century BC

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Classical antiquity

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Agathon. Quoted in Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, Ēthika Nikomacheia [Nicomachean Ethics], written by Aristotle. c. 350 BC, bk. 6.

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Agathon. Quoted in Nicomachean Ethics, written by Aristotle, translated by Terence Irwin. Hackett Publishing Company, 2019, bk. 6, ch. 2.

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One swallow does not make a spring.

Aristotle

The Nicomachean Ethics

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Jumping to conclusions Trends Patterns

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Aristotle

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The Nicomachean Ethics

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Philosophical literature

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Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Greek

Time

322 BC 320s BC 4th century BC

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Classical antiquity

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Aristotle. Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, Ēthika Nikomacheia [Nicomachean Ethics]. c. 322 BC.

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Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Terence Irwin. Hackett Publishing, 2019, bk. 1.

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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment

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Resistance to change New ideas

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Raskolnikov

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Fyodor Dostoevsky

Source

Crime and Punishment

Medium

Novel

Language

Russian

Time

1866 1860s 19th century

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Dostoyevsky, Feodor. Преступленіе и наказаніе [Crime and Punishment]. The Russian Messenger, Jan. 1866 - Dec. 1866, monthly serial.

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Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. Crime and Punishment, translated and edited by Michael R. Katz. W. W. Norton & Company, 2018.

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What I say is that "just" or "right" means nothing but what is to the interest of the stronger party.

Thrasymachus

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Might makes right Justice Political theory Moral theory Morality

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Thrasymachus

Author

Plato

Source

Republic

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Philosophical dialogue Dialogue

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Greek

Time

375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC

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Classical antiquity

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Thrasymachus. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

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Thrasymachus. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.

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For what should a man live, if not for the pleasures of discourse?

Plato

Phaedrus

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Good conversation Purpose of life

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Phaedrus

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Plato

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Phaedrus

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Philosophical dialogue Dialogue

Genre

Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Greek

Time

370 BC 370s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Socrates. Quoted in Φαῖδρος [Phaedrus], written by Plato. c. 370 BC, section 258e.

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Socrates. Quoted in "Phaedrus." Plato: Lysis; Symposium; Phaedrus, written by Plato, translated by Christopher Emlyn-Jones and William Preddy. Harvard University Press, 2022, sect. 258e.

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I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.

Walt Whitman

Song of Myself

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Grass Stars Big vs. small

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Walt Whitman

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Song of Myself Leaves of Grass

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Poem

Language

English

Time

1855 1850s 19th century

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Whitman, Walt. Leaves of Grass. Brooklyn, New York: Self-published, 1855, poem 1.

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Whitman, Walt. "Song of Myself." Leaves of Grass and Other Writings. W. W. Norton & Company, 2002, sect. 31.

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The basis of a democratic state is liberty.

Aristotle

Politics

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Freedom and democracy Democratic legitimacy Democracy Freedom

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Aristotle

Source

Politics

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Political literature Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

350 BC 350s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Aristotle. Politics. 4th century BC, bk. 6.

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Aristotle. Politics, translated by R. F. Stalley and Sir Ernest Barker. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 6.

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I know that I do not know.

Socrates

Quoted in Apology, by Plato

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Intellectual humility Certainty Ignorance

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Socrates

Author

Plato

Source

Apology

Medium

Courtroom speech Speech

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Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

399 BC 390s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Plato. Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους [Apology of Socrates]. Speech of legal self-defence which Socrates spoke at his trial for impiety and corruption. 399 BC, Athens, Greece.

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Plato. "Apology." Plato: Euthyphro; Apology; Crito; Phaedo, translated by Christopher Emlyn-Jones and William Preddy. Harvard University Press, 2017.

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Of all the creatures that breathe and move across the earth, there is nothing feebler than man.

Homer

The Odyssey

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Human frailty Nature of man

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Homer

Source

The Odyssey

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Poem

Genre

Epic poem

Language

Greek

Time

700 BC 700s BC 8th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Homer. Ὀδύσσεια [Odyssey]. c. 710 BC, bk. 18, l. 130.

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Homer. The Odyssey, edited by Bernard Knox, translated by Robert Fagles. Penguin Classics, 2006, bk. 18, l. 130.

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Among all men on Earth, bards have a share of honor and reverence, because the Muse has taught them songs, and loves the race of bards.

Homer

The Odyssey

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Poets Poetry Stories

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Odysseus

Author

Homer

Source

The Odyssey

Medium

Poem

Genre

Epic poem

Language

Greek

Time

700 BC 700s BC 9th century BC

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Homer. Ὀδύσσεια [Odyssey]. c. 710 BC, bk. 8, l. 479-481

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Homer. The Odyssey, edited by Bernard Knox, translated by Robert Fagles. Penguin Classics, 2006, bk. 8, l. 479-481.

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