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CHAPTER 1
The man, Muse — tell me about that resourceful man, who wandered far and wide, when he'd sacked Troy's sacred citadel:
Now the rest, all those who'd escaped from sheer destruction,
But now Poseidon was visiting the remote Aithiopians —
Then the goddess, grey-eyed Athene, responded to him, saying:
Cloud-gatherer Zeus responded to her, saying: "My child,
The goddess, grey-eyed Athene, responded to him, saying:
So she spoke,
That said, he led the way, and Pallas Athene followed.
Then in came the arrogant suitors, and all immediately settled themselves in rows on the seats and benches,
But Telemachos now spoke to grey-eyed Athene, leaning his head close to hers, so that no one else could hear him:
Then the goddess, grey-eyed Athene, responded to him, saying:
Sagacious Telemachos responded to her, saying:
Sagacious Telemachos then responded to her, saying:
Outraged by his statement, Athene responded, saying:
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Excerpted from "The Odyssey"
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