Homer

awesome one, Persephone

some way of taking my revenge and cove

poor creature stooped to drink, it dried up and vanished,

“My dears, heaven has been pleased to try me with more affliction than any other woman of my age and country.

The death of Hector.

Achilles son of Peleus

He could almost see his magnificent father, here . . .
in the mind’s eye —if only he might drop from the clouds
and drive these suitors all in a rout throughout the halls
and regain his pride of place and rule his own domains!

he drew up a low reclining chair beside her,

During the ritual lovely Polycaste, youngest daughter
of Nestor, Neleus’ son, had bathed Telemachus.
Rinsing him off now, rubbing him down with oil,

When a father’s gone, his son takes much abuse
in a house where no one comes to his defense