The - Odyssey

: "Be strong, saith my heart; I am a soldier; / I have seen worse sights than this".

If you are looking for impactful text from , the epic is filled with themes of homecoming ( nostos ), cunning intelligence ( metis ), and human frailty. Below are some of the most notable passages and supplementary texts to deepen your understanding. Famous Quotes from the Epic

: "Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns / driven time and again off course, once he had plundered / the hallowed heights of Troy".

: "There is nothing more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends".

: "Of all that breathes and crawls across the earth, / our mother earth breeds nothing feebler than a man".

: "Nobody—that's my name. Nobody—so my mother and father call me, all my friends". 9 Paired Texts for Teaching The Odyssey - Moore English