HOMER'S ODYSSEY COMPLETE

Rhapsody 13

Translated by S. Butcher and A. Lang

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 And Zeus the gatherer of the clouds, answered him, saying: 'Friend, learn now what seems best in my sight. At an hour when the folk are all looking forth from the city at the ship upon her way, smite her into a stone hard by the land; a stone in the likeness of a swift ship, that all mankind may marvel, and do thou overshadow their city with a great mountain.'

 Now when Poseidon, shaker of the earth, heard this saying, he went on his way to Scheria, where the Phaeacians dwell. There he abode awhile; and lo, she drew near, the seafaring ship, lightly sped upon her way. Then nigh her came the shaker of the earth, and he smote her into a stone, and rooted her far below with the down-stroke of his hand; and he departed thence again.

 Then one to the other they spake winged words, the Phaeacians of the long oars, mariners renowned. And thus would they speak, looking each man to his neighbour:

 'Ah me! who is this that fettered our swift ship on the deep as she drave homewards? Even now she stood full in sight.'

 Even so they would speak; but they knew not how these things were ordained. And Alcinous made harangue and spake among them:

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