The sun rose from the still, beautiful water
Into the bronze sky, to shine upon the gods
And upon men who die on the life-giving earth.
The ship came to Pylos, Nestor's great city.
| Onshore, black bulls were being sacrificed | 5 |
Nine companies of five hundred men
Were each assigned nine bulls for sacrifice.
They had just tasted the innards and were burning
| The thigh pieces for the god when the ship | 10 |
Moored the vessel and disembarked.
Telemachus stepped off the ship behind Athena,
And the goddess, eyes glinting, said to him:
| "There's no need to feel embarrassed, Telemachus, | 15 |
To get news of your father, to find out his fate
And where the earth conceals him. Come on, now,
Go straight up to Nestor. Let's see what he knows.
| Ask him yourself, so he'll tell you the truth. | 20 |
And Telemachus, taking in a breath:
"How should I go up to him, Mentor,
And what should I say? I'm not used
| To making clever speeches. And besides, | 25 |
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Publication information:
Book title: Odyssey.
Contributors: Homer - Author, Stanley Lombardo - Translator.
Publisher: Hackett Publishing.
Place of publication: Indianapolis.
Publication year: 2000.
Page number: 28.
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