“ To insult the dead is cruel and unjust; Fate and their crime have sunk them to the dust. ”
Homer, Odyssey (c. 850 BC). copy citation
| Author | Homer |
|---|---|
| Source | Odyssey |
| Topic | crime insulting |
| Date | c. 850 BC |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Alexander Pope |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3160/3160-h/3160-h.htm |
Context
“Soon as her eyes the welcome object met, The guilty fall’n, the mighty deed complete; A scream of joy her feeble voice essay’d; The hero check’d her, and composedly said.
“Woman, experienced as thou art, control Indecent joy, and feast thy secret soul. To insult the dead is cruel and unjust; Fate and their crime have sunk them to the dust. Nor heeded these the censure of mankind, The good and bad were equal in their mind Justly the price of worthlessness they paid, And each now wails an unlamented shade. But thou sincere! O Euryclea, say, What maids dishonour us, and what obey?””
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