Dawn appears rosy-fingered as the child of morning.
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“child of morning, rosy-fingered Dawn, appeared”
Book 17
TELEMACHUS AND HIS MOTHER MEET—ULYSSES AND EUMAEUS COME DOWN TO THE TOWN, AND ULYSSES IS INSULTED BY MELANTHIUS—HE IS RECOGNISED BY THE DOG ARGOS—HE IS INSULTED AND PRESENTLY STRUCK BY ANTINOUS WITH A STOOL—PENELOPE DESIRES THAT HE SHALL BE SENT TO HER.
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Lines 4–5
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When the child of morning, rosy-fingered Dawn, appeared, Telemachus bound on his sandals and took a strong spear that suited his hands, for he wanted to go into the city. ‘Old friend,’ said he to the swineherd, ‘I will now go to the town and show myself to my mother, for she will never leave off grieving till she has seen me. As for this unfortunate stranger, take him to the town and let him beg there of any one who will give him a drink and a piece of bread. I have trouble enough of my own, and cannot be burdened with other people. If this makes him angry so much the worse for him, but I like to say what I mean.’
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Claims for this passage
Telemachus says Penelope will continue grieving until she sees him.
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“she will never leave off grieving till she has seen me”
Eumaeus is instructed to take the stranger to town to beg.
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“take him to the town and let him beg there”
Telemachus binds on his sandals and takes a strong spear suited to his hands.
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“Telemachus bound on his sandals and took a strong spear that suited his hands”
Telemachus’s sandals are bound on before he leaves for town.
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“ingered Dawn, appeared, Telemachus bound on his sandals and took a strong spear”
Telemachus’s spear is strong and suited to his hands.
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“ound on his sandals and took a strong spear that suited his hands, for he wanted to go in”
Ulysses, as the unfortunate stranger, is to be taken to town to beg for drink and bread.
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“take him to the town and let him beg there of any one who will give him a drink and a piece of bread”
Published summary
At dawn Telemachus prepares to enter the city, tells the swineherd that he must show himself to his grieving mother, and directs him to take the unfortunate stranger to town to beg for food and drink.