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The people of Ithaca gathered at the place of assembly.
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“call the people in assembly, so they called them and the people gathered thereon; then, when they were got together”
Book 02
ASSEMBLY OF THE PEOPLE OF ITHACA—SPEECHES OF TELEMACHUS AND OF THE SUITORS—TELEMACHUS MAKES HIS PREPARATIONS AND STARTS FOR PYLOS WITH MINERVA DISGUISED AS MENTOR.
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Now when the child of morning, rosy-fingered Dawn, appeared Telemachus rose and dressed himself. He bound his sandals on to his comely feet, girded his sword about his shoulder, and left his room looking like an immortal god. He at once sent the criers round to call the people in assembly, so they called them and the people gathered thereon; then, when they were got together, he went to the place of assembly spear in hand—not alone, for his two hounds went with him. Minerva endowed him with a presence of such divine comeliness that all marvelled at him as he went by, and when he took his place in his father’s seat even the oldest councillors made way for him.
Location presence
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Location presence
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Telemachus went to the place of assembly and took his seat there.
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“He bound his sandals on to his comely feet, girded his sword about his shoulder, and left his room looking like an immortal god. He at once sent the criers round to call the people in assembly, so they called them and the people gathered thereon; then, when they were got together, he went to the place of assembly spear in hand—not alone, for his two hounds went with him. Minerva endowed him with a presence of such divine comeliness that all marvelled at him as he went by, and when he took his place in his father’s seat even the oldest councillors made way for him.”
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Telemachus dressed and then left his room.
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“Telemachus rose and dressed himself. He bound his sandals on to his comely feet, girded his sword about his shoulder, and left his room looking like an immortal god.”
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Telemachus wore his sandals when he went to the place of assembly.
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“He bound his sandals on to his comely feet, girded his sword about his shoulder, and left his room looking like an immortal god. He at once sent the criers round to call the people in assembly, so they called them and the people gathered thereon; then, when they were got together, he went to the place of assembly spear in hand—not alone, for his two hounds went with him. Minerva endowed him with a presence of such divine comeliness that all marvelled at him as he went by, and when he took his place in his father’s seat even the oldest councillors made way for him.”
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Telemachus wore his sandals as he left his room.
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“Telemachus rose and dressed himself. He bound his sandals on to his comely feet, girded his sword about his shoulder, and left his room looking like an immortal god.”
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Telemachus carried his spear to the place of assembly.
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“he went to the place of assembly spear in hand”
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Telemachus carried his girded sword to the place of assembly.
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“He bound his sandals on to his comely feet, girded his sword about his shoulder, and left his room looking like an immortal god. He at once sent the criers round to call the people in assembly, so they called them and the people gathered thereon; then, when they were got together, he went to the place of assembly spear in hand—not alone, for his two hounds went with him. Minerva endowed him with a presence of such divine comeliness that all marvelled at him as he went by, and when he took his place in his father’s seat even the oldest councillors made way for him.”
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Telemachus carried his sword as he left his room.
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“Telemachus rose and dressed himself. He bound his sandals on to his comely feet, girded his sword about his shoulder, and left his room looking like an immortal god.”
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Telemachus’s two hounds accompanied him to the place of assembly.
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“he went to the place of assembly spear in hand—not alone, for his two hounds went with him”
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Ulysses’ seat was at the place of assembly where Telemachus took his place.
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“he went to the place of assembly spear in hand—not alone, for his two hounds went with him. Minerva endowed him with a presence of such divine comeliness that all marvelled at him as he went by, and when he took his place in his father’s seat even the oldest councillors made way for him”
Claims for this passage
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Claims for this passage
Dawn appears as the rosy-fingered child of morning.
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“Now when the child of morning, rosy-fingered Dawn, appeared Telemachus rose and dressed himself.”
Minerva endows Telemachus with such divine comeliness that all marvel at him.
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“Minerva endowed him with a presence of such divine comeliness that all marvelled at him as he went by”
The people gather when Telemachus sends criers to summon them to assembly.
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“He at once sent the criers round to call the people in assembly, so they called them and the people gathered thereon”
Telemachus enters the place of assembly carrying his spear.
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“when they were got together, he went to the place of assembly spear in hand”
Telemachus dresses and arms himself, goes to the assembly with his hounds, and—made divinely comely by Minerva—takes his father’s seat as the councillors make way.
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“Telemachus rose and dressed himself. He bound his sandals on to his comely feet, girded his sword about his shoulder, and left his room looking like an immortal god. He at once sent the criers round to call the people in assembly, so they called them and the people gathered thereon; then, when they were got together, he went to the place of assembly spear in hand—not alone, for his two hounds went with him. Minerva endowed him with a presence of such divine comeliness that all marvelled at him as he went by, and when he took his place in his father’s seat even the oldest councillors made way for him.”
Telemachus binds his sandals onto his comely feet.
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“Telemachus rose and dressed himself. He bound his sandals on to his comely feet”
Telemachus carries his spear to the assembly.
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“he went to the place of assembly spear in hand—not alone, for his two hounds went with him.”
Telemachus wears his sword girded about his shoulder.
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“He bound his sandals on to his comely feet, girded his sword about his shoulder”
Telemachus’s two hounds accompany him to the assembly.
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“he went to the place of assembly spear in hand—not alone, for his two hounds went with him.”
Telemachus takes his place in Ulysses’ assembly seat as even the oldest councillors make way.
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“when he took his place in his father’s seat even the oldest councillors made way for him”
Published summary
At dawn Telemachus dresses, summons the people to assembly, and, accompanied by his two hounds and endowed by Minerva with divine comeliness, takes his father’s seat with his spear in hand.