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discs and target spears used by the suitors

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discs and target spears used by the suitors
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Collective
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Location presence

Phase 6 currently covers 24 processed books.

2
·Direct

The suitors used discs and spears on the levelled ground.

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“Meanwhile the suitors were throwing discs or aiming with spears at a mark on the levelled ground in front of Ulysses’ house, and were behaving with all their old insolence. Antinous and Eurymachus, who were their ringleaders and much the foremost among them all, were sitting together when Noemon son of Phronius came up and said to Antinous,”
·Direct

The suitors used their discs and target spears on the levelled ground in front of the house.

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“Thus did they converse. Meanwhile the suitors were throwing discs, or aiming with spears at a mark on the levelled ground in front of the house, and behaving with all their old insolence. But when it was now time for dinner, and the flock of sheep and goats had come into the town from all the country round, {140} with their shepherds as usual, then Medon, who was their favourite servant, and who waited upon them at table, said, ‘Now then, my young masters, you have had enough sport, so come inside that we may get dinner ready. Dinner is not a bad thing, at dinner time.’ ”

Claims

2
·Direct

The suitors use discs and target spears in their games.

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“throwing discs or aiming with spears at a mark”
·Direct

The suitors’ discs are thrown and their spears aimed at a mark on level ground.

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“throwing discs, or aiming with spears at a mark on the levelled ground”

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2
·Direct
“the suitors were throwing discs or aiming with spears at a mark”
·Direct
“the suitors were throwing discs, or aiming with spears at a mark”

Passage preview

Book 4 · Passage 53

Meanwhile the suitors were throwing discs or aiming with spears at a mark on the levelled ground in front of Ulysses’ house, and were behaving with all their old insolence. Antinous and Eurymachus, who were their ringleaders and much the foremost among them all, were sitting together when Noemon son of Phronius came up and said to Antinous,