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hawk sent as an omen to Telemachus

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hawk sent as an omen to Telemachus
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Apollo’s messenger

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Apollo’s omen hawk tears feathers from a dove held in its talons as it flies to Telemachus’s right.

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a bird flew by upon his right hand—a hawk, Apollo’s messenger. It held a dove in its talons, and the feathers, as it tore them off, {138} fell to the ground

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a hawk, Apollo’s messenger

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Book 15 · Passage 44

As he was speaking a bird flew by upon his right hand—a hawk, Apollo’s messenger. It held a dove in its talons, and the feathers, as it tore them off, {138} fell to the ground midway between Telemachus and the ship. On this Theoclymenus called him apart and caught him by the hand. ‘Telemachus,’ said he, ‘that bird did not fly on your right hand without having been sent there by some god. As soon as I saw it I knew it was an omen; it means that you will remain powerful and that there will be no house in Ithaca more royal than your own.’