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housekeeper in Nestor’s house

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Canonical name
housekeeper in Nestor’s house
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Individual
Editorial note
The current source leaves this housekeeper unnamed.

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Location presence

Phase 6 currently covers 24 processed books.

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Nestor’s house1 observation
·Direct

The housekeeper opened the wine jar in Nestor’s house.

See evidence text
“Thus did he pray, and Minerva heard his prayer. He then led the way to his own house, followed by his sons and sons in law. When they had got there and had taken their places on the benches and seats, he mixed them a bowl of sweet wine that was eleven years old when the housekeeper took the lid off the jar that held it. As he mixed the wine, he prayed much and made drink offerings to Minerva, daughter of Aegis-bearing Jove. Then, when they had made their drink offerings and had drunk each as much as he was minded, the others went home to bed each in his own abode; but Nestor put Telemachus to sleep in the room that was over the gateway along with Pisistratus, who was the only unmarried son now left him. As for himself, he slept in an inner room of the house, with the queen his wife by his side.”

Claims

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·Direct

Nestor’s housekeeper opens the jar holding sweet wine aged eleven years.

See evidence text
“sweet wine that was eleven years old when the housekeeper took the lid off the jar that held it”
·Direct

Nestor’s housekeeper packs princely provisions of bread, wine, and sweet meats for the travellers.

See evidence text
“The housekeeper packed them up a provision of bread, wine, and sweet meats fit for the sons of princes”

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1
·Direct
“the housekeeper took the lid off the jar”

Passage preview

Book 3 · Passage 31

Thus did he pray, and Minerva heard his prayer. He then led the way to his own house, followed by his sons and sons in law. When they had got there and had taken their places on the benches and seats, he mixed them a bowl of sweet wine that was eleven years old when the housekeeper took the lid off the jar that held it. As he mixed the wine, he prayed much and made drink offerings to Minerva, daughter of Aegis-bearing Jove. Then, when they had made their drink offerings and had drunk each as much as he was minded, the others went home to bed each in his own abode; but Nestor put Telemachus to sleep in the room that was over the gateway along with Pisistratus, who was the only unmarried son now left him. As for himself, he slept in an inner room of the house, with the queen his wife by his side.