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Laerceus

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Laerceus
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goldsmith

Title · Reported

Location presence

Phase 6 currently covers 24 processed books.

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Claims

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·Reported

Laerceus is summoned in his role as goldsmith to gild the heifer’s horns.

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“fetch Laerceus the goldsmith to gild the horns of the heifer”
·Direct

Laerceus brings his anvil, hammer, and tongs and gilds the heifer’s horns with Nestor’s gold.

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“the goldsmith brought the anvil, hammer, and tongs, with which he worked his gold, and Minerva herself came to accept the sacrifice. Nestor gave out the gold, and the smith gilded the horns of the heifer”

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“Laerceus the goldsmith”

Passage preview

Book 3 · Passage 33

‘My sons,’ said he, ‘make haste to do as I shall bid you. I wish first and foremost to propitiate the great goddess Minerva, who manifested herself visibly to me during yesterday’s festivities. Go, then, one or other of you to the plain, tell the stockman to look me out a heifer, and come on here with it at once. Another must go to Telemachus’ ship, and invite all the crew, leaving two men only in charge of the vessel. Some one else will run and fetch Laerceus the goldsmith to gild the horns of the heifer. The rest, stay all of you where you are; tell the maids in the house to prepare an excellent dinner, and to fetch seats, and logs of wood for a burnt offering. Tell them also to bring me some clear spring water.’