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white sails of Telemachus’s ship

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white sails of Telemachus’s ship
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The crew hoists the ship’s white sails, which belly out in the wind.

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“they hoisted their white sails aloft with ropes of twisted ox hide. As the sail bellied out with the wind”
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The ship’s white sails are hoisted with twisted ox-hide sheets.

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“the forestays, and they hoisted their white sails with sheets of twisted ox hide. Minerva sent them”
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The ship’s sails are loosened as Telemachus’s crew approaches the harbor.

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“they loosed the sails, took down the mast, and rowed the ship into the harbour”

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“they hoisted their white sails with sheets of twisted ox hide”
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“loosed the sails”

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Book 2 · Passage 34

With these words he led the way and the others followed after. When they had brought the things as he told them, Telemachus went on board, Minerva going before him and taking her seat in the stern of the vessel, while Telemachus sat beside her. Then the men loosed the hawsers and took their places on the benches. Minerva sent them a fair wind from the West, {22} that whistled over the deep blue waves {23} whereon Telemachus told them to catch hold of the ropes and hoist sail, and they did as he told them. They set the mast in its socket in the cross plank, raised it, and made it fast with the forestays; then they hoisted their white sails aloft with ropes of twisted ox hide. As the sail bellied out with the wind, the ship flew through the deep blue water, and the foam hissed against her bows as she sped onward. Then they made all fast throughout the ship, filled the mixing bowls to the brim, and made drink offerings to the immortal gods that are from everlasting, but more particularly to the grey-eyed daughter of Jove.