Among all men on Earth, bards have a share of honor and reverence, because the Muse has… — Homer
Among all men on Earth, bards have a share of honor and reverence, because the Muse has taught them songs, and loves the race of bards.
In the original Greek
πᾶσι γὰρ ἀνθρώποισιν ἐπιχθονίοισιν ἀοιδοὶ τιμῆς ἔμμοροί εἰσι καὶ αἰδοῦς, οὕνεκ᾽ ἄρα σφέας οἴμας μοῦσ᾽ ἐδίδαξε, φίλησε δὲ φῦλον ἀοιδῶν.
The Odyssey · 700 BC
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Homer. The Odyssey, edited by Bernard Knox, translated by Robert Fagles. Penguin Classics, 2006, bk. 8, l. 479-481.
Original citation
Homer. Ὀδύσσεια [Odyssey]. c. 710 BC, bk. 8, l. 479-481
