Sweeter it is by far than the honeycomb dripping with sweetness, and spreads through the… — Homer
Sweeter it is by far than the honeycomb dripping with sweetness, and spreads through the hearts of men.
In the original Greek
ὅς τε πολὺ γλυκίων μέλιτος καταλειβομένοιο ἀνδρῶν ἐν στήθεσσιν ἀέξεται ἠΰτε καπνός:
The Iliad · 700 BC
★ 2.4On anger.
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Homer. The Iliad, translated by Robert Fitzgerald. Oxford University Press, 2014, bk. 18, l. 109-110.
Original citation
Homer. Ἰλιάς [The Iliad], edited by Demetrius Chalcondyles. Florence: Bernardus Nerlius and Demetrius Damilas, 1489, bk. 18, l. 109-110.
