We are quick to flare up, we races of men on the earth. — Homer
We are quick to flare up, we races of men on the earth.
In the original Greek
δύσζηλοι γάρ τ᾽ εἰμὲν ἐπὶ χθονὶ φῦλ᾽ ἀνθρώπων.
The Odyssey · 700 BC
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Homer. The Odyssey, edited by Bernard Knox, translated by Robert Fagles. Penguin Classics, 2006, bk. 7, l. 307.
Original citation
Homer. Ὀδύσσεια [Odyssey]. c. 710 BC, bk. 7, l. 307.
