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We are quick to flare up, we races of men on the earth. — Homer

Poem · Epic poem

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.

Homer
The Odyssey · 700 BC
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Topic
TemperAngerHuman nature
Genre
Epic poem
Medium
Poem
Time
700 BCClassical antiquity
Person
Homer
Provenance
Current citation
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.

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