Homer, The Iliad, Book XV, line 752. Pope's translation.
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Bursts as a wave that from the clouds impends, And swell'd with tempests on the ship descends; White are the decks with foam; the winds aloud Howl o'er the masts, and sing through every shroud: Pale, trembling, tir'd, the sailors freeze with fears; And instant death on every wave appears.
— Homer on Storm
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Bursts as a wave that from the clouds impends, And swell'd with tempests on the ship descends; White are the decks with foam; the winds aloud Howl o'er the masts, and sing through every shroud: Pale, trembling, tir'd, the sailors freeze with fears; And instant death on every wave appears." in the context of "Homer, The Iliad, Book XV, line 752. Pope's translation." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Storm" (Quotes: [[File:B._Peeters_-_Schipbreuk_op_een_rotskust_-_E37_-_Cultural_Heritage_Agency_of_the_Netherlands_Art_Collection.jpg|thumb|
Bonaventura Peeters: Storm (1650)]], Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 753-54.)
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About Homer
Homer (Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος) is best known as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was believed by the ancient Greeks to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets. Author of the first known literature of Europe, he is central to the Western canon.
About Homer
Homer (Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος) is best known as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was believed by the ancient Greeks to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets. Author of the first known literature of Europe, he is central to the Western canon.
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