Homer, The Odyssey, Book IV, line 229. Pope's translation, as quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)

Mirror of constant faith, revered and mourn'd!

— Homer on Faith

What It Means

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Homer

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.