O happy youth! in having found a Homer to celebrate thy virtues!
• Alexander the Great at the tomb of Achilles, as quoted by Cicero in Pro Archia 24.
• Alexander the Great at the tomb of Achilles, as quoted by Cicero in Pro Archia 24.
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O fortunate adolescens, qui tuae virtutis Homerum praeconem inveneris!
— O happy youth!
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "O fortunate adolescens, qui tuae virtutis Homerum praeconem inveneris!" in the context of "O happy youth! in having found a Homer to celebrate thy virtues!
• Alexander the Great at the tomb of Achilles, as quoted by Cicero in Pro Archia 24." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Homer" (Quotes about Homer)
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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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