Odyssey, Book 24  17785

Locations in Harold's Library

• The Oxford Book of Classical Verse in Translation (book) (excerpt only)
  • page 63
  • Excerpt: from Agamemnon to Achilles: The heroes meet again in the underworldfrom line 45: "'The Danaans wept for you, Achilles, gathering round," to "Came out of the sea with the Nymphs who do not die"  Ⓒ
  • Credits: David Constantine (translator)
  • Notes: from Waiting for Dolphins, 1983

Other works with this as their source

• Laertes by Michael Longley • Longley after Homer 24.226-348
• The Butchers by Michael Longley • Longley after Homer 22.432-79

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