Homer Born: 0800-00-00 Birthplace: Ionia Died: 0700-00-00 Location of Death: Ionia Field: Poet Info: Iliad and the Odyssey
Homer Quotes You will certainly not be able to take the lead in all things yourself, for to one man a god has given deeds of war, and to another the dance, to another lyre and song, and in another wide-sounding Zeus puts a good mind.
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