Muses' Whisper

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Odyssey

Book 4, Line 830 by Samuel Butler (English)

"Then," said Penelope, "if you are a god or have been sent here by divine commission, tell me also about that other unhappy one - is he still alive, or is he already dead and in the house of Hades?"

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