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I have neither heard any tidings of the army's return, which I might tell you plainly, seeing that I had first learned of it myself, nor is there any other public matter on which I am to speak and address you. Then he spoke, addressing first the old man: “Old man, not far off, as thou shalt soon learn thyself, is that man who has called the host together-even I for on me above all others has sorrow come. So he took his stand in the midst of the assembly, and the staff was placed in his hands by the herald Peisenor, wise in counsel. So he spoke, and the dear son of Odysseus rejoiced at the word of omen nor did he thereafter remain seated, but was fain to speak.

May Zeus fulfil unto him himself some good, even whatsoever he desires in his heart.” And now who has called us together? On whom has such need come either of the young men or of those who are older? Has he heard some tidings of the army's return, which he might tell us plainly, seeing that he has first learned of it himself? Or is there some other public matter on which he is to speak and address us? A good man he seems in my eyes, a blessed man. Never have we held assembly or session since the day when goodly Odysseus departed in the hollow ships. Yet, even so, he could not forget that other, mourning and sorrowing and weeping for him he addressed the assembly, and spoke among them: “Hearken now to me, men of Ithaca, to the word that I shall say. Three others there were one, Eurynomus, consorted with the wooers, and two ever kept their father's farm. But him the savage Cyclops had slain in his hollow cave, and made of him his latest meal. Now he spoke, because his dear son had gone in the hollow ships to Ilius, famed for its horses, in the company of godlike Odysseus, even the warrior Antiphus. Then among them the lord Aegyptius was the first to speak, a man bowed with age and wise with wisdom untold. But he sat down in his father's seat, and the elders gave place. Now when they were assembled and met together, Telemachus went his way to the place of assembly, holding in his hand a spear of bronze-not alone, for along with him two swift hounds followed and wondrous was the grace that Athena shed upon him, and all the people marvelled at him as he came.

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And the heralds made the summons, and the Achaeans assembled full quickly. Straightway he bade the clear-voiced heralds to summon to the assembly the long-haired Achaeans. About his shoulder he slung his sharp sword, and beneath his shining feet bound his fair sandals, and went forth from his chamber like a god to look upon.

Soon as early Dawn appeared, the rosy-fingered, up from his bed arose the dear son of Odysseus and put on his clothing. Odysseus & Laertes THE ODYSSEY BOOK 2, TRANSLATED BY A. Odysseus' Tale: Aeolus, Laestrygones & Circe