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The Devil's Dictionary: Inferiae
by Ambrose Bierce INFANCYINFIDELINFERIAE -,n. [Latin] Among the Greeks and Romans, sacrifices for propitation of the Dii Manes, or souls of the dead heroes; for the pious ancients could not…The Devil's Dictionary: Scrap-book
by Ambrose Bierce SCIMETARSCRIBBLERSCRAP-BOOK -n. A book that is commonly edited by a fool. Many persons of some small distinction compile scrap-books containing whatever they happen to…The Congress of Women: Homer and His Poems
by Mrs. Nina Morais Cohen Complete Freedom for WomenDevelopment in Eastern WashingtonHomer and His Poems Nina Morais Cohen is a native of Philadelphia, Pa. She was born December 6, 1855.…O'Neill, Eugene (Gladstone)
(Encyclopedia) O'Neill, Eugene (Gladstone), 1888–1953, American dramatist, b. New York City. He is widely acknowledged as America's greatest playwright. Near the end of his life O'Neill renounced…Helen of Troy and Paris
In Greek mythology, the face that launched a thousand ships by David Johnson Recounted in Homer's Iliad, the story of Helen of Troy and the Trojan War is a Greek heroic legend,…William Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida, Dramatis Personae
Dramatis PersonaePriam, king of Troy.His Sons.HectorTroilusParisDeiphobusHelenusOthers.Margarelon, a bastard son of Priam.Trojan commanders.AeneasAntenorOthers.Calchas, a Trojan priest,…The Visit to the Dead - The Odyssey
Aeolus, the Laestrygones, Circe. The Sirens, Scylla and Charyb... The Visit to the Dead. [1] "Then, when we had got down to the sea shore we drew our ship into the water and got…Poems: Sweeney Among the Nightingales
by T. S. Eliot Mr. Eliot's Sunday Morning ServiceThe Love Song of J. Alfred PrufrockSweeney Among the Nightingales Apeneck Sweeney spreads his knees Letting his arms hang down to…The Iliad of Homer: Notes to the Reader
Preface 2 Notes to the Reader The reader will perhaps also be helped by the following list of the Greek and Latin names of the gods and goddesses who play important parts in the narrative…Poem: Sweeney Among the Nightingales
Poem 11 Poem 13 Sweeney Among the Nightingales [Greek text inserted here] Apeneck Sweeney spreads his knees Letting his arms hang down to laugh, The zebra stripes along his jaw Swelling…Trending
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