“…fix into the tomb the oar I used
to row with my companions
while I lived…”
Homer
From Book 8 of "The Odyssey", translated by Emily Wilson
"describe the places,
the people, and the cities you have seen.
Which ones were wild and cruel, unwelcoming,
and which were kind to visitors, respecting
the gods? And please explain why you were crying,
sobbing your heart out when you heard him sing
what happened to the Greeks at Troy. The gods
devised and measured out this devastation,
to make a song for those in times to come."