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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Odyssey by Homer: myself will pay thee all.'
Then the famous god of the strong arms answered him: 'It
may not be that I should say thee nay, neither is it meet.'
Therewith the mighty Hephaestus loosed the bonds, and the
twain, when they were freed from that strong bond, sprang
up straightway, and departed, he to Thrace, but
laughter-loving Aphrodite went to Paphos of Cyprus, where
is her precinct and fragrant altar. There the Graces bathed
and anointed her with oil imperishable, such as is laid
upon the everlasting gods. And they clad her in lovely
raiment, a wonder to see.
The Odyssey |
