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Homer, Odyssey 8.111-119 (tr. Daniel Mendelsohn): Up went Akróneôs Top-Ship, Okýalos Quick-Sea, the Paddler, Sea-Man Nauteús and Aft-Deck, Beach-Man, Eretmeús the Rower, Deep-Sea Ponteús and Fore-Deck, Full-Speed and All-Aboard, And Amphíalos Sea-Girt, the son of Many-Ships, child of Sea-Wright; Up stood Eurýalos Broad-Sea, the equal of Ares, that plague on mortals— The son of Naúbolos the Sounder, who in looks and physique surpassed All of the other Phaiêkians after handsome Laodámas. There arose as well three children of handsome Alkínoös: Laodámas and Hálios Sea-Lad, and godlike Klytónêos Ship-Fame. ὦρτο μὲν Ἀκρόνεώς τε καὶ Ὠκύαλος καὶ Ἐλατρεύς, Ναυτεύς τε Πρυμνεύς τε καὶ Ἀγχίαλος καὶ Ἐρετμεύς, Ποντεύς τε Πρωρεύς τε, Θόων Ἀναβησίνεώς τε Ἀμφίαλός θ᾽, υἱὸς Πολυνήου Τεκτονίδαο·ἂν δὲ καὶ Εὐρύαλος, βροτολοιγῷ ἶσος Ἄρηϊ, 115 Ναυβολίδης, ὃς ἄριστος ἔην εἶδός τε δέμας τε πάντων Φαιήκων μετ᾽ ἀμύμονα Λαοδάμαντα. ἂν δ᾽ ἔσταν τρεῖς παῖδες ἀμύμονος Ἀλκινόοιο, Λαοδάμας θ᾽ Ἅλιός τε καὶ ἀντίθεος…

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