All 14 Uses of
comely
in
The Odyssey by Homer (translated by: Butcher & Lang)
- And thou, too, my friend, for I see that thou art very comely and tall, be valiant, that even men unborn may praise thee.†
Book 1 *
- And thou too, my friend, for I see thee very comely and tall, be valiant, that even men unborn may praise thee.'†
Book 3
- Not in sooth that I avow me to be less noble than she in form or fashion, for it is in no wise meet that mortal women should match them with immortals, in shape and comeliness.'†
Book 5
- Myself I know it well, how wise Penelope is meaner to look upon than thou, in comeliness and stature.†
Book 5
- She betook her to the rich-wrought bower, wherein was sleeping a maiden like to the gods in form and comeliness, Nausicaa, the daughter of Alcinous, high of heart.†
Book 6
- Erewhile he seemed to me uncomely, but now he is like the gods that keep the wide heaven.†
Book 6
- First Nausithous was son of Poseidon, the Earth-shaker, and of Periboea, the comeliest of women, youngest daughter of great-hearted Eurymedon, who once was king among the haughty Giants.†
Book 7
- This song it was that the famous minstrel sang; but Odysseus caught his great purple cloak with his stalwart hands, and drew it down over his head, and hid his comely face, for he was ashamed to shed tears beneath his brows in presence of the Phaeacians.†
Book 8
- Another again is like the deathless gods for beauty, but his words have no crown of grace about them; even as thou art in comeliness pre-eminent, nor could a god himself fashion thee for the better, but in wit thou art a weakling.†
Book 8
- Then Arete of the white arms first spake among them: 'Phaeacians, what think you of this man for comeliness and stature, and within for wisdom of heart?†
Book 11
- He truly was the comeliest man that ever I saw, next to goodly Memnon.†
Book 11
- For surely the gods have stayed the returning of my master, who would have loved me diligently, and given me somewhat of my own, a house and a parcel of ground, and a comely{*}wife, such as a kind lord gives to his man, who hath laboured much for him and the work of whose hands God hath likewise increased, even as he increaseth this work of mine whereat I abide.†
Book 14
- Truly he is goodly of growth, but I know not certainly if he have speed with this beauty, or if he be comely only, like as are men's trencher dogs that their lords keep for the pleasure of the eye.'†
Book 17
- Such gifts too I gave him as are the due of guests; of well wrought gold I gave him seven talents, and a mixing bowl of flowered work, all of silver, and twelve cloaks of single fold, and as many coverlets, and as many goodly mantles and doublets to boot, and besides all these, four women skilled in all fair works and most comely, the women of his choice.'†
Book 24
Definition:
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(comely) attractive -- especially of a woman