All 3 Uses of
summon
in
The Odyssey, by Homer (translated by: Butcher & Lang)
- Yet forasmuch as it is no wise possible for another god to go beyond, or make void the purpose of Zeus, lord of the aegis, let him away over the unharvested seas, if the summons and the bidding be of Zeus.†
Book 5 *summons = calls forth; or a document calling to come
- But as for me I dwell apart by the swine and go not to the city, unless perchance wise Penelope summons me thither, when tidings of my master are brought I know not whence.†
Book 14
- So he spake, deeming the while that it was Athene, summoner of the host.†
Book 22summoner = someone who calls forth
Definition:
to call to appear, come, or take action -- often used for official or serious situations, including legal notices or emotional/spiritual urges