All 4 Uses of
exile
in
The Odyssey, by Homer - (translated by: Butler)
- He was descended from Melampus, who used to live in Pylos, the land of sheep; he was rich and owned a great house, but he was driven into exile by the great and powerful king Neleus.†
Book 15
- "I too," answered Theoclymenus, "am an exile, for I have killed a man of my own race.†
Book 15
- The people will not like this when they come to know of it; we must see that they do us no hurt, nor drive us from our own country into exile.†
Book 16 *
- Then Ulysses answered, "Madam, wife of Ulysses, since you persist in asking me about my family, I will answer, no matter what it costs me: people must expect to be pained when they have been exiles as long as I have, and suffered as much among as many peoples.†
Book 19
Definition:
to force someone to live outside of their homeland; or living in such a condition
or more rarely: voluntary absence from a place someone would rather be
or more rarely: voluntary absence from a place someone would rather be