All 4 Uses of
filial
in
The Odyssey by Homer - (translated by: Cowper)
- At his side She stood, and thus her filial suit preferr'd.†
Book 6 *
- Then, pierced by keener grief, in accents wing'd With filial earnestness I thus replied.†
Book 11
- Arrived, she found Telemachus reposed And Nestor's son beneath the vestibule Of Menelaus, mighty Chief; she saw Pisistratus in bands of gentle sleep Fast-bound, but not Telemachus; his mind No rest enjoy'd, by filial cares disturb'd Amid the silent night, when, drawing near 10 To his couch side, the Goddess thus began.†
Book 15
- But to dismiss her rudely were a deed Unfilial—That I dare not—God forbid!†
Book 20
Definition:
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(filial) relating to the relationship of children to their parents