All 41 Uses of
bronze
in
The Odyssey - translated by: Fitzgerald
- Straight to the door he came, irked with himself to think a visitor had been kept there waiting, and took her right hand, grasping with his left her tall bronze-bladed spear.
Chpt 1 (definition 1)bronze = made of a brownish metal
- He took his fast ship down the gulf that time for a fatal drug to dip his arrows in and poison the bronze points; but young Ilos turned him away, fearing the gods' wrath.
Chpt 1 (definition 1)
- Telemakhos went on through to the storeroom of his father, a great vault where gold and bronze lay piled along with chests of clothes, and fragrant oil.
Chpt 2 (definition 1) *bronze = a metal made mostly of copper
- - the murmuring hall, how luminous it is with bronze, gold, amber, silver, and ivory!
Chpt 4 (definition 1)
- Whoever drank this mixture in the wine bowl would be incapable of tears that day- though he should lose mother and father both, or see, with his own eyes, a son or brother mauled by weapons of bronze at his own gate.
Chpt 4 (definition 1)bronze = a type of high-quality metal
- They plan to drive the keen bronze through Telemakhos when he comes home.
Chpt 4 (definition 2) *bronze = a sword made of the brownish metal with the same name
- Let these men take him to their hearts in honor and berth him in a ship, and send him home, with gifts of garments, gold, and bronze- so much he had not counted on from Troy could he have carried home his share of plunder.
Chpt 5 (definition 1)bronze = a high-quality metal
- High rooms he saw ahead, airy and luminous as though with lusters of the sun and moon, bronze-paneled walls, at several distances, making a vista, with an azure molding of lapis lazuli.
Chpt 7 (definition 1)bronze = made of a type of high-quality metal
- Shining bronze plated the wide door sill; the posts and lintel were silver upon silver; golden handles curved on the doors, and golden, too, and silver were sculptured hounds, flanking the entrance way, cast by the skill and ardor of Hephaistos to guard the prince Alkinoos's house- undying dogs that never could grow old.
Chpt 7 (definition 1)
- Meanwhile Seareach found speech again, saying: "My lord and model of us all, Alkinoos, as you require of me, in satisfaction, this broadsword of clear bronze goes to our guest.†
Chpt 8 (definition 1)
- He started from the bush and wheeled: I hit him square in the spine midway along his back and the bronze point broke through it.†
Chpt 10 (definition 1)
- You shall see, now souls of the buried dead in shadowy hosts, and now you must call out to your companions to flay those sheep the bronze knife has cut down, for offerings, burnt flesh to those below, to sovereign Death and pale Persephone.†
Chpt 10 (definition 1)
- But presently I gave command to my officers to flay those sheep the bronze cut down, and make burnt offerings of flesh to the gods below- to sovereign Death, to pale Persephone.†
Chpt 11 (definition 1)
- And then I glimpsed Orion, the huge hunter, gripping his club, studded with bronze, unbreakable, with wild beasts he had overpowered in life on lonely mountainsides, now brought to bay on fields of asphodel.†
Chpt 11 (definition 1)
- All gave assent, then home they went to rest; but young Dawn's finger tips of rose, touching the world, roused them to make haste to the ship, each with his gift of noble bronze.†
Chpt 13 (definition 1)
- But now these islanders have shipped him homeward, sleeping soft, and put him on Ithaka, with gifts untold of bronze and gold, and fine cloth to his shoulder.†
Chpt 13 (definition 1)
- The goddess turned and entered the dim cave, exploring it for crannies, while Odysseus carried up all the gold, the fire-hard bronze, and well-made clothing the Phaiakians gave him.†
Chpt 13 (definition 1)
- On foot they came, and horsemen, filling the river plain with dazzle of bronze; and Zeus lord of lightning threw my men into blind panic: no one dared stand against that host closing around us.†
Chpt 14 (definition 1)
- In that king's house I heard news of Odysseus, who lately was a guest there, passing by on his way home, the king said; and he showed me the treasure that Odysseus had brought: bronze, gold, and iron wrought with heavy labor- in that great room I saw enough to last Odysseus' heirs for ten long generations.†
Chpt 14 (definition 1)
- Bronze axe in hand, he turned to split up kindling, while they drove in a tall boar, prime and fat, planting him square before the fire.†
Chpt 14 (definition 1)
- Guests like ourselves no lord will turn away; each one will make one gift, at least, to carry home with us: tripod or cauldron wrought in bronze, mule team, or golden cup.†
Chpt 15 (definition 1)
- He took the bronze-shod lance from the man's hand and laid it down full-length on deck; then swung his own weight after it aboard the cutter, taking position aft, making a place for Theoklymenos near him.†
Chpt 15 (definition 1)
- Sidon town, smithy of bronze for all the East.†
Chpt 15 (definition 1)
- Stepping back he took the bronze-shod lance, and the young prince entered the cabin over the worn door stone.†
Chpt 16 (definition 1)
- By night over the open ocean, while I slept, they brought me in their cutter, set me down on Ithaka, with gifts of bronze and gold and stores of woven things.†
Chpt 16 (definition 1)
- The news ran on the wind to the city, a night cry, and sunrise brought both infantry and horsemen, filling the river plain with dazzle of bronze; then Zeus lord of lightning threw my men into a blind panic; no one dared stand against that host closing around us.†
Chpt 17 (definition 1)
- On hand were stores of fuel, dry seasoned chips of resinous wood, split up by the bronze hatchet blade-these were mixed in among the flames to keep them flaring bright; each housemaid of Odysseus took her turn.†
Chpt 18 (definition 1)
- If Zeus Kronion roused up a scuffle now, give me a shield, two spears, a dogskin cap with plates of bronze to fit my temples, and you'd see me go where the first rank of fighters lock in battle.†
Chpt 18 (definition 1)
- And I too made him gifts: a good bronze blade, a cloak with lining and a broidered shirt, and sent him off in his trim ship with honor.†
Chpt 19 (definition 1)
- This was the scar the old nurse recognized; she traced it under her spread hands, then let go, and into the basin fell the lower leg making the bronze clang, sloshing the water out.†
Chpt 19 (definition 1)
- Telemakhos, clear-eyed as a god, awoke, put on his shirt and belted on his sword, bound rawhide sandals under his smooth feet, and took his bronze-shod lance.†
Chpt 20 (definition 1)
- So moving stairward the queen took up a fine door hook of bronze, ivory-hafted, smooth in her clenched hand, and led her maids down to a distant room, a storeroom where the master's treasure lay: bronze, bar gold, black iron forged and wrought.†
Chpt 21 (definition 1)
- So moving stairward the queen took up a fine door hook of bronze, ivory-hafted, smooth in her clenched hand, and led her maids down to a distant room, a storeroom where the master's treasure lay: bronze, bar gold, black iron forged and wrought.†
Chpt 21 (definition 1)
- Behind her maids bore a basket full of axeheads, bronze and iron implements for the master's game.†
Chpt 21 (definition 1)
- He dropped his eyes and nodded, and the prince Telemakhos, true son of King Odysseus, belted his sword on, clapped hand to his spear, and with a clink and glitter of keen bronze stood by his chair, in the forefront near his father.†
Chpt 21 (definition 1)
- As for ourselves, we'll make restitution of wine and meat consumed, and add, each one, a tithe of twenty oxen with gifts of bronze and gold to warm your heart.†
Chpt 22 (definition 1)
- He drew his own sword as he spoke, a broadsword of fine bronze, honed like a razor on either edge.†
Chpt 22 (definition 1)
- But when all barbs had flown from the bowman's fist, he leaned his bow in the bright entry way beside the door, and armed: a four-ply shield hard on his shoulder, and a crested helm, horsetailed, nodding stormy upon his head, then took his tough and bronze-shod spears.†
Chpt 22 (definition 1)
- Last of all what sea-toil brought him to the Phaiakians; their welcome; how they took him to their hearts and gave him passage to his own dear island with gifts of garments, gold and bronze … Remembering, he drowsed over the story's end.†
Chpt 23 (definition 1)
- They ran for arms, clapped on their bronze, and mustered under Eupeithes at the town gate for his mad foray.†
Chpt 24 (definition 1)
- It struck Eupeithes on the cheek plate of his helmet, and undeflected the bronze head punched through.†
Chpt 24 (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (bronze as in: bronze won't corrode in salt water) a brownish-colored metal with red or yellow hues that is made of copper and (usually) tineditor's notes: Bronze metals in the Olympics and many other contests are awarded for third place.
With the discovery of bronze (about 3,000 BC), people could make tools and weapons that were harder and more durable than those made of copper and stone that preceded bronze.
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(2) (bronze as in: her bronze is on display) something made of the brownish metal with the same name -- such as a sculpture (statue) or a third place medal