All 14 Uses
rouse
in
The Odyssey - translated by: Fitzgerald
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- For my part, I shall visit Ithaka to put more courage in the son, and rouse him to call an assembly of the islanders, Akhaian gentlemen with flowing hair.†
Chpt 1
- Diomedes roused his company and fled, too, and later Menelaos, the red-haired captain, caught up with us at Lesbos, while we mulled over the long sea route, unsure whether to lay our course northward of Khios, keeping the Isle of Psyria off to port, or inside Khios, coasting by windy Mimas.†
Chpt 3
- Now Zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north a storm against the ships, and driving veils of squall moved down like night on land and sea.†
Chpt 9
- When the young Dawn with finger tips of rose touched the world, I roused the men, gave orders to man the ships, cast off the mooring lines; and filing in to sit beside the rowlocks oarsmen in line dipped oars in the grey sea.†
Chpt 9
- When in return I asked his leave to sail and asked provisioning, he stinted nothing, adding a bull's hide sewn from neck to tail into a mighty bag, bottling storm winds; for Zeus had long ago made Aiolos warden of winds, to rouse or calm at will.†
Chpt 10
- Roused up, despairing in that gloom, I thought: 'Should I go overside for a quick finish or clench my teeth and stay among the living?'†
Chpt 10
- Now Kirke dressed me in my shirt and cloak, put on a gown of subtle tissue, silvery, then wound a golden belt about her waist and veiled her head in linen, while I went through the hall to rouse my crew.†
Chpt 10
- I made straight for the ship, roused up the men to get aboard and cast off at the stern.†
Chpt 12
- 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
- ~~~SECTION BREAK~~~ BOOK XV HOW THEY CAME TO ITHAKA South into Lakedaimon into the land where greens are wide for dancing Athena went, to put in mind of home her great-hearted hero's honored son, rousing him to return.†
Chpt 15
- Odysseus, the kingly man, replied: "You rouse my pity, telling what you endured when you were young.†
Chpt 15
- The swineherd, roused, reached out to get his sandals, tied them on, and took the road.†
Chpt 16
- 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
- He thundered out of bright Olympos down from above the cloudlands in reply —a rousing peal for Odysseus.†
Chpt 20 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(rouse) to awaken, make more active, or excite
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)