All 10 Uses of
wary
in
The Odyssey
- And now,
from high above in her room and deep in thought,
she caught his inspired strains ...
Icarius' daughter Penelope, wary and reserved,
and down the steep stair from her chamber she descended,
not alone: two of her women followed close behind.†p. 88.4wary = careful, nervous, or distrustful
- Day after day,
all of you swarming, draining our life's blood,
my wary son's estate.†p. 146.4
- wary Odysseus countered, "cross that thought from your mind.†
p. 186.3 *
- So she enticed
but I fought back, still wary.†p. 241.0
- "Always the same, your wary turn of mind,"
Athena exclaimed, her glances flashing warmly.†p. 297.3
- "Wait, Piraeus," wary Telemachus cautioned,
"we've no idea how all of this will go.†p. 356.9
- But now the goddess Athena with her glinting eyes
inspired Penelope, Icarius' daughter, wary, poised,
to display herself to her suitors, fan their hearts,
inflame them more, and make her even more esteemed
by her husband and her son than she had been before.†p. 381.2
- The goddess Athena with her blazing eyes
inspired Penelope, Icarius' daughter, wary, poised,
to set the bow and the gleaming iron axes out
before her suitors waiting in Odysseus' hall—
to test their skill and bring their slaughter on.†p. 424.2
- "Dear old nurse," wary Penelope replied,
"the gods have made you mad.†p. 455.8
- "Strange man,"
wary Penelope said.†p. 461.2
Definition:
careful or nervous about something