You have heard tales of my feats in the bloody jaws of battle? How it gladdens my heart to know that my name has traveled so far! Tell me, what do you call your dear native land?
Moreover, I have no intention of ceasing in the honors I pay to the gods, for however far I may be from the shadow of steep Olympus, I fear the gods as every decent man should. [Although sometimes he has not feared them enough...] I thought only that while I am in this strange land, I ought to honor too the gods who dwell here.
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[His expression brightens then.]
You have heard tales of my feats in the bloody jaws of battle? How it gladdens my heart to know that my name has traveled so far! Tell me, what do you call your dear native land?
Moreover, I have no intention of ceasing in the honors I pay to the gods, for however far I may be from the shadow of steep Olympus, I fear the gods as every decent man should. [Although sometimes he has not feared them enough...] I thought only that while I am in this strange land, I ought to honor too the gods who dwell here.