From A literal impression of Homer’s Odyssea from someone who’s literally heard it
©2022 by A. P. David:
Him then Eurymachus, Polybus’ son, faced and said:
‘Old man, come off it! Prophesy at your children,
Go home! Shame if something bad should happen them later …
As for this, it’s me rather than you that’s a whole lot better at soothsaying.
Birds? There’s ra…