Greek Texts & Translations

It is evident this was the opinion of Homer, since he places Ithaca Towards the gloomy region, ^note
Odyssey ix. 26. that is, towards the north, ^note but the others apart, Towards the morning and the sun,
by which he means the whole southern hemisphere: and again when he says, speed they their course
With right-hand flight towards the ruddy east,
Or leftward down into the shades of eve. ^note
Iliad xii. 239. And again, Alas! my friends, for neither west
Know we, nor east, where rises or where sets
The all-enlightening sun. ^note
Odyssey x. 190. Which we shall explain more fully when we come to speak of Ithaca. ^note

When therefore he says, For to the banks of the Oceanus,
Where Ethiopia holds a feast to Jove,
He journey'd yesterday, ^note
Iliad i. 423. we should take this in a general sense, and understand by it the whole of the ocean which washes Ethiopia and the southern region, for to whatever part of this region you direct your attention, you will there find both the ocean and Ethiopia. It is in a similar style he says, But Neptune, traversing in his return
From Ethiopia's sons the mountain heights
Of Solymè, descried him from afar. ^note
Odyssey v. 282.