I have suffered much on the waves and in war. Let this come too.

What it means

Odysseus counts his past hardships as training rather than wounds. One more storm is just one more on the list. Let what you have survived make you calmer about what is next.

The source

"I have suffered much on the waves and in war. Let this come too." Homer said it in Odyssey 5.223-224. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"ἤδη γὰρ μάλα πολλὰ πάθον καὶ πολλὰ μόγησα κύμασι καὶ πολέμῳ· μετὰ καὶ τόδε τοῖσι γενέσθω."

Original Greek, Odyssey 5.223-224. Text read at github.com.

Who said it

Homer (c. 8th century BC). The poet of the Iliad and the Odyssey, the war at Troy and the long sail home. Greeks learned courage, endurance and the sea from his lines.

Questions

What does "I have suffered much on the waves and in war. Let this come too." mean?

Odysseus counts his past hardships as training rather than wounds. One more storm is just one more on the list. Let what you have survived make you calmer about what is next.

Who said "I have suffered much on the waves and in war. Let this come too."?

Homer (c. 8th century BC). Source: Odyssey 5.223-224.

What is the original Greek?

ἤδη γὰρ μάλα πολλὰ πάθον καὶ πολλὰ μόγησα κύμασι καὶ πολέμῳ· μετὰ καὶ τόδε τοῖσι γενέσθω. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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"I have suffered much on the waves and in war. Let this come too." (Homer, Odyssey 5.223-224, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/i-have-suffered-much-on-the-waves-and