The Odyssey
What story does the bard tell which reduces Odysseus to tears?
book6-8
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book6-8
The blind bard Demodokos sings a song about the battle between Odysseus and Akhilleus at Troy. Odysseus furtively cries at the memories it stirs, and Alkinoos notices, stops the music, and starts up the pentathlon trials.