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She who is only a little thing at the first, but thereafter
grows until she strides on the earth with her head striking heaven.

— Homer Iliad (-750)

Ἥ τ' ὀλίγη μὲν πρῶτα κορύσσεται, αὐτὰρ ἔπειτα
οὐρανῷ ἐστήριξε κάρη καὶ ἐπὶ χθονὶ βαίνει.

Original text (Ancient Greek)

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Book V

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