Eumaeus, may you be as dear to father Zeus as you are to me, since you honourest me with a good portion, although I am in such plight.
&quot; αἴθ' οὕτως , Εὔμαιε , φίλος Διὶ πατρὶ γένοιο ὡς ἐμοί , ὅττι τε τοῖον ἐόντ' ἀγαθοῖσι γεραίρεις . &quot; [0]
&quot; εἴθε οὕτως , Εὔμαιος , φίλος Ζεύς πατήρ γίγνομαι ὡς ἐμός , ὅτι τε τοῖος εἰμί ἀγαθός γεραίρω . &quot;