nostos

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[12] Cf.Hom. "Il." ix. 413, {oleto men moi nostos, atar kleos aphthiton estai}, "but my fame shall be imperishable."

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  • You will forgive my attack of nostalgia-- nostos , from the Greek, for home; algia , also from the Greek, for pain. —  FSF, July 2006
  • [12] Cf.Hom. "Il." ix. 413, {oleto men moi nostos, atar kleos aphthiton estai}, "but my fame shall be imperishable." —  The Economist
  • 413, , "but my fame shall be imperishable XV Soc. —  The Economist
 

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