daughter with a son new born; There Eurycleia placed upon his knees The infant, just as he had supped, and said:—
“Give this dear babe, Autolycus, a name— Thy daughter’s son, vouchsafed to many prayers.”
And thus Autolycus in answer spake:
“Daughter and son-in-law, be his the name That I shall give. In coming to his isle I bear the hate of many—both of men And women—scattered o’er the nourishing earth; Name him Ulysses therefore, and when, grown To man’s estate, he visits the proud halls Reared at Parnassus, where his mother dwelt And my possessions lie, I will bestow A share on him, and send him home rejoiced.”
And therefore went Ulysses to receive The promised princely gifts.
Autolycus And all his sons received him with kind words, And friendly grasp of hands.
Amphithea there— His mother’s mother—took him in her arms, And kissed his brow and both his beautiful eyes.