698 – “He knew the things that were and the things that would be and the things that had been before.”

– Kalchas Theostoridis in Homer’s The Iliad [See Source Notes]

Quote Number:  760

Source: Homer. The Illiad. Book 1.70.

Source Notes: I have been unable to find the exact translation that this line comes from, but it is similar to idea to the line in every translation I searched ranging from 1717 to early 2010s. If you have the original source for this translation please leave a comment, thank you! Also not that Kalchas Theostoridis is also translated as Calchas son of Theostor.

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