> "What is this? Have the gods driven you out of your senses completely, or were you never endowed with any at all?" (I, 334)
> "My heart feels as though it is being torn from me for grief ... but come now, tell me of the other Achaeans, my brave comrades who set sail with my husband in the hollow ships." (I, 343-345)
> "Ah, woe is me! Among the Achaeans my husband is renowned for his evil fate." (XVII, 539)
> "If you really are Odysseus of Ithaca, come, tell me a secret sign, something we both know, so that my heart can be convinced." (XXIII, 170-172)
> "Odysseus, your glorious fame reaches the wide heavens. Your glory will never be forgotten among mortals ... If you are truly my husband, come back into our home - my heart has yearned for you in all this sorrow and longing." (XXIII, 213-220)