1. "Now Dawn with rosy fingers came." (Book 2, line 1)
2. "The gray-eyed goddess, Athena..." (Book 1, line 163)
3. "The deep-voiced suitors made no answer." (Book 1, line 193)
4. "The wine-dark sea." (a recurring phrase throughout the poem)
5. "The swift-footed Achilles..." (Book 9, line 193)
6. "The heart-rending cry of the dying man..." (Book 11, line 432)
7. "The all-seeing Zeus..." (Book 12, line 283)
8. "The shining Apollo..." (Book 15, line 539)
9. "The mighty Poseidon..." (Book 20, line 14)
10. "The cunning Odysseus..." (Book 22, line 331)