"A wicked crew betrayed me—they and a cruel sleep."

"There is no strength in weakness."

"Odysseus grabbed her throat with his right hand and told her he 'will not spare [her] when [he] kill[s] the rest, / the other slave women, although [she was] / [his] nurse'."

"A man's greatest possession is his self-respect."

"Melantho, a female slave in Odysseus' household, is called a 'little dog' by Odysseus."