"True,
but here I see you suitors plotting your reckless work,
carving away at the wealth, affronting the loyal wife
of a man who won’t be gone from kin and country long.
I say he’s right at hand – and may some power save you,
spirit you home before you meet him face-to-face
the moment he returns to native ground!
Once under his own roof, he and your friends,
believe you me, won’t part till blood has flowed."
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 18, lines 163-171. Posing as a beggar, Odysseus warns young suitor Amphinomus of the bloodshed to come, so that he might escape the fate of the other suitors. Amphinomus has been kind to the beggar, greeting him warmly and wishing him luck and "great days from this day on." The disguised Odysseus attempts to save his life by revealing that Odysseus is close by. He suggests Amphinomus save himself by returning home before Odysseus arrives home to spill the blood of the greedy suitors "carving away" his wealth and offending his "loyal wife."