Question

Which words in this excerpt from Homer’s Odyssey have meanings similar to “punishing someone who hurt you”?

Answer 1

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The following words "How vain thy efforts to avenge the wrong" in this excerpt from Homer's Odyssey have meanings similar to "punishing someone who hurt you."

The phrase "avenge the wrong" means to inflict harm in return for an injury done to you. Another way of saying "avenge the wrong" is "punishing someone who hurt you".
Homer's Odyssey is one of the two major epic Greek epic poems written by the poet Homer. It is considered a sequel to the poem Iliad

P.S ~ I Google it because i never readied it before but i hope this helps :)