Odyssey 10.174–177

ὦ φίλοι, οὐ γάρ πω καταδυσόμεθʼ ἀχνύμενοί περ

εἰς Ἀίδαο δόμους, πρὶν μόρσιμον ἦμαρ ἐπέλθῃ·

ἀλλʼ ἄγετʼ, ὄφρʼ ἐν νηὶ θοῇ βρῶσίς τε πόσις τε,

μνησόμεθα βρώμης, μηδὲ τρυχώμεθα λιμῷ.

‘Friends, grieved though we are, we will not yet go down

to Hades’ house before the day appointed for us comes.

Come, while there is food and drink in the swift ship,

let us remember eating and not waste away with hunger.’