Which word in this excerpt from homer's odyssey means "lands" or "kingdoms"?

till now from sea or flood no succour found,
famine and meagre want besieged us round.
pensive and pale from grove to grove i stray'd,
from the loud storms to find a sylvan shade;
there o'er my hands the living wave i pour;
and heaven and heaven's immortal thrones implore,
to calm the roarings of the stormy main,
and guide me peaceful to my realms again.

What does the machinery in the hospital represent to the army major in the story? support your answer with textual evidence.

How do the characters in this section differ from everyman's "fair-weather friends" in their relationship to everyman? this is a question related to the text, "everyman"

It is much safer to be feared than loved. . among the wonderful deeds of hannibal this one is enumerated: that having led an enormous army, composed of many various races of men, to fight in foreign lands, no dissensions arose either among them or against the prince, whether in his bad or in his good fortune. this arose from nothing else than his inhuman cruelty . . but without that cruelty, his other virtues were not sufficient to produce this effect. . that it is true his other virtues would not have been sufficient for him may be proved by the case of scipio, that most excellent man . . his army rebelled in spain; this arose from nothing but his too great forbearance, which gave his soldiers more license than is consistent with military discipline. –the prince, niccolò machiavelli machiavelli claims that “it is much safer to be feared than loved.” which type of evidence does machiavelli use to support his claim? answer : logical how does the author’s use of this evidence create meaning for the reader? answer : by using a historical event to prove the claim