# Epigraph explained — Erewhon Revisited

> Chapter companion for Erewhon Revisited by Samuel Butler.

## What happens

The epigraph quotes Homer's Iliad, condemning those who say one thing while hiding another in their hearts, foreshadowing themes of hypocrisy and deception.

## Themes in this chapter

### Hypocrisy and Deception

The epigraph directly condemns duplicity, setting a critical tone for the narrative's exploration of hidden motives and false appearances.

## Key lines

> Ἐχθρὸς γάρ μοι κεῖνος ὁμῶς Ἀΐδαο πύλῃσιν ὅς χ’ ἕτερον μὲν κεύθῃ ἐνὶ φρεσίν, ἄλλο δὲ εἴπῃ.

I hate that man as I hate the gates of Hell who says one thing and hides another in his heart.

_This ancient Greek proverb underscores the moral stance against hypocrisy that permeates the book._

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