Hesiod: Cite work and line number(s).
“Only a fool struggles against his superiors / He not only gets beat, but humiliated as well” (Works, 243-244).
Kronos’ mind “worked in strange ways” (Theogony, 169)
Homer: Cite work, book number, and line number(s).
“To a man, They hated Paris as they hated death itself” (Iliad, 3: 479-480).
Genesis: Normally you would cite chapter and verse. That is a little difficult to do with our translation, but give approximate verse numbers (these are the marginal numbers).
God told Abraham to offer Isaac as a “burnt offering” (Genesis, 22: 2).
Job: A similar problem exists for Job. We will use page numbers.
Job asked, “How long will you keep on tormenting me, crushing me with words?” (Job, 95).
Plato / Socrates: Traditionally, Platonic dialogs are referenced by the Stephanus numbers that are found in all reputable translations. Again, these only give approximate locations.
Socrates offers his version of the three charges against him and goes on to claim that the audience would recognize these from Aristophanes’ comedies (Apology, 19b - 19c).
In Euthyphro, Socrates claims that we need clear objective standards if we are to settle ethical questions (7c – 7d).
Sophocles: Cite work and line number(s), i.e. “Blah, blah, blah” (Oedipus, 23).
Lucretius: Cite author, book, and page number, i.e. “Blah, blah, blah” (Lucretius, 5, 139).
Confucius: Cite work, book, and chapter.
Confucius claimed to “transmit rather than innovate” (Analects, 7.1).
Dante: Cite work, canto, and line number(s).
Francesca’s reference to Paolo as “this one” indicates her disdain for him (Inferno, V:101).
De Las Casas: Cite work and page number, e.g. (Destruction, 54).