That was the song the famous harper sang
but Odysseus, clutching his flaring sea-blue cape
in both powerful hands, drew it over his head
and buried his handsome face,
ashamed his hosts might see him shedding tears.
Whenever the rapt bard would pause in the song,
he’d lift the cape from his head, wipe off his tears
and hoisting his double-handled cup, pour it out to the gods.
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 8, lines 99-106. Odysseus gets upset and weeps when the bard Demodocus sings about the quarrel between himself and Achilles. Odysseus tries to hide his tears in his cape and whenever the singing pauses he lifts the cape, wipes off his tears and pours a drink.