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This weekend as I was finishing the Odyssey I noticed another parrallel between Odysseus and Penelope. When Penelope is told that Odysseus has returned, she is described as ‘her heart pondering much, whether [to do this] or [to do that], much as Odysseus is continually considering two options in his heart and choosing the one […]
When I was translating the first book of the Iliad last semester, my professor often pointed out the flow of the narrative. In a way, it flowed backwards. The poet told you something, and then told you the reason behind it. For example, in the very beginning, Achilles is angry, he is angry because there […]
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