C LIT 30B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Swineherd, Scheria, Pheidon Ii
30 Aug 2016
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Poseidon last journey for phaeacians, punished for shipping men. Odysseus arrives home, does not recognize (gone too long, mist from athena) Everyone tells stories of odysseus, hope for him being alive even he himself (disguised) says he saw odysseus only athena sees through. Odysseus visits swineherd swineherd"s dogs growl and charge at him only ripped apart by dogs. Eumaios, swineherd, only person to be addressed you . Old man (disguised odysseus) gives good news that odysseus will be back (same month) heard of odysseus, leaving to ithaca weaving truth with lies (not taken home by pheidon but by phaeacians) Helen prophesied odysseus suffers a lot, gets back and is plotting revenge sees eagle (from mountains) clutching goose in yard. Made up story odysseus makes up story of a slave kidnapped by pirates, sold to his father and in turn, she takes little him (made up childhood story) to be sold as well after a man woos her.
