Multiformity in Myth: The Children of Odysseus

November 12, 2015November 11, 2015 ~ sententiaeantiquae ~ 2 Comments

[Inspired by the Almeida Theater’s live performance of the Odyssey today, we are reposting some of our favorite passages] (For a more conventional paper-based version of the following, go here) When Odysseus and Telemachus finally meet in book 16 of the Odyssey, the father is suddenly stripped of his disguise to reveal himself to his … Continue reading Multiformity in Myth: The Children of Odysseus

Homer, Iliad 3.146-160: Fighting Over Helen Makes Some Sense…

December 29, 2014 ~ sententiaeantiquae ~ 3 Comments

Palaiophron brought out a great passage from Herodotus that shows the historian trying to make sense of the mythical accounts of the Trojan War. In the Iliad, Homer actually has Antenor suggest in an assembly in book 7 that the Trojans should give her back. But before then, the elders speak on the topic: … Continue reading Homer, Iliad 3.146-160: Fighting Over Helen Makes Some Sense…