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{{Center|{{Large|[The Lotos Eaters]}}{{refn|From | {{Center|{{Large|[The Lotos Eaters]}}{{refn|From {{harvtxt|Homer|1990|loc=Book X}}.}}<br /> | ||
By: [[w:Homer|Homer]]}} | By: [[w:Homer|Homer]]}} | ||
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but as I came round {{H:title|At the southernmost tip of Greece.|Malea}} the current | but as I came round {{H:title|At the southernmost tip of Greece.|Malea}} the current | ||
took me out to sea, and from the north | took me out to sea, and from the north | ||
a fresh gale drove me on, past {{H:title|An island further south of Malea.|Kythera}}. | a fresh gale drove me on, past {{H:title|An island further south of Malea.|Kythera}}.{{refn|To prolong the narrative and also give tantalizing glimpses of Odysseus’ goal, Homer shows Ithaca within reach, but something thwarts his attempt. Here it seems to be random—''a current''—but elsewhere it could be a malevolent force,like Poseidon ({{harvnb|Hexter|1993|p=126}}).}} | ||
Nine days I drifted on the teeming sea {{ln|5 (90)}} | Nine days I drifted on the teeming sea {{ln|5 (90)}} | ||
before dangerous high winds. Upon the tenth | before dangerous high winds. Upon the tenth | ||
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I drove them, all three wailing, to the ships, {{ln|20 (105)}} | I drove them, all three wailing, to the ships, {{ln|20 (105)}} | ||
tied them down under their rowing benches, | tied them down under their rowing benches, | ||
and called the rest: | and called the rest: “All hands aboard; | ||
come, clear the beach and no one taste | come, clear the beach and no one taste | ||
the Lotos, or you lose your hope of home. | the Lotos, or you lose your hope of home.”{{refn|Established by Odysseus here explicitly, anything that makes one ''lose hope of home'' is the antagonist in the ''Odyssey''. The ''lotos'' becomes a strong symbol of temptation in the epic, one that echoes through Odysseus’ narrative in books 9–12 especially.}} | ||
Filing in to their places by the rowlocks {{ln|25 (110)}} | Filing in to their places by the rowlocks {{ln|25 (110)}} | ||
my oarsmen dipped their long oars in the surf, | my oarsmen dipped their long oars in the surf, | ||
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====Works Cited==== | ====Works Cited==== | ||
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* {{cite book |last=Hexter |first=Ralph |date=1993 |title=A Guide to the ''Odyssey'' |url=https://archive.org/details/guidetoodysseyco00hext |location=New York |publisher=Vintage |isbn= |author-link= |ref=harv }} | |||
* {{cite book |author=Homer |date={{date|1990}} |title=The Odyssey |url=https://archive.org/details/odysseyhomerich |translator-last=Fitzgerald |translator-first=Robert |location=New York |publisher=Vintage |ref=harv }} | * {{cite book |author=Homer |date={{date|1990}} |title=The Odyssey |url=https://archive.org/details/odysseyhomerich |translator-last=Fitzgerald |translator-first=Robert |location=New York |publisher=Vintage |ref=harv }} | ||
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Notes & Comentary
- ↑ From Homer (1990, Book X).
- ↑ To prolong the narrative and also give tantalizing glimpses of Odysseus’ goal, Homer shows Ithaca within reach, but something thwarts his attempt. Here it seems to be random—a current—but elsewhere it could be a malevolent force,like Poseidon (Hexter 1993, p. 126).
- ↑ Established by Odysseus here explicitly, anything that makes one lose hope of home is the antagonist in the Odyssey. The lotos becomes a strong symbol of temptation in the epic, one that echoes through Odysseus’ narrative in books 9–12 especially.
Works Cited
- Hexter, Ralph (1993). A Guide to the Odyssey. New York: Vintage.
- Homer (1990). The Odyssey. Translated by Fitzgerald, Robert. New York: Vintage.
