HUMA 1105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Telemachus, Nausicaa, Eumaeus
30 Mar 2016
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Composed in 725 bc in the ionic dialect of ancient greek. It is not evident so much in english as it is in greek. However, 7 cities have fought over the place of his birth (they all say he was born in their city). It is truly unknown where homer was really born. Takes place 10 years after the fall of troy (20 years since the start of the trojan war) Starts with an invocation to the muses. The odyssey focuses on odysseus" nostros (return home or homecoming) from the. Odysseus kills a cyclops (poseidon"s son), and poseidon punishes odysseus for this by not allowing him to return home. Odysseus is a hero: he wants to acquire kleos (immortal fame, glory) and geras (reputation, he is aner polytropos (the man of many ways, he is polymechanos (full of many strategies) and wants to be known for.
