CLA204H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 21: Thrinacia, Lipase, Eurycleia
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Homer inherited a story about how odysseus ran into trouble trying to get home: After 20 years he rturned home to find his son"s life threatened, his dad living like a pauper and his wife besieged in her own house by greedy politically ambitious men. He disguised himself as a suitor and killed them all on a feast day of apollo. Homer makes parable of the human journey from life to death and return to life again. In ancient times liliad considered tragedy because of it"s somber themes and deep personal conflict. Odyssey considered comedy because of happy ending in which fam is reunited and promise of future is affirmed. Odyssey one of most influential works ever. In the odysseus recounts his adventures at a banquet on the island of phaeacia in the court of king alcinous where he came ashore after a shipwreck. > seven on island of the mysterious nymph calypso concealer".
