This framing is so crucial for the text. Seeing how it is betrayed not just by the suitors but in the scene with the Cyclops are pivotal moments in The Odyssey.
It reminds us too that though this text speaks to us, it is deeply rooted in Greek culture. I wonder what Nolan will do.
Another elegant post that communicates deep to deep.
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At a time when men were expected to die so young (30’s?) if Penelope’s suitors were 20 years her junior they were either more con artists than Romeo’s or she dined on ambrosia of the gods.
I couldn’t help but notice Xenia is so similar to Ptolomea in Dante’s ninth circle. The betrayal of guests punished by being frozen in a lake of ice with tears sealing their eyes shut shows how serious the crime is. This is the great learning I’ve taken from classics; that modern laws are extrapolations of moral principles or rules that bind society together. We break them at our own peril.
This framing is so crucial for the text. Seeing how it is betrayed not just by the suitors but in the scene with the Cyclops are pivotal moments in The Odyssey.
It reminds us too that though this text speaks to us, it is deeply rooted in Greek culture. I wonder what Nolan will do.
Very curious about Nolan movie too, but trying not to get my hopes up too much haha!
Absolutely! I won’t be rushing out to see it, I will wait to see what people have to say then will decide if I do or not.
Another elegant post that communicates deep to deep.
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At a time when men were expected to die so young (30’s?) if Penelope’s suitors were 20 years her junior they were either more con artists than Romeo’s or she dined on ambrosia of the gods.
I think this is the correct take on the suitors. They’re far more concerned with worldly gain than marital concerns in relation to Penelope
I couldn’t help but notice Xenia is so similar to Ptolomea in Dante’s ninth circle. The betrayal of guests punished by being frozen in a lake of ice with tears sealing their eyes shut shows how serious the crime is. This is the great learning I’ve taken from classics; that modern laws are extrapolations of moral principles or rules that bind society together. We break them at our own peril.
The Iliad, not the Odyssey, but hope it amuses you anyway.
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