by allij | Oct 23, 2023 | Group 12, Monsters
In this image, we see the Cyclops Polyphemus reaching down to touch the back of his sheep. Odysseus’ men are hiding beneath the sheep, while Polyphemus takes them out to the pasture. Polyphemus is oblivious to this fact as Odysseus has blinded him. Odysseus and...
by abryson | Oct 23, 2023 | Group 12
When looking at this painting created in 1891 by John William Waterhouse, we see Circe seated on an elaborately crafted gold throne holding out a cup of wine to Odyesseus in her right hand and holding her magic wand in her left hand, arm outstretched to the sky. A...
by ahartney | Oct 22, 2023 | Group 12
At first glance, this photo provokes fear and stress. Scylla is depicted as a terrifying monster that even the gods fear. In the photo, the six heads are illustrated as hyena-like creatures, which causes fear because hyenas are known for their resilience and...
by allij | Oct 16, 2023 | Group 12, Monsters
For my assignment, I chose to focus on the Cyclops, and specifically Book Nine. In Book Nine of The Odyssey, Odysseus ends up on Cyclops Island, where he finds Polyphemus’ cave. In the passage I chose from Book Nine, it is described how Odysseus and his crew break...
by msor | Oct 16, 2023 | Group 12, Monsters
Emily Wilson’s translation of Homer’s “The Odyssey ” is a moving page turner that lets us see the story through the eyes of a woman, and learn from the themes without them being said straight up. Book 12 paints the Sirens the best. In this...
by abryson | Oct 16, 2023 | Group 12, Monsters
In book 10 of the Odyssey, Circe tempts Odyssues’s men into her palace thrugh her beautiful singing and warm hospitality and turns them into pigs, explained best in this passage: “They shouted out to her. She came at once, opened the shining doors, and asked them in....