Nostos Essay Quotes Flashcards
Point 1 Telemachus
“Hair on his chin”
Point 1 suitors
“They are living free of another man- a man whose white bones are rotting in the rain upon some distant land or rolling in the salt sea wave”
Point 2 calypso
“Sitting disconsolate on the shore in his accustomed place, tormenting himself with tears and sighs and heartache”
Point 2 Odysseus
“Your eye was put out by Odysseus, sacker of cities, son of Laertes, who lives in Ithaca”
Point 2 cyclops
“Lifted his hands to the starry heavens and prayed to the Lord Poseidon”
Point 3 Ino
“With its divine protection you need not be afraid of injury or death”
Point 3 Athene
“Set out inquire after your long lost father
Emily kearns
“If we reduce the storyline of the odyssey to the bare essentials, the gods would not have a feature at all”
Sally Knight
“Athene is the power behind the odyssey”
Michael silk
“Odysseus’ choice of his own Ithaca over such glamorous alternatives represents a clear affirmation of moral purpose”
