Term The Cyclops. Definition Cyclops - Sons of the god Poseidon who live on an island as shepherds. Odysseus blinded him. Term Polyphemus. Definition Polyphemus - One of the Cyclops. He lives in a cave and eats 6 of Odysseus' men before Odysseus blinds and tricks him.
Term Demodocus. Definition Demodocus Demodokos - Blind bard who sings at the Phaeacian court. Term Euryalus. Definition Euryalus Euryalos - Strong, athletic young Phaeacian who insults Odysseus thinking his refusal to compete was because Odysseus was not an athlete. He is obliged to make recompense to Odysseus. It is thought that handsome Euryalus is comparable to Ares and clever Odysseus to Hephaestus in the 8th Book of the Odyssey since it is there that the story is told of Hephaestus cleverly capturing Ares in a net with Aphrodite.
Term Nausicaa. She looks like the goddess Artemis. She stood right in front of him, and Ulysses said:. I am an unfortunate foreigner in distress, and do not know one in your town and country. Then Minerva said, "Yes, father stranger, I will show you the house you want, for Alcinous lives quite close to my own father. I will go before you and show the way, but say not a word as you go, and do not look at any man, nor ask him questions; for the people here cannot abide strangers, and do not like men who come from some other place.
They are a sea-faring folk, and sail the seas by the grace of Neptune in ships that glide along like thought, or as a bird in the air. On this she led the way, and Ulysses followed in her steps; but not one of the Phaeacians could see him as he passed through the city in the midst of them; for the great goddess Minerva in her good will towards him had hidden him in a thick cloud of darkness.
He admired their harbours, ships, places of assembly, and the lofty walls of the city, which, with the palisade on top of them, were very striking, and when they reached the king's house Minerva said:. You will find a number of great people sitting at table, but do not be afraid; go straight in, for the bolder a man is the more likely he is to carry his point, even though he is a stranger.
First find the queen. Her name is Arete, and she comes of the same family as her husband Alcinous. They both descend originally from Neptune, who was father to Nausithous by Periboea, a woman of great beauty. Periboea was the youngest daughter of Eurymedon, who at one time reigned over the giants, but he ruined his ill-fated people and lost his own life to boot. Nausithous had two sons Rhexenor and Alcinous; Apollo killed the first of them while he was still a bridegroom and without male issue; but he left a daughter Arete, whom Alcinous married, and honours as no other woman is honoured of all those that keep house along with their husbands.
If you can gain her good will, you may have every hope of seeing your friends again, and getting safely back to your home and country. Then Minerva left Scheria and went away over the sea. She went to Marathon and to the spacious streets of Athens, where she entered the abode of Erechtheus; but Ulysses went on to the house of Alcinous, and he pondered much as he paused a while before reaching the threshold of bronze, for the splendour of the palace was like that of the sun or moon. The walls on either side were of bronze from end to end, and the cornice was of blue enamel.
The doors were gold, and hung on pillars of silver that rose from a floor of bronze, while the lintel was silver and the hook of the door was of gold. On either side there stood gold and silver mastiffs which Vulcan, with his consummate skill, had fashioned expressly to keep watch over the palace of king Alcinous; so they were immortal and could never grow old.
Seats were ranged all along the wall, here and there from one end to the other, with coverings of fine woven work which the women of the house had made. Here the chief persons of the Phaeacians used to sit and eat and drink, for there was abundance at all seasons; and there were golden figures of young men with lighted torches in their hands, raised on pedestals, to give light by night to those who were at table.
There are fifty maid servants in the house, some of whom are always grinding rich yellow grain at the mill, while others work at the loom, or sit and spin, and their shuttles go backwards and forwards like the fluttering of aspen leaves, while the linen is so closely woven that it will turn oil.
As the Phaeacians are the best sailors in the world, so their women excel all others in weaving, for Minerva has taught them all manner of useful arts, and they are very intelligent.
Outside the gate of the outer court there is a large garden of about four acres with a wall all round it. A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology ed. Laodamas He was a son of the king of Scheria Alcinous Od. Dymas A Phaeacian Od. Elatreus A noble of the Phaeacians Od.
Thoon A noble of the Phaeacians Il. Amphialus A noble of the Phaeacians Od. Acroneus A noble of the Phaeacians Od. Halius Son of Alcinous Od. Anchialus A noble of the Phaeacians, who participated in the games organized by Alcinous in the honour of Odysseus during the staying of the latter in the island Od.
Anabesineus A noble of the Phaeacians Od. Euryalus A noble of the Phaeacians, son of Naubolus Od. Clytoneus Son of Alcinous Od. Nauteus A noble of the Phaeacians Od.
Polybus A Phaeacian Od. Polyneus A noble of the Phaeacians, son of Tecton Od. Ponteus A noble of the Phaeacians Od. Download Pleiades ancient places geospacial dataset for this text. Homer, Odyssey. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position: book: book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4 book 5 book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9 book 10 book 11 book 12 book 13 book 14 book 15 book 16 book 17 book 18 book 19 book 20 book 21 book 22 book 23 book This text is part of: Greek and Roman Materials.
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