a possible way out for the Phaeacians

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Odyssey 13.180-182

King Alkinoos here orders the Phaeacians to do two things without delay: to resolve never again to engage in the otherworldly pompē ‘conveying’ of mortals back to their real world, ... Continue reading

Odyssey 13.182-183

The Phaeacians immediately proceed to make sacrifice to the sea god, supplicating him, O.13.184–187. At this sacrifice, we may presume that they do indeed resolve never again to en ... Continue reading

Odyssey 13.182-183

|182 … αἴ κ᾿ ἐλεήσῃ |183 μηδ᾿ ἥμιν περίμηκες ὄρος πόλει ἀμφικαλύψῃ |182 … in hopes that he [Poseidon] will take pity |183 and will not make the tall mountain envelop our city.The h ... Continue reading