Eurytion the Centaur

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Odyssey 18.085-087/ anchor comment on extreme cruelty in Homeric narrative

... ars and nose were indeed chopped off by his outraged hosts after he misbehaved at their feast. For more on the story of Eurytion the Centaur, see the comment at O.21.288–310. Here is what Anti ... Continue reading

Odyssey 21.288-310

The story about the drunken and reckless behavior of the Centaur Eurytion when he was a guest of Perithoos and his Lapiths is embedded in a morally flawed mental exercise here. The ... Continue reading

Odyssey 22.437-479

At O.22.437–473, the disloyal handmaidens of the household are executed by hanging. There is considerable emphasis on the terror and suffering of these wretched women as they get s ... Continue reading