Just as memory is the principle that maintains good behavior and keeps one on the right track (cp. Od. 2.229-41 and see note there), this passage illustrates the power of forgettin ...
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This attempt by the Cyclops to trick Odysseus illustrates the way lanthanein/lēthein is used in the context of speech in the Odyssey: in such context lanthanein/lēthein consistentl ...
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Odyssey 9.94-97
Anita NikkanenJust as memory is the principle that maintains good behavior and keeps one on the right track (cp. Od. 2.229-41 and see note there), this passage illustrates the power of forgettin ... Continue reading
Odyssey 9.281
Anita NikkanenThis attempt by the Cyclops to trick Odysseus illustrates the way lanthanein/lēthein is used in the context of speech in the Odyssey: in such context lanthanein/lēthein consistentl ... Continue reading