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Date of upload: Apr 30, 2022 ^^
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YOU FORGOT TO MENTION ARGOS .. ODYSSEUS LOYAL HOUND ...THE DOG WAS NEAR DEATH WHEN HE MET HIS MASTER AGAIN BUT WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT RECOGNISED HIM UNTIL THEN DESPITE HIS DISGUISE... THE DOG WIGLED HIS TAIL IN JOY BEFORE CLOSING HIS EYES FOREVER AND ODYSSEUS SHED TEARS FOR HIS OLD LOYAL FRIEND ...
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25 minutes is not nearly enough time to summarize the Odyssey. As a Greek who grew up with this story and its brother (the Iliad) as bedtime stories, you forgot to mention one of my favourite moments in the epic.
When all the suitors are dead, Penelope is still not convinced that the man before her is her husband. Can you blame her? The man had freakin Athene by his side, a literal goddess, disguising him with her divine powers. So, intelligent and crafty as Penelope was, she asked Odysseus a trick question, to see if he was truly who he claimed to be.
She asked him if he could move their bed. Hearing this, Odysseus started weeping. You see, the bed of the King & Queen of Ithaca was a bed that Odysseus himself made as a wedding gift to his wife when they got married. This bed is unmovable, because the top right bedpost is not actually a bedpost - it is a whole freaking olive tree. He fashioned and crafted the bed as an extension of that tree, making the Royal Chambers a true sight to behold, what with having a full grown olive tree slap-bang in the middle of the room.
He tells her "My wife, how can you possibly ask me to do that? I cannot, that would destroy our bed." And that's when she believed he was who he was claiming to be. Only Odysseus himself would know the history behind that bed.
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Thank you for your video. Regarding 10:14, for those who are unfamiliar, Circe was the sister of Pasiphae who was the wife of Minos, the King of Crete. Queen Pasiphae copulated coitus more ferarum with the Cretan Bull that was sent by Poseidon to Minos as a sacrificial gift. Thus Pasiphae became the mother of the infamous Minotaur. Furthermore Circle and Pasiphae were the aunts of Medea who was Princess of Colchis. Medea eloped with Jason who absconded with the Golden Fleece and fled with his Argonauts from Medea's father Aeetes, the King of Colchis who was the brother of Circle and Pasiphae.
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Thank you for this great summary (along with that of the “Iliad”) of two classics I have wanted to read, but found too long and complicated, for over 60 years! I love the art (whose painters would be nice to know), the maps, and the simple but elegant language used to narrate the stories (nice reader, as well)!
Thank you for allowing me to get to know these timeless works in a more familiar manner so that I can do further research on my own to be able to appreciate them on a deeper level.
And the length of each video is perfect!
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Great job on the video. It was more of a summary rather than an explanation of Odyssey, but it served its purpose of telling this immortal story to people who are probably not aware of it. The explanation of it is mind blowing, deeply philosophical and some would say it is the first guide for how one should live life according to ancient Greeks.
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Thanks for watching! 😊Remember to Like & Subscribe if you enjoyed the video and click the Bell Icon to never miss an upload. Thanks to Masterworks for sponsoring todays video. Click on the link where you can invest in iconic artworks by artists like Banksy & Monet: masterworks.art/thelifeguide Timestamps can be found below: Timestamps 📽 Intro: 0:00 The Odyssey 1:21 The Lotus Eaters 2:53 The Cyclops 3:47 Aeolus 7:35 The Laestrygonians 9:14 Circe 9:58 The Underworld 12:24 The Sirens 13:17 Scylla and Charybdis 16:38 The Cattle of the Sun 17:54 Calypso 19:42 The Phaeacians 21:18 The Suitors 24:17
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