114 PHAEACIAN MANNERS nection among Poseidon, the boats, and Phaeacian hostility" In Nausikaa says that the Phaeacians do not care for bow and
Phaeacians “rich tourists” only capable of “entertainment ”5 I will argue that Alcinous and Odysseus conduct themselves much like therapist and patient, that far
In the eighth book of the Odyssey, the Phaeacian king Alcinous commands two of his sons to “dance alone” (μουνὰξ ὀρχήσασθαι, 8 371) 1 This is the only
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Phaeacian" cliche in better known authors such as Lucretius Philodemus Epicurus, refers derisively to Epicurus as "the Phaeacian philosopher, the farmer
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of marriage between Odysseus and the Phaeacian princess ' Even when modern scholars are more sympathetic to the romantic potential of the young woman's
formulaic pattern appears at a key point in the Phaeacian episode. The Conventions of Hospitality. The identification of guests is an important theme of the
GORDON: Phaeacian Dido 189 this issue by asserting that Dido's apparent atmosphere of her court are couched not ju the Garden of Epicurus
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revealing himself. The next element of the Phaeacian threat to Odysseus' sense of safety is the quality of Alcinous' personal hospitality. In order to.
of Phaeacian culture and show how the description of dance and movement operates as a means by which Odysseus and Alcinous competitively negotiate their
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Whether Poseidon relented and spared the Phaeacians
Whether Poseidon relented and spared the Phaeacians
Apollonius and Homer's Phaeacians have a much weaker connection than The Argonautica contains many direct allusions to the Phaeacian episode.
Two unique events occur in Book 11 of the Odyssey as Odysseus tells the. Phaeacians about his visit to Hades: first Odysseus includes a story known as the "
ship of the Phaeacian men when it comes back in a misty crossing of the sea from its conveying mission and that he will make a huge mountain envelop our city Odyssey xiii 175-177 6 On the systematic subordination of the Will of Poseidon to the Will of Zeus in the Odyssey see Segal
Phaeacians they come in propria persona and sit at table with them 28 Their ships too are extraordinary They move with the swiftness of the wind and work automatically anticipating the intention of the captain 29 Thus are the Phaeacians and their culture involved in a peculiar air of mystery not unlike
What are the Phaeacians known for?
The Phaeacians are known for going out of their way to return a helpless stranger to his homeland. This exceeds even the generous welcome that we usually find in the Odyssey and is consistent with the locals’ devotion to Zeus, protector of lost wanderers and champion of suppliants.
What is the Phaeacian genealogy?
The rest of the Phaeacian genealogy directly concerns Nestor himself and his version of the twin myth. This part of the Phaeacian genealogy, starting with Nestor’s counterpart Alcinous, is crucial, because it is the only explicit representation of Nestor’s twin myth in Homer.
What was the island of the Phaeacians?
That assumption gave birth to the suggestion that the island of the Phaeacians was the Greek island Corfu. Corfu is one island close to Ithaca and it matches the description of Scheria in the Odyssey. However, no excavations have brought to the surface any evidence for the mythical civilization of the Phaeacians.
Did the Phaeacians have an earlier existence in Greek epic tradition?
It remains possible that the Phaeacians had an earlier existence in Greek epic tradition with a function other than conveying shipwrecked mortals. But in any such prior existence their nature and function cannot have been very distinct if they were totally remade by the Odyssey.
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