I’m just excited for all the “historically accurate” cyclops, witches, demi gods, and magic objects that the conservatives are going to have in their AI remakes!
Agreed. I think it was a shame to leave that section out as it illustrates Odysseus’ cleverness and hubris, the attributes that both help and hinder his journey. It also demonstrates the complicated nature of heroism investigated in the epic.
Odysseus shows great intelligence in introducing himself as Nobody and again in saving the surviving men. He also can’t resist shouting back his name and taking credit once he’s out of immediate danger. Had he not shouted his name back, Polyphemus would have been unable to call down a curse upon him, and by extension, all his men.
I’m just excited for all the “historically accurate” cyclops, witches, demi gods, and magic objects that the conservatives are going to have in their AI remakes!
/s (just in case)
I’m just upset that they left out the wordplay on Odysseus telling the cyclops that his name was nobody
Agreed. I think it was a shame to leave that section out as it illustrates Odysseus’ cleverness and hubris, the attributes that both help and hinder his journey. It also demonstrates the complicated nature of heroism investigated in the epic.
Odysseus shows great intelligence in introducing himself as Nobody and again in saving the surviving men. He also can’t resist shouting back his name and taking credit once he’s out of immediate danger. Had he not shouted his name back, Polyphemus would have been unable to call down a curse upon him, and by extension, all his men.
“Oh please. He’s saying his name is Nobody? Like the Bob Odenkirk movie? Come on !”
Presumably the cyclops will just be a guy who lost an eye.
spoiler
(That is, before
OdysseusNobody got to him.)