#odysseus — Public Fediverse posts
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Are the #Iliad, the #Odyssey, and #Odysseus …
simply great #literature …
or do they compress functional #pattern s of complex adaptive systems that help explain their persistence across millennia?
That is the testable hypothesis explored in my new paper.
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So, #Cassandra of Troy is cursed that nobody ever believes her prophecies. It's ridiculous that she never put that to use:
#Greeks would never use subterfuge.
#Achilleus is the most level-minded person ever.
#Odysseus is better than a homing pigeon. For a fast way home, ship with him.
#Apollo is the greatest of gods and always satisfies... -
If you can't get enough of Homer's epics (in modern formats), try this podcast:
https://trojanwarpodcast.com/The storyteller did a followup series based on the Odyssey.
#Homer #Odyssey #Iliad #Trojan #Odysseus #podcast #antiquity
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Explore the Ambrosian #Iliad (Ilias Picta), a late 5th-century masterpiece, produced in Alexandria or Constantinople, currently in Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Cod. F. 205 Inf.
The alt text provides additional content, links and details on the rarity, the significance, and the incredible recovery of this fascinating manuscript.#AncientHistory #Classics #Homer #Manuscripts #ArtHistory #ClassicalStudies #BookHistory #AngeloMae #ByzantineArt #Histodons #Achilles #Dolon #Odysseus #Diomedes #Zeus
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#Ulysses31 cartoon, episode one.
A fascinating 31st century scifi version of the travels of #Odysseus set in space. The ancient #GreekGods are alive & well here.
Start from 1 minute 55 in if not wanting the first episode 'spoiled' by the always same opening theme recap. If #TheOdyssey can be spoiled.
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A share for #TravelTuesday and the small number of us who are trying to make this a thing without any sort of success. This was inspired by a photo I saw this week of #Achilleion on #Corfu and, yep, we've been there too. This was built for Empress Elizabeth of Bavaria at the end of the 19th century and the style was supposed to be that of mythical #Phaecia, final destination of #Odysseus.
#TravelPhotography #Travel #Photography #AchilleionPalace #Greece