ISBN: 9781153722292

Excerpt: ...cry; and I was sore afraid. Then I bade my comrades burn the carcasses of the sheep and pray to the gods of the dead; but I myself sat down by the pit''s side, and w… Meer...

Excerpt: ...cry; and I was sore afraid. Then I bade my comrades burn the carcasses of the sheep and pray to the gods of the dead; but I myself sat down by the pit''s side, and would not suffer the souls of the dead to come near unto the blood until I had inquired of Teiresias. First of all came the soul of my comrade Elpenor. Much did I wonder to see him, and I asked, ''How comest thou hither, Elpenor, to the land of darkness? and how have thy feet outstripped my ship?'' Then said Elpenor: ''I fell from the roof of the palace of Circe, not bethinking me of the ladder, and so brake my neck. But now, I pray thee, if thou lovest wife and father and son, forget me not, when thou returnest to the island of Circe. Burn me with fire and my arms with me; and make a mound for me by the shore of the sea, that men may hear of me and of my fate in after time. And set up my oar upon my tomb, even the oar which I was wont to ply among my comrades.'' Then I said to him, ''All this shall be done as thou desirest.'' And we sat on either side of the trench as we talked, and I held my sword over the blood. After him came to me the soul of my mother, whom I had left alive when I sailed to Troy. Sorely I wept to see her, yet suffered her not to come near and drink of the blood till I had inquired of Teiresias. Then came Teiresias, holding a golden sceptre in his hand, and spake, saying: ''Why hast thou left the light of day, and come hither to this land of the dead, wherein is no delight? But come, depart from the pit, and take away thy sword, that I may come near and tell thee true.'' So I thrust my sword into the scabbard; and Teiresias drank of the blood; and when he had drunk, he spake: ''Thou seekest to hear of thy going back to thy home. Know, therefore, that it shall be with peril and toil. For Poseidon will not easily lay aside his wrath against thee, because thou didst take from his dear son, the Cyclops, the sight of his eye. Yet for all this ye may yet come safe to your... Alfred John Church, Books, Fiction and Literature, The Story Of The Odyssey Books>Fiction and Literature The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Fiction / Historical; History / General; History / Ancient / Greece; Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Science / Folklore<

ISBN: 9781153722292

Excerpt: ...cry; and I was sore afraid. Then I bade my comrades burn the carcasses of the sheep and pray to the gods of the dead; but I myself sat down by the pit''s side, and w… Meer...

Excerpt: ...cry; and I was sore afraid. Then I bade my comrades burn the carcasses of the sheep and pray to the gods of the dead; but I myself sat down by the pit''s side, and would not suffer the souls of the dead to come near unto the blood until I had inquired of Teiresias. First of all came the soul of my comrade Elpenor. Much did I wonder to see him, and I asked, ''How comest thou hither, Elpenor, to the land of darkness? and how have thy feet outstripped my ship?'' Then said Elpenor: ''I fell from the roof of the palace of Circe, not bethinking me of the ladder, and so brake my neck. But now, I pray thee, if thou lovest wife and father and son, forget me not, when thou returnest to the island of Circe. Burn me with fire and my arms with me; and make a mound for me by the shore of the sea, that men may hear of me and of my fate in after time. And set up my oar upon my tomb, even the oar which I was wont to ply among my comrades.'' Then I said to him, ''All this shall be done as thou desirest.'' And we sat on either side of the trench as we talked, and I held my sword over the blood. After him came to me the soul of my mother, whom I had left alive when I sailed to Troy. Sorely I wept to see her, yet suffered her not to come near and drink of the blood till I had inquired of Teiresias. Then came Teiresias, holding a golden sceptre in his hand, and spake, saying: ''Why hast thou left the light of day, and come hither to this land of the dead, wherein is no delight? But come, depart from the pit, and take away thy sword, that I may come near and tell thee true.'' So I thrust my sword into the scabbard; and Teiresias drank of the blood; and when he had drunk, he spake: ''Thou seekest to hear of thy going back to thy home. Know, therefore, that it shall be with peril and toil. For Poseidon will not easily lay aside his wrath against thee, because thou didst take from his dear son, the Cyclops, the sight of his eye. Yet for all this ye may yet come safe to your... Alfred John Church, Books, Fiction and Literature, The Story Of The Odyssey Books>Fiction and Literature, General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9781153722292

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