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A katabasis or catabasis ( Ancient Greek: κατάβασις, romanized : katábasis, lit. 'descent'; from κατὰ (katà) 'down', and βαίνω (baínō) 'go') is a journey to the underworld. Its original sense is usually associated with Greek mythology and Classical mythology more broadly, where the protagonist visits the Greek underworld ...
Eurymachus acts as a leader among the suitors because of his charisma. He is noted to be the most likely to win Penelope's hand because her father and brothers support the union and because he outdoes the other suitors in gift-giving. [9] Although he is charismatic, Eurymachus is deceitful. He discovers Penelope's plot because he is having an ...
Antinous of Ithaca. In the Epic Cycle, Antinous (also Antinoüs; Latin: Antinous) or Antinoös ( Ancient Greek: Ἀντίνοος, romanized : Antínoös means "opposite in character, resisting"), was the Ithacan son of Eupeithes, best known for his role in Homer 's Odyssey .
Truth, a formerly enslaved person, delivered the speech to a crowd gathered at the Universalist Old Stone Church in Akron for the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention. In the speech, Truth drew upon ...
Polites was a member of Odysseus's crew. [1] Odysseus refers to him as his dearest friend, though he is only mentioned twice, once as part of Eurylochus's scouting group on Circe 's island (he is one of the first to enter Circe's palace) and then when, after a year, he convinces Odysseus to leave Circe. He is killed either by Scylla or the ...
Recently crowned Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph has joined the cast of A24’s upcoming romantic comedy “Eternity,” Variety has learned exclusively. Directed by David Freyne, the film ...
Keeley Hazell was an inspiration for the role of Keeley Jones on Ted Lasso. ET's Lauren Zima spoke to Juno Temple at the season 2 premiere of the Apple TV+ series on Thursday, and the 31-year-old ...
The Odyssey ( / ˈɒdɪsi /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, romanized : Odýsseia) [2] [3] is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the Iliad, the poem is divided into 24 books. It follows the Greek hero Odysseus ...