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Aetna (Italy) (search for this): card 1
r ship with vines and ivy is a theme of vase-painting and of the seventh Homeric Hymn. against you to have you sold as a slave to a far country, I learned of it and took ship with my sons to find you. Taking my stand right at the stern, I myself steered the double-oared ship, and my sons, sitting at the oars, made the grey sea whiten with their rowing as they searched for you, lord. And as we were rounding Cape Malea, an east wind blew down on the ship and cast us to land near this crag of Aetna, where Neptune's one-eyed sons, the man-slaying Cyclopes, dwell in their remote caves. One of these caught us and keeps us as slaves in his house: the master we serve is called Polyphemus. And instead of our bacchic revels we now herd the flocks of this godless Cyclops. And so my sons, being young, are shepherding the young sheep on the distant slopes, while my orders are to remain behind, fill the watering-troughs, and sweep this house, assisting this godless Cyclops at his unholy meals.
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caught us and keeps us as slaves in his house: the master we serve is called Polyphemus. And instead of our bacchic revels we now herd the flocks of this godless Cyclops. And so my sons, being young, are shepherding the young sheep on the distant slopes, while my orders are to remain behind, fill the watering-troughs, and sweep this house, assisting this godless Cyclops at his unholy meals. And now—duty is duty—I must sweep the house with this iron rake so that I may receive my absent master, the Cyclops, and his sheep in a clean cave. Enter by Eisodos A the Chorus of satyrs, with attendants, driving sheep before them. But now I see my sons driving the flCyclops, and his sheep in a clean cave. Enter by Eisodos A the Chorus of satyrs, with attendants, driving sheep before them. But now I see my sons driving the flocks this way. What is this, lads? Can it be that you have the same rhythm to your lively danceThe sikinnis is a fast-paced dance characteristic, we are told, of satyrs and the satyr-play. as when you revelled at Bacchus' side to the house of Althaea,According to one version of her story, Dionysus was the father by her of Deianeira
Leucas (Greece) (search for this): card 131
ra la, tra la, tra la! Odysseus Didn't it gurgle nicely down your throat? Silenus Yes, all the way down to my toenails. Odysseus And what is more we will give you some money as well. Silenus Just keep pouring the wine. Never mind the gold. Odysseus Then bring out cheese or lamb. Silenus I will do just that and pay little heed to my master. I would like to drink down a single cup of this wine, giving all the Cyclopes' flocks in exchange for it, and then to leap from the Leucadian cliffLeucas, a small island in the Ionian sea off the west coast of Greece, has chalk cliffs rising sharply from the sea. The leap from this cliff into the sea is used in Anacreon, fr. 376 PMG, as an image of the loss of self-control encountered when one is ‘drunk with love.’ Sappho is said to have leapt from the cliff for the love of Phaon. into the brine, good and drunk with my eyebrows cast down. The man who does not enjoy drinking is mad: in drink one can raise this to a stand, catch a handful of b
Greece (Greece) (search for this): card 131
our throat? Silenus Yes, all the way down to my toenails. Odysseus And what is more we will give you some money as well. Silenus Just keep pouring the wine. Never mind the gold. Odysseus Then bring out cheese or lamb. Silenus I will do just that and pay little heed to my master. I would like to drink down a single cup of this wine, giving all the Cyclopes' flocks in exchange for it, and then to leap from the Leucadian cliffLeucas, a small island in the Ionian sea off the west coast of Greece, has chalk cliffs rising sharply from the sea. The leap from this cliff into the sea is used in Anacreon, fr. 376 PMG, as an image of the loss of self-control encountered when one is ‘drunk with love.’ Sappho is said to have leapt from the cliff for the love of Phaon. into the brine, good and drunk with my eyebrows cast down. The man who does not enjoy drinking is mad: in drink one can raise this to a stand, catch a handful of breast and look forward to stroking her boscage, there's dancing
Troy (Turkey) (search for this): card 175
Chorus-Leader Listen, Odysseus. We would like a little chat with you. Odysseus Of course, since you are my friends and I am yours. Chorus-Leader Did you capture Troy and take Helen prisoner? Odysseus Yes, and we sacked the whole house of the sons of Priam. Chorus-Leader Once you had caught the girl, didn't you all then take turns banging her, since she takes pleasure in having more than one mate? The traitoress! She saw the parti-colored breeches on the man's legs and the gold necklace are done for, old man. Where should we flee to? Silenus Inside this cave, where you could avoid being seen. Odysseus A dangerous suggestion, this, going into the net. Silenus No danger: there are many hiding-places in the cave. Odysseus I shall not do it. Troy would groan loudly if I were to run from a single man when I stood my ground so often, shield in hand, against a throng of Trojans without number. Rather, if I must die, I will die nobly—or live on and also retain my old reputation.
Cyclops (Arizona, United States) (search for this): card 175
eches on the man's legs and the gold necklace around his neck and went all aflutter after them, leaving behind that fine little man Menelaus. O would that the female sex were nowhere to be found—but in my lap! Enter Silenus from the cave. Silenus Here, my lord Odysseus, are your flocks, the nurslings of the bleating sheep, and a goodly number of cheeses made of curdled milk. Take them. Go away quickly from the cave, but first give me the drink of the Bacchic vine. Heavens! Here comes the Cyclops. What are we to do? Odysseus Then we are done for, old man. Where should we flee to? Silenus Inside this cave, where you could avoid being seen. Odysseus A dangerous suggestion, this, going into the net. Silenus No danger: there are many hiding-places in the cave. Odysseus I shall not do it. Troy would groan loudly if I were to run from a single man when I stood my ground so often, shield in hand, against a throng of Trojans without number. Rather, if I must die, I will die nobly—or
Cyclops (Arizona, United States) (search for this): card 203
Enter the Cyclops with retinue by Eisodos A. Cyclops Give way, make way! What is going on here? What means this slackness? Why this Bacchic holiday? Here is no Dionysus, no bronze castanets, no rattle of drums. How fare my new-born lambs in the cave? Are they at the teat and running to their mothers' sides? The milk for cheeses—has it been put in rush buckets? What say you? This club will soon make someone cry. Look up, not down! Chorus-Leader looking up at Polyphemus There! My head is turned up toward Zeus himself and the stars, and I see Orion! Cyclops Is my dinner well prepared? Chorus-Leader It is: just be sure your gullet is ready. Cyclops Are the mixing-bowls filled with milk as well? Chorus-Leader So much that you can drink an entire storage-jar if you like. Cyclops Cows' milk or sheep's or a mixture of both? Chorus-Leader Whatever you like. Just don't swallow me down. Cyclops I wouldn't think of it: you would be the death of me with your dance-steps, leaping arou
Ilium (Turkey) (search for this): card 273
e in the Underworld, famous for his justice. and think him more honest. But I wish to ask a question. Where have you sailed from? What is your country? What city was it that brought you up? Odysseus We are men of Ithaca by birth, and it is from Ilium, after sacking the city, that we have come to your land, Cyclops, blown off-course by sea-storms. Cyclops Are you the ones who went to punish Ilium on the Scamander for the theft of the worthless Helen? Odysseus Yes, we are the ones who endureIlium on the Scamander for the theft of the worthless Helen? Odysseus Yes, we are the ones who endured that terrible toil. Cyclops Disgraceful expedition, to sail for the sake of one woman to the land of the Phrygians! Odysseus It was the doing of a god: blame no mortal for it. But, o noble son of the sea-god, we at once entreat you and give you our frank censure: do not have the hardness to kill benefactors who have come to your house and to make of them a godless meal for your jaws. It was we who kept your father safe in the possession of his temple-seats in every corner of Greece: the h
Aetna (Italy) (search for this): card 273
for your jaws. It was we who kept your father safe in the possession of his temple-seats in every corner of Greece: the harbor of sacred Taenarum and the recesses of Cape Malea remain inviolate, safe is the rock of Sunium rich in silver, sacred to the goddess Athena, safe are Geraestus' refuges. We have avoided the great disgrace of losses to the Trojans.This sentence gives approximate sense only. In these events you also have a share, dwelling as you do in the far reaches of Hellas, under Aetna, the rock that drips with fire. But if you are deaf to these considerations, there is a law among mortals that one must receive ship-wrecked suppliants, give them the gifts hospitality requires, and provide them with clothing. My suppletion. rather than to have our limbs pierced with spits for roasting beef and to fill your maw and belly. Enough bereavement has Priam's land wrought on Greece, drinking down the blood of many corpses shed b
Crete (Greece) (search for this): card 273
Cyclops to the Chorus-Leader You lie. For my part, I put more trust in this man than in RhadamanthysLegendary ruler of Crete and judge in the Underworld, famous for his justice. and think him more honest. But I wish to ask a question. Where have you sailed from? What is your country? What city was it that brought you up? Odysseus We are men of Ithaca by birth, and it is from Ilium, after sacking the city, that we have come to your land, Cyclops, blown off-course by sea-storms. Cyclops Are you the ones who went to punish Ilium on the Scamander for the theft of the worthless Helen? Odysseus Yes, we are the ones who endured that terrible toil. Cyclops Disgraceful expedition, to sail for the sake of one woman to the land of the Phrygians! Odysseus It was the doing of a god: blame no mortal for it. But, o noble son of the sea-god, we at once entreat you and give you our frank censure: do not have the hardness to kill benefactors who have come to your house and to make of them a g
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