I have just finished listening to the prophecy from Tiresias and from what I can understand, my crew and I will have to be extra careful when we embark on our long journey back to Ithaca. Crazy thing!! As I made my way back to the world of the living I encountered countless Greek heroes I fought with at Troy. I was surprised to see Agamemnon in the underworld, as he was the leader of all Greeks. But from what I heard, his wife, Clytemnestra grew mad with rage as he sacrificed their daughter to the goddess, Artemis for safe passage. So it was no surprise that his wife’s lover Aegisthus later punished him for it. Oh no, I must pray to all the gods that my wife spare my life as I have already upset our marriage by taking in a lover. I will have to be careful when I recount my journeys to her (which should not be hard as I have already managed to escape the wrath of a Cyclops with my cunning nature). However, my wife is much sharper and far more intelligent than an uncivilized beast.
--Odysseus
No comments:
Post a Comment