{"id":10815,"date":"2013-05-01T16:44:17","date_gmt":"2013-05-01T20:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/homer\/?p=10815"},"modified":"2013-05-02T10:34:43","modified_gmt":"2013-05-02T14:34:43","slug":"a-heros-best-friend-odyssey-17-290-304","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/homer\/2013\/05\/01\/a-heros-best-friend-odyssey-17-290-304\/","title":{"rendered":"A Hero&#8217;s Best Friend (Odyssey 17.290-304)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/homer\/files\/2013\/05\/McInerney_podcast_Gk112_2013.mp3\">McInerney_podcast_Gk112_2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The famous scene in which Argus, Odysseus&#8217; faithful dog, recognizes Odysseus on his return and promptly expires, is more than just pathos, argues Lucy McInerney. It is also an opportunity for Homer to show the fortitude of Odysseus himself. In other recognition scenes, she points out, Odysseus is able to share his emotions with whoever it is that recognizes him. In the case of Argus, the only character in the whole epic to recognize Odysseus on sight, he has to turn away and pretend not to know him.\u00a0<em>Odyssey\u00a0<\/em>17.290-304 discussed, translated, and read aloud by Lucy McInerney.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 403px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"John Flaxman, Odysseus and Argos (1805) Engraving and etching on paper, Tate Gallery\" src=\"http:\/\/seniorlearn.org\/latin\/ulysses_penelope\/Ulyssesandargosflaxman.jpg\" width=\"393\" height=\"267\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Flaxman, Odysseus and Argos (1805) Engraving and etching on paper, Tate Gallery<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u1f63\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03bc\u1f72\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1\u1fe6\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u03ae\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u1f00\u03b3\u03cc\u03c1\u03b5\u03c5\u03bf\u03bd\u00b7<br \/>\n\u1f02\u03bd \u03b4\u1f72 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae\u03bd \u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f54\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f14\u03c3\u03c7\u03b5\u03bd,<br \/>\n\u1f0c\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2, \u1f48\u03b4\u03c5\u03c3\u03c3\u1fc6\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03c6\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2, \u1f45\u03bd \u1fe5\u03ac \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u2019 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78\u03c2<br \/>\n\u03b8\u03c1\u03ad\u03c8\u03b5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03bd, \u03bf\u1f50\u03b4\u2019 \u1f00\u03c0\u03cc\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf, \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b4\u2019 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u1f3c\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u1f31\u03c1\u1f74\u03bd<br \/>\n\u1fa4\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf. \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03b9\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd \u1f00\u03b3\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd \u03bd\u03ad\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f04\u03bd\u03b4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2<br \/>\n\u03b1\u1f36\u03b3\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u2019 \u1f00\u03b3\u03c1\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f20\u03b4\u1f72 \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03ba\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f20\u03b4\u1f72 \u03bb\u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2\u00b7<br \/>\n\u03b4\u1f74 \u03c4\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u2019 \u1f00\u03c0\u03cc\u03b8\u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03c7\u03bf\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf \u1f04\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<br \/>\n\u1f10\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u1fc7 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c0\u03c1\u1ff3, \u1f25 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03b9\u03b8\u03b5 \u03b8\u03c5\u03c1\u03ac\u03c9\u03bd @1<br \/>\n\u1f21\u03bc\u03b9\u03cc\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u03b5 \u03b2\u03bf\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c4\u03b5 \u1f05\u03bb\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03ad\u03c7\u03c5\u03c4\u2019, \u1f44\u03c6\u03c1\u2019 \u1f02\u03bd \u1f04\u03b3\u03bf\u03b9\u03b5\u03bd<br \/>\n\u03b4\u03bc\u1ff6\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f48\u03b4\u03c5\u03c3\u03c3\u1fc6\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03ad\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bc\u03ad\u03b3\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c0\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2\u00b7<br \/>\n\u1f14\u03bd\u03b8\u03b1 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u2019 \u1f0c\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd\u03af\u03c0\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03c5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c1\u03b1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03c9\u03bd.<br \/>\n\u03b4\u1f74 \u03c4\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b3\u2019, \u1f61\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd\u03cc\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u1f48\u03b4\u03c5\u03c3\u03c3\u03ad\u03b1 \u1f10\u03b3\u03b3\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f10\u03cc\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1,<br \/>\n\u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u1fc7 \u03bc\u03ad\u03bd \u1fe5\u2019 \u1f45 \u03b3\u2019 \u1f14\u03c3\u03b7\u03bd\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f54\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03b2\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03bd \u1f04\u03bc\u03c6\u03c9,<br \/>\n\u1f04\u03c3\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd \u03b4\u2019 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba\u03ad\u03c4\u2019 \u1f14\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03c5\u03bd\u03ae\u03c3\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf \u03bf\u1f37\u03bf \u1f04\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<br \/>\n\u1f10\u03bb\u03b8\u03ad\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u00b7 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f41 \u03bd\u03cc\u03c3\u03c6\u03b9\u03bd \u1f30\u03b4\u1f7c\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03cc\u03c1\u03be\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u03ac\u03ba\u03c1\u03c5,<br \/>\n\u1fe5\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 \u03bb\u03b1\u03b8\u1f7c\u03bd \u0395\u1f54\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd, \u1f04\u03c6\u03b1\u03c1 \u03b4\u2019 \u1f10\u03c1\u03b5\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03cd\u03b8\u1ff3\u00b7<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McInerney_podcast_Gk112_2013 The famous scene in which Argus, Odysseus&#8217; faithful dog, recognizes Odysseus on his return and promptly expires, is more than just pathos, argues Lucy McInerney. It is also an opportunity for Homer to show the fortitude of Odysseus himself. In other recognition scenes, she points out, Odysseus is able to share his emotions with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[726,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homers-iliad","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/homer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/homer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/homer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/homer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/homer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/homer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10815\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/homer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/homer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/homer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}