“What could you possibly write at Gates of Hades?” Cadmus asked. “Keep your spirits up.” Lycon sheathed the dagger he’d used to… — Sulari Gentill Copy Share Image
SIREN, n. One of several musical prodigies famous for a vain attempt to dissuade Odysseus from a life on the ocean wave.… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
She sent him a warm and gentle wind, and Lord Odysseus was happy as he set his sails to catch the breeze.… — Homer Copy Share Image
I too have been in the underworld, as was Odysseus, and I will often be there again; not only sheep have I… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“I'm not ashamed of heroic ambitions. If man and woman can only dance upon this earth for a few countable turns of… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
Granted, in order to give selflessly, one often starts giving selfishly. As Tiresias said to Odysseus: "Honey ... you don't get through… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Odysseus inclines his head. "True. But fame is a strange thing. Some men gain glory after they die, while others fade. What… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
What's amazing to me is how many of the issues facing women in the ancient world still linger today. Take Odysseus' wife,… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
As I look back, I feel a touch of pride at my younger self's dedication to literature, which gave him the strength… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
I find that readers are very interested in how things are translated. I just turned in the first part of this father-son… — Daniel Mendelsohn Copy Share Image
The true artist plays mad with his soul, labors at the very lip of the volcano, but remembers and clings to his… — John Gardner Copy Share Image
“In a time of disorder [Laertes] has returned to the care of the earth, the foundation of life and hope. And Odysseus… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
What if The Odyssey has no more validity or authenticity than one of the other stories that you hear Odysseus telling? Whoever… — Daniel Mendelsohn Copy Share Image
Though men in the mass forget the origins of their need, they still bring wolfhounds into city apartments, where dog and man… — Loren Eiseley Copy Share Image
![“In a time of disorder [Laertes] has returned to the care of the earth, the foundation of life and hope. And Odysseus finds him in an act emblematic of the best and most responsible kind of agriculture: an old man caring for a young tree.” quote by Wendell Berry](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/1c0/wendell-berry-236_agriculture_in-a-time-of-disorder-laertes-has-return_2472920.jpg)
