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#ClassicsTober Day 27: Epithets
"Sing to me of the man, muse," begins Homer’s Odyssey “the man of twists and turns.” In the Greek, polytropos, is Homer’s first epithet of the hero Odysseus. The odyssey of 'that resourceful man' is reimagined in Romare Bearde's paintings.
#ClassicsTober Day 23: Pathos
"'We shall die unavenged. But let us die. This, this is how it pleases me to go down among the shades. Let the Trojan who knows no pity gaze his fill upon this fire from the high seas and take with him the omen of my death.'" Virgil, Aeneid BK 4
#ClassicsTober Day 19: Warrior
Herakles, on the Greek side, attacks vigorously from the left. His opponents are three Amazons (legendary female warriors who lived in Asia Minor). Also, thank you to my two Year 9 students for their lovely pictures. 🏺🥰 #ClassicsTwitter