Source. This papyrus fragment contains three lines from Book 20 from Homer’s Odyssey. Thi
Source. This papyrus fragment contains three lines from Book 20 from Homer’s Odyssey. This piece dates back to the early Hellenistic period, around 285-250BC.Book 20 is when tensions are almost at their highest: Odysseus is fearful at the high number of suitors he and Telemachus will have to overcome, and the suitors themselves start to rumble with Ctesippus lugging a cow’s hoof at Odysseus. This, and the eagle carrying a dove in its talons, are all symbolic of the growing tension of what will follow in the next few books. -- source link
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