Among his daughters was Eidothea, who revealed his secret. In Comus John Milton calls him the "Carpathian wizard," in deference to Virgil placing his location as Carpathos, between Crete and Rhodes.
Among his daughters was Eidothea, who revealed his secret. In Comus John Milton calls him the "Carpathian wizard," in deference to Virgil placing his location as Carpathos, between Crete and Rhodes. Homer disagrees, placing him on Pharos, off the Egyptian coast, and has Menelaus visit. He was given the gift of prophecy by Poseidon, whose flocks he tends. FTP, identify this old man of the sea from ancient literature, who shares his name with one of Shakespeare's gentlemen of Verona.
Among his daughters was Eidothea, who revealed his secret. In Comus John Milton calls him the "Carpathian wizard," in deference to Virgil placing his location as Carpathos, between Crete and Rhodes.
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