Livius Andronicus rendered this poem into Saturninan Verse. One of its characters speaks of a king who blinded Metope and forced her to turn grain into flower so she could regain her sight.
Livius Andronicus rendered this poem into Saturninan Verse. One of its characters speaks of a king who blinded Metope and forced her to turn grain into flower so she could regain her sight. Its protagonist is fed wine by Pontonuous and visits a palace guarded by Golden and Silver dogs made by Hephaestus. One character in this work is Elpenor, a man who fell off a roof and died, while its protagonist was compared to a scene from Genesis in which Isaac is nearly sacrificed in Eric Auerbach's Mimesis in a chapter titled after his (*) scar. Leucothea gives the protagonist a veil when he throws his clothes away. Among other things, Laestrygonians cannibalize the protagonist's friends, and he is given moly to combat a witch who turns men into swine. When he returns home, the protagonist is recognized by his dog Argos, who then perishes. For 10 points, name this epic poem that is a sequel to The Iliad. [Ike]
Livius Andronicus rendered this poem into Saturninan Verse. One of its characters speaks of a king who blinded Metope and forced her to turn grain into flower so she could regain her sight.
The {Odyssey}