Now Odysseus arrives at the house of his servant, Eumaios the swine herder. He gives Odysseus--remember that Odysseus is under the guise of an unknown vagabond-- warm welcome after saving him from being ripped apart by dogs. They talk and Odysseus creates an intensely detailed false account of his journey that brought him to Ithaka. They feast and sleep.
That's the chapter. Not much huh. But still fun. It was interesting how detailed Odysseus was with his false account. He even went so far as to create the circumstances under which this false identity of his was born. This man really can weave a tangled web of deceit.
I've been worrying lately about these posts not being as good as I want them to be. I realized that even if they're not Pulitzer prize winning material they serve the purpose of recording the fact that I actually read everything. At least they do for me. Everyone else can question whether or not a just read tiny summaries off the internet.
This is still fun. I think I might need to pick up the pace though. I'm about a chapter-a-day out of laziness. Maybe I can try about two-a-day for a while. At least for "The Odyssey." It should help me get to Plato and Aristotle faster. I'm really eager to start some philosophy.
I'm pretty much done for tonight. Hope everyone is still enjoying. Bye.
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