Mythology, Greek -- Drama
Homer relates that Ulysses, king of Ithaca in Greece, sailing homeward after the capture of Troy, drifted into unknown seas in consequence of the wrath of Neptune; and after losing all but one of his twelve ships, landed with the sole remaining vessel upon the island of the en...
Homer relates that Ulysses, king of Ithaca in Greece, sailing homeward after the capture of Troy, drifted into unknown seas in consequence of the wrath of Neptune; and after los...
2. Part 2Down a sheer sunny cliff wild waters whirl In tinted gleams of amethyst and pearl: And where that dangling riband dots the sky, From one soft gauzy filament sprang I.
3. Part 3He expects to be _ready_, whatever comes. You don’t catch him napping. Besides, who wants a speck of rust on a hanger like that? The war’s an old story now; and this salt air’s...
4. Part 4Mark my words, lads; if the other fellows have got to trot round in wolf and tiger skins we’re bound to go on all fours along with ’em and not leave ’em in the lurch. If the com...
5. Part 5[_He points at_ Mikkos, _who, released by MYRTO, has just jumped into his chair by CIRCE as she seats herself. The ape shows his teeth and begins to raise himself by the hands._]
6. Part 6O, mind not, dear Philinna, his hasty words! Though heartless sounding, they did rather prove The same concern that draws thine own tears now. Lead her within; thou canst consol...
7. Part 7The door behind the dais opens, a golden light fills the passage-way thus revealed, and MERCURY, brilliantly arrayed as in the second scene of the play, stands forth upon the pl...