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t400ec
,
Ed Cryer
3
11/7/23
a real posting but somewhat off topic
to the
Odyssey
, and wily Odysseus sitting on the shore and gazing > into the vast ocean, wondering what's out there; dreaming of Penelope. > > Yes! Let's go and find
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a real posting but somewhat off topic
to the
Odyssey
, and wily Odysseus sitting on the shore and gazing > into the vast ocean, wondering what's out there; dreaming of Penelope. > > Yes! Let's go and find
11/7/23
henh...@gmail.com
, …
Btraven
6
7/17/23
Jorge Luis Borges: -- "I hope my books ... will be read as riddles, not as enigmas. ..."
2001 Space
Odyssey
) so that she can > get through to God the Creator. He will decide on the truth. > God holds court, bangs his gavel, and a million other worm-holes open > up;
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Jorge Luis Borges: -- "I hope my books ... will be read as riddles, not as enigmas. ..."
2001 Space
Odyssey
) so that she can > get through to God the Creator. He will decide on the truth. > God holds court, bangs his gavel, and a million other worm-holes open > up;
7/17/23
A.T. Murray
, …
Ed Cryer
5
3/29/23
Mentifex makes use of Carmina Burana in TikTok AI video.
: Space
Odyssey
.... > > This first untranslated section is fairly boring except for that "timeo [mortem] line. Apparently this was included in Hal's runtime in order
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Mentifex makes use of Carmina Burana in TikTok AI video.
: Space
Odyssey
.... > > This first untranslated section is fairly boring except for that "timeo [mortem] line. Apparently this was included in Hal's runtime in order
3/29/23
henh...@gmail.com
,
Ed Cryer
7
1/30/23
OLDest puns ? (in Greek, Latin, ...) --- Dad-jokes something close to a [Dad-joke]
of Homer's
Odyssey
... i know about that one. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> crossword puzzle : i.redd
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OLDest puns ? (in Greek, Latin, ...) --- Dad-jokes something close to a [Dad-joke]
of Homer's
Odyssey
... i know about that one. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> crossword puzzle : i.redd
1/30/23
henh...@gmail.com
,
Ed Cryer
3
11/6/22
[il miglior fabbro.]
2001 Space
Odyssey
" when the megalith-touched ape > beats his rival to death with a bone, hurls it in the air and it turns > into a space-station. > And the music goes from
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[il miglior fabbro.]
2001 Space
Odyssey
" when the megalith-touched ape > beats his rival to death with a bone, hurls it in the air and it turns > into a space-station. > And the music goes from
11/6/22
henh...@gmail.com
, …
A.T. Murray
5
5/24/22
[mirabile dictu] came from a Greek expression ?
in the
Odyssey
, Book 1 i don't see [θώϋμ, θώμ] but i see > > https://sacred-texts.com/cla/homer/greek/ody01.htm > Τηλέμαχον θαύμαζον, ὃ θαρσαλέως ἀγόρευεν. >
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[mirabile dictu] came from a Greek expression ?
in the
Odyssey
, Book 1 i don't see [θώϋμ, θώμ] but i see > > https://sacred-texts.com/cla/homer/greek/ody01.htm > Τηλέμαχον θαύμαζον, ὃ θαρσαλέως ἀγόρευεν. >
5/24/22
Btraven
, …
Ed Cryer
15
5/20/21
Meaning: fuzzy and focused
2001 Space
Odyssey
> Waterloo - Waterloo > Terminator - Terminator > > Ed > This is a strange, witches' brew of languages. Half Spanish, half Latin. I must have switched
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Meaning: fuzzy and focused
2001 Space
Odyssey
> Waterloo - Waterloo > Terminator - Terminator > > Ed > This is a strange, witches' brew of languages. Half Spanish, half Latin. I must have switched
5/20/21
Patricio
,
Ed Cryer
3
4/29/20
Sortes Ovidianae 27 Aprilis anno 2020
from Homer's
Odyssey
, where he > says that the generations of men fall like leaves in autumn. > > I wonder what the final death count of Covid-19 will be. Will it top the >
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Sortes Ovidianae 27 Aprilis anno 2020
from Homer's
Odyssey
, where he > says that the generations of men fall like leaves in autumn. > > I wonder what the final death count of Covid-19 will be. Will it top the >
4/29/20
Chris Williams
, …
Ed Cryer
6
1/30/19
Could someone please translate these for me
forth his instances of the marvelous with beauty, [such as] Antiphates, Scylla, the Cyclops, and Charybdis". Horace praising the opening lines of Homer's
Odyssey
. Ed
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Could someone please translate these for me
forth his instances of the marvelous with beauty, [such as] Antiphates, Scylla, the Cyclops, and Charybdis". Horace praising the opening lines of Homer's
Odyssey
. Ed
1/30/19
David Amicus
, …
Ed Cryer
6
9/17/18
Ulixeum
(The
Odyssey
) and the hits are all > for that. > > I think the L&S entry validates Ὀδύσσειον, giving "Ulixeum" in Latin. > > Ed Thank-you! Much appreciated
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Ulixeum
(The
Odyssey
) and the hits are all > for that. > > I think the L&S entry validates Ὀδύσσειον, giving "Ulixeum" in Latin. > > Ed Thank-you! Much appreciated
9/17/18
David Amicus
,
Evertjan.
2
9/17/18
Caedes Procorum
in the
Odyssey
. Please use Google first: Odusseias X: Mnehstehrophonia Caedes procororum see: Homeri carmina, Johann Friedrich DUEBNER, 1838 ============= Procus = suitor The
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Caedes Procorum
in the
Odyssey
. Please use Google first: Odusseias X: Mnehstehrophonia Caedes procororum see: Homeri carmina, Johann Friedrich DUEBNER, 1838 ============= Procus = suitor The
9/17/18
David Amicus
,
Ed Cryer
4
8/8/18
"Ausonian Tongue"
in the
Odyssey
; Telemachus is the only one I recall. It puts a new light on Odysseus sitting by the sea and thinking of home. He was also a child-abandoner. Perhaps Calypso and Circe had
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"Ausonian Tongue"
in the
Odyssey
; Telemachus is the only one I recall. It puts a new light on Odysseus sitting by the sea and thinking of home. He was also a child-abandoner. Perhaps Calypso and Circe had
8/8/18
Hen Hanna
,
Ed Cryer
4
8/6/18
the Odyssey begins with a pun on the name of its hero
that the
Odyssey
begins with a pun on the name of its hero: >>> >>> [ The Greek text is at ] https://i.imgur.com/6fp3RfY.png >>> >>> >>
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the Odyssey begins with a pun on the name of its hero
that the
Odyssey
begins with a pun on the name of its hero: >>> >>> [ The Greek text is at ] https://i.imgur.com/6fp3RfY.png >>> >>> >>
8/6/18
Hen Hanna
, …
Patricio
8
2/4/18
in medias res --- creber harundinibus tremulis
. Homer's
Odyssey
does just that; > > >> start in the middle. > > >> The former comes from "in the Homeric fashion"; faithfully followed by
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in medias res --- creber harundinibus tremulis
. Homer's
Odyssey
does just that; > > >> start in the middle. > > >> The former comes from "in the Homeric fashion"; faithfully followed by
2/4/18
Patricio
, …
Ed Cryer
16
6/28/17
Mulier Mirabilis
the "
Odyssey
"; and Pheidias' statue of her on the Acropolis at Athens could be seen by sailors rounding Cape Sounion. The Valkyries, Amazons, Britannia and more are
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Mulier Mirabilis
the "
Odyssey
"; and Pheidias' statue of her on the Acropolis at Athens could be seen by sailors rounding Cape Sounion. The Valkyries, Amazons, Britannia and more are
6/28/17
Colonel Edmund J. Burke
, …
B. T. Raven
22
8/10/16
Schist Tales
Homer's >
Odyssey
. Lots of sea-side. > Does knowing the
Odyssey
help? > > Ed > It only helps with an explication of the overall structure. There are of course scores
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Schist Tales
Homer's >
Odyssey
. Lots of sea-side. > Does knowing the
Odyssey
help? > > Ed > It only helps with an explication of the overall structure. There are of course scores
8/10/16
David Amicus
, …
Evertjan.
53
5/29/16
Response To A Sneeze?
> (
Odyssey
17.541-547; trans. Samuel Clarke, 1758) > > --Patricio > Very interesting. I wonder what those people would have said if I'd given them my view on sneezing
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Response To A Sneeze?
> (
Odyssey
17.541-547; trans. Samuel Clarke, 1758) > > --Patricio > Very interesting. I wonder what those people would have said if I'd given them my view on sneezing
5/29/16
David Amicus
, …
Ed Cryer
5
5/23/16
Ficus Declension?
Homeros,
Odyssey
7.121 "sukon d'epi sukooi", Hehrodotos, Histories 2.40 "kai sukoon"] Still this does not address the Latin duality, imho. One should
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Ficus Declension?
Homeros,
Odyssey
7.121 "sukon d'epi sukooi", Hehrodotos, Histories 2.40 "kai sukoon"] Still this does not address the Latin duality, imho. One should
5/23/16
Patricio
, …
B. T. Raven
11
2/24/16
The Aeneid: Picking Flowers
> the
Odyssey
than the Iliad, but even in the latter there's Achilles and >>>> Briseis. Homer doesn't dally too much on their relationship, but modern >
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The Aeneid: Picking Flowers
> the
Odyssey
than the Iliad, but even in the latter there's Achilles and >>>> Briseis. Homer doesn't dally too much on their relationship, but modern >
2/24/16
David Amicus
, …
Will Parsons
21
6/1/15
Bede
"Homer's
Odyssey
" >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Wow!! That is quite something! I got hooked early on and watched the >>>
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Bede
"Homer's
Odyssey
" >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Wow!! That is quite something! I got hooked early on and watched the >>>
6/1/15
Johannes Patruus
, …
Evertjan.
11
9/23/14
WotD: Demogorgon
L&S;
Odyssey
12. σχέτλιοι, οἳ ζώοντες ὑπήλθετε δῶμ' Ἀΐδαο, δισθανέες, ὅτε τ' ἄλλοι ἅπαξ θνῄσκουσ' ἄνθρωποι. (Circe to O when he comes back up from Hades) L&S
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WotD: Demogorgon
L&S;
Odyssey
12. σχέτλιοι, οἳ ζώοντες ὑπήλθετε δῶμ' Ἀΐδαο, δισθανέες, ὅτε τ' ἄλλοι ἅπαξ θνῄσκουσ' ἄνθρωποι. (Circe to O when he comes back up from Hades) L&S
9/23/14
Johannes Patruus
,
David Amicus
2
6/5/14
WotD: Odyssey
/ I've been (re) reading the Iliad so this morning I picked up a copy of the
Odyssey
. I'm not a fan of Ulysses. Dante places Ulysses and Diomedes in the Inferno in a joint flame.
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WotD: Odyssey
/ I've been (re) reading the Iliad so this morning I picked up a copy of the
Odyssey
. I'm not a fan of Ulysses. Dante places Ulysses and Diomedes in the Inferno in a joint flame.
6/5/14
David Amicus
, …
Ed Cryer
9
4/16/14
Where Is Aeneas?
Dante places Aeneas in Limbo. To my great surprise I just discovered that Ludovico Ariosto in "
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Where Is Aeneas?
Dante places Aeneas in Limbo. To my great surprise I just discovered that Ludovico Ariosto in "
4/16/14
Johannes Patruus
, …
Evertjan.
32
2/2/14
In principio
Genesis starts: "In principio creavit Deus caelum et terram", but we are informed at 5'
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In principio
Genesis starts: "In principio creavit Deus caelum et terram", but we are informed at 5'
2/2/14
David / Amicus
, …
Ed Cryer
5
8/29/12
Palus / Palinurus?
in Homer's
Odyssey
book 3. > > Ed > > This is Martial's little gem Minxisti currente semel, Pauline, carina. Meiere uis iterum? Iam Palinurus eris. (You'
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Palus / Palinurus?
in Homer's
Odyssey
book 3. > > Ed > > This is Martial's little gem Minxisti currente semel, Pauline, carina. Meiere uis iterum? Iam Palinurus eris. (You'
8/29/12
Ed Cryer
,
Johannes Patruus
7
3/22/11
Cogito certe, sed sumne?
2001 Space
Odyssey
! > It looks like a Star-child surveying Earth from out in space. > > There's one expression that always does me 'ead in. > "There are two
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Cogito certe, sed sumne?
2001 Space
Odyssey
! > It looks like a Star-child surveying Earth from out in space. > > There's one expression that always does me 'ead in. > "There are two
3/22/11
Johannes Patruus
, …
Syed Moin Doja
12
2/28/11
Epistolae Platonis Graece et Latine
of Homer's
Odyssey
, Odysseus sails to the underworld and converses with the shades. One of these is Achilles, who when greeted as "blessed in life, blessed in death"
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Epistolae Platonis Graece et Latine
of Homer's
Odyssey
, Odysseus sails to the underworld and converses with the shades. One of these is Achilles, who when greeted as "blessed in life, blessed in death"
2/28/11
Weland
, …
Johannes Patruus
31
12/10/10
Divine Gifts
Hello all, Looking for a bit of aid. Odyssey 8 and Iliad 13 have short sections in which something is
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Divine Gifts
Hello all, Looking for a bit of aid. Odyssey 8 and Iliad 13 have short sections in which something is
12/10/10
Abraham Andersen
10/18/10
NPR RADIO
NPR RADIO
ODYSSEY
NPR RADIO PROGRAM BOB DYLAN NPR RADIO ONLINE RADIO NPR NPR THISTLE AND SHAMROCK RADIO NPR RENO RADIO BOISE STATE NPR RADIO NPR SATELLITE RADIO NPR RADIO WINSTON-SALEM
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NPR RADIO
NPR RADIO
ODYSSEY
NPR RADIO PROGRAM BOB DYLAN NPR RADIO ONLINE RADIO NPR NPR THISTLE AND SHAMROCK RADIO NPR RENO RADIO BOISE STATE NPR RADIO NPR SATELLITE RADIO NPR RADIO WINSTON-SALEM
10/18/10
Johannes Patruus
, …
www.superaffiliate7.com
16
8/31/09
OT: Digital dystopia
http://www.physorg.com/news168717176.html Patruus
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OT: Digital dystopia
http://www.physorg.com/news168717176.html Patruus
8/31/09