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cast ashore on the land OF the Phasa- /,
clans. There begins In the land Of this
fabulous folk one Of the most mar
Vicious adventures Of the man OF mar
wells. Probably the scene that remains
In the minds Of the great majority /
OF readers OF Greek literature as the
falrest bit Of localized beauty IN It all /
lis the picture OF the young Princess
Nauslcaa. She had gone down to the :
river mouth with her handmaidens to !
wash linen; their work done, they fell l
to playing ball upon the shore. where
Odysseus, beneath the shade Of the
bushes, was sleeping of the weary
travail Of his long swim. 'sThen hay-
ing bathed and anointed themselves
sleekly with olive oil, they took their !
meal by the banks Of the river and
waited for the clothes to dry In the
bright rays of the sun. And when
Ehey had cheered themselves with
food, maids and mistress alike, they
began to play ball, casting aside their
wells. And for them fair-armed Maui
slcaa began the song. AS Artemis the
archer-goddess goeth down from a
mountain, either lofty Taygetus or
Erymanthus, taking her sport with
boars and swift deer. and with her
the woOd-nymphs sport, daughters OF
aegis-bearing Zeus, and Leto rejoiceth
in heart, and over all she holdeth
head and brows, and easy TO mark Is
she. though all be fair-sO was the
unwed maid conspicuous among her
attendants"
The days work and the sport were
over: they were about to depart and
leave the weary sleeper under the
bushes-when one last throw sent the
ball spinning into the water. Instant
and unanimous scream from princess
and from maids
So Odysseus was introduced 20
Phaeacia, and the introduction proved
well that the hero knew not only me
ways Of men, but Of maids as we'll. Of
the many pleasing things he said to
the princess to win her favor. one
stands out conspicuous-h cOmpari-
son Of her perfect youth to the young
shoot Of a palm tree he had seen IN
Delos. Whoever has gardeners eye
: knows instantly the perfect tribute.
Then followed the presentation Of
. the royal wanderer at the court 81
|. King Alcinous and Queen Arete and
the tale of his adventures since leaV-
ing Calypsos isle. The king Is moved
! and promises to help the stranger on
4 his way. A feast is held; the court
hard sings of Troy-the stranger
; weeps: the king presses him 70 tell
!. his story. It was q wondrous tale ne
J, had to tell, the like Of which was
= never heard before or since. Begin
ming with the fan of Troy. ne mao
made his course to Thrace: % tnt
= IOtuA.eaters. to the land Of the W
!. clons. when befell the adventure Will
IA PoIyphemus, whose one eye ne pu
y out: next the trying experience VIZ.
Z ffe peryerse winds Of Asolus WIZ
Y the Laestrygonians, and with the e1
chantress Circe, who turned her w
y ,tors into swine. Then came the de
7. scent to HadeS, which set the fashlOl
Z for Virgil and for Dante and all en-
others who have essayed that grea
= adventure. The sirens, Scyla am
= Charybdis, and other adventures
brought the tale up to Calypso ono
~ more.
es Alcinous and the Phaeacians sen
"a Odysseus on his way to his home 9
IT. ithaca. But his old enemy Poseido
ne turned the ship to stone, and the wal
I'm derer reached home alone. In th
at guise Of an old beggarman. where 2
let arrived as his son, Telemachus. wa
OF returning from his travels.
~ Then began the thrilling tale OF q
ais wfles and guiles to win his own frOi
Ter the suitors who had taken his plac
ny the harbor Of refuge with faithful o.
or Eumaeus, the swine-herd. the reco
er, milton by TelemAchus, the death
lao the true old dog Argos on sight Of a
ST long absent master, the interview VII
ear Penelope, the recognition by his o
vas nurse who knows him by scar upt
1th his leg, the final great trial Of streng
az between the old beggarman and q
uu- suitors; they cannot even bend q
uty famous bow Of Eurytus; he. howevs
ner strings It with ease and sends
ing arrow singing through the holes
twelve battle.axes, set up one behlI
rer. another.
re At that instant the beggaim
vily throws of his disguise and with Te
Of machus and only two faithful folio
AN ers Stays the evil suitors, wins ba
at his true wife who has waited patiel
Who " all these long years, and hastens
ng's greet his old father, Laertes.
to Impossible romancef dare ~
lert Yet one of the most human stOr
ring ever told.
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