Question: what are epic similes in the odyssey?
Answer: Epic Simile: ”…its crackling roots blazed and hissed - as a blacksmith plunges a glowing ax or adze in an ice-cold bath and the metal screeches steam and its temper hardens - that's the iron's strength - so the eye of Cyclops sizzled round that stake.” Commentary: Odysseus compares the sizzling sound of the Cyclops' ...