What this project is about.
This one is from Book 11.
How long it took to read this (aloud): 3 mins 39s
What it’s “about”: There’s a sea-wolf preying on men and cattle. To stop it will be death. King Ceyx is manning up, his wife begs him to stop. Peleus says he will deal with it (knowing it will kill him) but then gods intervene (wolf to statute) and Peleus is sent on One Last Job…
Words I didn’t know: xx
Quotable quotes:
As I looked up, I heard a roar tear through them:
Then a great red-eyed sea-wolf, streaked with mud,
Came at us, tearing at cattle as he ran to kill them,
Nor stopped to eat, evil he was, not starved,
As though he plunged and tore for love of killing.
He killed my men as well as beasts, blood pouring
To the sea — but even as I talk, to wait
Is further death, death everywhere, go armed to meet him.”
AND
At all this noise, Ceyx’ wife, half dressed, half naked,
Loose-haired and tearful, rushed toward him, crying
Him not to go, send others, save himself,
His life and hers. Then Peleus stepped forward:
“O Queen, your fears are queenly fears, but do not
Fear me. I’m not unmindful of the king. No one
Should lose his life because of me, nor fall
Before a monster that has doomed me. I
Must send up prayers to Goddess of the Sea.”
AND
The wolf, though called away,
Had the insane salt taste of blood upon his tongue
And went on killing. And as he leaped
To the throat of a young cow, Nereid caught him,
Transformed him to senseless wolf in marble,
A harmless statue of a beast in stone.
How it lands to my eco-sensibility: Brilliant language, oh my.
Obvious allusions, ways it was used (that I am aware of already) : xx
What I know I didn’t ‘get’: xx
To my knowledge, who’s used it why/how (RACC): xx
Further research questions: xx
Anything else: xx
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