Climax and Structure in Odyssey 8.492-520: Further Reflections on Odysseus and the Wooden Horse

Author: Davies Malcolm  

Publisher: Routledge Ltd

ISSN: 0039-7679

Source: Symbolae Osloenses, Vol.75, Iss.1, 2000-09, pp. : 56-61

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Abstract

The significance of Demodocus' reference back in time to Odysseus' device of the Wooden Horse and its rôle in the sack of Troy is examined. In keeping with recent work on story-telling in Homer, the reference's details and emphases are shown to be subtly programmatic for Odysseus' presentation in the remainder of the epic.