The End
Odyssey Book 24.11,4 Samuel Butler (Perseus)
But Odysseus gave a great cry, and gathering himself together swooped down like a soaring eagle.
This is where this phrase finds its place, at the end of book 24, the last phrase of the Odyssey! Here in the translation of Samuel Butler who wrote 'swooped down' in stead of 'swept on them' in Barry B Powell's translation, swooped down fits best.
I think Samuel Butler was right here.
Odysseus' leap must have made a deep impression on the spectators and the people who heard of this story. A hero who jumps the rocks to end his longing for his loved ones.
So, could there be some people who followed him in taking the leap out of love?
Let's take a look in the history books.
I think Samuel Butler was right here.
Odysseus' leap must have made a deep impression on the spectators and the people who heard of this story. A hero who jumps the rocks to end his longing for his loved ones.
So, could there be some people who followed him in taking the leap out of love?
Let's take a look in the history books.
Odysseus