Odysseus’ most memorable exploit

• Authors: West Stephanie
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper discusses the meaning and development of Odysseus’ meeting with the Cyclops as described in the Odyssey, taking into account its possible origins and parallels in folklore.

Keywords

EN

Odyssey; Homer; cyclops; folklore

• Publisher: Księgarnia Akademicka
• Journal: Classica Cracoviensia
• Year: 2013
• Issue: 16
• Pages: 189-206

Contributors

author

West Stephanie

• Hertford College

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12797/CC.16.2013.16.12