Epic Poetry
Readings of great seldom heard Epic Poems. These poems stem from a wonderful tradition of storytelling, of bards and skalds, and should be read aloud. Hear The Fall of Troy, the Volsunga saga, the story of Parzival, Paradise Lost, The Nibelungenlied, The Aeneid, the Lays of Ancient Rome and other great poems of mighty deeds, brave men, and gods.
The Odyssey Book XII - THE SIRENE, SCYLLA, AND CHARYBDIS
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Ulysses relates how, after his return from the shades, he was sent by Circe on his voyage, by the coast of the Sirens, and by the strait of Scylla and Charybdis: the manner in which he escaped those dangers: how, being cast on the island Trinacria, his companions destroyed the oxen of the Sun: the vengeance that followed; how all perished by shipwreck except himself, who, swimming on the mast of the ship, arrived on the island of Calypso. With which his narration concludes.
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Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008The Fall of Troy Book XII - How the Wooden Horse was fashioned, and brought into Troy by her people.
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Calchas receives a sign from heaven suggesting guile must be used to take Troy. Odysseus conceives the trick of the Trojan Horse. Sinon volunteers to remain outside the horse to fool the Trojans. Laocoon tries to convince the Trojans of the truth; he and his sons are punished by the gods. Cassandra's prophecies ignored.
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