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  2. On the Cave of the Nymphs in the Odyssey - Wikipedia

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    On the Cave of the Nymphs in the Odyssey (Ancient Greek: Περὶ τοῦ ἐν Ὀδυσσείᾳ τῶν νυμφῶν ἄντρου, Latin: De Antro Nympharum) is a treatise by the Neoplatonist philosopher Porphyry. It is an exegesis of a passage from Homer's Odyssey, which Porphyry interprets as an allegory about the cosmos and the soul.

  3. Outis - Wikipedia

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    When they shouted back, inquiring whether Polyphemus was in danger, he replied that "Nobody" was trying to kill him, so presuming that he was not in any danger, none of them came to his rescue. The story of the Cyclops can be found in the Odyssey, book 9 (in the Cyclopeia). Use of the name "Nobody" can be found in five different lines of Book 9.

  4. English translations of Homer - Wikipedia

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    Frontispiece to George Chapman's translation of the Odyssey, the first influential translation in English. Translators and scholars have translated the main works attributed to Homer, the Iliad and Odyssey, from the Homeric Greek into English, since the 16th and 17th centuries. Translations are ordered chronologically by date of first ...

  5. Elephantine papyri and ostraca - Wikipedia

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    Papyrus narrating the story of the wise chancellor Ahiqar. Aramaic script. 5th century BCE. From Elephantine, Egypt. Neues Museum, Berlin. The Elephantine Papyri and Ostraca consist of thousands of documents from the Egyptian border fortresses of Elephantine and Aswan, which yielded hundreds of papyri and ostraca in hieratic and demotic Egyptian, Aramaic, Koine Greek, Latin and Coptic ...

  6. List of Adventures in Odyssey Books - Wikipedia

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    The Complete Guide to Adventures in Odyssey by Phil Lollar : ISBN 1-56179-466-X; Adventures in Odyssey: The Official Guide by Nathan Hoobler : ISBN 1-58997-475-1; Adventures in Odyssey: The Official Guide-25th Birthday Edition by Nathan Hoobler : ISBN 1-58997-719-X

  7. File:Ostraka against Themistocles, 482 BC, Agora Museum ...

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    Ostraka se jménem Themistoklés, z roku 482 před n. l. Muzeum Staré agory v Athénách. Keywords: Athény;Stará agora museum: Image title:

  8. Ostraka (journal) - Wikipedia

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    Ostraka is an academic journal published semiannually from 1992–2012 and roughly annually thereafter by the Istituto di studi comparati sulle società antiche of the University of Perugia in Perugia, Italy. It publishes research by professionals into the archaeology of classical antiquity.

  9. Cretan Lie - Wikipedia

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    The Cretan Lie refers to an episode within the Odyssey in which Odysseus relays a fabricated story of his exploits against Egypt to the loyal swine herd, Eumaeus. This story has been subjected to much inquiry in the field of the history and archaeology of the end of the Late Bronze Age .