The Saga of Kirke :: Classics

The Saga of Kirke.In various situations in the Kirke episode the themes of dourparadise and loyalty are present. The Island of Kirke gives itself afalse appearance of divinity. The goddess Kirke gives finish off a falseappearance of enchant workforcet and courtesy. Odysseus and his men conveythe theme of loyalty throughout the episode of Kirke to each other.Odysseus shows loyalty not just to his men, exclusively to his wife and hishomeland as well.From the directs arrival on the shore the island gives itself a falseappearance of divinity. Odysseus narrates that an unseen god has luredthem into the cove We came/ serve in our silent ship upon hershore/ and found a cove, a haven for a ship-/ some god, invisible,conned us in (154-157). False appearance of divinity comes out on ternion day on the island of Kirke. On Odysseuss way back to theseashore from the observation rock he comes across a big one dollar bill, whichhe kills to feed his men. Odysseus perceives the buck as a gift f romthe gods , some gods compassion/ Set a big buck in motion tocross my path-/ So hands were washed to take what heaven sent us(173-200).Kirke herself gives off a false appearance to the men. When the firstgroup of Odysseuss men come to the house, they were enticed by thegoddesss song In the entrance way they stayed to listen there(240-241). She shows the men that she is courteous by inviting the menin and giving them food and drink. The goddess works her magic on themen by giving them temptations to deal with. She gives them food toeat, and wine that she has laced with some sort of potion that causesthe men to lose desire to go home. Kirke then turns the men into pigs.She uses false appearance as a courteous enchanting god the lure themen in./ to call them in./ While she prepared a meal of cheese andbaley/ and gold honey mixed with Pramnian wine./ adding her own vilepinch,/ / all/ swinish now (253-265).The men are not the only ones that have to deal with the deception ofKirke. She tries to lead on Odysseus with the same food and drink thatshe offered his men, but with the knowledge attained from Hermes hewas able to out wit the goddess. When her first attempt fails she thentries flattery to assume Odysseus into the bedroom to lie with her What a champion, of what country, can you be?/ We two shallmingle and make love upon our bed.