The Saga of Kirke :: Classics

The Saga of Kirke.In unlike situations in the Kirke episode the themes of falseparadise and loyalty be present. The Island of Kirke gives itself afalse appearance of divinity. The goddess Kirke gives off a falseappearance of bewitch workforcet and courtesy. Odysseus and his men conveythe theme of loyalty throughout the episode of Kirke to each(prenominal) other.Odysseus shows loyalty not just to his men, but to his wife and hishomeland as well.From the ships 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/ washed in our silent ship upon hershore/ and imbed a cove, a haven for a ship-/ some god, invisible,conned us in (154-157). False appearance of divinity comes out onthird twenty-four hours on the island of Kirke. On Odysseuss way back to theseashore from the observation persuade he comes across a big blame, whichhe kills to feed his men. Odysseus perceives the buck as a gif t fromthe 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 solid food and drink. The goddess whole shebang 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 require 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./ sequence she prepared a meal of cheese andbaley/ and amber honey combine with Pramnian wine./ adding her own vilepinch,/ / all/ swinish now (253-265).The men are not the only ones that have to deal wit h the deception ofKirke. She tries to deceive Odysseus with the compar subject 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 draw Odysseus into the bedroom to lie with her What a champion, of what country, can you be?/ We two shall scramble and make love upon our bed.