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ODYSSEIAintroductionTheauthoroftheresplendentmythicalepicHomer,anintelligent,blindpoet,asinlegend.Thefatewrestedhisvision,buthe’senternalforhislyre,AsDemodocusinOdyssey.OdysseyOdysseus’accountsofhisadventurecaptivatedthePhaeacians.AfterapiraticalraidonIsmarosinthelandoftheCicones,heandhistwelveshipsweredrivenoffcoursebystorms,TheyvisitedthelethargicLotus-Eaterswhogavetwoofhismentheirfruitwhichcausedthemtoforgettheirhomecoming,andthenwerecapturedbytheCyclopsPolyphemus,escapingbyblindinghimwithawoodenstake.Whiletheywereescaping,however,OdysseusfoolishlytoldPolyphemushisidentity,andPolyphemustoldhisfather,Poseidon,thatOdysseushadblindedhim.PoseidonthencursesOdysseustowandertheseafortenyears,duringwhichhewouldloseallhiscrewandreturnhomethroughtheaidofothers.ThispartofTheEpic.Aside:I’mOdysseus,sonofIthacathepicturesquePolisstuddedwithvinesandolives.AftertheconquestofTroy,wecouldn’twaittoreturnhomeaftera10-yearparting.However,wehadtofaceanotherseriesofchallengebeforeourfinalvictory.•Wediscoveredanothermysteriousisland.Ileftmy11shipsbehind,andtooktherestonewithmy12bestmen,crewedtoseethehabitants.•Wefoundahuge,vine-coveredcavefilledwithgoatsandsheep.Itseemedtobeashepherdthere.•Afterawhile,weheardthedeafeningfootstepsoutside.•Shocked,wehidourselvesinthecorner,prayingforProvidence•insilence.Itmustbeasavage.•Then,wesawtheenormous,•horribleowner.•Aside:Thecruelwretchvouchsafedmenotonewordofanswer,butwithasuddenclutchhegrippeduptwoofmymenatonceanddashedthemdownuponthegroundasthoughtheyhadbeenpuppies.Theirbrainswereshedupontheground,andtheearthwaswetwiththeirblood.•Thenhetorethemlimbfromlimbandsuppeduponthem.Hegobbledthemuplikealioninthewilderness,flesh,bones,marrow,andentrails,withoutleavinganythinguneaten.Asforus,weweptandliftedupourhandstoheavenonseeingsuchahorridsight,forwedidnotknowwhatelsetodo.•ButwhentheCyclopshadfilledhishugepaunch,andhadwasheddownhismealofhumanfleshwithadrinkofneatmilk,hestretchedhimselffulllengthuponthegroundamonghissheep,andwenttosleep.•Iwasatfirstinclinedtoseizemysword,drawit,anddriveitintohisvitals,butIreflectedthatifIdidweshouldallcertainlybelost,forweshouldneverbeabletoshiftthestonewhichthemonsterhadputinfrontofthedoor.Sowestayedsobbingandsighingwhereweweretillmorningcame.•WhentheDawnappeared,heagainlithisfire,milkedhisgoatsandewes,assoonashehadgotthroughwithallhiswork,heclutcheduptwomoreofmymen,andbeganeatingthemfor•hismorning'smeal.Presently,•withtheutmostease,herolled•thestoneawayfromthedoorand•droveouthissheep,butheatonce•putitbackagain-aseasilyasthoughheweremerelyclappingthelidontoaquiverfullofarrows.•Aside:Hethentookthecupanddrank.Hewassodelightedwiththetasteofthewinethathebeggedmeforanotherbowlfull.•Aside:Ithengavehimsomemore;threetimesdidIfillthebowlforhim,andthreetimesdidhedrainitwithoutthoughtorheed.•Aside:Oncethecyclopspassesoutfromthewine,wesharpenedthegiant'sclubtoapointandhardeneditstipinafire.Then•weliftedthestakeanddriveitintoPolyphemus'eye,blindinghim.IkeptonpuzzlingtothinkhowIcouldbestsavemyownlifeandthoseofmycompanions;IschemedandfinallycameupwiththebestplanIcouldthinkof.•Themalesheepwerewellgrown,andcarriedaheavyblackfleece,soIboundthemnoiselesslyinthreestogether,withsomeofthewithiesonwhichthewickedmonsterusedtosleep.Therewastobeamanunderthemiddlesheep,andthetwooneithersideweretocoverhim,sothattherewerethreesheeptoeachman.•Asformyselftherewasaramfinerthananyoftheothers,soIcaughtholdofhimbytheback,esconcedmyselfinthethickwoolunderhisbelly,andflungonpatientlytohisfleece,faceupwards,keepingafirmholdonitallthetime.•Aside：Asspokehedrovetheramoutside,butwhenwewerealittlewayoutfromthecaveandyards,Ifirstgotfromundertheram'sbelly,andthenfreedmycomrades;asforthesheep,whichwereveryfat,byconstantlyheadingthemintherightdirectionwemanagedtodrivethemdowntotheship.Thecrewrejoicedgreatlyatseeingthoseofuswhohadescapeddeath,butweptfortheotherswhomtheCyclopshadkilled.•Hegotmoreandmorefuriousasheheardme,sohetorethetopfromoffahighmountain,andflungitjustinfrontofmyshipsothatitwaswithinalittleofhittingtheendoftherudder.Theseaquakedastherockfellintoit,andthewashofthewaveitraisedcarriedusbacktowardsthemainland,andforcedustowardstheshore.•Aside:Thusdidhepray,andPoseidonheardhisprayer.Thenhepickeduparockmuchlargerthanthefirst,swungitaloftandhurleditwithprodigiousforce.Itfelljustshortoftheship,butwaswithinalittleofhittingtheendoftherudder.Theseaquakedastherockfellintoit,andthewashofthewaveitraiseddroveusonwardsonourwaytowardstheshoreoftheisland.•Thusthroughthelivelongdaytothegoingdownofthesunwefeastedourfillonmeatanddrink,butwhenthesunwentdownanditcameondark,wecampeduponthebeach.•Whenthechildofmorning,rosy-fingeredDawn,appeared,Ibademymenonboardandloosethehawsers.Thentheytooktheirplacesandsmotethegreyseawiththeiroars;sowesailedonwithsorrowinourhearts,butgladtohaveescapeddeaththoughwehadlostourcomrades.资料：吴松泽剧本：齐飞翔Thanksforwatching!