Chapter 3161 Sea of ​​Dreams (2)

According to Hesiod, humans in the Golden Age lived an almost perfect, god-like life. Their hearts had no worries and were far away from toil and sorrow. The fertile earth automatically bore abundant fruits, and they took care of them with contentment and joy. Wonderful property.

Hesiod came after Homer, and Homer probably would not have borrowed his settings to describe the island where the Cyclops lived as if it were a world in the Golden Age, where barley, wheat, and grapes all grew on their own without the need for arable land. It was blessed by Zeus, although the Cyclops were not afraid of him at all.

There is a sculpture of David by Michelangelo in Florence, which is based on the scene of the duel between David and the giant Goliath. The shepherd David is as insignificant in front of the giant as the audience standing in front of the statue of David. He is about to use his hand to The stone struck Goliath on the head.

The giant looked disdainfully at the young man and the weapons in his hands, and asked David to attack with swords and spears.

At this point, Polyphemus also made the same mistake. He heard a prophecy that a man named Odysseus would take away his eyesight, but he always thought that he was a tall, strong man with huge powers. A brave man, but he didn't expect to be blinded by the thin and weak "no one".

Napoleon moved many Italian works of art back to France, but he did not touch the "David" in Florence and the "Pieta" in Rome. The reason why he did not do so was not because it was troublesome, and the "stones" from Egypt were not "transported" by him. came back.

He did not give an order to move it, and no one else could move it no matter how much they wanted to. Moreover, if these two sculptures were moved, the feud between Italy and France would probably continue forever. These two sculptures are not "worthless" stones.

 Personally, Georgiana prefers Michelangelo's sculptures to "Angel's Kiss", and this is not just because of Michelangelo's fame.

Odysseus can actually go with the others, take the supplies and leave without disturbing the Cyclops, but what is the difference between doing that and being a thief?

Of course he had to say hello when he took other people's things, and then he met the Cyclops.

In the eyes of the shrewd thief, Odysseus just did something stupid. He and his companions were trapped in the cave, and it was impossible for all of them to push the boulder blocking the exit.

 The giants are as big as a mountain, and their muscles give them strength. They are the children of Uranus and Gaia, the Titans who once ruled the world. They also have other incredible powers.

 How could Odysseus, a mortal, be the opponent of the Cyclops? He's not alone though.

But despite the food and wine, the Cyclops wanted to leave this prison. He asked Odysseus where their ship was, so that he could leave.

The Cyclops used to be very good at manufacturing. They made Poseidon's trident, Zeus's lightning spear, Hades's invisibility helmet, Artemis' bow and moonlight arrows, etc., but now they can't even make them. No ship can be built, and the ships of human heroes are to be taken away.

If he had a nicer attitude, maybe Odysseus would have said it smoothly. Since the Cyclops was so vicious, Odysseus would certainly not tell the truth.

 Both sides were in the testing stage, and the Cyclops actually captured humans and ate them.

 People in the Golden Age had no pain from death. Even if they grew old, their hands and feet would still be strong and it would not bother them.

They died as if in a deep sleep...Odysseus could not remain calm when he saw the death of his companions.

 Strength is more than just "physical strength". When Odysseus was about to stab the Cyclops with his dagger, he resisted the urge and then came up with a good idea.

He poured wine for the troll, and Polyphemus, without any doubt, drank it all three times without hesitation.

This has nothing to do with etiquette or rules. It's just that why are the trolls so unsuspecting?

Soon, the giant was subdued by the all-conquering sleep. Odysseus and the rest of his companions blinded the giant's one eye with red-hot olive wood.

Even if Odysseus is not as short and thin as the troll said, he cannot stab the olive wood into the troll's eye socket alone.

Georgiana looked at the red wine on the table and remembered the last time Napoleoni and her talked about Odysseus.

 Giants live alone on the top of steep and steep mountains or in deep caves, and do not care about other people's affairs.

Odysseus, however, knew how to use words to inspire all his companions to take risks with him. Homer said that God gave them incomparable courage and strength, but did these people listen to God's words, follow Odysseus and complete Odysseus' plan?

Then he started talking about how they used trees to carry cannons in the Alps, with hundreds of people pulling ropes together.

“It is bravery that brings people together to accomplish things that are impossible for mortals.” He said with high spirits, as if he was not facing a woman, but thousands of troops. But Georgiana is more willing to believe in the "blood" or "bloody" Socrates said.

If death was not painful to the humans of the Golden Age, then they would not have stabbed olive wood into the eyes of the Titans like the humans of the Iron Age.

 Pain and anger have reconstructed human beings, who are no longer the playthings of the gods.

The most valuable part of the Roman history written by Appian is not the Spartacus Rebellion, but the Civil War and the Punic War. If Crassus really executed 4,000 people with the eleventh law, it would be equivalent to starting from 4 She was more willing to believe that 400 people were drawn out of 4,000 people, and she lost one-tenth of her troops in one fell swoop.

She was told that his book had been quoted by the Eastern Roman Emperor. The earliest version of the Appian Roman History appeared in a Latin translation, kept by the secretary of Pope Nicholas V. It was not until 1640 that the first manuscript appeared in Paris.

This manuscript was not copied according to the book. The Vatican library does not allow any paper items to be taken out. It can only rely on memory to write down what it sees.

This version of the manuscript has many omissions. In addition to being a fragment, the copyist was also old and had to translate the Latin into French.

The ones found in the Library of Alexandria are in Greek. In Appian's time, literati were proud to know Greek.

She had always wanted to learn Greek. It happened that someone copying books in the Louvre Library knew it, so she went to learn a little bit.

  "No one" is actually a pun. It consists of a conjunction, a negative word and an indefinite pronoun. The combination is "no one".

Polyphemus yelled after his eye was injured, which attracted the attention of his "neighbors". Although they were separated by a hill, they were heard because the giant's language was not limited by distance.

The neighbor asked him what happened, and Polyphemus said, "No one harmed me, not by conspiracy, not by violence."

The neighbors thought he was sick, so they asked Polyphemus to find Poseidon to treat him, and then they dispersed.

  But if these three conjunctions, negatives and infinitives are combined together, it is "wisdom" or "mind". Odysseus did not introduce himself until the strength of the wine reached the giant's heart.

  Homer's epic can be regarded as "enlightenment reading". Homer himself was blind, but there is no such person as Homer, and no one is sure whether he was blind or not.

 In short, this is what it means. "Angel's Kiss" is beautiful, but it does not have the "blood" in Michelangelo's works. Blood can inject vitality into the stone.

Angel's Kiss was more about "dreams", "death" and other spiritual things. That's not to say it was bad, but the winged Cupid reminded her of Lockhart's "messenger" on Valentine's Day, of course. It is also possible that Lockhart gave them wings and harps so that they could play Cupid.

 Harry's eyes were as green as toads and his hair was as black as a blackboard.

The poet was so angry that he would die when he heard such a "golden sentence", and taught him step by step how to write a poem.

 In order to hunt down "no one", she probably won't be able to follow the large army to Compiègne. She must report her whereabouts.

Now she fully feels the pain of "lack of inspiration", but if she doesn't write poetry, she will write letters.

She has never felt the pain of writing homework. She always exceeds the prescribed length of the paper the professor assigns.

She let out a sigh of relief and left the tent without intending to continue working behind closed doors.

 The snow has not stopped, but it is like fog, hazy covering the sky.

　　It is already dawn.

Why don’t you wake up from the dream?

 (End of this chapter)