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A 2nd century CE Roman statuette of the Greek hero Odysseus. Here he holds a cup of wine in offering to the Cyclops Polyphemus. By getting him drunk the hero was able to blind Polyphemus and escape from the Cyclops' cave to continue his voyage home to Ithaca. (The Vatican Museums, Rome)
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Cartwright, M. (2013, May 09). Odysseus. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1201/odysseus/
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Cartwright, Mark. "Odysseus." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 09, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1201/odysseus/.
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Cartwright, Mark. "Odysseus." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 09 May 2013. Web. 26 Jul 2024.