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The first Epic Simile of The Classics Blog!

In Book 5, Odysseus is released from the *loving* shackles of Calypso. Hermes - the messenger god (basically an ethereal postman) - goes over to Ogygia to tell Calypso that Zeus orders for Odysseus to be freed and sent back on his way to Ithaca.

The Epic simile adds grandeur to the situation - or else it can just been received as a flying postman saying ‘you must let this poor man go’ - which doesn’t quite have the same effect!

A BIG WELCOME FROM ME!

My name is Ella, and I have started The Classics Blog - a place to learn about Antiquity (the weird, the wonderful & absolute absurd) all in one place by someone who is also learning and discovering! (Deciphered in the blonde way!)

I studied Classical Civilisation for my A-levels and fell in love with the discovery that whilst society has evolved, the emotions of people haven’t changed much (and the hilarious random facts along the way!)

I found that there weren’t many accounts directed at specific enjoyable learning - this is something I wanted to achieve; bringing the Ancient into modern times in a captivating way!

This is a space for anyone studying, or just wanting interesting information that isn’t a 2 hour long podcast on Classical Civilisation all in one easily accessible place, saturated with quality information!

Please let me know what type of content you’d like me to add and if there’s anything specific you would like to discus!