visual representation of how it went
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Odysseus in Just A Man: how could i hurt you?
Odysseus in Monster:
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I had not expected the Apollo vs Poseidon in the Dionysiaca to go so hard:
"And now a fiery chief stood up to the champion of the deep: Phoibos, to fight with Poseidon. He set shaft on string, and also lifted a brand of Delphic fir in each hand doubledextrous, to use fire against the surging sweep of water, and arrows against the trident. Fiery lance and watery arrows crashed together: while Phoibos defended his home the upper air rattled a thunderclap for a battlesong; the stormy trumpet of the sea brayed in the ears of Phoibos — a broadbeard Triton boomed with his own proper conch, like a man half-finished, from the loins down a greeny fish — the Nereids shouted the battlecry — Arabian Nereus pushed up out of the sea and bellowed, shaking his trident."
(Book 36, Trans. William Henry Denham Rouse )
Apollo is fighting Poseidon standing on Delos - an island - completely surrounded by Poseidon's domain. He's ambidextrous apparently and is using fire against Poseidon's water. There's thunder in the skies sounding like a battle song (thanks Zeus) and the roar of the waves is tearing Apollo's ears (thanks Triton). Poseidon has his entire gang cheering for him.
Like don't get me wrong, Apollo peacefully refusing to fight Poseidon in the Iliad is good on its own, but their fight in Dionysiaca is so so fun to visualise.
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Not to victim-blame, but i don't think that Elpenor should be counted in the 558 men who died under Odysseus's command!
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RESIDENT EVIL
2002 | dir. Paul W. S. Anderson
UNDERWORLD
2003 | dir. Len Wiseman
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