Homer's Odyssey:
In Books X and XI of Odyssey, Odysseus relates his journey to the House of Hades according to the advice of the sea-nymph, Circe. There he is to petition the ghosts offering milk, honey, sweet wine among other things, promising them that he will sacrifice the choicest heifer and a ram when he reaches Ithaca. There he must also consult the blind seer, Teiresias, and hear about the journey he is still to make before he can reach Ithaca.
James Joyce's Ulysses:
Joyce used the name Hades to refer to the 6th episode/chapter of his Ulysses. The funeral of Patrick Dignam is the main topic of the episode. Bloom attends the funeral along with other Dubliners.
It is 11 a.m.
Selected Highlights of Episode 6 in Ulysses for the Uninitiated:
1. Sayings from Ulysses explored/explained:
- His name stinks all over Dublin. (6.64)
- My son. Me in his eyes. (6.76)
- As broad as it's long. (6.189)
- No suffering, . . . A moment and all is over. (6.314)
- It is not for us to judge, . . . (6.342)
- A pump after all, pumping thousands of gallons of blood every day. One fine day it gets bunged up: and there you are. (6.674)
- Come forth, Lazarus. (6.678)
- . . . pierce the heart and make sure or an electric clock or a telephone in the coffin . . . (6.868)
- All these here once walked round Dublin. (6.960)
(Episode.Line numbers in brackets above are according to the Critical Edition of Ulysses by H. W. Gabler, 1986)
2. Illustrations:
- Watercolours and sketches by Catherine Meyer
3. Link to
- The poem, Elegy written in a Country Churchyard, by Thomas Gary (1716-1771)
And much more!
In Books X and XI of Odyssey, Odysseus relates his journey to the House of Hades according to the advice of the sea-nymph, Circe. There he is to petition the ghosts offering milk, honey, sweet wine among other things, promising them that he will sacrifice the choicest heifer and a ram when he reaches Ithaca. There he must also consult the blind seer, Teiresias, and hear about the journey he is still to make before he can reach Ithaca.
James Joyce's Ulysses:
Joyce used the name Hades to refer to the 6th episode/chapter of his Ulysses. The funeral of Patrick Dignam is the main topic of the episode. Bloom attends the funeral along with other Dubliners.
It is 11 a.m.
Selected Highlights of Episode 6 in Ulysses for the Uninitiated:
1. Sayings from Ulysses explored/explained:
- His name stinks all over Dublin. (6.64)
- My son. Me in his eyes. (6.76)
- As broad as it's long. (6.189)
- No suffering, . . . A moment and all is over. (6.314)
- It is not for us to judge, . . . (6.342)
- A pump after all, pumping thousands of gallons of blood every day. One fine day it gets bunged up: and there you are. (6.674)
- Come forth, Lazarus. (6.678)
- . . . pierce the heart and make sure or an electric clock or a telephone in the coffin . . . (6.868)
- All these here once walked round Dublin. (6.960)
(Episode.Line numbers in brackets above are according to the Critical Edition of Ulysses by H. W. Gabler, 1986)
2. Illustrations:
3. Link to
- The poem, Elegy written in a Country Churchyard, by Thomas Gary (1716-1771)
And much more!
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