The Penelopiad (2005)
The Penelopiad
“I spent most of the time lying down or throwing up, sometimes both at once. Possibly I had an aversion to the ocean due to my childhood experience, or possibly the sea-god Poseidon was still annoyed by his failure to devour me.
Thus I saw little of the beauties of sky and cloud that Odysseus reported on his rare visits to see how I was feeling. He spent most of the time either at the bow, peering ahead (I imagined) with a hawk-like gaze in order to spot rocks and sea serpents and other dang...ers, or at the tiller, or directing the ship in some other way – I didn’t know how, because I’d never been on a ship before in my life.
I’d gained a great opinion of Odysseus since our wedding day, and admired him immensely, and had an inflated notion of his capabilities – remember, I was fifteen – so I had the highest confidence in him, and considered him to be a sea captain who could not fail.
At last we arrived at Ithaca, and sailed into the harbour, which was surrounded by steep, rocky cliffs.MoreLess
Thus I saw little of the beauties of sky and cloud that Odysseus reported on his rare visits to see how I was feeling. He spent most of the time either at the bow, peering ahead (I imagined) with a hawk-like gaze in order to spot rocks and sea serpents and other dang...ers, or at the tiller, or directing the ship in some other way – I didn’t know how, because I’d never been on a ship before in my life.
I’d gained a great opinion of Odysseus since our wedding day, and admired him immensely, and had an inflated notion of his capabilities – remember, I was fifteen – so I had the highest confidence in him, and considered him to be a sea captain who could not fail.
At last we arrived at Ithaca, and sailed into the harbour, which was surrounded by steep, rocky cliffs.MoreLess
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