Post by Magill on Jun 18, 2004 9:55:47 GMT -5
You probably pulled it from IMDB, but I have a slight nitpick with one of the "Didya Notice" entries. It says
While it could be referencing that, it's more likely in reference to the fact that Odysseus tried to be a draft dodger. He had heard the prophecy that if he left for the Trojan War, it would be 20 years before he returned home. So he pretended he was crazy--he put on a "fools cap", hitched a donkey and an ox to a plow, and sowed his fields with salt. Another Greek, Palamedes, was almost as wily as Odysseus and placed Odysseus's infant son, Telemachus, in the path of the plow. Odysseus swerved out of the way, and Palamedes declared Odysseus sane enough to kill Trojans (Odysseus never forgave Palamedes for this, and produced false evidence and witnesses against Palamedes to have him stoned as a traitor by the Greeks).
So Odysseus would've been a bit late to the party, anyway.
But then, Odysseus was responsible for bringing Achilles to the war. Achilles's mother, Thetis, made him dress as a woman and placed him in a royal court to disguise him and keep him away from the war. But Odysseus came to court disguised as a peddler. He had pretty trinkets and some weapons. All the other ladies of the court went nuts for the trinkets, while Achilles grabbed the weapons and was found out.
So go figure. I guess all I proved is I know way too much about Greek mythology.
As Achilles strolls along the beach and among the unpacking Greeks, he teases Odysseus about being the last one to show up. This is an in-joke for those familiar with the Odyssey, which tells the story of how, due to the animosity of various gods, Odysseus was the last Greek to return home from Troy.
While it could be referencing that, it's more likely in reference to the fact that Odysseus tried to be a draft dodger. He had heard the prophecy that if he left for the Trojan War, it would be 20 years before he returned home. So he pretended he was crazy--he put on a "fools cap", hitched a donkey and an ox to a plow, and sowed his fields with salt. Another Greek, Palamedes, was almost as wily as Odysseus and placed Odysseus's infant son, Telemachus, in the path of the plow. Odysseus swerved out of the way, and Palamedes declared Odysseus sane enough to kill Trojans (Odysseus never forgave Palamedes for this, and produced false evidence and witnesses against Palamedes to have him stoned as a traitor by the Greeks).
So Odysseus would've been a bit late to the party, anyway.
But then, Odysseus was responsible for bringing Achilles to the war. Achilles's mother, Thetis, made him dress as a woman and placed him in a royal court to disguise him and keep him away from the war. But Odysseus came to court disguised as a peddler. He had pretty trinkets and some weapons. All the other ladies of the court went nuts for the trinkets, while Achilles grabbed the weapons and was found out.
So go figure. I guess all I proved is I know way too much about Greek mythology.