Author: Glyn Iliffe
I am currently reading a boom called "The king of Ithaca". As expected, people would immediately relate this to Odysseus and his 20 year journey. That is wrong! It is about a young man named Epiterus, who is going to the well known Oracle, in the top of Mount Parnassus (1590M). While on his journey, he notices a group of twelve men and a group of 20 men fighting. Due to the siege of Thebes, Epiterus knew that the group of 20 men where deserters. He hated them. He rushed into battle. After a couple of minutes, the bloody and gory battle ended in the favor of the 10 men. Epiterus himself had killed 5. It would turn out that the people from the group where from Crete. Together they climbed up the mountain. It was dark. The crew decided to wait until the following day to ask the Oracle. The leader of the men though refused. He went up the oracle and suddenly a priest stopped him. He told the leader of the men that the old priestess passed away recently, and that her inheritor, a younger one, needed sleep to continue her job. He then offered a bribe. 5 silver coins! The priest refused. The leader though, was ignorant. He went to Epiterus and told him to come! They bought 2 very good sheep to sacrifice to Gaea and payed 5 silver coins. A tall man then came in front of them. They agreed to let the two men enter the oracle. He was bribed with 4 copper coins. The leader of the men was then asked by another priest why he was asking. He told a lie. The priestess screamed out that he was lying. Despite that, they let the two come in!
For now, I would rate this book a 10/10 due to it's interesting setting, and plot. Aswel as some side details. I would advise this to all fans of mythology. (That is the only branch of fiction I love!)
Interesting facts:
Odysseus
1.He fought in Troy for ten years.
2.10 years in his returnee.
3. Ithaca is thought to be near the west coast of Greece.
I am currently reading a boom called "The king of Ithaca". As expected, people would immediately relate this to Odysseus and his 20 year journey. That is wrong! It is about a young man named Epiterus, who is going to the well known Oracle, in the top of Mount Parnassus (1590M). While on his journey, he notices a group of twelve men and a group of 20 men fighting. Due to the siege of Thebes, Epiterus knew that the group of 20 men where deserters. He hated them. He rushed into battle. After a couple of minutes, the bloody and gory battle ended in the favor of the 10 men. Epiterus himself had killed 5. It would turn out that the people from the group where from Crete. Together they climbed up the mountain. It was dark. The crew decided to wait until the following day to ask the Oracle. The leader of the men though refused. He went up the oracle and suddenly a priest stopped him. He told the leader of the men that the old priestess passed away recently, and that her inheritor, a younger one, needed sleep to continue her job. He then offered a bribe. 5 silver coins! The priest refused. The leader though, was ignorant. He went to Epiterus and told him to come! They bought 2 very good sheep to sacrifice to Gaea and payed 5 silver coins. A tall man then came in front of them. They agreed to let the two men enter the oracle. He was bribed with 4 copper coins. The leader of the men was then asked by another priest why he was asking. He told a lie. The priestess screamed out that he was lying. Despite that, they let the two come in!
For now, I would rate this book a 10/10 due to it's interesting setting, and plot. Aswel as some side details. I would advise this to all fans of mythology. (That is the only branch of fiction I love!)
Interesting facts:
Odysseus
1.He fought in Troy for ten years.
2.10 years in his returnee.
3. Ithaca is thought to be near the west coast of Greece.
Good post. I liked how you added interesting facts...
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