Book 10

AEOLUS, THE LAESTRYGONES, CIRCE.

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Passage 1

Lines 4–5

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Thence we went on to the Aeolian island where lives Aeolus son of Hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. It is an island that floats (as it were) upon the sea, {83} iron bound with a wall that girds it. Now, Aeolus has six daughters and six lusty sons, so he made the sons marry the daughters, and they all live with their dear father and mother, feasting and enjoying every conceivable kind of luxury. All day long the atmosphere of the house is loaded with the savour of roasting meats till it groans again, yard and all; but by night they sleep on their well made bedsteads, each with his own wife between the blankets. These were the people among whom we had now come.

Location presence

Aeolus Aeolus’s house

·Remembered

Aeolus feasted and slept with his household in his house.

See evidence text

“Thence we went on to the Aeolian island where lives Aeolus son of Hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. It is an island that floats (as it were) upon the sea, {83} iron bound with a wall that girds it. Now, Aeolus has six daughters and six lusty sons, so he made the sons marry the daughters, and they all live with their dear father and mother, feasting and enjoying every conceivable kind of luxury. All day long the atmosphere of the house is loaded with the savour of roasting meats till it groans again, yard and all; but by night they sleep on their well made bedsteads, each with his own wife between the blankets. These were the people among whom we had now come. ”

Aeolus’s married children Aeolus’s house

·Remembered

Aeolus’s married children feasted and slept in Aeolus’s house.

See evidence text

“Thence we went on to the Aeolian island where lives Aeolus son of Hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. It is an island that floats (as it were) upon the sea, {83} iron bound with a wall that girds it. Now, Aeolus has six daughters and six lusty sons, so he made the sons marry the daughters, and they all live with their dear father and mother, feasting and enjoying every conceivable kind of luxury. All day long the atmosphere of the house is loaded with the savour of roasting meats till it groans again, yard and all; but by night they sleep on their well made bedsteads, each with his own wife between the blankets. These were the people among whom we had now come. ”

Aeolus’s six daughters Aeolus’s house

·Remembered

Aeolus’s six daughters feasted and slept in Aeolus’s house.

See evidence text

“Thence we went on to the Aeolian island where lives Aeolus son of Hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. It is an island that floats (as it were) upon the sea, {83} iron bound with a wall that girds it. Now, Aeolus has six daughters and six lusty sons, so he made the sons marry the daughters, and they all live with their dear father and mother, feasting and enjoying every conceivable kind of luxury. All day long the atmosphere of the house is loaded with the savour of roasting meats till it groans again, yard and all; but by night they sleep on their well made bedsteads, each with his own wife between the blankets. These were the people among whom we had now come. ”

Aeolus’s six sons Aeolus’s house

·Remembered

Aeolus’s six sons feasted and slept in Aeolus’s house.

See evidence text

“Thence we went on to the Aeolian island where lives Aeolus son of Hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. It is an island that floats (as it were) upon the sea, {83} iron bound with a wall that girds it. Now, Aeolus has six daughters and six lusty sons, so he made the sons marry the daughters, and they all live with their dear father and mother, feasting and enjoying every conceivable kind of luxury. All day long the atmosphere of the house is loaded with the savour of roasting meats till it groans again, yard and all; but by night they sleep on their well made bedsteads, each with his own wife between the blankets. These were the people among whom we had now come. ”

Aeolus’s wife Aeolus’s house

·Remembered

Aeolus’s wife lived with the feasting household in Aeolus’s house.

See evidence text

“Thence we went on to the Aeolian island where lives Aeolus son of Hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. It is an island that floats (as it were) upon the sea, {83} iron bound with a wall that girds it. Now, Aeolus has six daughters and six lusty sons, so he made the sons marry the daughters, and they all live with their dear father and mother, feasting and enjoying every conceivable kind of luxury. All day long the atmosphere of the house is loaded with the savour of roasting meats till it groans again, yard and all; but by night they sleep on their well made bedsteads, each with his own wife between the blankets. These were the people among whom we had now come. ”

bedsteads of Aeolus’s married children Aeolus’s house

·Remembered

The married children’s bedsteads were used at night in Aeolus’s house.

See evidence text

“Thence we went on to the Aeolian island where lives Aeolus son of Hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. It is an island that floats (as it were) upon the sea, {83} iron bound with a wall that girds it. Now, Aeolus has six daughters and six lusty sons, so he made the sons marry the daughters, and they all live with their dear father and mother, feasting and enjoying every conceivable kind of luxury. All day long the atmosphere of the house is loaded with the savour of roasting meats till it groans again, yard and all; but by night they sleep on their well made bedsteads, each with his own wife between the blankets. These were the people among whom we had now come. ”

Ulysses Aeolian island

·Remembered

Ulysses came among Aeolus’s people on the Aeolian island.

See evidence text

“Thence we went on to the Aeolian island where lives Aeolus son of Hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. It is an island that floats (as it were) upon the sea, {83} iron bound with a wall that girds it. Now, Aeolus has six daughters and six lusty sons, so he made the sons marry the daughters, and they all live with their dear father and mother, feasting and enjoying every conceivable kind of luxury. All day long the atmosphere of the house is loaded with the savour of roasting meats till it groans again, yard and all; but by night they sleep on their well made bedsteads, each with his own wife between the blankets. These were the people among whom we had now come. ”

Ulysses’ men Aeolian island

·Remembered

Ulysses’s men came among Aeolus’s people on the Aeolian island.

See evidence text

“Thence we went on to the Aeolian island where lives Aeolus son of Hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. It is an island that floats (as it were) upon the sea, {83} iron bound with a wall that girds it. Now, Aeolus has six daughters and six lusty sons, so he made the sons marry the daughters, and they all live with their dear father and mother, feasting and enjoying every conceivable kind of luxury. All day long the atmosphere of the house is loaded with the savour of roasting meats till it groans again, yard and all; but by night they sleep on their well made bedsteads, each with his own wife between the blankets. These were the people among whom we had now come. ”

wall girdling the Aeolian island Aeolian island

·Remembered

The iron wall girdled the Aeolian island.

See evidence text

“Thence we went on to the Aeolian island where lives Aeolus son of Hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. It is an island that floats (as it were) upon the sea, {83} iron bound with a wall that girds it. Now, Aeolus has six daughters and six lusty sons, so he made the sons marry the daughters, and they all live with their dear father and mother, feasting and enjoying every conceivable kind of luxury. All day long the atmosphere of the house is loaded with the savour of roasting meats till it groans again, yard and all; but by night they sleep on their well made bedsteads, each with his own wife between the blankets. These were the people among whom we had now come. ”

Claims for this passage

Aeolian island·Location·Remembered

The Aeolian island is described as floating upon the sea, iron-bound and girdled by a wall.

See evidence text

“the Aeolian island where lives Aeolus son of Hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. It is an island that floats (as it were) upon the sea, {83} iron bound with a wall that girds it.”

Aeolus·Character·Remembered

Aeolus, son of Hippotas and dear to the immortal gods, has six daughters and six lusty sons.

See evidence text

“Aeolus son of Hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. It is an island that floats (as it were) upon the sea, {83} iron bound with a wall that girds it. Now, Aeolus has six daughters and six lusty sons”

Aeolus’s house·Location·Remembered

Aeolus’s house and yard are filled all day with the savour of roasting meat.

See evidence text

“All day long the atmosphere of the house is loaded with the savour of roasting meats till it groans again, yard and all”

Aeolus’s married children·Character·Remembered

Aeolus’s married children live luxuriously with their parents, feast all day, and sleep by night with their spouses.

See evidence text

“they all live with their dear father and mother, feasting and enjoying every conceivable kind of luxury. All day long the atmosphere of the house is loaded with the savour of roasting meats till it groans again, yard and all; but by night they sleep on their well made bedsteads, each with his own wife between the blankets”

Aeolus’s six daughters·Character·Remembered

Aeolus has six daughters whom he marries to his six sons.

See evidence text

“Aeolus has six daughters and six lusty sons, so he made the sons marry the daughters”

Aeolus’s six sons·Character·Remembered

Aeolus has six lusty sons whom he marries to his six daughters.

See evidence text

“six lusty sons, so he made the sons marry the daughters”

Aeolus’s wife·Character·Remembered

Aeolus’s wife lives with their married children amid feasting and every conceivable luxury.

See evidence text

“their dear father and mother, feasting and enjoying every conceivable kind of luxury”

bedsteads of Aeolus’s married children·Item·Remembered

Aeolus’s married children sleep on well-made bedsteads with their spouses under the blankets.

See evidence text

“by night they sleep on their well made bedsteads, each with his own wife between the blankets”

Hippotas·Character·Remembered

Hippotas is the father of Aeolus, who is dear to the immortal gods.

See evidence text

“Aeolus son of Hippotas, dear to the immortal gods”

wall girdling the Aeolian island·Item·Remembered

A wall girdles the Aeolian island, which is described as floating upon the sea and iron-bound.

See evidence text

“It is an island that floats (as it were) upon the sea, {83} iron bound with a wall that girds it”

yard of Aeolus’s house·Location·Remembered

The yard of Aeolus’s house is filled with the savour of roasting meat.

See evidence text

“All day long the atmosphere of the house is loaded with the savour of roasting meats till it groans again, yard and all”

Published summary

The travellers reach the floating, iron-walled Aeolian island, where Aeolus, son of Hippotas and dear to the immortal gods, lives in continual luxury with his six sons, six daughters, and the children’s mother; he has married the sons and daughters to one another.