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gear and property of Ulysses’s surviving ship

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gear and property of Ulysses’s surviving ship
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sea shore on the Aeaean island1 observation
·Remembered

The surviving ship’s gear was handled during the launch from the Aeaean sea shore.

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“Then, when we had got down to the sea shore we drew our ship into the water and got her mast and sails into her; we also put the sheep on board and took our places, weeping and in great distress of mind. Circe, that great and cunning goddess, sent us a fair wind that blew dead aft and staid steadily with us keeping our sails all the time well filled; so we did whatever wanted doing to the ship’s gear and let her go as the wind and helmsman headed her. All day long her sails were full as she held her course over the sea, but when the sun went down and darkness was over all the earth, we got into the deep waters of the river Oceanus, where lie the land and city of the Cimmerians who live enshrouded in mist and darkness which the rays of the sun never pierce neither at his rising nor as he goes down again out of the heavens, but the poor wretches live in one long melancholy night. When we got there we beached the ship, took the sheep out of her, and went along by the waters of Oceanus till we came to the place of which Circe had told us. {88} ”
stream of Oceanus1 observation
·Remembered

The surviving ship’s gear travelled over Oceanus.

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“Then, when we had got down to the sea shore we drew our ship into the water and got her mast and sails into her; we also put the sheep on board and took our places, weeping and in great distress of mind. Circe, that great and cunning goddess, sent us a fair wind that blew dead aft and staid steadily with us keeping our sails all the time well filled; so we did whatever wanted doing to the ship’s gear and let her go as the wind and helmsman headed her. All day long her sails were full as she held her course over the sea, but when the sun went down and darkness was over all the earth, we got into the deep waters of the river Oceanus, where lie the land and city of the Cimmerians who live enshrouded in mist and darkness which the rays of the sun never pierce neither at his rising nor as he goes down again out of the heavens, but the poor wretches live in one long melancholy night. When we got there we beached the ship, took the sheep out of her, and went along by the waters of Oceanus till we came to the place of which Circe had told us. {88} ”

Claims

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·Hypothetical

Circe directs Ulysses to hide his surviving ship’s gear and property in a cave before returning inland.

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“hide all your ship’s gear and property in some cave”
·Reported

Ulysses orders the ship’s gear and all property hidden in a cave before the crew goes to Circe’s house.

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“hide the ship’s gear with all our property in some cave”
·Remembered

The surviving ship’s gear tumbles into the bottom of the vessel during the west squall.

See evidence text
“all the ship’s gear tumbled about at the bottom of the vessel”

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·Reported
“all your ship’s gear and property”
·Reported
“the ship’s gear with all our property”
·Remembered
“the ship’s gear”
·Remembered
“the ship’s gear”

Passage preview

Book 10 · Passage 32

‘When I had said this she went straight through the court with her wand in her hand and opened the pigstye doors. My men came out like so many prime hogs and stood looking at her, but she went about among them and anointed each with a second drug, whereon the bristles that the bad drug had given them fell off, and they became men again, younger than they were before, and much taller and better looking. They knew me at once, seized me each of them by the hand, and wept for joy till the whole house was filled with the sound of their halloa-ballooing, and Circe herself was so sorry for them that she came up to me and said, ‘Ulysses, noble son of Laertes, go back at once to the sea where you have left your ship, and first draw it on to the land. Then, hide all your ship’s gear and property in some cave, and come back here with your men.’