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large olive tree at the head of the haven of Phorcys

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Canonical name
large olive tree at the head of the haven of Phorcys
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Parent location
haven of Phorcys in Ithaca
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great olive

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hospitality gifts given to Ulysses by the PhaeaciansItem1 observation
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Ulysses’s Phaeacian gifts were placed by the root of the large olive tree.

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“Into this harbour, then, they took their ship, for they knew the place. {114} She had so much way upon her that she ran half her own length on to the shore; {115} when, however, they had landed, the first thing they did was to lift Ulysses with his rug and linen sheet out of the ship, and lay him down upon the sand still fast asleep. Then they took out the presents which Minerva had persuaded the Phaeacians to give him when he was setting out on his voyage homewards. They put these all together by the root of the olive tree, away from the road, for fear some passer by {116} might come and steal them before Ulysses awoke; and then they made the best of their way home again. ”
Phaeacian escort crew promised to UlyssesCharacter1 observation
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The Phaeacian escort crew placed Ulysses’s presents by the root of the large olive tree.

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“Into this harbour, then, they took their ship, for they knew the place. {114} She had so much way upon her that she ran half her own length on to the shore; {115} when, however, they had landed, the first thing they did was to lift Ulysses with his rug and linen sheet out of the ship, and lay him down upon the sand still fast asleep. Then they took out the presents which Minerva had persuaded the Phaeacians to give him when he was setting out on his voyage homewards. They put these all together by the root of the olive tree, away from the road, for fear some passer by {116} might come and steal them before Ulysses awoke; and then they made the best of their way home again. ”
MinervaDeity1 observation
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Minerva sat with Ulysses by the root of the large olive tree.

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“Therewith she went down into the cave to look for the safest hiding places, while Ulysses brought up all the treasure of gold, bronze, and good clothing which the Phaeacians had given him. They stowed everything carefully away, and Minerva set a stone against the door of the cave. Then the two sat down by the root of the great olive, and consulted how to compass the destruction of the wicked suitors. ”
UlyssesCharacter1 observation
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Ulysses sat by the root of the large olive tree.

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“Therewith she went down into the cave to look for the safest hiding places, while Ulysses brought up all the treasure of gold, bronze, and good clothing which the Phaeacians had given him. They stowed everything carefully away, and Minerva set a stone against the door of the cave. Then the two sat down by the root of the great olive, and consulted how to compass the destruction of the wicked suitors. ”

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·Direct

A large olive tree stands at the head of Phorcys’s harbour.

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“At the head of this harbour there is a large olive tree, and at no great distance a fine overarching cavern”
·Direct

Ulysses’s gifts are placed together by the olive tree’s root.

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“They put these all together by the root of the olive tree, away from the road”
·Reported

Minerva identifies the olive tree growing at the head of Phorcys’s haven.

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“This is the haven of the old merman Phorcys, and here is the olive tree that grows at the head of it”
·Direct

The great olive’s root becomes the council place where Minerva and Ulysses plan the suitors’ destruction.

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“sat down by the root of the great olive, and consulted how to compass the destruction”

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·Direct
“At the head of this harbour there is a large olive tree”
·Direct
“by the root of the olive tree”
·Reported
“here is the olive tree that grows at the head of it”
·Direct
“by the root of the great olive”

Passage preview

Book 13 · Passage 10

When the bright star that heralds the approach of dawn began to show, the ship drew near to land. {112} Now there is in Ithaca a haven of the old merman Phorcys, which lies between two points that break the line of the sea and shut the harbour in. These shelter it from the storms of wind and sea that rage outside, so that, when once within it, a ship may lie without being even moored. At the head of this harbour there is a large olive tree, and at no great distance a fine overarching cavern sacred to the nymphs who are called Naiads. {113} There are mixing bowls within it and wine-jars of stone, and the bees hive there. Moreover, there are great looms of stone on which the nymphs weave their robes of sea purple—very curious to see—and at all times there is water within it. It has two entrances, one facing North by which mortals can go down into the cave, while the other comes from the South and is more mysterious; mortals cannot possibly get in by it, it is the way taken by the gods.