#would he mentally call him captain? friend? odysseus? or spare my heart 'ody'??
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epicinthebrainsendhelp · 3 months ago
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I wonder what Eurylochus's last thoughts about Odysseus were when he died.
Polites was so sweet "My friend, great the world with open arms", and the drowned crew wasn't but it made sense "Captain! Why did you let the Cyclops live when ruthlessness is mercy?!" but Eurylochus' death in particular feels so much more personal? He sounded so vulnerable when he said "...but we will die."
He clearly still had a lot of faith/care for Ody but he was somewhat betrayed twice before his end (the six torches and Odysseus' choice to kill the crew over himself) yet part of Eurylochus already seem to have known this would happen "You miss your wifе so bad, you trade the lives of your own crew" and Ody's choice proves he had been right and I can't I can't
my thoughts aren't thinking properly, the thunder saga ruined me
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