Well, actually I have, but I can’t say I’m at all familiar
with his exploits. That’s because I’m not the biggest fan of Greek myths. I
read up on them once when I was due to take part in a TV quiz show and they
depressed me to Hades. They’re too full of male characters who assume the
god-given right to abuse women, but if the woman strikes back she’s consigned
to posterity with the reputation of an evil stereotype. It occurred to me that
the human animal hasn’t grown much in 3,000 years, and that the Judaic
tradition isn’t the only source of male-centric arrogance. Let’s say I found
them discouraging.
So, sorry Odysseus. For all I know you might have been one
of the good guys, but I have no intention of looking further to find out.
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