A Bird in the Hand: And the Stories Behind 250 Other Common ExpressionsRecounts the origins of more than 250 common phrases used in everyday speech, providing the complete stories of how the expressions came into use. |
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... Odysseus ( Latin : Ulysses ) , king of Ithaca . With a portion of his army and twelve of his ships , Odysseus set out for his homeland . To reach Ithaca , it was necessary to cross the Aegean Sea . The voyage would normally have ...
... Odysseus ( Latin : Ulysses ) , king of Ithaca . With a portion of his army and twelve of his ships , Odysseus set out for his homeland . To reach Ithaca , it was necessary to cross the Aegean Sea . The voyage would normally have ...
Page 144
... Odysseus among them . Odysseus didn't want to go , but felt it was his duty . In his absence he wanted Telemachus to have good care , wise counsel , and above all , a father figure in whose likeness the child might be inspired to grow ...
... Odysseus among them . Odysseus didn't want to go , but felt it was his duty . In his absence he wanted Telemachus to have good care , wise counsel , and above all , a father figure in whose likeness the child might be inspired to grow ...
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... Odysseus and Penelope is one of the more moving tales of mythology . For it we are indebted mostly to Homer and The Odyssey . Odysseus and Penelope were the king and queen of Ithaca , a de- voted couple ruling a peaceful land . Then ...
... Odysseus and Penelope is one of the more moving tales of mythology . For it we are indebted mostly to Homer and The Odyssey . Odysseus and Penelope were the king and queen of Ithaca , a de- voted couple ruling a peaceful land . Then ...
Common terms and phrases
Aegean Sea Aesop Aladdin ancient appeared apple army arrow asked Asmodeus baby beautiful became began believed bird Bluebeard brother called century B.C. character creature dead death DRIVE LIKE JEHU enemy Epimetheus Eurystheus expression eyes father fight gave girl give goddess goose Greek Greek mythology hand heard heaven Heracles Hercules Hermes Hippomenes horse human Jehu Jesus Judas killed king known land language later lived looked Malaprop married meaning mighty monkey mountain never night Odysseus Orpheus Othello palace Penelope Persians person Philistines poem Pollyanna Procrustes Prometheus quickly Quisling River Roman Romeo Rube Goldberg Samson Scythian ship Solomon someone sometimes somewhere soon speech stone stood story strange tale tell things told took Trojan Trojan War Troy turned Uriah Heep wanted wife wish woman women word young Zeus