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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by a ODYSSEUS’S BROKEN GPS - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
− | {{w|Odysseus}} is the hero of the Greek epic ''{{w|Odyssey}}'' by {{w|Homer}}. | + | {{w|Odysseus}} is the hero of the Greek epic ''{{w|Odyssey}}'' by {{w|Homer}}. The poem concerns the journey of Odysseus back home to his homeland from the newly defeated Troy, however he inadvertently angered Poseidon causing the journey to take 10 years. In the poem, {{w|Circe}} warns Odysseus of the {{w|siren (mythology)|sirens}}, who sing beautiful songs that lure sailors to the shore, their boat sinking before they reach it due to jagged rocks surrounding the islands. This comic suggests that Odysseus was being told to ignore a {{w|Satellite navigation device|GPS}}, rather than the Sirens. GPSs did not exist during the time the poem was written {{citation needed}}, so this is not the case. |
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A navigation system giving wrong directions can happen, for example, due to outdated or incomplete map data. Sometimes users can file an error report with the provider of the navigation system and hope that they fix the problem in a software update. This is what Circe already did multiple times. However, the error was not fixed, so she has to resort to telling Odysseus to ignore the route. | A navigation system giving wrong directions can happen, for example, due to outdated or incomplete map data. Sometimes users can file an error report with the provider of the navigation system and hope that they fix the problem in a software update. This is what Circe already did multiple times. However, the error was not fixed, so she has to resort to telling Odysseus to ignore the route. | ||
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Normally, the sea voyage from the City of Troy to Ithaca should take much less than ten years. For Odysseus it took so long because of the many obstacles he had to face, so the navigation system would have some sort of clairvoyance function built in. | Normally, the sea voyage from the City of Troy to Ithaca should take much less than ten years. For Odysseus it took so long because of the many obstacles he had to face, so the navigation system would have some sort of clairvoyance function built in. | ||
− | "Route crosses an international border" and "Route includes a ferry" are standard warnings included in a route description. The | + | "Route crosses an international border" and "Route includes a ferry" are standard warnings included in a route description. The latter alludes to the fact that Odysseus made the voyage by sea. "Route includes capture by the goddess {{w|Calypso (mythology)|Calypso}}" is not normally something that a navigation system would warn about or could know about, but this indeed happened to Odysseus in Homer's tale; he was kept on her island Ogygia for seven years. |
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:[Circe is speaking to Odysseus.] | :[Circe is speaking to Odysseus.] | ||
:Circe: Remember, Odysseus: | :Circe: Remember, Odysseus: | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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