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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Created by an ODYSSEY TRANSLATION - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
− | In this comic | + | In this comic Cueball receives a present from Ponytail: a translation of the ''Iliad'', by {{w|Emily Wilson (classicist)|Emily Wilson}}. The ''{{w|Iliad}}'' is an Ancient Greek epic poem authored by Homer, and is about the Trojan War. Wilson published her translation of the ''Iliad'' in September 2023, several weeks before the release of this comic. |
− | + | The ''{{w|Odyssey}}'', which Cueball then orders, is the other well known epic poem, and is about a hero named Odysseus, who fought in the Trojan war, and his journey home. Wilson published this translation in 2018, to great acclaim. | |
− | + | One of the events in the ''Odyssey'' is that his return voyage was blown off course before they could reach their home, and instead arrived at the island of the Lotus-Eaters. It would be another 10 years before Odysseus would make it home. In the comic, the same fate befalls the book delivery; 2033 is 10 years after Cueball ordered the book. | |
− | + | The title text refers to a moment in the ''Odyssey'' where Odysseus escapes from the Cyclops whilst identifying himself as "Nobody". After Odysseus has drugged him.with drink and blinded him, the Cyclops cried out that "Nobody" had attacked him. Since "Nobody" was attacking the cyclops, his neighbors had no reason to help and returned to their homes allowing Odysseus and his remaining crew to effect their actual escape. Similarly, if "Nobody" is home, then obviously no packages should be delivered. | |
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− | The title text refers to a moment in the ''Odyssey'' | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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− | :[Ponytail, Cueball and Hairy are standing in a room, each wearing a party hat. Ponytail is to the left of Cueball and Hairy. Cueball is | + | :[Ponytail, Cueball, and Hairy are standing in a room, each wearing a party hat. Ponytail is to the left of Cueball and Hairy. Cueball is holding something, presumably a present.] |
:Ponytail: Happy birthday! | :Ponytail: Happy birthday! | ||
:Cueball: Oh cool, Emily Wilson's ''Iliad'' translation! | :Cueball: Oh cool, Emily Wilson's ''Iliad'' translation! | ||
− | :[Cueball is now alone, sitting at a | + | :[Cueball is now alone, sitting at a computer. He has taken his party hat off and put it onto a book on his desk.] |
− | :Cueball: I never read her ''Odyssey''. I should | + | :Cueball: I never read her ''Odyssey''. I should read that, too. |
− | + | :''The Odyssey'' (2017) | |
− | + | :Emily Wilson | |
− | + | :Arrives Friday | |
− | + | :Order | |
− | + | :[Cueball orders the book] | |
− | :[Cueball | ||
:[The computer now says the book has left the warehouse and will arrive on Friday by 8pm.] | :[The computer now says the book has left the warehouse and will arrive on Friday by 8pm.] | ||
− | + | :<u>Package Tracking</u> | |
− | + | :Order Status: | |
− | + | :Departed Warehouse | |
− | + | :Expected: Friday by 8pm | |
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:[Cueball clicks refresh] | :[Cueball clicks refresh] | ||
:[The computer now says the book has been swept by winds to the island of lotus eaters and ''might'' arrive around 2033.] | :[The computer now says the book has been swept by winds to the island of lotus eaters and ''might'' arrive around 2033.] | ||
− | + | :<u>Package Tracking</u> | |
− | + | :Swept by winds to the island of the lotus eaters | |
− | + | :Expected: ?? 2033 ?? | |
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:[Cueball clicks refresh] | :[Cueball clicks refresh] | ||
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[[Category: Comics featuring Ponytail]] | [[Category: Comics featuring Ponytail]] | ||
[[Category: Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category: Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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[[Category: Fiction]] | [[Category: Fiction]] | ||
[[Category: Comics featuring real people]] | [[Category: Comics featuring real people]] |