The Cyclops by Euripides

• Play by Euripides.
• It is in GB Volume 5 - Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes.
• Newsletter post: https://www.readgreatbooks.info/p/great-books-ep-94-euripides-the-cyclops
• People in the play: Silenus, Odysseus, Chorus of Satyrs, The Cyclops, Mute : Companions of Odysseus

The Cyclops - Readwise Highlights

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• Author: Euripides
• Full Title: The Cyclops
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• Summary: “The Cyclops” is a play by Euripides that tells the story of Odysseus and his crew. They encounter a giant Cyclops who threatens them and their ship. Despite the danger, Odysseus plans to escape and return to his homeland.
• URL: https://readwise.io/reader/document_raw_content/246258652

Highlights

• For if a man rejoice not in his drinking, he is mad; for in drinking there is love with all its frolic, and dancing withal, and oblivion of woe. (View Highlight)
• Wealth, manikin, is the god for the wise; all else is mere vaunting and fine words. P (View Highlight)
• But whoso stays at home, when drunk, is wise. (View Highlight)
• wine is a terrible foe, hard to wrestle with. (View Highlight)