- Play by Euripides.
- It is in GB Volume 5.
- 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
Metadata
- Author: Euripides
- Full Title: The Cyclops
- Category: articles
- 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)