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Gods and heroes. From Greek myth; he speaks in The Odyssey, Homer, in Samuel Butler's translation (1900). The strongest hero of Greek myth, famous for the twelve hard labours his king set him.
Voice and manner
Strong, plain and weary. He talks like a man who has done every hard job going, sighs over his bad boss, and is proud of his labours.
Our summary from the text, not a quote.
Known for
A lion skin worn as a cloak with the head as a hood, a huge rough club, a bow, and the twelve labours, from the lion to cleaning the stables. Butler calls his father Jove.
Lines in their own words
“I was son of Jove, but I went through an infinity of suffering ...” (The Odyssey, Samuel Butler's translation)
“a low fellow who set me all manner of labours.” (The Odyssey, Samuel Butler's translation)
Reference sheet
Film looks we will not copy
- Any cartoon look or cartoon muscles
- Comic book styling
- A winged horse
- Classical myth only; our own design from vase painting and the text
Always book accurate. Every quote above was checked word for word against our stored copy of the text. Pictures are made with AI from the book's own description and checked by hand for film looks.