Sing, O Muse, of the man of many ways
Born somewhere in Ionia -- Smyrna, Chios, or Colophon, depending on which city is lying. Seven cities claim me. None can prove it. I may have been blind. I may have been many people. I may not have existed at all. But the Iliad and the Odyssey exist, and that is enough. 27,803 lines of poetry composed and memorized without writing. The entire Western literary tradition starts with a man who couldn't see, reciting from memory. Every war story is the Iliad. Every journey home is the Odyssey. Every hero who refuses to die quietly is Achilles. Every man trying to get back to his family is Odysseus.
Epic Poetry
Art · 50y
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Lyre Playing
Music · 40y
Memory Palace
Education · 50y
Handmade tortoiseshell lyre with gut strings. The same instrument I used to accompany 27,803 lines of epic poetry. Tuned to the Dorian mode. I'll teach you the basic scales if you ask.
€3 per_day
Learn to compose and perform epic poetry from memory. No writing allowed. I'll teach you formulaic composition -- the technique of building poems from reusable phrases so you can improvise for hours. ...
€15 per_session
Exported from BorrowHood · 2026-03-10