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Il canto IX è probabilmente il canto più<br />

ricco di pathos dell’intero poema omerico.<br />

Ulisse, approdato sulla costa con i suoi compagni<br />

di viaggio, va in pe<strong>rl</strong>ustrazione insieme<br />

<strong>ad</strong> una schiera di soldati, ed entra nella<br />

grotta del Ciclope Polifemo.<br />

Dopo essersi attardati all’interno<br />

dell’antro in attesa<br />

del ritorno del proprietario<br />

scoprono che si tratta di un<br />

mostro, con un occhio solo,<br />

per nulla ospitale. Dopo che<br />

il Ciclope ha divorato diversi<br />

greci, Ulisse decide di fargli<br />

assaggiare del vino. Polifemo<br />

estasiato dal sapore della bevanda<br />

va a prendere dell’uva<br />

per farne dell’altra. Durante<br />

l’assenza di Polifemo Ulisse e<br />

i suoi compagni arroventano<br />

ed appuntiscono un tronco<br />

d’ulivo. Una volta che il Ciclope<br />

ha bevuto altro vino,<br />

chiede <strong>ad</strong> Ulisse il suo nome<br />

-e l’astuto greco risponde<br />

Nessuno- e poi si <strong>ad</strong>dormenta ubriaco. A quel<br />

punto i greci lo accecano con il tronco e Polifemo<br />

chiede aiuto ai suoi fratelli, dicendo<br />

che “nessuno” lo ha accecato e quindi nessun<br />

Ciclope viene in suo aiuto. Costretto a far pascolare<br />

le greggi, apre l’ingresso della grotta<br />

ed Ulisse e compagni escono attaccati al<br />

ventre delle pecore. Ulisse rivela il suo vero<br />

nome e Polifemo, preso da un attacco d’ira,<br />

scaglia contro le navi greche dei grossi massi<br />

che secondo la tr<strong>ad</strong>izione sono i Faraglioni di<br />

<strong>Aci</strong>trezza.<br />

L’Odissea<br />

Foto: FedericoCoco.it<br />

Odyssey - Book IX: it’s probably one of<br />

the Books which are richest in pathos of the<br />

entire poem of Homer. Ulysses, after having<br />

reached the coast with his journey companions,<br />

goes on a round of exploration with<br />

a bunch of soldiers and enters<br />

the cave of the Cyclops<br />

Polyphemus. After having<br />

waited inside a while for the<br />

inhabitant of the cave, they<br />

discover that the owner is<br />

a giant one-eyed monster<br />

who doesn’t really appreciate<br />

their company. After<br />

seeing the Cyclops devour<br />

many Greek men, Ulysses<br />

decides to make him taste<br />

some vine. Polyphemus is<br />

delighted by the taste of<br />

the drink and goes to find<br />

some grapes to force them<br />

to make some more; before<br />

leaving, he closes the<br />

opening of the cave with a<br />

big, heavy rock. While he is<br />

away, Ulysses and his fellow men sharpen and<br />

burn the end of an olive tree trunk. Once the<br />

Cyclops is back and has drunk more vine, he<br />

asks Ulysses his name and the cunning Greek<br />

answers “Nobody”, after which the Cyclops,<br />

completely drunk, falls asleep. At this point<br />

the Greeks blind him with the pointed, burning<br />

trunk and when the screaming Polyphemus<br />

asks his brothers for help by yelling that<br />

“Nobody” blinded him, none of the Cyclops<br />

come to his aid. After some time he realizes<br />

that he is forced to open the entrance to let<br />

out his sheep to graze and Ulysses and his<br />

companions manage to get out by attaching<br />

themselves to the bellies of the animals.<br />

Once outside Ulysses reveals his real name<br />

and Polyphemus, completely outraged, hu<strong>rl</strong>s<br />

huge rocks against the Greek ships, rocks<br />

that, as legend has it, are what we call <strong>Aci</strong>trezza’s<br />

Faraglioni.

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