3. The Phaeacians and Odysseus' Return: Part 2, Death and Renewal

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xi
5. PART ONE: THE MYTHICAL JOURNEY AND THE HERO
6. 1. Introduction: The Landscape of Imagination 1
7. 2. The Phaeacians and Odysseus' Return: Part 1, Suspension and Reintegration 12
8. 3. The Phaeacians and Odysseus' Return: Part 2, Death and Renewal 37
9. 4. Transition and Ritual in Odysseus' Return 65
10. 5. Kleos and Its Ironies 85
11. PART TWO: POETICS: SINGERS, LIARS, AND BEGGARS
12. 6. Bard and Audience in Homer 113
13. 7. Bard, Hero, Beggar: Poetics and Exchange 142
14. 8. The King and the Swineherd: Rags, Lies, and Poetry 164
15. PART THREE: GODS AND PROPHETS
16. 9. Teiresias in the Yukon: On Folktale and Epic 187
17. 10. Divine Justice: Poseidon, Cyclops, and Helios 195
18. References 229
19. Index 239