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Odysseus Monologue from Philoctetes

From Philoctetes by Sophocles

male · dramatic · 1:03 min

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You stay here, then, to wait for him. Meanwhile I will go away, so as not to be observed here with you, and I will send our lookout back to your ship. And, if in my view you seem to linger at all beyond the due time, I will send that same man back again, after disguising him as the captain of a merchant-ship, so that secrecy may be on our side. Then, son, as he tells his artful story, take whatever in his tale is from time to time helpful to you. Now I will go to the ship, leaving matters here to you. May escorting Hermes the Deceiver, lead us on, and divine Victory, Athena Polias, who saves me always!

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30s · determination · deception · strategy · isolation · victory

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