He saw the townlands
and learned the minds of many distant men,
and weathered many bitter nights and days
in his deep heart at sea, while he fought only
to save his life, to bring his shipmates home.
But not by will nor valor could he save them,
for their own recklessness destroyed them all-
children and fools, they killed and feasted on
the cattle of Lord Helios, the Sun,
and he who moves all day through heaven
took from their eyes the dawn of their return.
Of these adventures, Muse, daughter of Zeus,
tell us in our time, lift the great song again.
From the excerpt above, what we can learn from ancient Greek is that
- They valued perseverance, bravery, and strength.
- They believed the gods were active in people’s lives
We can tell that valor, bravery is valued because the excerpt says that he fought for his life so that he could bring his shipmates home. Even though he is described as a man of valor, his bravery couldn't get them home because they were reckless.
We can also tell that they believed that the gods were active in peoples lives because Muse is asked to tell the stories of these adventures again towards the end.
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