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grbs-5651	Newton, Rick M.	The Rebirth of Odysseus	1984	16	.pdf	application/pdf	8319	366	69	15 Also conjuring up notions of death are the owls and hawks and long-tongued sea-crows (5.66) which nest in these trees: the hawk, according to Aelian, delights to feed on flesh and drinks blood, on which it raises its young; 16 the crows are concerned with the sea (5.67) because they feed on carrion that is washed ashore; 17 and the owl is the traditional harbinger of death.18 In this veritable cemetery of symbolism Odysseus' sweet life ebbs away (KUTEi{3ETO SE yAVKV<; uiWv, 5.152) as he sits on the shore and pines for Ithaca. 12 In Book 2 we learn that Penelope reported Odysseus' death to the suit­ ors when she announced her plans to complete Laertes' shroud: Since noble Odysseus has died (E7TEi 8aVE 8I.o~ '08V(](]EV~, 2.96), refrain from pressing my wedding until I finish the mantle.	cache/grbs-5651.pdf	txt/grbs-5651.txt