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contents Abbreviations ix Introduction 1 chapter one “Odysseus was not . . .”: Antisthenes’ Defense of an Abused Hero 20 chapter two Plato’s Odysseus: A Soldier in the Soul 38 chapter three Yearning for Excellence: Odysseus in Cynic and Stoic Thought 66 chapter four King, Friend, and Flatterer: Odysseus in Epicureanism and Beyond 95 chapter five Between Contemplation and Action 124 epilogue Odysseus’ Virtus and Thirst for Knowledge in the Renaissance 148 Notes 157 Bibliography 201 Indexes 213 Index of Ancient Sources 213 Index of Greek Words 225 General Index 227 ...

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