oar: A wooden instrument which, working as a lever, is used to pull a boat through the water. It has three parts: the blade, the part of the oar which enters the water; the shaft, the main body of the oar; and the loom, the inboard end on which the rower pulls, or pushes

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co·op·er·a·tive
adjective
  1. involving mutual assistance in working toward a common goal.
    "every member has clearly defined tasks in a cooperative enterprise"
     
     

 

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The Winnowing Oar: Odysseus’ Final Journey
Claudia Hauer
St. John’s College, Santa Fe, September 21, 2016
Abstract
In book 11 of the Odyssey, in the underworld, Teiresias describes to Odysseus a final
journey that he must take to propitiate Poseidon when his labors on Ithaka are
concluded. Teiresias tells Odysseus he must walk inland with an oar until a
wayfarer mistakes the oar for a winnowing fan. There, Teiresias says, Odysseus
must build a shrine to Poseidon and plant the oar as a dedication. In this talk, I will
explore various interpretations of this puzzling description of Odysseus’ final
journey

 

 

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