One Super Bowl narrative: Manning as the return of the king. Another narrative: Manning as Laius blocking the way of the next generation. Plus: Belichick-Welker in Oedipal drama.
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Tag Archives: Odyssey
Competing Heroic Narratives in Super Bowl
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Bill Belichick, Denver Broncos, Homer, Oedipus, Peyton Manning, Seattle Seahawks, Sophocles, Super Bowl, Wes Welker Comments closed
Zeus Predicts that Broncos Will Win
A passage in the Odyssey forecasts that Peyton Manning will win the Super Bowl.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Denver Broncos, Football, Homer, NFL, Peyton Manning, Seattle Seahawks, Sports Comments closed
Needed in Congress: A Deus Ex Machina
If Boehner channeled the spirit of Athena in “The Odyssey,” he could reopen the government tomorrow.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Congress, Euripides, Government shutdown, Homer, John Boehner, politics Comments closed
Lebron Explodes for Epic Performance
Lebron’s third quarter explosion against Indiana on Thursday night was Homeric.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Basketball, Homer, Indiana Pacers, Lebron James, NBA, Sports Comments closed
Antigone Would Bury Boston Bomber
Sophocles and Homer present compelling cases for granting full funeral rights to the Boston Marathon bomber.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Ajax, Antigone, Boston Marathon bombing, funerals, Homer, Iliad, Sophocles, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Terrorism Comments closed
NFL Rookie QBs and Mac the Knife
RGIII, Russell Wilson, and Andrew Luck are escape artists in the mode of Mac the Knife.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "I burn my candle at both ends", Andrew Luck, Beggar's Opera, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Football, Homer, Joel Chandler Harris, John Gay, NFL, Robert Griffin III, Russell Wilson, Sports Comments closed
Pinning Down Protean Politicians
In his evasiveness and malleability, Romney resembles the Greek sea god Proteus.
Sons Must Kill Their Fathers, Alas
There’s is no easy way for son’s to find their identities apart from their fathers, but they have no choice but to try.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Denis Diderot, fathers and sons, Henry IV, Homer, Shakespeare, Stendahl, The Scarlet and the Black Comments closed
Crowd Intoxication and the Call of the Gods
Athena visiting Odysseus at a critical point in battle represents the sort of intuitive decisions that we associate with great athletes and geniuses.