place
the Sharp Islands
Sharp Islands
also: θοαὶ νῆσοι
Islands Telemachus's helmsman steers for after Pheae, uncertain whether he will evade the suitors' ambush.
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §15.282 the Sharp Islands
The islands Telemachus's helmsman steers for on the last leg home, where the suitors' ship lies waiting — and the poem leaves him wondering whether he will escape death or be taken.