Odysseus asks for the wooden horse song because going home requires him to confront and admit the pain he has been repressing.
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Odysseus asks for the wooden horse song because going home requires him to confront and admit the pain he has been repressing.
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"Odysseus, master of many exploits, praised the singer. I respect you, Demodocus, more than any man alive. Surely the muse has taught you, Zeus'..."
"So he's feeling all this pain because of memories of the Trojan War. But he recognizes that if he's willing to go home, because..."
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