The Dead

George N. Pavlakis, MD, PhD, has published (in Greek) a collection of poems as well as memoirs from the years of students’ resistance against the Greek military dictatorship (1967-1974). The poem “The Dead” is part of the published collection (Fairy Tales of the Past) and suggests Odyssey’s Nekyia,...

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Main Author: George Pavlakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Case Western Reserve University 2025-01-01
Series:Pathogens and Immunity
Online Access:https://www.paijournal.com/index.php/paijournal/article/view/703
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Summary:George N. Pavlakis, MD, PhD, has published (in Greek) a collection of poems as well as memoirs from the years of students’ resistance against the Greek military dictatorship (1967-1974). The poem “The Dead” is part of the published collection (Fairy Tales of the Past) and suggests Odyssey’s Nekyia, by Homer, where Odysseus goes to the underworld to meet Prophet Teiresias. Following instructions, Odysseus sacrifices an animal and is surrounded by many blood-thirsty ghosts, including his mother’s.  English translation by the author. For the Greek Version, see George Pavlakis, “Fairy Tales of the Past” (Γιώργος Παυλάκης, “Περασμενα Παραμυθια”), Kastaniotis Publications S.A., Athens 2023. www.kastaniotis.com
ISSN:2469-2964