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Phemius
Φήμιος · FEE-mee-us
Bard of the house
Sings the returns from Troy while the suitors feast; song under pressure.
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Phemius
Φήμιος · FEE-mee-us
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In the poemBook 1 — Sings the bitter homecoming of the Achaeans
Book 22 — Spared — he sang under force
Book 22 — Spared — he sang under force
Guest-righttested — Sings for violators; later asks guest-right of the returned host
Phemius was still singing, and his hearers sat rapt in silence as he told the sad tale of the return from Troy, and the ills Minerva had laid upon the Achaeans. Book 1
The hall’s music is already a raid on memory.
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Phemius
Φήμιος · FEE-mee-us
Bard of the house
Bard of the house. He sings the sad return while the suitors feast.
Narrative-first · not a combat sheet · guest-open