Comments on: Christianizing Aesop: The Fables of Odo of Cheriton http://journeytothesea.com/christianizing-aesop-odo/ an online magazine devoted to the study of myth Thu, 03 May 2012 05:38:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: winsley http://journeytothesea.com/christianizing-aesop-odo/comment-page-1/#comment-1074 winsley Thu, 28 May 2009 10:25:08 +0000 http://journeytothesea.com/?p=1827#comment-1074 <p>These article and notes should be circulated enough especially to our politician and we are the poeple who select them should be wary and aware of the pitfalls we get ourselves into.</p> These article and notes should be circulated enough especially to our politician and we are the poeple who select them should be wary and aware of the pitfalls we get ourselves into.

]]> By: Laura Gibbs http://journeytothesea.com/christianizing-aesop-odo/comment-page-1/#comment-842 Laura Gibbs Wed, 20 May 2009 15:10:33 +0000 http://journeytothesea.com/?p=1827#comment-842 <p>YES!!! Isn't it marvelous? Odo was the beneficiary of a stream of stories that had reached Europe by various Arabic-speaking and Hebrew-speaking intermediaries, stories which then circulated in Latin, fully adopted as familiar stories to tell and re-tell for the wisdom that they contained. So yes indeed, in addition to this one, there are some other stories that show up in Rumi and also in Odo - and I imagine that the two of them could have had a fascinating conversation, if they had ever had the opportunity to meet! :-)</p> YES!!! Isn’t it marvelous? Odo was the beneficiary of a stream of stories that had reached Europe by various Arabic-speaking and Hebrew-speaking intermediaries, stories which then circulated in Latin, fully adopted as familiar stories to tell and re-tell for the wisdom that they contained. So yes indeed, in addition to this one, there are some other stories that show up in Rumi and also in Odo – and I imagine that the two of them could have had a fascinating conversation, if they had ever had the opportunity to meet! :-)

]]> By: BINJALIL http://journeytothesea.com/christianizing-aesop-odo/comment-page-1/#comment-816 BINJALIL Tue, 19 May 2009 17:12:27 +0000 http://journeytothesea.com/?p=1827#comment-816 <p>Hello again Dr. Gibbs, That's yet another Rumi/ Aesop connection. The story of the wolf dividing the dinner and almost becoming dinner himself figures in Rumi's Masnavi. http://arthursclassicnovels.com/arthurs/islam/mathnv10.html (Story XI)</p> <p>I'd never heard of Odo of Cheriton. But Rumi and Odo seem to be exact contemporaries. Imagine a Persian and an er.... Englishman of the 13th century both quoting the same story to illustrate their respective points ! A clear case of ' Great minds thinking alike' ? Remember Aesop was already over 2000 years old in their times. And he still lives on .</p> Hello again Dr. Gibbs, That’s yet another Rumi/ Aesop connection. The story of the wolf dividing the dinner and almost becoming dinner himself figures in Rumi’s Masnavi. http://arthursclassicnovels.com/arthurs/islam/mathnv10.html (Story XI)

I’d never heard of Odo of Cheriton. But Rumi and Odo seem to be exact contemporaries. Imagine a Persian and an er…. Englishman of the 13th century both quoting the same story to illustrate their respective points ! A clear case of ‘ Great minds thinking alike’ ? Remember Aesop was already over 2000 years old in their times. And he still lives on .

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