Question

The dead youth Myres (“MY-reez”) is eulogized by his gay lover in a poem this author set in his home city of Alexandria. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this poet, who repeated the line “Hope your road is a long one” in the poem “Ithaka.” This poet’s other works include “Waiting for the Barbarians.”
ANSWER: Constantine P. Cavafy [or Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis]
[10e] Cavafy wrote in this language’s modern form. Sappho, a poet who used the ancient form of this language, came from the island of Lesbos, which gives its name to the term “lesbianism.”
ANSWER: Greek [accept modern Greek or Elliniká; accept ancient Greek or Hellēnikḗ]
[10m] Cavafy’s poem “Comes to Rest” depicts gay lovers having sex in a shop selling this good. Homer frequently described the sea as dark like the color of this good, which was often consumed at symposia.
ANSWER: wine [or oinos; accept wine-dark sea; prompt on alcohol]
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Chicago ANotre Dame A0101020
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