Odysseus also survived by telling stories. For the Ancient Greeks, death by drowning meant no glory. Drowning was to disappear without trace, with no tale of how you died. You simply disappeared, unseen and unheard of. Friends and loved ones lacked the comfort of closure…
Hence (if she drowns): ‘You won't hear me leaving…’
Odysseus also survived by telling stories. For the Ancient Greeks, death by drowning meant no glory. Drowning was to disappear without trace, with no tale of how you died. You simply disappeared, unseen and unheard of. Friends and loved ones lacked the comfort of closure… Hence (if she drowns): ‘You won't hear me leaving…’