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The Odyssey of Israel

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Darker Moods
SectionPoetry for Friends

Opening lines

Moses was our leader and Moses knew his Hebrews;We stole the Gyppies ragged before we hit the trail.We all had plenty plunder but Aaron’s dice were tricky.Before we rated Canaan, he’d lifted all the kale.

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Aaron in The Odyssey of Israelindividual Hebrew companion repeatedly remembered by the narrator1 textual stateLevi in The Odyssey of IsraelHebrew scout and associate of Rahab1 textual stateMosesbiblical figure identified with Musa in the story1 textual stateRahab in The Odyssey of IsraelJericho brothel owner who aids the Hebrew scouts; poem-specific identity retained conservatively1 textual stateSimianHebrew scout also called Sim; name preserved exactly without forcing an identification with Simeon1 textual statethe Hebrew narrator of The Odyssey of Israelfirst-person Hebrew participant in the Exodus and conquest narrative1 textual state

Publication appearances

Shadows of DreamsDonald M. Grant1989↗Robert E. Howard Selected Letters 1923 to 1930Necronomicon PressOctober 1989↗The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard Volume One: 1923-1929REH Foundation PressJune 2007↗The Collected Poetry of Robert E. HowardREH Foundation PressJanuary 2009↗The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard Volume ThreeREH Foundation PressNovember 2022↗