Don't Raid The Beeves

Last night, I finished cramming in a re-reading of The Odyssey in advance of seeing the movie tonight. The translation was done in the 60's by Robert Fitzgerald, and has a great balance between modern readability and the lofty blank verse style deserved by the epic text. Overall, I came away impressed. However, one word kept popping up, and I found it hilarious: "Beeves" In nine instances, herds…