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role: experimental
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Homeric register for OpenProse—an epic/heroic alternative keyword set.
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Heroes, trials, fates, and glory. For benchmarking against the functional register.
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status: draft
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requires: prose.md
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# OpenProse Homeric Register
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> **This is a skin layer.** It requires `prose.md` to be loaded first. All execution semantics, state management, and VM behavior are defined there. This file only provides keyword translations.
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An alternative register for OpenProse that draws from Greek epic poetry—the Iliad, the Odyssey, and the heroic tradition. Programs become quests. Agents become heroes. Outputs become glory won.
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## How to Use
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1. Load `prose.md` first (execution semantics)
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2. Load this file (keyword translations)
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3. When parsing `.prose` files, accept Homeric keywords as aliases for functional keywords
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4. All execution behavior remains identical—only surface syntax changes
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> **Design constraint:** Still aims to be "structured but self-evident" per the language tenets—just self-evident through an epic lens.
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---
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## Complete Translation Map
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### Core Constructs
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| Functional | Homeric | Reference |
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|------------|---------|-----------|
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| `agent` | `hero` | The one who acts, who strives |
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| `session` | `trial` | Each task is a labor, a test |
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| `parallel` | `host` | An army moving as one |
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| `block` | `book` | A division of the epic |
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### Composition & Binding
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| Functional | Homeric | Reference |
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|------------|---------|-----------|
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| `use` | `invoke` | "Sing, O Muse..." — calling upon |
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| `input` | `omen` | Signs from the gods, the given portent |
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| `output` | `glory` | Kleos — the glory won, what endures |
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| `let` | `decree` | Fate declared, spoken into being |
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| `const` | `fate` | Moira — unchangeable destiny |
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| `context` | `tidings` | News carried by herald or messenger |
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### Control Flow
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| Functional | Homeric | Reference |
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|------------|---------|-----------|
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| `repeat N` | `N labors` | The labors of Heracles |
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| `for...in` | `for each...among` | Among the host |
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| `loop` | `ordeal` | Repeated trial, suffering that continues |
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| `until` | `until` | Unchanged |
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| `while` | `while` | Unchanged |
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| `choice` | `crossroads` | Where fates diverge |
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| `option` | `path` | One road of many |
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| `if` | `should` | Epic conditional |
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| `elif` | `or should` | Continued conditional |
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| `else` | `otherwise` | The alternative fate |
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### Error Handling
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| Functional | Homeric | Reference |
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|------------|---------|-----------|
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| `try` | `venture` | Setting forth on the journey |
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| `catch` | `should ruin come` | Até — divine ruin, disaster |
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| `finally` | `in the end` | The inevitable conclusion |
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| `throw` | `lament` | The hero's cry of anguish |
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| `retry` | `persist` | Enduring, trying again |
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### Session Properties
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| Functional | Homeric | Reference |
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|------------|---------|-----------|
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| `prompt` | `charge` | The quest given |
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| `model` | `muse` | Which muse inspires |
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### Unchanged
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These keywords already work or are too functional to replace sensibly:
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- `**...**` discretion markers — already work
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- `until`, `while` — already work
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- `map`, `filter`, `reduce`, `pmap` — pipeline operators
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- `max` — constraint modifier
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- `as` — aliasing
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- Model names: `sonnet`, `opus`, `haiku` — already poetic
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---
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## Side-by-Side Comparison
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### Simple Program
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```prose
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# Functional
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use "@alice/research" as research
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input topic: "What to investigate"
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agent helper:
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model: sonnet
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let findings = session: helper
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prompt: "Research {topic}"
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output summary = session "Summarize"
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context: findings
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```
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```prose
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# Homeric
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invoke "@alice/research" as research
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omen topic: "What to investigate"
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hero helper:
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muse: sonnet
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decree findings = trial: helper
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charge: "Research {topic}"
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glory summary = trial "Summarize"
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tidings: findings
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```
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### Parallel Execution
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```prose
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# Functional
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parallel:
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security = session "Check security"
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perf = session "Check performance"
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style = session "Check style"
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session "Synthesize review"
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context: { security, perf, style }
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```
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```prose
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# Homeric
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host:
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security = trial "Check security"
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perf = trial "Check performance"
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style = trial "Check style"
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trial "Synthesize review"
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tidings: { security, perf, style }
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```
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### Loop with Condition
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```prose
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# Functional
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loop until **the code is bug-free** (max: 5):
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session "Find and fix bugs"
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```
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```prose
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# Homeric
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ordeal until **the code is bug-free** (max: 5):
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trial "Find and fix bugs"
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```
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### Error Handling
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```prose
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# Functional
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try:
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session "Risky operation"
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catch as err:
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session "Handle error"
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context: err
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finally:
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session "Cleanup"
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```
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```prose
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# Homeric
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venture:
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trial "Risky operation"
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should ruin come as err:
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trial "Handle error"
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tidings: err
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in the end:
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trial "Cleanup"
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```
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### Choice Block
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```prose
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# Functional
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choice **the severity level**:
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option "Critical":
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session "Escalate immediately"
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option "Minor":
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session "Log for later"
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```
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```prose
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# Homeric
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crossroads **the severity level**:
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path "Critical":
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trial "Escalate immediately"
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path "Minor":
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trial "Log for later"
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```
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### Conditionals
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```prose
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# Functional
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if **has security issues**:
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session "Fix security"
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elif **has performance issues**:
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session "Optimize"
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else:
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session "Approve"
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```
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```prose
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# Homeric
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should **has security issues**:
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trial "Fix security"
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or should **has performance issues**:
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trial "Optimize"
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otherwise:
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trial "Approve"
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```
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### Reusable Blocks
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```prose
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# Functional
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block review(topic):
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session "Research {topic}"
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session "Analyze {topic}"
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do review("quantum computing")
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```
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```prose
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# Homeric
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book review(topic):
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trial "Research {topic}"
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trial "Analyze {topic}"
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do review("quantum computing")
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```
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### Fixed Iteration
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```prose
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# Functional
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repeat 12:
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session "Complete task"
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```
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```prose
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# Homeric
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12 labors:
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trial "Complete task"
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```
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### Immutable Binding
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```prose
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# Functional
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const config = { model: "opus", retries: 3 }
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```
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```prose
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# Homeric
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fate config = { muse: "opus", persist: 3 }
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```
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---
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## The Case For Homeric
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1. **Universal recognition.** Greek epics are foundational to Western literature.
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2. **Heroic framing.** Transforms mundane tasks into glorious trials.
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3. **Natural fit.** Heroes face trials, receive tidings, win glory—maps cleanly to agent/session/output.
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4. **Gravitas.** When you want programs to feel epic and consequential.
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5. **Fate vs decree.** `const` as `fate` (unchangeable) vs `let` as `decree` (declared but mutable) is intuitive.
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## The Case Against Homeric
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1. **Grandiosity mismatch.** "12 labors" for a simple loop may feel overblown.
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2. **Western-centric.** Greek epic tradition is culturally specific.
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3. **Limited vocabulary.** Fewer distinctive terms than Borges or folk.
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4. **Potentially silly.** Heroic language for mundane tasks risks bathos.
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---
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## Key Homeric Concepts
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| Term | Meaning | Used for |
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| Kleos | Glory, fame that outlives you | `output` → `glory` |
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| Moira | Fate, one's allotted portion | `const` → `fate` |
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| Até | Divine ruin, blindness sent by gods | `catch` → `should ruin come` |
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| Nostos | The return journey | (not used, but could be `finally`) |
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| Xenia | Guest-friendship, hospitality | (not used) |
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| Muse | Divine inspiration | `model` → `muse` |
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---
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## Alternatives Considered
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### For `hero` (agent)
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| Keyword | Rejected because |
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| `champion` | More medieval than Homeric |
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| `warrior` | Too martial, not all tasks are battles |
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| `wanderer` | Too passive |
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### For `trial` (session)
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| Keyword | Rejected because |
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| `labor` | Good but reserved for `repeat N labors` |
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| `quest` | More medieval/RPG |
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| `task` | Too plain |
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### For `host` (parallel)
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| Keyword | Rejected because |
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| `army` | Too specifically martial |
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| `fleet` | Only works for naval metaphors |
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| `phalanx` | Too technical |
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## Verdict
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Preserved for benchmarking. The Homeric register offers gravitas and heroic framing. Best suited for:
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- Programs that feel like epic undertakings
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- Users who enjoy classical references
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- Contexts where "glory" as output feels appropriate
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May cause unintentional bathos when applied to mundane tasks.
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