The Odyssey – Homer’s Odyssey is regarded as one of the greatest stories of all time, having played a pivotal role in both Greek Mythology and Western civilisation for the last 2,500 years. Skip their waitlist and sign up to: https://masterworks.art/thelifeguide today!
Having constructed the Trojan Horse, Odysseus had ensured victory against all odds and proved his reputation as the most cunning of the Greeks. But throughout it all, Odysseus only longed for one thing, to finally return to his homeland of Ithaca where he could be reunited with his wife and son. However, while his family awaited his return, Odysseus’ journey home would take 10 long years, during which he and his crew would have to face the most terrifying creatures known to man. A journey so epic, its tale would be told for thousands of years. This is his story.
Timestamps 📽
Intro: 0:00
The Odyssey 1:21
The Lotus Eaters 2:53
The Cyclops 3:47
Aeolus 7:35
The Laestrygonians 9:14
Circe 9:58
The Underworld 12:24
The Sirens 13:17
Scylla and Charybdis 16:38
The Cattle of the Sun 17:54
Calypso 19:42
The Phaeacians 21:18
The Suitors 24:17
Sources:
The Odyssey, translated by Emily Wilson
Classical Mythology, by Mark Morford, Robert Lenardon and Michael Sham
Greek Mythology, by Katerina Servi
Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, by Edith Hamilton
Apollodorus – The Library of Greek Mythology, translated by Robin Hard
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Timestamps can be found below:
Timestamps 📽
Intro: 0:00
The Odyssey 1:21
The Lotus Eaters 2:53
The Cyclops 3:47
Aeolus 7:35
The Laestrygonians 9:14
Circe 9:58
The Underworld 12:24
The Sirens 13:17
Scylla and Charybdis 16:38
The Cattle of the Sun 17:54
Calypso 19:42
The Phaeacians 21:18
The Suitors 24:17
I know the stories but what are they about? Did the Greeks take their moral and philosophical ques from these stories? Or are they just stories….
So odysseys was movin Molly
Homers work is pretty interesting
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I'm sorry to be that guy, but was this narrated by AI? This is the most monotonous tone I've ever heard. Every.single.paragraph. is read in the exact same cadance. It sounds like a blessing you get in church. Mix it up a bit, and have some idea of how each paragraph fits into the next. It's incredibly droning.
Odysseus went to the Atlantic Ocean.
To get into the underground kingdom of Hades.
And Madame Krestin Pelech conducted a deep study of the Odyssey path. And he believes that he made a trip around the world.
Beautiful video, thank you
The title claims this to be 25 minutes… But the time stamp is 29… What gives?
Are the Odyssey and the Iliad stories of the custom of Tribal hospitality and warnings about breaching them? Did Ulysses represent a history of the exploration of the Mediterranean?
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I can't remember where I read it, perhaps in one of the shorter stories that fill in the gaps of the Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, etc, but I believe Odysseus had one final mission to accomplish after he returned home. Supposedly, when Odysseus and his men were sacking Troy, they violated or desecrated a temple dedicated to Poseidon. In anger, it was Poseidon who endlessly turned the winds and waves to keep Odysseus from reaching home for ten years.
In order to appease Poseidon, Odysseus had to travel inland with an oar until he reached a point where someone would ask him, "what's that"; a land that knew nothing about ships, or the sea, or Poseidon, God of the sea. There he had to build a temple or alter and offer a sacrifice to Poseidon; bringing the knowledge and worship of Poseidon to a land that had previously not known of him.
I've enjoyed your re-telling of the Illiad and the Odyssey… but I'd like to make one minor correction, if you don't mind. Mate, lotuses DON'T grow on trees! They're water-plants and grow in ponds, much the same as water-lilies. Don't mention it… 😉
Excellent
I wonder what would happen to anyone explaining to his wife he spent 7 years banging Calypso. "I thought about you every day, I swear!"
I love this film music for Homer’s Odyssey! https://youtu.be/bywDmhNmUVk
These guys must have been on some really strong drugs to think up this kinda shit
Greek Mythology is always something to me….
This kind of faithful wife doesn't exist anymore
Wow just wow after watching Troy
Mythos means truth your ignorant decadent barbarians. Mythology is very old, pre cataclysmic history.
Please do the Aeneid next!
so the entrance to the underworld is around monaco, that make sense
Epic the musical anyone? 😅
Wow 😍😊
Brilliant This is my Bedtime Story. 😘
Romans Wrote Themselves Into Greek Culture. The Romans plundered and emulated Greek Culture.
Greek historians dated the founding of Rome. Troy was thousands of years old. Plus: When the Trojans brought the horse into their city, the hidden Greeks opened the gates to their comrades, who then sacked Troy, massacred its men, and carried off its women. This version was recorded centuries later; the extent to which it reflects actual historical events is not known.
You shouldn't approach this documentary, as history in the typical sense. Treat it as an interesting speculative documentary with some historical information thrown in.
There's an intelligent documentary to be made about the Odyssey and the Greek culture and this isn't it.
I would have stayed with the lotus eaters
Aegean not Augean Sea. They were Stables and named after someone else.
Aegean not Augean Sea. They were Stables and named after someone else.
where did odysseus say where do i begin to his wife
"Dude! Where's my horse!"