Book 7 – In which Odysseus needs to get up off the bloody floor!

by Lucy

For previously on The Odyssey, click here. So, Sean Bean (or Odysseus as we should probably call him) is on his way to see Nausicaa’s dad, Alcinous. Athene pops up in the guise… Continue reading →

Odyssey – Book 4 – The Old Man of the Sea – so much better than a Sat Nav.

by Sarah

Previously on ‘Odyssey’… Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Telemachus and his pal Mr Pee (Peisitratus), rock up to Menelaus’s house only to discover that wedding celebrations are underway. Menelaus’s equerry Eteoneus suggests the… Continue reading →

Odyssey Book 3 – In which more cows are killed and the sheets are probably Egyptian cotton

by Lucy

Previously on ‘Odyssey’… Book 1 Book 2 So Telemachus, Athena (now in disguise as ‘Mentor’) and their crew turn up in Pylos (where they make pylons, obviously), as it’s thought that Nestor, who… Continue reading →

Odyssey Book 2 – Her Milkshake Brings All The Boys To The Yard

by Sarah

So where were we…. The morning after Athene’s visit, Telemachus, son of Odysseus, calls a meeting in the town. He enters, carrying a bronze spear, with two dogs at his side and states… Continue reading →

Homer vs My Mum

by Lucy

In one respect, Homer is rather like my mum. He likes to wander off from the point, and give me information I don’t need, about characters I’ll never see, which doesn’t enhance my… Continue reading →

Cheating with the Greeks.

by Sarah

Ok, I’ll ‘fess up, while I may be earnestly hacking at the rockface of Proust, I picked Sophocles’ ‘The Theban Plays’ to write about because I studied them at school. From the very… Continue reading →