Having escaped from old one-eye (Polyphemus), in the last instalment of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’, Odysseus and his pals arrived at the floating island of Aeolia, home of Aeolus and his rather close-knit family (he married… Continue reading
To get with the program, click here – So, Odysseus is filling the Phaeacians in, regarding his difficult journey back from the Trojan war. He tells them about going to the island of… Continue reading
To get with the program, you can find previous posts here. Moved by Odysseus’ bum shuffle in hot ashes, King Alcinous arranges for a ship to be made ready to take his guest… Continue reading
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
Once she was sure that Odysseus had washed up safely on the shores of Scherie, Athene paid a visit to Nausicaa, the beautiful daughter of Alcinous, King of the Phaeacians. Disguised as one… Continue reading
Books 1-4 have dealt with Telemachus and his quest to go and find his dad, for book 5, we cut to Mount Olympus. Athene tells Zeus how she feels sorry for Sean Bean… Continue reading
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
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
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
Sarah and I will be taking it in turns to deal with the books of the Odyssey at random intervals, and so today I am kicking this off with (rather obviously) with Book… Continue reading
