The Odyssey

We already read the Odyssey with that one translation that was hell on earth. That was really bad.

I've talked about it on the pod plenty of times before like I'm just not a fan of the epics.

However, if there is one thing I want to say about this book in particular, it's that Emily Wilson's translation is so full of life and color. It is funny, it is sexy, it is cheeky.

I've already read the Odyssey. An incredible experience.

I'm very close to the end now. So, , yeah, I've been very, very happy to have finally, finally dusted this off.

I feel like I'm a little bit I liked The Odyssey a little bit more when I read them both for the first time.

we've got Emily Wilson's translation of the Odyssey which is phenomenal such a great translation love this book

Odysseus is Loki but less Charming I hate him being shitty to his wife

I have read The Odyssey and obviously I've really engaged with the story from King Odysseus's point of view and what happens to Penelope and her being overrun by suitors and her home is almost treated like comedic relief or a punchline

i'm not gonna lie i enjoyed most of this book it contains plenty of references to the music of john denver the only issue is like homer simpson is like a terrible guy

i prefer the odyssey i didn't really like the iliad that much but the odyssey fantastic

therefore including athena the patron of athens as a central and dominant figure would have been a more popular move it flattered the ego of the athenians and that's a very savvy move for a storyteller

I read it in ninth grade so I remember I read the condensed versions because it was nice grade but I really liked it actually and especially I liked this part of it because the rest of it is just like on the sea and it's just like a lot of journeying but this part in particular I remember Cersei and being like oh interesting