Original Music inspired by Homer’s The Odyssey

It’s ten years since the fall of Troy and Odysseus still hasn’t made it home. So begins one of literature’s great longshot sagas: conspiring gods, beckoning enchantresses, and a house full of suitors helping themselves to his kingdom. Homer’s ancient epic of loss, cunning, loyalty, and the relentless pull of home remains, over 2,700 years later, one of the most enduring narratives ever told—especially in Emily Wilson’s acclaimed 2017 translation.

“At the heart of the Odyssey there is life, and survival.”  – The Guardian

“To read the book closely is to know that Odysseus is a complex hero: he is reckless, he is sharp, he is inventive, he is violent, but he is also empathetic…Perhaps we return to adaptations of The Odyssey over and over again because we need to be reminded of human stories.”  – Boston University

Heads up: The Odyssey contains blood, death, infidelity, violence, and war.

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