The Odyssey: Some pointers
Some links I collected while reading Homer’s Odyssey during the 2025-1 semester:
Reference
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Odyssey - Wikipedia entry (English)
Quite comprehensive at times. Basic reference for me.
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Smith - Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology [Wikipedia]
Useful when you don’t know why someone is important.
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Map: ACHAEANS and TROJANS - Greek Mythology Link
The geography might not be as relevant, but it helped me understand the kind of terrain that Odysseus was facing.
Trivia
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Oil in Ancient Greece, social and economic value - UC Boulder, Dept. Classics
They surely like to oil themselves after a bath.
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Related to the scene where Odysseus grabs queen Arete’s knees in Pheacia.
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Music of ancient Greece - Wikipedia
How important was music in Ancient Greece?
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Cíclope y Nessuno - #182 - L’odissea di Omero
Looking up how Οὔτις was translated to Italian. In the French edition, they took on the opportunity to make a light pun.
Side stories
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Helen of Troy § During the Fall of Troy
If I remember correctly, some texts say that Helen was in Egypt during the Trojan War. After they finally got to her, at Troy, it turned out to be a shadow.
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Helena de Troya «cara de perra» and also Dog-face («cara de perra, o»)
I find how Helen describes herself sort of funny, but it’s more complicated than that.
Unrelated themes
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Rape Culture in Classical Mythology – Found in Antiquity
A good analysis on a controversial topic. I haven’t read in its entirety.
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Ideology of sex in Ancient Greece - r/AskHistorians
Was Odysseus cheating, judging by the standards of Ancient Greece?