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  2. Odyssey - Wikipedia

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    The Odyssey (/ ˈ ɒ d ɪ s i /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, romanized: Odýsseia) [2] [3] is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest works of literature still widely read by modern audiences.

  3. Antinous of Ithaca - Wikipedia

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    Greek text available from the same website. Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. ISBN 978-0674995611. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website

  4. Odysseus - Wikipedia

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    In Greek and Roman mythology, Odysseus (/ ə ˈ d ɪ s i ə s / ə-DISS-ee-əs; [1] Ancient Greek: Ὀδυσσεύς, Ὀδυσεύς, romanized: Odysseús, Odyseús, IPA: [o.dy(s).sěu̯s]), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses (/ juː ˈ l ɪ s iː z / yoo-LISS-eez, UK also / ˈ juː l ɪ s iː z / YOO-liss-eez; Latin: Ulysses, Ulixes), is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of ...

  5. Lotus-eaters - Wikipedia

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    Odysseus removing his men from the company of the lotus-eaters. In Greek mythology, lotophages or the lotus-eaters (Ancient Greek: λωτοφάγοι, romanized: lōtophágoi) were a race of people living on an island dominated by the lotus tree off of coastal Libya (Island of Djerba), [1] [2] a plant whose botanical identity is uncertain.

  6. Aeolus (son of Hippotes) - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Aeolus (Ancient Greek: Αἴολος, Aiolos), [1] the son of Hippotes, was the ruler of the winds encountered by Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey. Aeolus was the king of the island of Aeolia, where he lived with his wife and six sons and six daughters. To ensure safe passage home for Odysseus and his men, Aeolus gave Odysseus a ...

  7. Gods in The Odyssey - Wikipedia

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    Athena is the Greek goddess of wisdom and battle strategy, and was also the patron goddess of heroes. Odysseus was a great hero among the Greeks, and so had Athena’s favor and aid in many of his exploits. She was a key goddess in the story of the Odyssey as a divine assistant to Odysseus on his journey home.

  8. Everything we know about Christopher Nolan's 'Odyssey' film

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    "The Odyssey" stars Tom Holland, Matt Damon, Zendaya, and Anne Hathaway. ... This will be Nolan's first film about Greek mythology, breaking away from his regular sci-fi and war films. Nolan will ...

  9. Siren (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, sirens (Ancient Greek: singular: Σειρήν, Seirḗn; plural: Σειρῆνες, Seirênes) are female humanlike beings with alluring voices; they appear in a scene in the Odyssey in which Odysseus saves his crew's lives. [1] Roman poets place them on some small islands called Sirenum scopuli.