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The Odyssey

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Homer's epic poem referenced as a metaphor for contemporary cultural disorientation and the search for home in a destabilized world.

Mentions (5)
"'Mentor' literally just comes from some dude's name in the Odyssey."
Etymology is bonkers · victorian_secrets · ↑406 · 2023-08-17
"Ok but the costumes and set pieces look like garbage. All is grey and plastic."
"and the whole thing felt like the odyssey on mute. we're all lost. we're all trying to get home but there's no more home. only atmospheres, scenes, temporary illusions of anchoring."
"I'm in Bushwick 28F and would maybe like to do a once a month gathering, anything classic/lindy ie. Moby Dick, the Odyssey, Anna Karenina, Faulkner, Nabokov, etcetera."
NYC book club · u/angelicapeach · ↑38 · 2022-06-13
"The next thing we will read is the Fagles translation of The Odyssey."
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