About this episode

The episode explores the climax of Homer’s Odyssey, focusing on themes of vengeance, power, and justice during Odysseus's return to Ithaca.

When Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, his homecoming turns into a ruthless reckoning. Tristan Hughes and Dr. Emily Hauser dive into the shocking climax of Homer’s Odyssey, where hospitality, vengeance and survival collide in a blood-soaked finale. What drives Odysseus to unleash such fury, and what does the massacre reveal about power, justice and ancient heroism? We're going on * TOUR* to Australia and New Zealand! - final tickets are available here . The Ancients is now on YouTube! Watch here: @TheAncientsPodcast Presented by Tristan Hughes. The editor is Natasha Hughes. The video producer is McKenna Fernandez, producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds The Ancients is a History Hit podcast. Watch Tristan Hughes and Dan Snow retrace the Odyssey in Greece in a new documentary on History Hit TV! Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week PLUS early access, ad-free podcasts and exclusive subscriber episodes. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe .   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Tristan Hughes

Guest: Dr. Emily Hauser

Topics covered

• Odyssey
• Homer
• ancient heroism
• vengeance
• hospitality
• power
• justice

Keywords

• Odyssey
• Homer
• Odysseus
• Ithaca
• vengeance
• hospitality
• ancient heroism
• power
• justice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: History Hit, Epidemic Sounds, History Hit TV, Acast

Books & works: Homer’s Odyssey

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