The Odyssey follows the Greek hero Odysseus, king of Ithaca, on his journey home, following the Trojan War.
The story was originally composed as a 24-part epic poem, and is regarded as one of the most significant works of the Western literary canon.
The story was originally composed as a 24-part epic poem, and is regarded as one of the most significant works of the Western literary canon.
Artwork Referenced:
Mosaic of Ulysses, Bardo Museum
Head of Odysseus, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Etruscan Urn, The Colosseum
View of the Rocks on the Third Isle of Cyclops, Jean Pierre Louise Laurent Houel
Odysseus Escaping the Cave of Polyphemus, Jacob Jordaens
Polyphemus, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein
Odysseus & Polyphemus, Arnold Böcklin
Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus, J. M. W. Turner
Ulysses and the Sirens, John William Waterhouse
Ulysses and the Sirens, Herbert James Draper
Mosaic of Ulysses, Bardo Museum
Head of Odysseus, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Etruscan Urn, The Colosseum
View of the Rocks on the Third Isle of Cyclops, Jean Pierre Louise Laurent Houel
Odysseus Escaping the Cave of Polyphemus, Jacob Jordaens
Polyphemus, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein
Odysseus & Polyphemus, Arnold Böcklin
Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus, J. M. W. Turner
Ulysses and the Sirens, John William Waterhouse
Ulysses and the Sirens, Herbert James Draper