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Odyssey: A Daily Odyssey into Homer’s The Odyssey is a daily read-along podcast for anyone who’s ever thought, “I should really read The Odyssey someday.”


Every day for one year, host Landen Celano reads one page from The Odyssey, (using Butcher & Lang English prose translation), then follows it with smart, spoiler-aware commentary: close reading, Greek mythology context, Homeric weirdness, and whatever tangents the text demands.


If you’re here because you’re hyped for Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Odyssey film: welcome. This show isn’t about the movie. It’s about finally experiencing the ancient story itself, in order, one page at a time. 


Read along on YouTube (the text appears on screen), or grab the same Butcher & Lang translation from Project Gutenberg. Want a more traditional audiobook experience? Patreon subscribers get commentary-free audio at the end of each chapter.


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A moment’s hesitation gives way to remembered duty, and the strangers are received with full honor. In this passage from The Odyssey, Menelaus rebukes his steward for even considering turning travelers away, recalling how he himself once depended on the hospitality of others. He orders the horses unyoked and the guests brought inside to feast. Telemachus and Peisistratus are led into the radiant palace, bathed, anointed, and clothed, then seated beside Menelaus and served rich food and drink. Observing their bearing, Menelaus declares that they must be of royal blood, for such presence could not belong to the sons of common men.   New to the journey? Start from the beginning at: http://theodysseypodcast.com Want to talk theories, themes? Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/Sg2prdm Support the project on Patreon and receive full-length, story-only audio after each book: https://patreon.com/gruntworkpod Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC036TeD3DkuF1VSCQJfKGtw   Odyssey is a daily podcast reading one page at a time from Homer’s classic epic — every day. Whether you’re starting from the beginning or joining mid-journey, each episode brings you deeper into the story of The Odyssey.
A new city receives the travelers, and their arrival coincides with celebration. In this opening passage of The Odyssey, Book IV, Telemachus and Peisistratus reach Lacedaemon and arrive at the palace of Menelaus, where a great feast is underway. Menelaus is hosting wedding celebrations for his children: his daughter is being sent to the son of Achilles among the Myrmidons, and his son Megapenthes is taking a bride from Sparta. The hall is filled with kinsmen and neighbors, music from a minstrel, and tumblers performing in the midst of the revels. As Telemachus and Peisistratus pause at the gate with their horses, the steward Eteoneus notices them and goes inside to ask Menelaus whether the strangers should be welcomed or sent on elsewhere.   New to the journey? Start from the beginning at: http://theodysseypodcast.com Want to talk theories, themes? Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/Sg2prdm Support the project on Patreon and receive full-length, story-only audio after each book: https://patreon.com/gruntworkpod Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC036TeD3DkuF1VSCQJfKGtw   Odyssey is a daily podcast reading one page at a time from Homer’s classic epic — every day. Whether you’re starting from the beginning or joining mid-journey, each episode brings you deeper into the story of The Odyssey.
The rites are completed, the guest is honored, and the journey continues beyond Pylos. In this passage from The Odyssey, Telemachus is bathed and anointed by Polycaste, the youngest daughter of Nestor, and emerges renewed and splendidly clothed. After the sacrificial feast is finished, Nestor orders his sons to yoke the finest horses for Telemachus’ onward journey. Provisions are packed into the chariot, and Telemachus departs with Peisistratus at the reins. They travel swiftly across the plains, rest for the night at Pherae in the house of Diocles, and at dawn resume their course, pressing on through fertile country until night falls again.   New to the journey? Start from the beginning at: http://theodysseypodcast.com Want to talk theories, themes? Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/Sg2prdm Support the project on Patreon and receive full-length, story-only audio after each book: https://patreon.com/gruntworkpod Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC036TeD3DkuF1VSCQJfKGtw   Odyssey is a daily podcast reading one page at a time from Homer’s classic epic — every day. Whether you’re starting from the beginning or joining mid-journey, each episode brings you deeper into the story of The Odyssey.
At daybreak, the promise of the night before is carried into action, and Athene is honored as she was vowed. In this passage from The Odyssey, Nestor’s household moves swiftly to prepare a full sacrifice to Athene. Telemachus’ crew is summoned from the ship, the heifer is brought from the field, and the goldsmith gilds its horns for the goddess’ pleasure. Each member of the household takes a role in the rite: water and barley-meal are brought, the axe and blood-basin made ready, and Nestor himself leads the prayer and first offerings. The heifer is struck down, the women cry aloud, and the ritual proceeds in proper order as the thigh portions are burned and the remaining meat prepared for the feast.   New to the journey? Start from the beginning at: http://theodysseypodcast.com Want to talk theories, themes? Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/Sg2prdm Support the project on Patreon and receive full-length, story-only audio after each book: https://patreon.com/gruntworkpod Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC036TeD3DkuF1VSCQJfKGtw   Odyssey is a daily podcast reading one page at a time from Homer’s classic epic — every day. Whether you’re starting from the beginning or joining mid-journey, each episode brings you deeper into the story of The Odyssey.
Morning rises over Pylos, and the day begins with ritual and command. In this passage from The Odyssey, Nestor rises at dawn and takes his seat upon the ancient polished stones once used by his father Neleus, assuming his role as counselor and leader among the Achaeans. His sons gather around him, and Telemachus is brought to sit at his side. Nestor immediately gives orders to honor Athene, who revealed herself the night before: a heifer is to be fetched from the plain, the crew summoned from Telemachus’ ship, the goldsmith Laerces called to gild the horns, and the household prepared for sacrifice and feast. The day opens not with travel, but with reverence.   New to the journey? Start from the beginning at: http://theodysseypodcast.com Want to talk theories, themes? Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/Sg2prdm Support the project on Patreon and receive full-length, story-only audio after each book: https://patreon.com/gruntworkpod Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC036TeD3DkuF1VSCQJfKGtw   Odyssey is a daily podcast reading one page at a time from Homer’s classic epic — every day. Whether you’re starting from the beginning or joining mid-journey, each episode brings you deeper into the story of The Odyssey.
Night settles at last, and the day of counsel closes in ordered calm. In this passage from The Odyssey, Nestor leads Telemachus into his own house, where the company is seated with care and hospitality. An aged jar of sweet wine—kept sealed for eleven years—is opened and poured with prayer to Athene. After libations and drink, the household withdraws to rest. Telemachus is given a proper bed beneath the echoing gallery, sleeping beside Peisistratus, while Nestor retires to the inner chamber with his wife.   New to the journey? Start from the beginning at: http://theodysseypodcast.com Want to talk theories, themes? Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/Sg2prdm Support the project on Patreon and receive full-length, story-only audio after each book: https://patreon.com/gruntworkpod Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC036TeD3DkuF1VSCQJfKGtw   Odyssey is a daily podcast reading one page at a time from Homer’s classic epic — every day. Whether you’re starting from the beginning or joining mid-journey, each episode brings you deeper into the story of The Odyssey.
A guest prepares to depart, and the truth of her presence is suddenly made clear. In this passage from The Odyssey, Athene agrees with Nestor that Telemachus should remain and rest in the house, while she herself returns to the ship to reassure the crew. She explains her role among the companions and gives Nestor clear instructions for Telemachus’ onward journey, urging him to send the young man with his own son and his finest horses. As she departs, Athene reveals her divine nature, taking the form of a sea-eagle before the assembled company. Struck with awe, Nestor recognizes her as the daughter of Zeus who once favored Odysseus and offers prayer and sacrifice in her honor.   New to the journey? Start from the beginning at: http://theodysseypodcast.com Want to talk theories, themes? Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/Sg2prdm Support the project on Patreon and receive full-length, story-only audio after each book: https://patreon.com/gruntworkpod Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC036TeD3DkuF1VSCQJfKGtw   Odyssey is a daily podcast reading one page at a time from Homer’s classic epic — every day. Whether you’re starting from the beginning or joining mid-journey, each episode brings you deeper into the story of The Odyssey.
Day gives way to darkness, and ritual closes what counsel has opened. As the light fades, the bonds of hospitality assert themselves once more. In this passage from The Odyssey, Athene calls the company to proper order at sunset, urging libation and rest rather than lingering at a feast meant for the gods. Tongues of the զոհ are cast upon the fire, wine is mixed and poured, and the final rites are completed with due reverence. When Athene and Telemachus prepare to return to their ship, Nestor intervenes firmly, refusing to allow the son of Odysseus to sleep upon a bare deck while his house stands full and able to shelter guests. This moment matters because it affirms the moral world Telemachus has entered. Against tales of betrayal and ruin, Nestor’s insistence on hospitality stands as a living counterexample—order, generosity, and care for strangers preserved even as night falls.   New to the journey? Start from the beginning at: http://theodysseypodcast.com Want to talk theories, themes? Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/Sg2prdm Support the project on Patreon and receive full-length, story-only audio after each book: https://patreon.com/gruntworkpod Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC036TeD3DkuF1VSCQJfKGtw   Odyssey is a daily podcast reading one page at a time from Homer’s classic epic — every day. Whether you’re starting from the beginning or joining mid-journey, each episode brings you deeper into the story of The Odyssey.
The tale of Agamemnon’s murder widens into a map of wandering, vengeance, and consequence. Nestor’s lesson is not only what happened, but what Telemachus must now do. In this passage from The Odyssey, Nestor explains how Menelaus was driven far off course after Cape Malea, his fleet split by storm and scattered toward Crete and Egypt, where he wandered among people of strange speech and gathered great wealth. Back in Mycenae, Aegisthus ruled for seven years until Orestes returned to kill him and hold funeral rites—on the very day Menelaus finally arrived home laden with treasure. From this chain of events, Nestor draws a clear warning for Telemachus: do not stay away too long and leave your house vulnerable to men who devour it. He urges him instead to seek Menelaus in Lacedaemon, offering either a ship’s passage or a chariot with horses and sons as guides. This moment matters because it turns history into counsel. The past is not merely recounted—it becomes instruction, and Telemachus is given a path forward that is both practical and urgent.   New to the journey? Start from the beginning at: http://theodysseypodcast.com Want to talk theories, themes? Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/Sg2prdm Support the project on Patreon and receive full-length, story-only audio after each book: https://patreon.com/gruntworkpod Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC036TeD3DkuF1VSCQJfKGtw   Odyssey is a daily podcast reading one page at a time from Homer’s classic epic — every day. Whether you’re starting from the beginning or joining mid-journey, each episode brings you deeper into the story of The Odyssey.
The question of Agamemnon’s death draws forth a grim answer, and the dangers of homecoming come fully into view. What awaits a hero at his hearth may be deadlier than war or sea. In this passage from The Odyssey, Nestor recounts how Aegisthus plotted in Argos while the Achaeans still fought abroad, seducing Clytemnestra only after long resistance and silencing the loyal minstrel who guarded her. With the gods’ doom fulfilled, Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon and celebrated the crime with sacrifices and offerings. Meanwhile, Menelaus was delayed by death and storm: first detained at Sunium to bury his fallen pilot, then driven off course by violent winds near Cape Malea, as Zeus devised further wandering. Treachery at home and misfortune at sea together sealed Agamemnon’s fate. This moment matters because it sharpens the warning threaded through Nestor’s counsel. The greatest danger is not only failing to return, but returning unguarded—ignorant of what has been allowed to grow in one’s absence.   New to the journey? Start from the beginning at: http://theodysseypodcast.com Want to talk theories, themes? Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/Sg2prdm Support the project on Patreon and receive full-length, story-only audio after each book: https://patreon.com/gruntworkpod Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC036TeD3DkuF1VSCQJfKGtw   Odyssey is a daily podcast reading one page at a time from Homer’s classic epic — every day. Whether you’re starting from the beginning or joining mid-journey, each episode brings you deeper into the story of The Odyssey.
Hope is checked by realism, and consolation gives way to harder truths. Even the favor of the gods, Athene reminds them, does not place mortals beyond death. In this passage from The Odyssey, Athene answers Telemachus’ doubt with clear-eyed resolve. She insists that a god could bring a man home from any distance—but that survival itself is not the highest good, for even the beloved of the gods cannot escape death when fate is fixed. Telemachus turns from this reflection toward history, choosing to ask Nestor about a different homecoming: the murder of Agamemnon. Seeking wisdom rather than comfort, he asks how betrayal took root in Argos, and where Menelaus was when his brother fell. This moment matters because Telemachus begins to think like a ruler. He stops measuring the world by hope alone and turns instead to judgment, precedent, and the lessons of past kings who returned home only to meet ruin.   New to the journey? Start from the beginning at: http://theodysseypodcast.com Want to talk theories, themes? Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/Sg2prdm Support the project on Patreon and receive full-length, story-only audio after each book: https://patreon.com/gruntworkpod Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC036TeD3DkuF1VSCQJfKGtw   Odyssey is a daily podcast reading one page at a time from Homer’s classic epic — every day. Whether you’re starting from the beginning or joining mid-journey, each episode brings you deeper into the story of The Odyssey.
Admiration turns inward, and longing meets restraint. As the stories of vengeance and return settle, Telemachus measures himself against them and feels the distance between desire and belief. In this passage from The Odyssey, Telemachus reflects on the fame of Orestes, who avenged his father and won lasting renown. He voices a wish for the same strength against the wooers who wrong him, yet admits that the gods have not woven such fortune for him or for Odysseus. Nestor presses him, questioning whether he submits willingly to injustice and raising the possibility that Athene might yet favor Telemachus as she once favored his father. Telemachus, however, shrinks from the thought, overwhelmed by its boldness and doubting that such divine support could truly be meant for him. This moment matters because it reveals Telemachus’ inner boundary. He can imagine justice and hear the call to courage, but he has not yet learned to believe that greatness—or the gods’ full favor—might be his to claim.   New to the journey? Start from the beginning at: http://theodysseypodcast.com Want to talk theories, themes? Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/Sg2prdm Support the project on Patreon and receive full-length, story-only audio after each book: https://patreon.com/gruntworkpod Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC036TeD3DkuF1VSCQJfKGtw   Odyssey is a daily podcast reading one page at a time from Homer’s classic epic — every day. Whether you’re starting from the beginning or joining mid-journey, each episode brings you deeper into the story of The Odyssey.
Safe passage comes with partial knowledge, and example becomes instruction. Nestor’s account turns from uncertainty to reckoning—what was lost, what was spared, and what followed after. In this passage from The Odyssey, Nestor tells how a favorable sign and swift wind carried his company safely across the middle sea, while others reached home by different paths—or did not return at all. He names those who came back unharmed and those whose fates were sealed after the war, including the vengeance taken upon Aegisthus for the murder of Agamemnon. From these stories, Nestor draws a clear lesson: the endurance of a house depends upon the courage and action of its sons. This moment matters because Telemachus receives more than news—he receives precedent. The past is set before him not as comfort, but as a measure of what is required, and the standard by which his own resolve will be judged.   New to the journey? Start from the beginning at: http://theodysseypodcast.com Want to talk theories, themes? Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/Sg2prdm Support the project on Patreon and receive full-length, story-only audio after each book: https://patreon.com/gruntworkpod Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC036TeD3DkuF1VSCQJfKGtw   Odyssey is a daily podcast reading one page at a time from Homer’s classic epic — every day. Whether you’re starting from the beginning or joining mid-journey, each episode brings you deeper into the story of The Odyssey.
Victory gives way to discord, and the journey home fractures before it truly begins. Nestor’s tale turns from the fall of Troy to the ruin that followed it. In this passage from The Odyssey, Nestor recounts how the Achaeans quarreled bitterly after the war, summoned recklessly and divided by opposing counsel. Menelaus urged an immediate return across the sea, while Agamemnon delayed the host with sacrifices meant to appease Athene—sacrifices that failed to soften her wrath. The army split, ships departed in confusion, and Odysseus himself turned back toward Agamemnon, while Nestor and others fled onward, sensing the god’s hostile design. This moment matters because it explains how triumph curdled into wandering. Odysseus’ fate is bound not only to heroism, but to a shattered alliance, divine anger, and choices made in the uneasy aftermath of war.   New to the journey? Start from the beginning at: http://theodysseypodcast.com Want to talk theories, themes? Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/Sg2prdm Support the project on Patreon and receive full-length, story-only audio after each book: https://patreon.com/gruntworkpod Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC036TeD3DkuF1VSCQJfKGtw   Odyssey is a daily podcast reading one page at a time from Homer’s classic epic — every day. Whether you’re starting from the beginning or joining mid-journey, each episode brings you deeper into the story of The Odyssey.
The past answers the present, and the cost of glory is spoken aloud. Nestor’s reply does not begin with Odysseus alone, but with the long shadow cast by Troy. In this passage from The Odyssey, Nestor recalls the years of war and wandering endured by the Achaeans: the fury, the cunning, the heroes lost—Ajax, Achilles, Patroclus, Antilochus—and the countless unnamed sufferings that followed them across land and sea. He speaks of Odysseus with unmistakable admiration, naming him unequaled in craft and counsel, and pauses in wonder at how closely Telemachus’ speech mirrors his father’s mind. Yet victory did not bring peace. After Troy fell, Zeus scattered the Greeks, and divine anger—especially that of Athene—set the sons of Atreus at odds, dooming many to bitter returns. This moment matters because Telemachus receives more than news: he receives context. Odysseus’ absence is bound not only to fate, but to the unfinished consequences of war, wisdom, and divine dispute.   New to the journey? Start from the beginning at: http://theodysseypodcast.com Want to talk theories, themes? Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/Sg2prdm Support the project on Patreon and receive full-length, story-only audio after each book: https://patreon.com/gruntworkpod Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC036TeD3DkuF1VSCQJfKGtw   Odyssey is a daily podcast reading one page at a time from Homer’s classic epic — every day. Whether you’re starting from the beginning or joining mid-journey, each episode brings you deeper into the story of The Odyssey.
Silence gives way to courage, and the reason for the journey is finally named. Strengthened by divine prompting, Telemachus speaks not as a guest, but as a son seeking truth. In this passage from The Odyssey, Telemachus answers Nestor openly, declaring his origin and the private purpose of his voyage. He asks plainly for news of Odysseus—not rumor, not comfort, but truth—whether his father fell in battle or was lost upon the sea. Appealing to Nestor’s shared past with Odysseus at Troy, Telemachus asks for honest witness, invoking bonds of memory and obligation forged in war. This moment matters because Telemachus completes the crossing from doubt to declaration. He no longer circles his question in fear; he names his father, names his loss, and demands knowledge worthy of remembrance.   New to the journey? Start from the beginning at: http://theodysseypodcast.com Want to talk theories, themes? Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/Sg2prdm Support the project on Patreon and receive full-length, story-only audio after each book: https://patreon.com/gruntworkpod Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC036TeD3DkuF1VSCQJfKGtw   Odyssey is a daily podcast reading one page at a time from Homer’s classic epic — every day. Whether you’re starting from the beginning or joining mid-journey, each episode brings you deeper into the story of The Odyssey.
Ritual comes before inquiry, and reverence opens the way to speech. Before names are asked or stories exchanged, the gods are honored. In this passage from The Odyssey, Athene accepts the golden cup and prays to Poseidon on behalf of Nestor, his sons, and all the people of Pylos, asking recompense for their sacrifice and safe passage for herself and Telemachus. Telemachus follows her example, joining the rite. Only after the feast is shared and hunger satisfied does Nestor, lord of chariots, turn to the strangers and ask who they are and why they have crossed the sea. This moment matters because it establishes order and trust. The bond of hospitality is sealed through sacrifice and prayer, creating the space in which truth may now be spoken and memory called forth.   ⸻   New to the journey? Start from the beginning at: http://theodysseypodcast.com   Want to talk theories, themes? Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/Sg2prdm   Support the project on Patreon and receive full-length, story-only audio after each book: https://patreon.com/gruntworkpod   Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC036TeD3DkuF1VSCQJfKGtw   ⸻   Odyssey is a daily podcast reading one page at a time from Homer’s classic epic — every day. Whether you’re starting from the beginning or joining mid-journey, each episode brings you deeper into the story of The Odyssey.
Hesitation yields to hospitality, and uncertainty is met with ritual grace. Guided by Athene’s quiet assurance, Telemachus steps forward into a gathering shaped by reverence and memory. In this passage from The Odyssey, Athene encourages Telemachus to trust both his own voice and the favor of the gods. Together they enter the assembly of Pylos, where Nestor sits among his sons and companions preparing a great sacrificial feast. The strangers are received at once with courtesy: hands are clasped, seats are offered upon fleeces by the shore, and portions of meat and wine are set before them. Peisistratus, Nestor’s son, invites Athene to lead the prayers to Poseidon and honors Telemachus as a fellow worshiper of the gods. This moment matters because Telemachus is no longer merely a seeker but a guest bound by sacred custom. Before words are exchanged and questions asked, he is folded into a community where reverence, generosity, and memory still govern human bonds.   New to the journey? Start from the beginning at: http://theodysseypodcast.com Want to talk theories, themes? Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/Sg2prdm Support the project on Patreon and receive full-length, story-only audio after each book: https://patreon.com/gruntworkpod Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC036TeD3DkuF1VSCQJfKGtw   Odyssey is a daily podcast reading one page at a time from Homer’s classic epic — every day. Whether you’re starting from the beginning or joining mid-journey, each episode brings you deeper into the story of The Odyssey.
Land rises at dawn, and the journey finds its first answer in ritual and welcome. From the open sea, Telemachus steps into a world shaped by memory, sacrifice, and living witnesses to the war he never knew. In this opening passage of The Odyssey, Book III, Telemachus and his companions reach Pylos at sunrise and find the people gathered along the shore, offering black bulls to Poseidon in a vast communal sacrifice. As the ship is moored and the sails furled, Telemachus comes ashore under Athene’s guidance. She urges him forward without shame, reminding him that this journey was made for knowledge—and that Nestor, veteran of Troy, holds counsel worth seeking. This moment matters because the voyage achieves its first purpose. Telemachus has crossed from secrecy into hospitality, from isolation into shared memory, and now stands at the threshold of living history.   New to the journey? Start from the beginning at: http://theodysseypodcast.com Want to talk theories, themes? Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/Sg2prdm Support the project on Patreon and receive full-length, story-only audio after each book: https://patreon.com/gruntworkpod Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC036TeD3DkuF1VSCQJfKGtw   Odyssey is a daily podcast reading one page at a time from Homer’s classic epic — every day. Whether you’re starting from the beginning or joining mid-journey, each episode brings you deeper into the story of The Odyssey.
Night gives way to motion, and resolve is answered by the wind itself. With no farewell and no delay, Telemachus leaves Ithaca behind at last. In this passage from The Odyssey, the crew boards in silence as Athene takes her place at the stern beside Telemachus. The lines are loosed, the mast is raised, and the white sail fills as the goddess sends a favorable west wind across the wine-dark sea. Libations are poured to the deathless gods, and through the night and into dawn, the ship cuts forward on its appointed course. This moment matters because the journey truly begins. What was planned in secrecy is now carried by wind and wave, and Telemachus’ search for his father moves beyond thought into action.   New to the journey? Start from the beginning at: http://theodysseypodcast.com Want to talk theories, themes? Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/Sg2prdm Support the project on Patreon and receive full-length, story-only audio after each book: https://patreon.com/gruntworkpod Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC036TeD3DkuF1VSCQJfKGtw   Odyssey is a daily podcast reading one page at a time from Homer’s classic epic — every day. Whether you’re starting from the beginning or joining mid-journey, each episode brings you deeper into the story of The Odyssey. If you like this show, be sure to check out The Countdown of Monte Cristo — wherever you listen to podcasts!
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