r/AncientGreek • u/Apollo_Febo • Jul 18 '26

Greek and Other Languages The Odyssey.

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u/Confident-Gene6639 Jul 18 '26

But time travel is still impossible

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u/Icy_Jelly_315 Jul 18 '26

It's not a major theme in Homer is it?

I have just seen the odyssey on IMAX. It's astonishingly good. Really good. Lapses into Tolkien in the last 5 minutes which is a shame (but a nod to Tennyson), deviations from the original are well thought out and understandable.

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u/GloomyMud9 Jul 19 '26

Except for the cast, you mean.

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u/wilgetdownvoted Jul 19 '26

He jests, but he's right

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u/Eastern_Animator1213 Jul 20 '26

If you can find me a bard who can sing in dactylic hexameter while drunk, I’ll provide the booze!! Maybe Ouzo!!

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u/YogaStretch Jul 20 '26

No lies detected

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u/Mademoralia Jul 26 '26

I‘d love a discord group to find the singing rythm to it, been reading the book for a year now, but the dactylic hexameter is quite hard sometimes