The Long Way Home: The Odyssey as a Metaphor for Life
Most of what appears on this site concerns itself with the present tense of injustice – the ACT, the AFP, the slow grinding machinery of institutions that would rather forget…
Most of what appears on this site concerns itself with the present tense of injustice – the ACT, the AFP, the slow grinding machinery of institutions that would rather forget…
Homer's The Odyssey records the earliest instance of verbal abuse of a woman, demonstrating an embedded cultural trope that requires rectifying.
By having the courge to share adventures with others, we open ourselves to a better understanding that differences between us are not so big afterall.
War is not glory and to use the sacrifice of the fallen as propaganda for new battles, to undermine the courage and mateship for political gain is an insult.
Old men at the end of their lives send young people at the beginning of theirs to fight and die for something they have no say in .
Recognition of literary mimesis by the Gospels from ancient texts challenges the origins of the Gospels.
Commonality in narratives between Abrahamic religions evidence far earlier origins in Mesopotamian myths.
Rather than tales for ancient times, Homer's Iliad and Odyssey demonstrate the same cares and priorities across the ages, remaining relevant today.
Oral transmission of knowledge via poetry preserves history and culture through across generations with accuracy.
Portrayal of character in The Odyssey highlights the virtue of the resilient individual who survives and prospers, despite the many who would leech off them.