Odysseus: The Wanderer's Curse Part 2 of 2

Greek Mythology Retold by Janell Rhiannon

May 26, 202618:27Society & Culture

In Part 2 of The Wanderer’s Curse, we follow Odysseus from Calypso’s island through the Underworld and into his violent return to Ithaca. After twenty years of war and wandering, Odysseus is no longer the man who sailed...

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