Odysseus is indeed epic literature\u2019s \u201cman of many turns.\u201d He is a warrior, a creative, an aesthete, a fiction-maker, a revealer, a concealer and at times a rascal. He is both favored and cursed by the gods. But above all, he is a deeply wounded soul from years of constant battle in Troy. His one desire is to return home to Ithaca to his beloved Penelope and his son Telemachos, Homer\u2019s epic is then, the story of a wounded homecoming that heals.<\/p>\n
In another sense, the Odyssey is a brilliant mythopoetic exploration of the power of stories and how our identities are entangled in the narratives we tell ourselves and others. A willingness to learn from the wisdom of others is prominent throughout the epic.<\/p>\n
Homer\u2019s epic explores as well as the conjunction of the masculine and feminine energies that together create in the soul a \u201csweet agreement\u201d between these fundamental elements in human life. It extends outward to embrace the entire community of Ithaca in the act of oath-taking to achieve a balanced accord and healing throughout the polis.<\/p>\n
Prior knowledge of The Odyssey is not required, only a willingness to explore. Join us in learning the deep significance of the soul\u2019s journey from fragmentation to wholeness against the backdrop of Homer\u2019s enduring epic.<\/p>\n
Required Reading
\nDennis Patrick Slattery, From War to Wonder: Recovering Your Personal Myth Through Homer\u2019s Odyssey (Mandorla Books, 2019).<\/p>\n
Suggested Reading
\nAlbert Cook\u2019s translation of the Odyssey is cited throughout my book. The Odyssey. A Verse Translation. W.W. Norton, 1993.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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