A. Odyssean qualities (13.333): civilized/gentle (cf. Antikleia in 11.202ff. [Fitz. 191]; Argos, the faithful dog in 17.290ff. (Fitz. 319f.); intelligent (more than just clever; cf. Polyphemus' "Nobody"); self-possessed (cf. Book 22.41ff. [Fitz. 422] and Book 8.158ff. [Fitz. 129ff.])
inquisitive to a fault? Cyclops episode, Sirens; Dante's UlyssesB. The meaning of the Odysseus/Athena association; Autolycus (his grandfather); Odysseus' name (Fitz. p. 366)
II. Odysseus and the women
A. Circe (daughter of Helios, sister of Aietes, aunt of Medea); moly
B. Calypso and the meaninglessness of divine existence
C. Nausicaa (Book 6)
D. Penelope; her problems: suitors, teenager; the build-up of the reunion (Book 23); the equal of Odysseus
IV. More texts (please download)
A. The first 15 lines of the Odyssey in phonetic equivalent, and in Greek (from Perseus website: Note - you may have to change settings...At the top of the Perseus page, click on "Configure Display", and then choose an option from under "Greek display". On Mac computers using Safari, for example, choose Unicode...)
B. "Ulysses", by Alfred Lord Tennyson (1843): the restless searcher
C. "Ithaca", by Constantine Cavafy (1911)
V. More movies
A. Ulysses (1954) with Kirk Douglas
B. The Odyssey (1997) with Armand Assante, Vanessa Williams, and Bernadette Peters
VI. The Odyssey in Art: Polyphemus Group in Sperlonga, Italy (Grotto of the Roman emperor Tiberius, 2nd century AD)