Odysseus: The Man Who Refused to Be a God | The Real Story Behind The Odyssey

This is the full story of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca whose twenty-year journey home became The Odyssey. From his strange birth on a rocky island in the Ionian Sea, to the madness he faked to avoid a war he knew would destroy him, to the Trojan Horse that ended ten years of siege in a single night — and then the harder journey. The Cyclops. The curse of Poseidon. Circe. The land of the dead. The Sirens. Seven years on Calypso's island, weeping on the shore of a paradise, staring west toward home. And finally Ithaca — twenty years late, disguised as a beggar, walking into a palace overrun by men waiting to marry his wife. This is the man behind the myth. If you've come here after seeing Odysseus on screen, this is the version Homer actually wrote — including the parts that never make it into adaptations. CHAPTERS 00:00 Who Was Odysseus? 00:53 The Birth and Origins of Odysseus 02:05 The Making of a Cunning Hero 03:39 Odysseus and Penelope 05:01 The Trojan War Begins 06:31 Odysseus at Troy 07:59 The Darker Side of Odysseus 09:16 The Trojan Horse and the Fall of Troy 10:45 The Curse of Poseidon 11:47 The Monsters and Trials of the Odyssey 13:06 The Underworld, Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis 14:15 Calypso and the Choice of Mortality 15:41 Odysseus Finally Returns Home 16:41 The Suitors and Penelope's Deception 18:50 The Bow Contest and the Revenge 19:47 The Final Fate of Odysseus 21:07 Why We Still Remember Odysseus Subscribe for more stories from the ancient world. #Odysseus #TheOdyssey #GreekMythology #Homer #AncientGreece #Mythology #History