Odysseus Asked to Hear His Greatest Victory. Then He Cried. | The Odyssey

A nameless stranger at a feast sends the blind singer a piece of meat and asks for one song: the story of the Trojan Horse, his own greatest victory. The song praises him. And Odysseus weeps — and Homer compares his tears to those of a woman dragged into slavery from her fallen city. Why would the winner weep like the people he defeated? This is the story of the Phaeacians, from Homer's Odyssey: Nausicaa, King Alcinous, the blind bard Demodocus, and the night Odysseus finally said his name. So why do you think Odysseus cried? Tell me in the comments. 0:00 He Asked for His Own Legend 0:50 The Man With No Name 4:23 The First Song 6:40 The Song He Asked For 9:05 The Name 12:05 Why Did He Cry? ◀ Previous episode: Calypso —    • Видео   ▶ Full series: Odyssey playlist —    • Odyssey   Source: Homer, The Odyssey, Books 6–9 and 13 (trans. A. T. Murray). Quotes are from that translation; the rest is a retelling. Music: "Midnight Trace" by Jimena Contreras (YouTube Audio Library). #Odyssey #GreekMythology #Odysseus