Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2026-07-18
Books mentioned on The True Story Of The Odyssey (and why it matters) - Alex Petkas - #1125
Alex Petkas is a historian, writer, and podcaster. What’s the real story behind The Odyssey?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Odyssey
The Odyssey by Homer is an ancient Greek epic poem that recounts the arduous ten-year journey of Odysseus as he attempts to return home after the Trojan War.
Discussed“translation these days. So Helen says she's the first person to recognize Tyicus. It's it's”
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The Iliad
The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer that chronicles the dramatic final weeks of the Trojan War and the wrath of Achilles.
Discussed“And and the interesting thing too is she if I could quibble with Emily Wilson on a translation point here into the mo the more popular Odyssey”
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Metropolis
Discussed“Nobody's ever going to top, you know, Metropolis or uh No Ferratu or, you know, and there's probably still people today that think that”
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Nosferatu
Discussed“Nobody's ever going to top, you know, Metropolis or uh No Ferratu or, you know, and there's probably still people today that think that”
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The Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is a monumental ancient Indian epic poem that explores complex philosophy, statecraft, and human duty within the Vedic tradition.
Discussed“recognizing patterns in the Vadic epic tradition of the Mahabar parata and there's there's a kind of common ancestor”
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