He Just Wanted to Go Home—On Reading Homer’s The Odyssey
Odysseus’s desperate and unrelenting battle to return to his homeland mirrors mankind’s universal struggle to return, amidst distraction and misfortune, to our everlasting home.
Modeling Manhood:Â From Homer to Paul
In Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey, a Greek war hero faces imposing challenges in his long journey home. After decimating the armies of Troy, King Odysseus sets out for Ithaca only to find himself wrestling against more formidable foes. For ten years the whims of gods and the winds of fate hinder his journey, while … Read more