Legends of the Ancient World: Odysseus

“You yellow dogs, you thought I'd never make it

home from the land of Troy. You took my house to plunder,

twisted my maids to serve your beds. You dared

bid for my wife while I was still alive.

Contempt was all you had for the gods who rule wide heaven,

contempt for what men say of you hereafter.

Your last hour has come. You die in blood.” - Odysseus, The Odyssey

Odysseus is without question one of the most fascinating figures in classical mythology. Indeed, despite being an ancillary ...