What Emily Wilson has said about Slavery in ancient Greece
2 quotes · 1 episode · Jul 12, 2026
Emily Wilson, Classicist and translator, the first woman to translate Homer's Odyssey into English, has been quoted on Slavery in ancient Greece 2 times in 1 episode of The Daily, most recently on July 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Wilson worries Hollywood norms will deny an older actress the role of Eurycleia and that the enslaved household may be underrepresented.
“I think it would be a shame if the norms of Hollywood meant an older woman actor isn't going to get a part in that scene”
The Daily: What’s Epic About the ‘Odyssey’? Everything. (Jul 12, 2026) · Listen from 45:21
Wilson argues the poem shows homecoming is an exclusive privilege denied to the enslaved, who belong to someone else's house.
“they don't get a homecoming journey because they belong to someone else's homecoming journey”
The Daily: What’s Epic About the ‘Odyssey’? Everything. (Jul 12, 2026) · Listen from 48:12
Episodes
What’s Epic About the ‘Odyssey’? Everything.The Daily · Jul 12, 2026 · 51 min
Natalie Kitroeff talks with translator Emily Wilson and novelist Madeline Miller about the Odyssey ahead of Christopher Nolan's film adaptation.
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