Homeric Question
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Homeric Question has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Tom HollandEnglish actor cast as Telemachus
Holland argues that Odysseus's invented tales of Egyptian mercenary service and Phoenician slavers reflect Homer's own era rather than the Bronze Age.
“this is much more appropriate to the 8th or 7th centuries BC than to the Bronze Age”
The Rest Is History: 688. The Odyssey: Return of the King (Part 2) (Jul 15, 2026) · Listen from 34:58
Holland suggests the blind bard at Alcinous's court may be the origin of the tradition that Homer was blind.
“It may well be that that description is what gives rise to the legend that Homer was blind”
The Rest Is History: 688. The Odyssey: Return of the King (Part 2) (Jul 15, 2026) · Listen from 26:43
Podcasts
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
Episodes
688. The Odyssey: Return of the King (Part 2)The Rest Is History · Jul 15, 2026 · 1 h 6 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook retell the second half of Homer's Odyssey, from Telemachus's journey and Calypso's island to the slaughter of the suitors and reunion with Penelope.