Nekyia
Subject in History
Nekyia has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Tom HollandEnglish actor cast as Telemachus
Holland argues the Greek cult of glory was shadowed by the absence of any heaven for all but the greatest, making life's brilliance more precious.
“there is no equivalent of the Christian or Muslim heaven for all but the very greatest”
The Rest Is History: 687. The Odyssey: Hero of the Trojan Horse (Part 1) (Jul 12, 2026) · Listen from 57:34
Dominic SandbrookBritish historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History
Sandbrook calls Achilles's underworld lament the most interesting moment in the Odyssey because it undermines the cult of heroic glory.
“So to me, that is the single most interesting moment of the entire Odyssey. because it undermines the cult of the hero”
The Rest Is History: 687. The Odyssey: Hero of the Trojan Horse (Part 1) (Jul 12, 2026) · Listen from 56:27
Podcasts
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
Episodes
687. The Odyssey: Hero of the Trojan Horse (Part 1)The Rest Is History · Jul 12, 2026 · 1 h 12 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook retell the first half of Homer's Odyssey, from Troy's fall to Calypso's island, and probe its roots in Greek colonisation.