Slavery in ancient Greece
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Slavery in ancient Greece has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Daily. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Emily WilsonClassicist and translator, the first woman to translate Homer's Odyssey into English
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
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
Podcasts
- The Daily · 1 episode
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.