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[xenopenthos]

The Odyssey Out Loud

A journey through Homer's Odyssey.

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Hey there! You might not know me, I'm that person you’ve been following who mostly posts art…

It turns out that isn’t all I do —

I’m a storyteller, an amateur classicist, once upon a time I was an actor, and now, I’m running a podcast. 

The Odyssey Out Loud is an ongoing performance and translation project creating a rendition of Homer’s Odyssey designed to be heard.

I wanted to explore the story and translate the text from the perspective of a performer, not just as a great narrative and part of history but as something that was meant to be spoken out loud and brought to life.

While working to maintain accuracy to the original text I also want to create an entertaining experience for an audience. (And it might be nice to actually do something with my classics degree…)

If this sounds like something you might be interested in, if you like Homer, Ancient Greek commentary, or just need something on in the background…  Please come check it out! I’ll be updating semi-weekly and each episode is 100% free.

(And never fear, if you follow me for the art, it isn’t going anywhere.) 

[thefugitivesaint]

Walter O. Reese (1889-1943), ''Journey Through Bookland'' (Volume 7) by Charles H. Sylvester, 1922

[periodinteriors]

William Luker Jr., Mr. Linley Sambourne at Work in his Studio, from W. J. Loftie's Kensington: Historical and Picturesque, 1888, ink and wash.

[femalestothefront-deactivated20]

[eucanthos]

Ferdinando Scianna (IT, Bagheria, Jul 4, 1943)

Rodalquilar, Andalusia, Spain, 1994 [flipped] Archival pigment print 40 x 50 cm

https://store.magnumphotos.com/products/rodalquilar-andalusia-spain-1994

[nemfrog]

Lush pattern. Modern ornamentation. 1886.

Ornamental design plate with imagery almost entirely drawn from natural and marine sources, rendered in a highly stylized way.

Internet Archive

[tridentandtales]

Greek statue of a veiled dancer

3rd - 2nd century BCE

Metropolitan Museum of Art 1972.118.95

[victoriantomodern]

Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898), Atalanta, 1895, pen and black ink with black wash on paper, British Museum. An illustration to the Algernon Charles Swinburne poem "Atalanta in Corydon", it was originally intended to appear in volume V of The Yellow Book.

[victoriantomodern]

Trenchers with scenes from Aesop's Fables, England, c. 1600, painted and gilded sycamore, the Art Institute of Chicago (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

[huariqueje]

Whispers In The Reeds - Philip Huckin ,

British, b. 1952 -

Acrylic on canvas , 56 x 88 cm.

[metmuseum]

Glass Fragment. 12th–14th century. Credit line: Gift of Ella Brummer, in memory of her husband, Ernest Brummer, 1977 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/466029

[ltwilliammowett]

Chalcedony scaraboid gem engraved of a ship (trireme) with steersman, oarsmen and warriors, Greek, ca. 525–500 BC

[huariqueje]

Winter evening  -   Julie de Graag , 1919.

Dutch,  1877-1924

Woodcut on paper,  28,8 x 31,8 cm

[huariqueje]

Yellow is Good - Line Holtegaard , 2025

Danish , b, 1980 -

Oil on canvas , 100 x 150 cm.

[vintagepromotions]

Lufthansa travel poster for Turkey (c. 1960). Artwork by Buttgen.

[psikonauti]

Simeon Solomon (British,1840-1905)  

Head study, 1900

oil on canvas

[mournfulroses]

Marisa Walz, from her book titled "Good Intentions," originally published in February 2026