May 17
Odysseus is a manipulative liar but Homer thinks this is actually really cool and based and makes him one of the greats like Hercules and Achilles.
#This is what makes him special#He’s like the best at manipulating people#And being cunning#Morality changes over time#It’s why western civilization doesn’t exist in the way reactionaries think it does#Since it keeps changing#Also I know he’s Heracles in greek#But I like the other name better#so yeah#the oddyssey#oddysey#odysseus#homeric epics#greek mythology
