What podcasts say about The Odyssey
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What experts have said about The Odyssey
8 statements · 4 positive · 1 negative · 1 mixed · 2 neutral
The Odyssey exceeded box-office expectations with a $125 million debut.
“the Odyssey, which topped expectations in the box office with a $125 million box office debut.”
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The Odyssey performed very well at the box office.
“the Odyssey, it ended up being performing very well”
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The Odyssey generated $125 million in US and Canadian ticket sales that weekend.
“$125 million in ticket sales”
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The Odyssey portrays patriarchal collapse and restoration.
“it's kind of a story about the collapse of the patriarchy and how it gets restored”
Open the episode · The True Story Of The Odyssey (and why it matters) - Alex Petkas - #1125Listen at 0:42
The Odyssey uses Telemachus to depict the effects of an absent father figure.
“Homer really wants to get you to feel viscerally what it's like when the father figure is absent”
Open the episode · The True Story Of The Odyssey (and why it matters) - Alex Petkas - #1125Listen at 17:27
The Odyssey centers on conflict between social order and entropy.
“The Odyssey is about the clash between order and entropy”
Open the episode · The True Story Of The Odyssey (and why it matters) - Alex Petkas - #1125Listen at 36:45
The Odyssey questions whether heroic glory is more permanent than family continuity.
“What really matters in the long run? What is permanent? What can you make permanent? Is glory permanent?”
Open the episode · The True Story Of The Odyssey (and why it matters) - Alex Petkas - #1125Listen at 1:22:42
The Odyssey presents the world as fundamentally fair to those following its rules.
“the world actually is a fair place if you play by the rules”
Open the episode · The True Story Of The Odyssey (and why it matters) - Alex Petkas - #1125Listen at 1:48:09
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