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Odysseus’ wife Penelope has become inundated with would-be suitors looking to secure a right to the throne, laboring under the assumption that their king has long since perished at war.

The epic The Odyssey, written by Homer, is what philosophers call “canonical” or “classic” pieces of literature due to its prevalent lessons and moral displayed between the two main characters, ...

Odysseus's cleverness and resilience are central to his character as he disguises himself as a beggar to reclaim his home from suitors who have overrun it. The film illustrates the rich ...

Memorable Dialogue: Odysseus reveals so much with but a few words: “For some, war becomes home.” Sex and Skin: Full frontal Fiennes, Penelope’s female servants straddling suitors.

Suitors hound Queen Penelope (Juliette Binoche) and threaten their son Telemachus (Charlie Plummer), and Odysseus has to overcome PTSD and other issues to realize the man he needs to be now.

However, Odysseus misses his wife Penelope and eventually sets out on a journey home. Penelope has, in the interim, had to fend off a lot of dumb, freeloading, muscle-bound suitors who assume ...

His own son Telemachos is hostile towards him, refusing to accept Odysseus as father. At the same time, Telemachos is threatened by the suitors courting his mother. Penelope follows to some degree ...

Odysseus’ loyal wife is just as cunning and brave as her husband. She’s also great at hiding her true intentions. She spends years tricking her suitors into thinking she’s vulnerable enough ...

where Odysseus, after a good meal and a warm bloodbath (briskly administered to Penelope’s suitors), at last gets to bed with his ultra-patient wife. Happily for readers, along the watery way ...