The Great Myths: The Odyssey

S3 E10: Twilight of the Gods

Original Air Date: Jul 26, 2022

Penelope is forced to choose a husband among the Suitors. She offers them a test to decide who among them is the most worthy: with the bow of Odysseus, they must shoot an arrow and pass it through twelve axes.

S3 E9: The King's Scar

The Suitors learn that the queen has fooled them. They lock her up in the gynaeceum. Meanwhile, Odysseus meets Athena who tells him that he is indeed in Ithaca.

S3 E8: Set Sails for Ithaca

Odysseus has been living out peaceful days with Calypso for 7 years. But waves of nostalgia wash over him, and the memories of his wife, his son and his island never cease to torment him.

S3 E7: Zeus' Punishment

Trapped between two monsters called Charybdis and Scylla, Odysseus and his fleet must pick a sailing route that lets them survive with minimal damage.

S3 E6: The Sirens' Song

Original Air Date: Aug 28, 2022

Odysseus delves into the depths of the Underworld; He meets the souls of the Greek heroes who fought with him in the city of Troy.

S3 E5: The Journey into Hell

Odysseus and his men need Tiresias's guidance to ensure a safe return home from Circe's island.

S3 E4: Circe, the Witch-Goddess

Penelope, the queen of Ithaca, meets several suitors who covet her hand and the throne of Ulysses. Meanwhile, scalded by terrible ordeals at sea, the men of Ulysses disembark on Circe's island.

S3 E3: The Cyclops' Curse

Odysseus comes up with a clever strategy to escape from the Cave of the Cyclops, the home of a ruthless giant who would not blink twice before consuming men for meals.

S3 E2: The Man Who Defied the Gods

The war weighs heavy on Odysseus's conscience and fills him with resentment against the gods; two deadly stopovers await him and his crew on their way to Ithaca.

S3 E1: On Odysseus' Trail

With the massacre of Troy a thing of the distant past, Athena seeks Zeus's support since he holds the power to determine the course of her patron's Odysseus's return journey to Ithaca.