The Odyssey

With SJ Murray (Ph.D., Princeton University. Professor, Baylor University)

What does it mean to come home again?

There is no better time than today to begin reading The Odyssey for the first time, or to return to it with fresh eyes. In an age that prizes speed, spectacle, and instant opinion, The Odyssey trains a different muscle: attention.

Reading a book like this rewards patience.

It also reminds us that character is formed slowly, often invisibly, through a series of daily choices that may seem small in the moment. And yet, the sum of these choices ultimately determines the fate of individuals and kingdoms.

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Art: Ulysses and the Sirens is an 1891 painting by the Pre-Raphaelite artist John William Waterhouse. It is currently held in the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia