Watched Nolan’s The Odyssey? Here’s how Odysseus’s adventures play out in the Greek epic

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has introduced a new generation to one of the greatest adventure stories ever told. Written by the ancient Greek poet Homer, the original epic follows Odysseus, king of Ithaca, as he struggles to return home after the Trojan War. While the movie has generally received positive reviews, fans of the epic are wringing their hands at how much Nolan has cut out, and how he flattens Homar’s flambouyant, slick-talking, trickster of a hero into a nice soldier suffering PTSD.Fitting an epic into a movie would of course require merciless editing. If, after the movie, you are left with questions about what exactly was going on in the many episodes Nolan races over, or would generally like to know more about Homer’s hero, here’s a very brief guide.Lotus-eaters and Cyclo