1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.BZ 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.BZ 3 00:00:26,113 --> 00:00:28,637 NARRATOR: Hear now the song of Troy, 4 00:00:28,724 --> 00:00:32,032 and of the years the sea would not forget. 5 00:00:32,119 --> 00:00:35,035 Long ago, the kingdoms of Greece united 6 00:00:35,122 --> 00:00:36,732 in a common cause... 7 00:00:36,819 --> 00:00:38,734 summoned by oath and honor. 8 00:00:40,649 --> 00:00:44,653 Their kings gathered a mighty fleet 9 00:00:44,740 --> 00:00:47,873 and sailed across the sea to the great city of Troy. 10 00:00:50,528 --> 00:00:53,488 Its walls higher than any siege tower, 11 00:00:53,575 --> 00:00:56,665 thick enough that no battering ram could break them. 12 00:00:56,752 --> 00:00:59,624 A city that should never have fallen. 13 00:00:59,711 --> 00:01:04,934 At its heart was Helen, wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta, 14 00:01:05,021 --> 00:01:08,285 and when the Trojan prince Paris carried her away, 15 00:01:08,372 --> 00:01:12,376 the kingdoms of Greece arose as one. 16 00:01:12,463 --> 00:01:18,078 For ten long years, they lay siege to Troy. 17 00:01:18,165 --> 00:01:20,732 Though countless warriors fought and died, 18 00:01:20,819 --> 00:01:23,692 the city remained unconquered. 19 00:01:23,779 --> 00:01:27,261 But where armies had failed, cunning would prevail. 20 00:01:27,348 --> 00:01:29,306 Under the cover of darkness, 21 00:01:29,393 --> 00:01:32,788 Odysseus set a daring plan into motion. 22 00:01:32,875 --> 00:01:36,052 Greek warriors entered the city unseen. 23 00:01:42,624 --> 00:01:46,497 By dawn, Troy was consumed by fire, 24 00:01:46,584 --> 00:01:50,240 and the long war had come to an end. 25 00:01:50,327 --> 00:01:53,809 Yet for Odysseus, patient as the tide, 26 00:01:53,896 --> 00:01:56,072 and cunning beyond all others, 27 00:01:56,159 --> 00:01:59,293 the longest journey was just beginning. 28 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:01,686 The King! 29 00:02:01,773 --> 00:02:03,384 King Odysseus! 30 00:02:03,471 --> 00:02:06,430 Our men are gone, but Troy is fallen, 31 00:02:06,517 --> 00:02:07,997 and our battle is won. 32 00:02:08,084 --> 00:02:09,607 Where are we going? 33 00:02:09,694 --> 00:02:11,566 Home. To my kingdom. 34 00:02:11,653 --> 00:02:14,003 To my son. My wife. 35 00:02:14,090 --> 00:02:15,309 You may join me. 36 00:02:15,396 --> 00:02:17,137 Be an advisor in my court. 37 00:02:17,224 --> 00:02:22,490 For your bravery in this terrible war, I will ensure 38 00:02:22,577 --> 00:02:24,970 you will want for nothing for the rest of your life. 39 00:02:25,057 --> 00:02:27,538 Thank you, my King. 40 00:02:27,625 --> 00:02:29,801 It would be my honor. 41 00:02:29,888 --> 00:02:32,413 The journey will not be easy. 42 00:02:32,500 --> 00:02:36,025 I will swim if I must, but I will get home. 43 00:02:36,112 --> 00:02:37,635 [shouting] 44 00:02:39,463 --> 00:02:40,334 Trojans! 45 00:02:42,379 --> 00:02:43,511 If the gods are willing. 46 00:03:13,236 --> 00:03:16,892 WOMAN: Tell me, O Muse, the man of many devices, 47 00:03:16,979 --> 00:03:20,112 who wandered full many ways after he had 48 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:23,681 sacked the great citadel of Troy. 49 00:03:23,768 --> 00:03:26,206 Home, then. 50 00:03:26,293 --> 00:03:27,946 Lest I have not honored the gods 51 00:03:28,033 --> 00:03:30,558 enough to receive the reward I deserve. 52 00:03:33,474 --> 00:03:36,216 Greetings, Odysseus. 53 00:03:36,303 --> 00:03:37,608 The good man. 54 00:03:37,695 --> 00:03:38,783 Bright-eyed Athena. 55 00:03:38,870 --> 00:03:41,133 Goddess on high. 56 00:03:41,221 --> 00:03:42,657 Clever, maybe. 57 00:03:42,744 --> 00:03:44,311 Clever is better than good. 58 00:03:44,398 --> 00:03:45,355 Not just clever. 59 00:03:46,748 --> 00:03:50,752 Brutal, decisive, and ingenious. 60 00:03:50,839 --> 00:03:54,103 Hiding your soldiers in the gift of a wooden horse, 61 00:03:54,190 --> 00:03:55,800 your Trojan horse. 62 00:03:55,887 --> 00:03:58,890 Taking the city by surprise from the inside out. 63 00:03:58,977 --> 00:04:00,196 Your greatest work. 64 00:04:00,283 --> 00:04:02,416 It did what it was made to do. 65 00:04:02,503 --> 00:04:04,287 But I cannot look behind. 66 00:04:04,374 --> 00:04:06,985 As any craftsman worth his salt, I pray 67 00:04:07,072 --> 00:04:09,597 that my greatest work lies ahead. 68 00:04:09,684 --> 00:04:11,773 Perhaps it does. 69 00:04:11,860 --> 00:04:15,820 So home, then. Ithaca. To your wife. 70 00:04:15,907 --> 00:04:17,213 Your city. 71 00:04:17,300 --> 00:04:19,694 Yes, the only journey worth the fight. 72 00:04:19,781 --> 00:04:21,609 Are you coming with me, Athena? 73 00:04:21,696 --> 00:04:24,002 Or is there another reason for this visit? 74 00:04:24,089 --> 00:04:26,657 I come to bring you a warning. 75 00:04:26,744 --> 00:04:30,792 The gods, they are fickle, Odysseus. 76 00:04:30,879 --> 00:04:34,665 They will not make your journey home an easy one. 77 00:04:34,752 --> 00:04:38,234 Your trials will be their entertainment. 78 00:04:38,321 --> 00:04:41,063 They know now that you are a clever man. 79 00:04:41,150 --> 00:04:43,152 They are jealous. 80 00:04:43,239 --> 00:04:46,634 They will use this against you to show their power. 81 00:04:48,549 --> 00:04:51,029 Curse me or bless me, Goddess on high. 82 00:04:51,116 --> 00:04:53,336 But be quick about it. 83 00:04:53,423 --> 00:04:55,599 In due time. 84 00:04:55,686 --> 00:04:58,123 And so begins your odyssey. 85 00:04:58,210 --> 00:05:00,517 And the game of the gods. 86 00:05:02,563 --> 00:05:04,434 Then pray for me, goddess. 87 00:05:04,521 --> 00:05:06,828 For I must reach home. 88 00:05:06,915 --> 00:05:08,612 For my kingdom. 89 00:05:08,699 --> 00:05:09,657 My everything. 90 00:05:09,744 --> 00:05:12,790 My son. My wife. 91 00:05:12,877 --> 00:05:14,052 My world will be gone. 92 00:05:29,590 --> 00:05:31,766 I am looking for men. 93 00:05:31,853 --> 00:05:33,768 A crew for a dangerous journey. 94 00:05:35,726 --> 00:05:37,946 One the gods themselves may turn their will against. 95 00:05:41,732 --> 00:05:45,170 Once I am home, as king of Ithaca, 96 00:05:45,257 --> 00:05:49,914 I assure you each will receive a suitable reward. 97 00:05:51,829 --> 00:05:55,006 You will never want for anything for the rest of your lives. 98 00:05:56,704 --> 00:05:58,183 You have the word of the king himself. 99 00:06:01,926 --> 00:06:04,451 A generous offer and reward. 100 00:06:04,538 --> 00:06:05,713 But are you as good as your word? 101 00:06:07,715 --> 00:06:09,064 Polites! 102 00:06:09,151 --> 00:06:10,979 You look a little bit past your prime. 103 00:06:11,066 --> 00:06:13,242 - By the gods! - Old man. 104 00:06:13,329 --> 00:06:15,113 After all this time. 105 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:16,985 All this time and you still haven’t gotten any better 106 00:06:17,072 --> 00:06:18,247 at motivational speeches. 107 00:06:19,770 --> 00:06:23,426 Absolute crickets from you as well. 108 00:06:23,513 --> 00:06:25,950 This is a man who has saved my life on numerous occasions. 109 00:06:26,037 --> 00:06:29,606 A debt we have both repaid each other more than once 110 00:06:29,693 --> 00:06:32,566 in a war that has lasted more than five years. 111 00:06:36,396 --> 00:06:37,701 Although it’s closer to ten now. 112 00:06:42,576 --> 00:06:44,142 But these days, 113 00:06:44,229 --> 00:06:47,885 I am much better collecting scars than I am glory. 114 00:06:47,972 --> 00:06:50,888 But, you will find plenty of much younger, 115 00:06:50,975 --> 00:06:53,630 probably not as bright men more than willing to join you. 116 00:06:53,717 --> 00:06:55,458 But probably not here, 117 00:06:55,545 --> 00:06:57,547 sipping goblets in the middle of the day. 118 00:06:57,634 --> 00:06:59,027 And the rest here, 119 00:06:59,114 --> 00:07:00,637 well, they know not the true cost of war, 120 00:07:00,724 --> 00:07:03,161 though they may be eager. 121 00:07:03,248 --> 00:07:05,294 - As once we were. - As we once were. 122 00:07:05,381 --> 00:07:08,645 Listening to our fathers and our grandfathers stories. 123 00:07:08,732 --> 00:07:11,692 And just more than willing to prove ourselves. 124 00:07:11,779 --> 00:07:13,433 Can I trust them? 125 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:14,912 About as much as you can trust me. 126 00:07:16,871 --> 00:07:19,308 All I know is that what’s waiting for you back in Ithaca, 127 00:07:19,395 --> 00:07:20,744 now that is your reward. 128 00:07:20,831 --> 00:07:22,267 And you deserve it, too. 129 00:07:22,354 --> 00:07:23,355 But for the rest of us... 130 00:07:26,707 --> 00:07:30,145 Join me. I need men who I can trust. 131 00:07:30,232 --> 00:07:32,364 Men with experience in battle. 132 00:07:32,452 --> 00:07:33,975 No, no, no. I will not be going to any battle. 133 00:07:34,062 --> 00:07:35,803 Or any wars. Ever again. 134 00:07:35,890 --> 00:07:37,979 I am unpersuadable. I cannot be persuaded. 135 00:07:38,066 --> 00:07:40,851 Did I mention the gold? 136 00:07:40,938 --> 00:07:43,375 Well, did I mention unpersuaded? 137 00:07:43,463 --> 00:07:44,420 When do we start? 138 00:07:44,507 --> 00:07:45,508 As soon as we recruit two more. 139 00:07:45,595 --> 00:07:46,814 - Two more? - Yes. 140 00:07:46,901 --> 00:07:48,250 Okay. Let’s go. 141 00:07:50,208 --> 00:07:52,036 Alkimos the Navigator. 142 00:07:52,123 --> 00:07:55,387 From what I heard, he was the one that saved a ship 143 00:07:55,475 --> 00:07:57,128 of fishermen from a cyclone. 144 00:07:57,215 --> 00:07:58,826 Really? 145 00:07:58,913 --> 00:08:01,785 I’ve heard of you, King Odysseus. 146 00:08:01,872 --> 00:08:03,831 What have you heard? 147 00:08:03,918 --> 00:08:06,964 That you, sacker of cities, son of Laertes, 148 00:08:07,051 --> 00:08:09,445 are favored by the gods. 149 00:08:09,532 --> 00:08:13,580 Not all the gods. One or two. Maybe less. 150 00:08:13,667 --> 00:08:15,364 You survived the Trojan War. 151 00:08:15,451 --> 00:08:17,148 You’re a king. 152 00:08:17,235 --> 00:08:19,281 The King of Ithaca. 153 00:08:19,368 --> 00:08:21,283 I have a family that comes from Ithaca. 154 00:08:21,370 --> 00:08:23,764 I haven’t seen them since I was little. 155 00:08:23,851 --> 00:08:24,765 You know, my king-- 156 00:08:24,852 --> 00:08:26,070 I’m not king today. 157 00:08:29,073 --> 00:08:30,466 But if you help me get home, I will be. 158 00:08:35,253 --> 00:08:37,604 I’m a good navigator. 159 00:08:37,691 --> 00:08:39,388 But you mentioned gold. 160 00:08:39,475 --> 00:08:40,781 Did I? 161 00:08:40,868 --> 00:08:43,218 Oh. You did. Yes. You mentioned gold. 162 00:08:43,305 --> 00:08:44,828 He mentioned gold. 163 00:08:44,915 --> 00:08:45,916 Hmm. 164 00:08:46,003 --> 00:08:48,005 I don’t seek gold. 165 00:08:48,092 --> 00:08:49,877 I’m bored. 166 00:08:49,964 --> 00:08:52,053 Bored of fishing boats filled with old men 167 00:08:52,140 --> 00:08:54,316 with putrid smelling cargo. 168 00:08:56,666 --> 00:08:57,798 I seek adventure. 169 00:08:57,885 --> 00:08:59,451 New shores. 170 00:08:59,539 --> 00:09:01,671 Like in the stories. 171 00:09:01,758 --> 00:09:02,803 Stories about you. 172 00:09:07,938 --> 00:09:09,679 Then join me, 173 00:09:09,766 --> 00:09:12,856 and we will make stories that they will never forget. 174 00:09:12,943 --> 00:09:16,904 And I promise you, it will be anything but boring. 175 00:09:16,991 --> 00:09:20,037 And once we reach Ithaca, you can join my guard 176 00:09:20,124 --> 00:09:23,214 and help me protect our fair kingdom. 177 00:09:23,301 --> 00:09:24,215 My king. 178 00:09:26,261 --> 00:09:28,176 Now, how are you at fighting? 179 00:09:28,263 --> 00:09:29,699 I can handle my own. 180 00:09:29,786 --> 00:09:31,614 But if you want a force to be reckoned with, 181 00:09:31,701 --> 00:09:33,660 you want to recruit Eurylochus, 182 00:09:33,747 --> 00:09:35,618 I’ve never seen another man fight quite like he has. 183 00:09:38,621 --> 00:09:40,928 We’ll pay him a visit next. 184 00:09:44,540 --> 00:09:46,629 So what say you, Eurylochus? 185 00:09:46,716 --> 00:09:49,632 I have killed a lot of men to protect my home. 186 00:09:49,719 --> 00:09:51,939 War has plagued our country for many years. 187 00:09:55,986 --> 00:09:57,858 How are you at sea? 188 00:09:57,945 --> 00:10:00,861 I’m a fast swimmer, and even faster with a sword. 189 00:10:00,948 --> 00:10:02,471 Hm. Is that so? 190 00:10:02,558 --> 00:10:03,646 Hm. 191 00:10:05,169 --> 00:10:06,649 But now that the war is over, 192 00:10:06,736 --> 00:10:09,086 I’ve found work at a vineyard up the road. 193 00:10:09,173 --> 00:10:11,219 The owner, he treats me well. 194 00:10:11,306 --> 00:10:16,050 And his daughter, Talia, she’s... 195 00:10:16,137 --> 00:10:20,010 I just don’t know if I can commit to a journey this long. 196 00:10:20,097 --> 00:10:24,058 You will be in Ithaca before sundown two days hence. 197 00:10:24,145 --> 00:10:26,060 We have to be. 198 00:10:26,147 --> 00:10:28,410 And if you decide to stay in our fair kingdom, 199 00:10:28,497 --> 00:10:31,413 you will live a life of ease in Ithaca. 200 00:10:31,500 --> 00:10:33,850 And once there, she can join you. 201 00:10:36,723 --> 00:10:38,507 If you teach me how to be as fast 202 00:10:38,594 --> 00:10:40,596 as you, my king Odysseus, then I’m in. 203 00:10:44,426 --> 00:10:46,515 And as I promised... 204 00:10:46,602 --> 00:10:48,082 We need gold. 205 00:10:48,169 --> 00:10:50,693 You said we need to be to Ithaca in two days. 206 00:10:50,780 --> 00:10:53,957 Yes. I have a plan. 207 00:10:54,044 --> 00:10:55,219 But you must trust me. 208 00:10:56,917 --> 00:10:58,222 I’m with you to the end, my king. 209 00:11:00,355 --> 00:11:01,835 Or thereabouts. 210 00:11:01,922 --> 00:11:05,490 NARRATOR: From Troy, Odysseus launched his journey home 211 00:11:05,577 --> 00:11:08,885 with 12 ships and 600 men. 212 00:11:08,972 --> 00:11:13,194 Back in Ithaca, Odysseus’s dear wife Penelope 213 00:11:13,281 --> 00:11:17,154 dreams of her love bearing the brutal seas 214 00:11:17,241 --> 00:11:19,679 to find his way home to her. 215 00:11:22,159 --> 00:11:24,640 [shouting] 216 00:11:46,488 --> 00:11:47,532 Odysseus? 217 00:12:06,726 --> 00:12:07,727 God’s above. 218 00:12:10,164 --> 00:12:12,340 You’ve shown me Odysseus lives. 219 00:12:14,472 --> 00:12:15,735 Now bring him home. 220 00:12:17,824 --> 00:12:20,740 Bring him home now, or these lips 221 00:12:20,827 --> 00:12:23,743 shall never again speak your names. 222 00:12:32,403 --> 00:12:33,796 [sobs] 223 00:12:42,196 --> 00:12:44,198 A growing boy needs food. 224 00:12:44,285 --> 00:12:47,157 A boy needs many things, mother, but I am not a boy. 225 00:12:47,244 --> 00:12:48,550 Not any... 226 00:12:50,987 --> 00:12:51,945 Mother. 227 00:12:52,032 --> 00:12:54,208 I’ve seen him, Telemachus. 228 00:12:54,295 --> 00:12:55,426 I’ve seen your father. 229 00:12:55,513 --> 00:12:57,037 You’re bleeding. You must sit. 230 00:12:57,124 --> 00:12:59,735 No, my son. We must stand and fight. 231 00:12:59,822 --> 00:13:01,171 What have you seen? 232 00:13:02,782 --> 00:13:03,695 A vision. 233 00:13:07,351 --> 00:13:08,265 A message from the gods. 234 00:13:11,094 --> 00:13:13,009 Troy burns. 235 00:13:13,096 --> 00:13:15,620 Your father, he is triumphant. 236 00:13:15,707 --> 00:13:18,493 He is coming home, but it may not be fast enough. 237 00:13:18,580 --> 00:13:21,583 Ithaca is vulnerable now. 238 00:13:21,670 --> 00:13:23,237 Now that the war is over, 239 00:13:23,324 --> 00:13:26,370 Odysseus must return to reclaim the throne, otherwise 240 00:13:26,457 --> 00:13:29,765 another can claim this kingdom as his own. 241 00:13:29,852 --> 00:13:33,813 Your father would rather die than let that happen. 242 00:13:33,900 --> 00:13:35,553 He will return. He must. 243 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:38,600 And in his absence, I am the man of this house, 244 00:13:38,687 --> 00:13:40,950 and I say that we... 245 00:13:41,037 --> 00:13:43,518 You will be a man soon enough, my love. You will. 246 00:13:43,605 --> 00:13:47,478 But you cannot be king. Not yet. 247 00:13:48,915 --> 00:13:50,612 And therein lies our fight. 248 00:13:52,657 --> 00:13:56,400 Each day that your father is away, others become 249 00:13:56,487 --> 00:13:59,664 more willing to claim this kingdom as their own. 250 00:13:59,751 --> 00:14:04,887 If he does not return, I will not also lose you. 251 00:14:04,974 --> 00:14:07,672 So we must be strong, my son. 252 00:14:07,759 --> 00:14:10,850 Together, we must be like your father. 253 00:14:12,025 --> 00:14:14,244 Smart and resourceful. 254 00:14:14,331 --> 00:14:17,682 And protect this kingdom without violence. 255 00:14:19,510 --> 00:14:20,424 Clever. 256 00:14:25,473 --> 00:14:28,302 So clever as to make the gods jealous. 257 00:14:30,652 --> 00:14:33,655 Whether we want it or not, the heavens will continue to 258 00:14:33,742 --> 00:14:36,527 move without Odysseus here by our side where he belongs. 259 00:14:39,052 --> 00:14:40,967 If he does not return soon 260 00:14:41,054 --> 00:14:43,839 after victory has been declared, 261 00:14:43,926 --> 00:14:46,146 then by law he will have abandoned his duties as king. 262 00:14:48,322 --> 00:14:52,065 And a suitor, any suitor, 263 00:14:52,152 --> 00:14:54,894 may lay claim to this house, 264 00:14:54,981 --> 00:14:56,591 and to the crown of Ithaca. 265 00:14:56,678 --> 00:14:58,158 And to you. 266 00:15:00,290 --> 00:15:03,511 The law only reaches so far. 267 00:15:03,598 --> 00:15:08,342 When they come, and come they will, 268 00:15:08,429 --> 00:15:10,257 we must be ready. 269 00:15:10,344 --> 00:15:15,523 And I am ready to fight for you and for father and the kingdom. 270 00:15:15,610 --> 00:15:19,135 Son, this is not going to be a sword fight. 271 00:15:19,222 --> 00:15:21,921 Or even a fight of fists. 272 00:15:22,008 --> 00:15:24,619 This will be a fight of words and propriety. 273 00:15:27,100 --> 00:15:29,450 We need to buy him time. 274 00:15:29,537 --> 00:15:33,280 Keep the suitors busy. 275 00:15:33,367 --> 00:15:35,978 Their bellies full and distracted. 276 00:15:37,632 --> 00:15:41,723 Now come and honor me like you do him. 277 00:15:41,810 --> 00:15:44,813 The war is over now. 278 00:15:44,900 --> 00:15:46,641 But our battle is just beginning. 279 00:15:59,262 --> 00:16:00,829 Goddess Athena... 280 00:16:02,657 --> 00:16:04,528 Help us. 281 00:16:04,615 --> 00:16:06,269 I pray. 282 00:16:06,356 --> 00:16:08,880 But help Odysseus. 283 00:16:08,968 --> 00:16:10,099 Help my father. 284 00:16:11,971 --> 00:16:13,189 Please. 285 00:16:13,276 --> 00:16:15,931 NARRATOR: The mighty storm that struck Odysseus 286 00:16:16,018 --> 00:16:21,197 ravaged the sea for ten days, taking them far off course. 287 00:16:21,284 --> 00:16:23,808 After battling the sea, 288 00:16:23,895 --> 00:16:27,029 Odysseus has arrived at his home in Ithaca... 289 00:16:27,116 --> 00:16:29,162 or so he thought. 290 00:16:29,249 --> 00:16:30,554 This is not Ithaca, Athena! 291 00:16:33,166 --> 00:16:35,995 This is another one of the gods’ cruel jokes. 292 00:16:39,824 --> 00:16:40,738 I must get home. 293 00:16:44,264 --> 00:16:45,613 I will get home. 294 00:16:52,576 --> 00:16:53,447 Penelope. 295 00:16:55,623 --> 00:16:56,667 Sweet Penelope. 296 00:16:59,105 --> 00:17:00,454 I will come home. 297 00:17:04,893 --> 00:17:06,895 Look at you keeping step with the gods. 298 00:17:10,377 --> 00:17:11,595 Athena. 299 00:17:11,682 --> 00:17:13,945 I am many leagues off course. 300 00:17:14,033 --> 00:17:17,384 I’m only two days journey from Ithaca. 301 00:17:17,471 --> 00:17:19,299 Please. 302 00:17:19,386 --> 00:17:22,737 Spirit me home to Ithaca, great goddess. 303 00:17:22,824 --> 00:17:24,913 You know that I cannot. 304 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:28,090 It is not within my power to do so. 305 00:17:28,177 --> 00:17:30,484 But think, Odysseus. 306 00:17:30,571 --> 00:17:33,965 Perhaps there is a reason that you are not yet home. 307 00:17:34,053 --> 00:17:37,012 The gods have another plan. 308 00:17:37,099 --> 00:17:38,013 I see. 309 00:17:41,147 --> 00:17:43,497 I am here to help. 310 00:17:43,584 --> 00:17:46,978 I can offer you help three times along your journey. 311 00:17:47,066 --> 00:17:49,198 Three gifts. 312 00:17:49,285 --> 00:17:50,678 Only three? 313 00:17:50,765 --> 00:17:52,810 ’Tis all I am permitted. 314 00:17:52,897 --> 00:17:55,378 I am helping because I see myself 315 00:17:55,465 --> 00:17:58,990 in your clever mind and your tactician’s brain. 316 00:17:59,078 --> 00:18:02,559 Your glory in the Trojan War honors me. 317 00:18:02,646 --> 00:18:05,519 And that is why I will help you. 318 00:18:05,606 --> 00:18:06,955 I am flattered, goddess. 319 00:18:08,739 --> 00:18:09,653 I must decline. 320 00:18:11,612 --> 00:18:13,353 I am offended. 321 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:17,357 Odysseus. Refusing a gift from the gods? 322 00:18:17,444 --> 00:18:19,402 From Athena herself. 323 00:18:19,489 --> 00:18:22,840 If you cannot spirit me home then please 324 00:18:22,927 --> 00:18:28,629 understand I must ask for help only when I need it. 325 00:18:28,716 --> 00:18:33,329 When all hope is lost, my wits abandon me and death beckons. 326 00:18:35,592 --> 00:18:38,813 In this moment I will honor your generosity 327 00:18:38,900 --> 00:18:41,294 for I know the value of godly gifts. 328 00:18:43,426 --> 00:18:46,516 Then you must know even now 329 00:18:46,603 --> 00:18:49,650 dogs are sniffing at your house 330 00:18:49,737 --> 00:18:51,260 and at your wife. 331 00:18:53,001 --> 00:18:56,265 The gods are testing your cleverness, Odysseus. 332 00:18:59,312 --> 00:19:01,923 Then I pray the gods do not stall me 333 00:19:02,010 --> 00:19:03,664 any longer than they already have. 334 00:19:06,362 --> 00:19:08,408 Go, hero. 335 00:19:08,495 --> 00:19:10,497 Honor me and prove your worth. 336 00:19:11,672 --> 00:19:13,413 Get home. 337 00:19:13,500 --> 00:19:16,720 No matter what horrors the gods place upon your path. 338 00:19:22,900 --> 00:19:27,078 The opportunity here is too great to pass up. 339 00:19:27,166 --> 00:19:30,343 A kingdom, a crown, 340 00:19:30,430 --> 00:19:33,215 and even the queen herself 341 00:19:33,302 --> 00:19:35,870 all free for the taking. 342 00:19:35,957 --> 00:19:39,743 And it should be easy enough owing to propriety 343 00:19:39,830 --> 00:19:42,311 and Grecian law. 344 00:19:42,398 --> 00:19:47,142 All suitors must be taken seriously. 345 00:19:47,229 --> 00:19:48,361 And I will be the first. 346 00:19:48,970 --> 00:19:50,058 Ha! 347 00:19:51,451 --> 00:19:54,671 The early bird gets the kingdom. 348 00:19:57,065 --> 00:20:01,243 She’ll have no choice but to honor my demands. 349 00:20:01,330 --> 00:20:02,636 All of my demands. 350 00:20:15,344 --> 00:20:18,869 Antinous just said the most awful things. 351 00:20:18,956 --> 00:20:22,133 Threatening to take the crown, our house, and you! 352 00:20:24,179 --> 00:20:25,615 Then it has begun. 353 00:20:25,702 --> 00:20:28,923 We must be on our guard, Telemachus. 354 00:20:29,010 --> 00:20:31,404 Always polite and inviting. 355 00:20:33,754 --> 00:20:34,929 But on our guard. 356 00:20:38,976 --> 00:20:41,457 But on our guard! 357 00:20:41,544 --> 00:20:44,982 NARRATOR: Perilous winds and unsettling new lands 358 00:20:45,069 --> 00:20:47,898 take their toll on the voyagers 359 00:20:47,985 --> 00:20:52,947 who now explore a small island, rich in gold. 360 00:20:53,034 --> 00:20:55,341 Is this part of the plan, Lord Odysseus? 361 00:20:55,428 --> 00:20:56,690 Indeed, Eurylochus. 362 00:20:56,777 --> 00:20:59,258 Now stay close, and your lips closed. 363 00:21:01,129 --> 00:21:04,219 I don’t quite understand what this has to do with gold. 364 00:21:04,306 --> 00:21:06,047 We’re going to retrieve gold. 365 00:21:06,134 --> 00:21:10,878 My gold that was stolen by a cyclops. 366 00:21:10,965 --> 00:21:14,490 He’s the son of Poseidon, God of the sea. 367 00:21:14,577 --> 00:21:16,187 A real cyclops? 368 00:21:16,275 --> 00:21:17,537 Why didn’t you tell us sooner? 369 00:21:17,624 --> 00:21:18,842 They eat people, so I’ve heard. 370 00:21:18,929 --> 00:21:21,192 My brave crew... 371 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:22,933 Alkimos, you wanted adventure. 372 00:21:23,020 --> 00:21:24,805 Here it is. 373 00:21:24,892 --> 00:21:29,418 Eurylochus, you wanted to stay alive in a cave with a Cyclops. 374 00:21:29,505 --> 00:21:30,985 You must learn to be faster. 375 00:21:31,072 --> 00:21:33,379 And Polites, now you wanted gold. 376 00:21:36,295 --> 00:21:39,210 Yes, this cyclops has been hoarding gold for years. 377 00:21:39,298 --> 00:21:41,169 Mine and others. 378 00:21:41,256 --> 00:21:44,172 And that gold will help me pay your rewards. 379 00:21:44,259 --> 00:21:47,784 He’s been terrorizing this mountainside for many years. 380 00:21:47,871 --> 00:21:49,046 It’s time we return the favor. 381 00:21:51,353 --> 00:21:55,618 Today, our journey begins with a cyclops. 382 00:21:55,705 --> 00:21:58,229 Or it ends before it begins. 383 00:21:58,317 --> 00:22:00,144 Now who’s with me? 384 00:22:00,231 --> 00:22:01,363 My king. 385 00:22:01,450 --> 00:22:02,930 Help! Help! 386 00:22:04,410 --> 00:22:05,933 Help! Help! 387 00:22:06,020 --> 00:22:07,108 [growling, stomping] 388 00:22:10,807 --> 00:22:12,200 [whimpering] 389 00:22:19,250 --> 00:22:20,861 He... He ate him. 390 00:22:22,558 --> 00:22:27,258 Do as I say when I say, then we will win the day. 391 00:22:27,346 --> 00:22:28,738 All right, what’s the plan? 392 00:22:28,825 --> 00:22:30,523 We’ll circle the base of the mountain. 393 00:22:30,610 --> 00:22:32,394 Go inside. 394 00:22:32,481 --> 00:22:35,179 Stay close, and downwind. 395 00:22:35,266 --> 00:22:38,269 Cyclops, he can smell us nearly a league away. 396 00:22:39,967 --> 00:22:40,837 Hold, hold, hold. 397 00:22:44,580 --> 00:22:47,670 At Troy, during the war, you were there? 398 00:22:47,757 --> 00:22:50,064 I sure was. 399 00:22:50,151 --> 00:22:51,413 I barely survived, and I probably wouldn’t have 400 00:22:51,500 --> 00:22:53,589 if it weren’t for Odysseus. 401 00:22:53,676 --> 00:22:56,549 Saved me from an entire garrison. 402 00:22:56,636 --> 00:22:58,507 Picked them off one by one. 403 00:22:58,594 --> 00:23:01,205 Hiding in the shadows, which is a pretty big 404 00:23:01,292 --> 00:23:04,034 feat for him, considering he’s a big bastard. 405 00:23:04,121 --> 00:23:06,210 I’ve only heard stories. 406 00:23:06,297 --> 00:23:07,647 Legends, really. 407 00:23:07,734 --> 00:23:10,650 Well, not everything you hear is true. 408 00:23:10,737 --> 00:23:13,261 Only half of what I just said was true. 409 00:23:13,348 --> 00:23:15,089 Is he as good a man as they say? 410 00:23:15,176 --> 00:23:17,483 He’s a great man, though he’d never admit it. 411 00:23:17,570 --> 00:23:19,659 But out of humility. 412 00:23:19,746 --> 00:23:22,923 He’s a man who values many virtues. 413 00:23:23,010 --> 00:23:27,710 But the one he values above all others is cleverness. 414 00:23:27,797 --> 00:23:33,368 You see, a good man engenders himself to friends, family. 415 00:23:33,455 --> 00:23:37,764 A clever man, a clever man survives. 416 00:23:37,851 --> 00:23:38,721 Quickly, now. 417 00:23:41,985 --> 00:23:45,293 Gods willing, we will, too. 418 00:23:56,913 --> 00:24:00,221 Keep your eyes open and your wits about you, man. 419 00:24:00,308 --> 00:24:03,659 Odysseus, you know no-ones actually entered 420 00:24:03,746 --> 00:24:07,402 the Cyclops cave and lived to tell the tale. 421 00:24:07,489 --> 00:24:08,577 Not until today they don’t. 422 00:24:13,408 --> 00:24:16,019 He will be busy with his guest. 423 00:24:17,281 --> 00:24:19,588 This is our chance. 424 00:24:19,675 --> 00:24:21,938 We sneak in, find the treasure, 425 00:24:22,025 --> 00:24:24,854 take what we can carry, stay quiet, 426 00:24:24,941 --> 00:24:28,031 get out the same way. 427 00:24:28,118 --> 00:24:29,946 Stay with me. 428 00:24:30,033 --> 00:24:30,947 Stay low. 429 00:24:39,434 --> 00:24:40,827 But how do we find the treasure? 430 00:24:42,959 --> 00:24:45,092 Where does the cyclops even keep its treasure? 431 00:24:47,311 --> 00:24:50,924 It smells like death. 432 00:24:51,011 --> 00:24:53,404 What better place to hide your gold than in 433 00:24:53,492 --> 00:24:58,192 a place that smells so bad that no one dares enter? 434 00:24:58,279 --> 00:25:00,934 Use your nose. Follow its direction. 435 00:25:01,021 --> 00:25:05,982 Is... Is somebody here? 436 00:25:06,069 --> 00:25:09,333 I smell... I smell men. 437 00:25:09,420 --> 00:25:13,033 I smell your fear. 438 00:25:13,120 --> 00:25:17,124 You can’t... You can’t hide for long 439 00:25:17,211 --> 00:25:21,694 and Polyphemus, the son of Poseidon, 440 00:25:21,781 --> 00:25:25,393 is still hungry. 441 00:25:27,700 --> 00:25:29,049 There. 442 00:25:29,136 --> 00:25:30,964 The smell of the worst is that way. 443 00:25:31,051 --> 00:25:32,095 Move, move. 444 00:25:49,417 --> 00:25:50,505 Let’s move. 445 00:26:03,257 --> 00:26:04,432 Quiet. 446 00:26:12,005 --> 00:26:13,180 Holy gold. 447 00:26:14,268 --> 00:26:15,835 Reward. 448 00:26:15,922 --> 00:26:17,445 Rewards for good men. 449 00:26:17,532 --> 00:26:19,229 Shh. 450 00:26:19,316 --> 00:26:20,491 Okay, quickly. 451 00:26:20,579 --> 00:26:22,276 Take everything you can. 452 00:26:22,363 --> 00:26:25,845 Actually, only what you can carry, just like Odysseus said. 453 00:26:25,932 --> 00:26:27,847 Wait, where is Odysseus? 454 00:26:27,934 --> 00:26:30,501 Odysseus is gone. 455 00:26:30,589 --> 00:26:32,808 You’ve come for my gold! 456 00:26:32,895 --> 00:26:34,244 Shh! 457 00:26:34,331 --> 00:26:37,508 - Thieves! - Okay, take cover! 458 00:26:37,596 --> 00:26:39,249 [stomping] 459 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:44,037 Thieves, who are you? 460 00:26:46,387 --> 00:26:47,736 We’re nobody! 461 00:26:50,347 --> 00:26:52,175 Grab the treasure! Run! 462 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:55,483 [shouting] 463 00:26:58,268 --> 00:27:00,270 [roars] 464 00:27:02,098 --> 00:27:03,752 Go! I’ll keep him busy! 465 00:27:05,798 --> 00:27:08,931 We fight with you, my king! 466 00:27:09,018 --> 00:27:09,889 [shouts] 467 00:27:13,675 --> 00:27:14,589 [grunts] 468 00:27:14,676 --> 00:27:15,634 Eurylochus! 469 00:27:16,765 --> 00:27:17,897 Odysseus! 470 00:27:17,984 --> 00:27:19,202 Polites, help! Ah! 471 00:27:21,988 --> 00:27:24,730 No! No! 472 00:27:24,817 --> 00:27:27,341 You will die, foul beast! 473 00:27:27,428 --> 00:27:28,995 For Eurylochus! 474 00:27:32,694 --> 00:27:34,348 Nobody? 475 00:27:34,435 --> 00:27:35,741 It calls for help. 476 00:27:37,177 --> 00:27:39,135 No one will come! 477 00:27:39,222 --> 00:27:41,572 It calls out for nobody. 478 00:27:41,660 --> 00:27:42,573 No one will come. 479 00:27:47,666 --> 00:27:51,060 May the gods bless you, Eurylochus, 480 00:27:51,147 --> 00:27:53,367 and speed you through the underworld 481 00:27:53,454 --> 00:27:56,979 as quickly as the gods will permit. 482 00:27:57,066 --> 00:27:59,939 Now, go. Grab the treasure. 483 00:28:00,026 --> 00:28:02,898 The son of Poseidon will not lick his wounds long. 484 00:28:02,985 --> 00:28:04,465 Go! 485 00:28:04,552 --> 00:28:06,815 - Only take what we need. - Only take what we need. 486 00:28:06,902 --> 00:28:08,730 Yes, enough for a boat. 487 00:28:08,817 --> 00:28:10,514 Provisions and no more. 488 00:28:10,601 --> 00:28:12,255 Okay, here’s a bit of gold. There’s a bit of this... 489 00:28:12,342 --> 00:28:13,866 - Hurry! - Yes, grab that. 490 00:28:13,953 --> 00:28:16,999 That’s expensive, I like that. Okay, and... 491 00:28:17,086 --> 00:28:18,044 Yes, let’s go. 492 00:28:18,131 --> 00:28:19,828 Go, go! 493 00:28:31,884 --> 00:28:33,276 Charie! 494 00:28:33,363 --> 00:28:36,410 And greetings to the great house of Odysseus. 495 00:28:36,497 --> 00:28:38,673 Greetings to you, traveler. 496 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:41,458 Your voice seems so... 497 00:28:41,545 --> 00:28:43,243 familiar. 498 00:28:43,330 --> 00:28:45,680 But our house is in no condition... 499 00:28:45,767 --> 00:28:48,422 Aye, aye. Well met, my lord Telelachus. 500 00:28:48,509 --> 00:28:49,858 Telemachus. 501 00:28:51,642 --> 00:28:54,558 Apologies. Apologies. 502 00:28:54,645 --> 00:28:56,952 I am Antinous. 503 00:28:57,039 --> 00:29:00,956 And I come bearing gifts. 504 00:29:01,043 --> 00:29:04,003 The gift of my protection. 505 00:29:06,092 --> 00:29:08,094 A gracious home. 506 00:29:08,181 --> 00:29:09,965 A kingly estate, indeed. 507 00:29:17,538 --> 00:29:20,671 Ready our ship, men. We leave port immediately. 508 00:29:20,759 --> 00:29:21,716 - My king. - My king. 509 00:29:39,603 --> 00:29:41,780 Come to wish us farewell? 510 00:29:41,867 --> 00:29:43,042 I have. 511 00:29:43,129 --> 00:29:46,045 And I come bearing a gift. 512 00:29:46,132 --> 00:29:49,962 A bag of wind to speed you along your journey. 513 00:29:50,049 --> 00:29:52,007 Perhaps if you’d accepted my offer of help, 514 00:29:52,094 --> 00:29:54,836 and asked for stronger and faster ships, 515 00:29:54,923 --> 00:29:56,620 you would not need it. 516 00:29:56,707 --> 00:29:59,623 Or you would already be closer to home. 517 00:29:59,710 --> 00:30:01,103 My ship. 518 00:30:01,190 --> 00:30:03,627 I would not trust a boat from the gods. 519 00:30:03,714 --> 00:30:08,894 Who knows if the previous owners seek revenge and come find me? 520 00:30:08,981 --> 00:30:11,200 And what of the previous owners of this treasure? 521 00:30:13,289 --> 00:30:15,204 My ship. 522 00:30:15,291 --> 00:30:16,292 My treasure. 523 00:30:16,379 --> 00:30:17,511 My men. 524 00:30:22,733 --> 00:30:23,952 What’s left of them. 525 00:30:32,569 --> 00:30:33,919 By Olympus. 526 00:30:36,660 --> 00:30:38,227 One of the gods speaking to Odysseus. 527 00:30:40,708 --> 00:30:41,840 Gifts. 528 00:30:41,927 --> 00:30:43,406 Gifts from the gods themselves. 529 00:30:46,540 --> 00:30:48,847 It’s a generous gift. 530 00:30:48,934 --> 00:30:51,066 And I accept your bag of wind. 531 00:30:51,153 --> 00:30:54,809 But it is not one of your three gifts until I use it. 532 00:30:54,896 --> 00:30:57,333 Why not use it now? 533 00:30:57,420 --> 00:30:58,900 I will use it. 534 00:30:58,987 --> 00:31:01,860 But I will use it when I must. 535 00:31:01,947 --> 00:31:04,775 The gifts of a god come with a heavy price. 536 00:31:07,996 --> 00:31:11,260 Hurry home, son of Laertes. 537 00:31:11,347 --> 00:31:12,435 Honor me. 538 00:31:16,352 --> 00:31:17,266 Rewards. 539 00:31:24,621 --> 00:31:27,059 Odysseus! 540 00:31:27,146 --> 00:31:28,103 Was that... 541 00:31:28,190 --> 00:31:29,583 Athena herself. 542 00:31:29,670 --> 00:31:31,367 Come to wish us a farewell. 543 00:31:32,673 --> 00:31:34,022 Could she help us? 544 00:31:34,109 --> 00:31:36,459 Help us get there faster. 545 00:31:36,546 --> 00:31:37,896 I would give my life many times over if it 546 00:31:37,983 --> 00:31:40,289 meant getting home sooner to my loved ones. 547 00:31:40,376 --> 00:31:44,119 But the gods play dangerous games with men. 548 00:31:44,206 --> 00:31:47,557 They could spirit us home with just a mere thought. 549 00:31:47,644 --> 00:31:49,690 Or the breath from their lungs. 550 00:31:49,777 --> 00:31:52,954 Or they could smite us where we stand and send us to our dooms. 551 00:31:53,041 --> 00:31:55,652 To them, it’s all the same. 552 00:31:55,739 --> 00:31:57,567 That’s why we must tread lightly. 553 00:31:57,654 --> 00:32:00,744 Especially with the ones who seem the most generous. 554 00:32:00,831 --> 00:32:02,398 And what of that? 555 00:32:02,485 --> 00:32:03,965 Is that a gift? A reward? 556 00:32:04,052 --> 00:32:05,836 No, it’s nothing. 557 00:32:05,924 --> 00:32:07,490 It’s a good luck charm. 558 00:32:07,577 --> 00:32:09,579 Now, Polites, let’s go home. 559 00:32:20,634 --> 00:32:21,983 A guest in my home. 560 00:32:22,070 --> 00:32:24,768 Aye, but not just any guest. 561 00:32:24,855 --> 00:32:26,683 Antinous, my queen. 562 00:32:26,770 --> 00:32:28,642 At your service. 563 00:32:28,729 --> 00:32:30,513 Well met, Antinous. 564 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:33,777 And to what do we owe this generous visit? 565 00:32:33,864 --> 00:32:38,652 I come to pay my respects to the great Odysseus himself. 566 00:32:38,739 --> 00:32:41,611 And to those he left behind. 567 00:32:41,698 --> 00:32:43,570 He will return. He... 568 00:32:43,657 --> 00:32:44,919 And we accept that respect 569 00:32:45,006 --> 00:32:46,573 in the spirit that it was given. 570 00:32:49,228 --> 00:32:50,359 Thank you, Antinous. 571 00:32:52,448 --> 00:32:56,975 And I am here to confirm that this home is safe. 572 00:32:57,062 --> 00:33:01,370 Safe from any who might think to encroach upon its sanctity. 573 00:33:01,457 --> 00:33:04,373 And to offer my allegiance and my duty to you 574 00:33:04,460 --> 00:33:06,941 and yours and to this kingdom. 575 00:33:08,682 --> 00:33:12,381 And to offer my services to you 576 00:33:12,468 --> 00:33:15,645 as husband and father... 577 00:33:18,866 --> 00:33:19,910 and king. 578 00:33:19,998 --> 00:33:21,303 There is no need for that. 579 00:33:21,390 --> 00:33:22,304 Or for you. My father-- 580 00:33:22,391 --> 00:33:24,306 You’ll forgive my son. 581 00:33:24,393 --> 00:33:27,048 He can be rather spirited. 582 00:33:31,835 --> 00:33:33,011 Much like his father. 583 00:33:34,621 --> 00:33:37,450 A generous proposal, indeed. 584 00:33:37,537 --> 00:33:40,714 But we have only just met. 585 00:33:40,801 --> 00:33:42,803 Perhaps we can get better acquainted first. 586 00:33:44,761 --> 00:33:47,112 A fair suggestion. 587 00:33:47,199 --> 00:33:48,548 Right and good. 588 00:33:48,635 --> 00:33:52,117 But I have to admit, my gracious queen. 589 00:33:52,204 --> 00:33:54,684 I am famished. 590 00:33:54,771 --> 00:34:00,038 And my lips are parched from my long journey to your door. 591 00:34:00,125 --> 00:34:03,998 Yes. Refreshments might do us all some good. 592 00:34:07,045 --> 00:34:08,002 Telemachus. 593 00:34:09,525 --> 00:34:10,744 I could use your help. 594 00:34:15,096 --> 00:34:16,054 Take your time. 595 00:34:17,403 --> 00:34:18,708 Take your time. 596 00:34:20,406 --> 00:34:21,711 I’m in no rush. 597 00:34:24,975 --> 00:34:26,542 Mother, what are you doing? 598 00:34:26,629 --> 00:34:28,501 My duty, my son. 599 00:34:28,588 --> 00:34:31,765 And I expect you to do the same. 600 00:34:31,852 --> 00:34:33,114 Antinous is our guest. 601 00:34:33,201 --> 00:34:35,029 Antinous is a lecherous fool who... 602 00:34:38,902 --> 00:34:40,121 Mother, I-- 603 00:34:40,208 --> 00:34:43,429 There will be other fools, son. 604 00:34:43,516 --> 00:34:44,952 He is merely the first. 605 00:34:45,039 --> 00:34:47,302 It’s just like I warned you. 606 00:34:47,389 --> 00:34:50,436 Every day Ithaca goes without a king 607 00:34:50,523 --> 00:34:53,874 and our house without our dearest love, 608 00:34:53,961 --> 00:34:55,658 we edge closer and closer to chaos. 609 00:34:58,226 --> 00:35:01,055 While he is here, the others in 610 00:35:01,142 --> 00:35:03,231 waiting will keep their distance. 611 00:35:06,408 --> 00:35:08,671 Concerned about their chances, making assumptions... 612 00:35:10,847 --> 00:35:13,023 Peace is kept. 613 00:35:13,111 --> 00:35:14,547 But mother, I don’t think... 614 00:35:14,634 --> 00:35:17,550 We keep-- We keep him distracted. 615 00:35:17,637 --> 00:35:19,595 And we buy your father time. 616 00:35:19,682 --> 00:35:22,076 And while we wait and be polite and 617 00:35:22,163 --> 00:35:25,775 kowtow to that, any peace we buy 618 00:35:25,862 --> 00:35:27,255 is not guaranteed. 619 00:35:27,342 --> 00:35:28,909 It is all we can do. 620 00:35:30,302 --> 00:35:31,172 For now. 621 00:35:39,311 --> 00:35:41,443 Now, come on. 622 00:35:41,530 --> 00:35:43,358 We mustn’t keep our honored guest waiting. 623 00:35:46,796 --> 00:35:48,407 Steady there, Alkimos. 624 00:35:48,494 --> 00:35:50,931 With any luck, we’ll be home in a day and a half. 625 00:35:54,413 --> 00:35:55,327 My king. 626 00:35:59,896 --> 00:36:01,681 A storm’s coming. 627 00:36:01,768 --> 00:36:02,595 Keep it steady, Alkimos. 628 00:36:02,682 --> 00:36:04,466 Put your back into it. 629 00:36:04,553 --> 00:36:06,381 Polites, grab those lines. We’re going to need them. 630 00:36:09,341 --> 00:36:11,647 Poseidon’s bad breath. 631 00:36:11,734 --> 00:36:13,562 Poseidon’s breath? 632 00:36:13,649 --> 00:36:15,651 Hot air and spit. 633 00:36:15,738 --> 00:36:18,306 That’s Poseidon’s bad breath. 634 00:36:18,393 --> 00:36:21,353 He must have learned of the mark I left on his son. 635 00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:23,703 And his ocean is pushing us off course. 636 00:36:23,790 --> 00:36:24,704 Look, there. 637 00:36:30,057 --> 00:36:31,972 Oh, yes. 638 00:36:32,059 --> 00:36:34,844 The current. It turns against us. 639 00:36:34,931 --> 00:36:37,412 Yes. Adjust your heading. 640 00:36:37,499 --> 00:36:39,109 Into the wind. 641 00:36:39,197 --> 00:36:40,241 - The wind? - Yes. 642 00:36:40,328 --> 00:36:42,200 My king... 643 00:36:42,287 --> 00:36:44,767 Poseidon’s strength is strongest in the water and the current. 644 00:36:46,508 --> 00:36:49,250 But if we catch the wind we can use it as our guide. 645 00:36:49,337 --> 00:36:52,079 Polites, fortify the mast and the sail. 646 00:36:54,690 --> 00:36:58,041 We cannot afford to be any further from our goal. 647 00:36:58,128 --> 00:37:01,219 My king, the ship... 648 00:37:01,306 --> 00:37:02,655 She can’t hold it. 649 00:37:02,742 --> 00:37:05,223 She will do what we tell her to do. 650 00:37:05,310 --> 00:37:07,268 The wind going one way and the current the other. 651 00:37:07,355 --> 00:37:09,096 I’m afraid we’re going to be torn apart. 652 00:37:09,183 --> 00:37:11,751 If we catch the wind, tread lightly. 653 00:37:11,838 --> 00:37:14,754 We can crest the waves instead of wrestling with them. 654 00:37:17,409 --> 00:37:19,149 Yes. 655 00:37:19,237 --> 00:37:21,630 We must tread lightly if we want to keep pace with those. 656 00:37:23,763 --> 00:37:27,723 Spit all you want, Poseidon! I will not be swayed. 657 00:37:27,810 --> 00:37:29,116 Not today, not ever. 658 00:37:30,422 --> 00:37:31,814 Odysseus... 659 00:37:34,730 --> 00:37:36,471 The waves! 660 00:37:36,558 --> 00:37:37,603 The waves, they’re coming right for us. 661 00:37:46,786 --> 00:37:49,049 We’ve got to keep her on course! 662 00:37:49,136 --> 00:37:50,790 Try harder. 663 00:37:50,877 --> 00:37:54,489 Come on! Come on, oh gods. Punish me! 664 00:37:54,576 --> 00:37:55,708 Punish me! 665 00:38:00,103 --> 00:38:02,062 The sea, she means to turn us over! 666 00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:06,501 - Odysseus. - Hold tight. 667 00:38:06,588 --> 00:38:08,416 Hold tight, men. We can steer her. 668 00:38:16,555 --> 00:38:17,991 [grunting] 669 00:38:18,078 --> 00:38:19,427 We’re not strong enough. 670 00:38:19,514 --> 00:38:21,255 We’re not going to make it. 671 00:38:21,342 --> 00:38:23,605 The sea shall eat us all. 672 00:38:23,692 --> 00:38:25,955 The wind. The wind’s too strong. 673 00:38:26,042 --> 00:38:27,957 We’re going to lose the sail. 674 00:38:28,044 --> 00:38:30,743 No. No, it’s not too strong. It’s the strength we need. 675 00:38:32,005 --> 00:38:33,659 Hand me those lines. 676 00:38:41,014 --> 00:38:44,017 Pull the oar. Pull with all your might! 677 00:38:44,104 --> 00:38:45,410 Pull! 678 00:38:45,497 --> 00:38:47,020 If we lose the oar, we’re done for. 679 00:38:47,107 --> 00:38:50,023 If we do not act now, we die. 680 00:38:50,110 --> 00:38:51,198 Pull the oar! 681 00:38:55,681 --> 00:38:56,682 Pull it! 682 00:38:59,162 --> 00:39:02,252 That’s it. That’s it! 683 00:39:02,340 --> 00:39:03,993 The wind is the strength we need. 684 00:39:09,869 --> 00:39:10,739 It’s working. 685 00:39:19,008 --> 00:39:20,575 [laughing] 686 00:39:24,013 --> 00:39:26,494 Odysseus. 687 00:39:26,581 --> 00:39:27,539 Wind. 688 00:39:27,626 --> 00:39:29,671 Wind and water. 689 00:39:29,758 --> 00:39:31,978 They are nothing. 690 00:39:32,065 --> 00:39:34,415 They are nothing when Ithaca waits for us. 691 00:39:39,986 --> 00:39:42,728 I’m coming home. 692 00:39:42,815 --> 00:39:44,251 I am coming home. 693 00:39:53,391 --> 00:39:55,654 So then... 694 00:39:55,741 --> 00:39:57,090 Queen Penelope. 695 00:39:58,483 --> 00:40:00,485 Antinous. 696 00:40:00,572 --> 00:40:02,356 Do you have need of more food? 697 00:40:02,443 --> 00:40:03,966 Or drink perhaps? 698 00:40:04,053 --> 00:40:05,228 [belches] 699 00:40:07,056 --> 00:40:09,407 Both. Please. 700 00:40:11,844 --> 00:40:13,846 Your wine. 701 00:40:13,933 --> 00:40:15,761 It has a lovely bouquet. 702 00:40:20,287 --> 00:40:22,942 A noble vintage indeed. 703 00:40:23,029 --> 00:40:25,379 A captivating aroma. 704 00:40:25,466 --> 00:40:27,773 And sweet acidity. 705 00:40:27,860 --> 00:40:29,731 It is rich. 706 00:40:29,818 --> 00:40:31,254 And full bodied. 707 00:40:34,301 --> 00:40:35,650 Just like you. 708 00:40:37,652 --> 00:40:39,437 You do flatter me, Antinous. 709 00:40:41,569 --> 00:40:42,701 Maybe I do. 710 00:40:44,920 --> 00:40:46,835 But... 711 00:40:46,922 --> 00:40:48,620 I worry... 712 00:40:48,707 --> 00:40:52,624 The time for flattery has passed. 713 00:40:52,711 --> 00:40:55,409 There will be other suitors 714 00:40:55,496 --> 00:40:58,107 lining up at your door. 715 00:40:58,194 --> 00:41:00,370 And soon... 716 00:41:00,458 --> 00:41:04,636 They will be much less patient men than I. 717 00:41:04,723 --> 00:41:06,681 And after the suitors 718 00:41:06,768 --> 00:41:08,378 will come the looters. 719 00:41:08,466 --> 00:41:09,989 And then the troublemakers. 720 00:41:11,947 --> 00:41:14,080 And I will be unable to protect you. 721 00:41:15,821 --> 00:41:17,083 Unless? 722 00:41:17,170 --> 00:41:19,302 Unless I am your husband. 723 00:41:20,869 --> 00:41:22,480 Unless I am king. 724 00:41:25,700 --> 00:41:29,965 I would hate to see anything unfortunate befall you... 725 00:41:31,097 --> 00:41:34,666 Or your son in such 726 00:41:34,753 --> 00:41:36,929 rudderless times as these. 727 00:41:39,279 --> 00:41:42,108 It is time to make your choice, Penelope. 728 00:41:45,677 --> 00:41:47,896 Before someone makes it for you. 729 00:42:12,312 --> 00:42:15,445 Alkimos, get some beeswax. 730 00:42:15,533 --> 00:42:18,100 Focus repairs on the prow of the ship. 731 00:42:18,187 --> 00:42:20,712 That storm really took a bite out of our hide. 732 00:42:20,799 --> 00:42:23,149 But we need the ship to have her speed back. 733 00:42:23,236 --> 00:42:24,237 Yes, my king. 734 00:42:26,761 --> 00:42:30,983 The sea herself added another day and a half to our journey 735 00:42:31,070 --> 00:42:33,899 that we do not have to spare. 736 00:42:33,986 --> 00:42:36,118 The woes of my heart upon this sea. 737 00:42:38,599 --> 00:42:40,688 What storm do you think was worse? 738 00:42:40,775 --> 00:42:42,690 The one we just sailed through, or the one that is on your brow? 739 00:42:44,779 --> 00:42:46,520 The storm to come. 740 00:42:46,607 --> 00:42:48,174 The journey ahead. 741 00:42:48,261 --> 00:42:49,131 The journey home. 742 00:42:50,524 --> 00:42:52,352 Yes. 743 00:42:52,439 --> 00:42:55,311 Polites, is I must get home no matter what the cost. 744 00:42:55,398 --> 00:42:56,791 I must. 745 00:42:56,878 --> 00:42:58,924 I wonder if the costs already paid. 746 00:42:59,011 --> 00:43:00,534 No, Polites... 747 00:43:00,621 --> 00:43:03,102 The costs were paid both here and back in Troy. 748 00:43:04,494 --> 00:43:06,801 With flesh and blood. 749 00:43:06,888 --> 00:43:08,194 And this. This is our reward, is it? 750 00:43:08,281 --> 00:43:10,544 More hardship. 751 00:43:10,631 --> 00:43:12,502 More storms. Rough seas. 752 00:43:12,590 --> 00:43:14,896 I cannot control the fates. Nor the seas. 753 00:43:14,983 --> 00:43:16,158 You forget that I’ve seen you 754 00:43:16,245 --> 00:43:17,899 perform miracles before, Odysseus. 755 00:43:17,986 --> 00:43:19,945 Miracles even the gods couldn’t choose. 756 00:43:20,032 --> 00:43:22,034 If this was my kingdom, yes. 757 00:43:22,121 --> 00:43:23,905 But this is not my kingdom. 758 00:43:23,992 --> 00:43:25,690 Back home in my kingdom-- 759 00:43:25,777 --> 00:43:26,734 By the gods of the sea! 760 00:43:32,044 --> 00:43:32,958 The sea has teeth! 761 00:43:40,139 --> 00:43:41,183 By the gods! 762 00:43:41,270 --> 00:43:43,272 Charybdis! 763 00:43:43,359 --> 00:43:46,145 It’s another one of Poseidon’s weapons of vengeance. 764 00:43:46,232 --> 00:43:48,190 You didn’t stop Poseidon. 765 00:43:48,277 --> 00:43:49,583 You just made him more angry. 766 00:43:54,327 --> 00:43:56,982 Alkimos, come steer. 767 00:43:57,069 --> 00:43:58,723 Steer us around the outside of it. 768 00:43:58,810 --> 00:44:00,899 My king, the repairs aren’t finished yet. 769 00:44:00,986 --> 00:44:02,814 Without them, we won’t be able to make that turn. 770 00:44:02,901 --> 00:44:04,076 It will be almost impossible. 771 00:44:04,163 --> 00:44:06,600 I will make that turn. I will. 772 00:44:22,094 --> 00:44:23,356 The sea! 773 00:44:23,443 --> 00:44:24,574 It has swallowed so many, 774 00:44:24,662 --> 00:44:26,054 but I had no idea it had a mouth! 775 00:44:28,100 --> 00:44:30,102 My king, the winds! 776 00:44:30,189 --> 00:44:31,059 We’re losing speed! 777 00:44:33,409 --> 00:44:35,107 Odysseus, what do we do? 778 00:44:35,194 --> 00:44:38,414 We will not let it dissuade us off our course. 779 00:44:38,501 --> 00:44:39,981 Push, Alkimos! 780 00:44:40,068 --> 00:44:41,069 Push, Polites! 781 00:44:41,156 --> 00:44:42,854 Push! 782 00:44:42,941 --> 00:44:46,422 We will ride the wind and the waves to freedom! 783 00:44:46,509 --> 00:44:48,729 Aye, my king! 784 00:44:48,816 --> 00:44:49,687 Odysseus! 785 00:44:51,776 --> 00:44:52,690 Look! 786 00:44:55,997 --> 00:44:57,956 By the gods! It follows! 787 00:44:59,914 --> 00:45:02,438 Use the gift, son of Laertes! The gift! 788 00:45:02,525 --> 00:45:03,962 The gift the goddess gave to you! 789 00:45:04,049 --> 00:45:05,615 If it can help us, use it! 790 00:45:05,703 --> 00:45:06,834 Soon, loyal Polites! 791 00:45:06,921 --> 00:45:08,662 Use it now! 792 00:45:08,749 --> 00:45:11,883 I will not let Poseidon’s pet beat us. 793 00:45:11,970 --> 00:45:17,105 He will not have the glory of knowing I took the easy way out. 794 00:45:17,192 --> 00:45:18,585 Move! 795 00:45:18,672 --> 00:45:19,673 He is right. 796 00:45:19,760 --> 00:45:21,414 You should use it. 797 00:45:21,501 --> 00:45:24,852 It is too early in the game for you to die, Odysseus. 798 00:45:24,939 --> 00:45:27,159 Your pride will be your ruin. 799 00:45:28,943 --> 00:45:33,165 You cannot win this without help. 800 00:45:33,252 --> 00:45:36,081 I can beat this beast on my own. 801 00:45:36,168 --> 00:45:38,518 I do not need your help, goddess. 802 00:45:38,605 --> 00:45:40,520 I will get home in spite of you... 803 00:45:40,607 --> 00:45:42,391 and all the gods! 804 00:45:42,478 --> 00:45:45,525 I will waste no more breath on you. 805 00:45:45,612 --> 00:45:49,137 Not when it can be used for another purpose. 806 00:45:49,224 --> 00:45:50,835 My king... 807 00:45:50,922 --> 00:45:52,793 Who the hell is it you’re talking to back there? 808 00:45:52,880 --> 00:45:55,013 I will beat this beast without your help, goddess. 809 00:46:00,627 --> 00:46:02,629 The whirlpool! 810 00:46:02,716 --> 00:46:04,762 It’s coming! 811 00:46:04,849 --> 00:46:06,067 Better hold on to something. 812 00:46:08,374 --> 00:46:09,462 Hold on, men. 813 00:46:12,030 --> 00:46:14,293 It’s not just any whirlpool. 814 00:46:14,380 --> 00:46:16,382 It’s a creature of Poseidon. 815 00:46:16,469 --> 00:46:19,907 And if it’s hungry, we must feed it. 816 00:46:19,994 --> 00:46:23,868 We must feed it until its belly is full. 817 00:46:23,955 --> 00:46:24,999 Until it chokes! 818 00:46:25,086 --> 00:46:26,522 Come on! 819 00:46:26,609 --> 00:46:28,873 What do you mean feed it? Feed it with what? 820 00:46:28,960 --> 00:46:32,441 Quick! Or we’ve already lost. 821 00:46:38,099 --> 00:46:41,059 Yes, what the storm has taken from us. 822 00:46:41,146 --> 00:46:42,625 Grab the ropes. 823 00:46:42,712 --> 00:46:44,453 Anything, planks, barrels. 824 00:46:44,540 --> 00:46:46,455 Grab anything you can. 825 00:46:46,542 --> 00:46:48,457 Absolute madness. You went mad, old man. 826 00:46:53,071 --> 00:46:56,248 Feed this beast. Fill its belly. 827 00:46:56,335 --> 00:46:58,119 And if not... 828 00:46:58,206 --> 00:47:00,774 I will choke it myself with my own body. 829 00:47:04,560 --> 00:47:06,867 Looks like the sea must eat. 830 00:47:06,954 --> 00:47:08,651 The fishing traps. 831 00:47:08,738 --> 00:47:10,566 Yes, the provisions. Now! 832 00:47:10,653 --> 00:47:12,786 The fishing traps? What are we going to eat? 833 00:47:12,873 --> 00:47:14,832 We don’t need them. 834 00:47:14,919 --> 00:47:16,877 We’ll be home in two days. 835 00:47:16,964 --> 00:47:19,880 Or we’ll be dead trying to protect it. 836 00:47:19,967 --> 00:47:21,273 Choke on it! 837 00:47:21,360 --> 00:47:22,578 Choke on all of it! 838 00:47:26,017 --> 00:47:27,975 It’s working! It’s working! 839 00:47:30,151 --> 00:47:32,414 Now what we need is distance. Move! 840 00:47:37,332 --> 00:47:38,943 Hear me, gods! 841 00:47:39,030 --> 00:47:42,381 I am strong enough to fight my own battles. 842 00:47:42,468 --> 00:47:44,862 Damn you! Damn you! 843 00:47:56,786 --> 00:47:58,876 Gods. 844 00:47:58,963 --> 00:48:01,095 Please, please help us. 845 00:48:02,662 --> 00:48:05,273 Father... 846 00:48:05,360 --> 00:48:07,449 Father, why have you abandoned us? 847 00:48:12,802 --> 00:48:14,630 Odysseus is alive. 848 00:48:14,717 --> 00:48:16,937 Who... who are you? 849 00:48:17,024 --> 00:48:19,592 Save your breath, child. 850 00:48:19,679 --> 00:48:20,941 Do not fear me. 851 00:48:22,856 --> 00:48:26,425 How have you appeared like that? 852 00:48:26,512 --> 00:48:28,122 Is this some magician’s trick? 853 00:48:28,209 --> 00:48:29,863 A phantasm? 854 00:48:29,950 --> 00:48:32,431 Please do not vex me, spirit! 855 00:48:32,518 --> 00:48:35,086 Athena hears your prayers. 856 00:48:35,173 --> 00:48:36,957 And you must hear my words. 857 00:48:39,046 --> 00:48:42,615 Your father has not abandoned you. 858 00:48:42,702 --> 00:48:45,183 And neither have the gods. 859 00:48:45,270 --> 00:48:46,967 I am doing all that I can. 860 00:48:49,230 --> 00:48:52,233 Never before have I seen a man fight for his home 861 00:48:52,320 --> 00:48:56,585 so boldly as your father does in war. 862 00:48:56,672 --> 00:48:58,457 He honors me. 863 00:48:58,544 --> 00:49:02,417 And for that, I am doing all that I can. 864 00:49:04,071 --> 00:49:08,989 But now, my child, I must ask the same of you. 865 00:49:09,076 --> 00:49:11,861 You must protect your father’s house 866 00:49:11,949 --> 00:49:16,388 at all costs, from within and from without. 867 00:49:16,475 --> 00:49:21,610 You must be prepared to fight in war, yes. 868 00:49:21,697 --> 00:49:26,311 But you must also be careful, watchful, and cunning. 869 00:49:28,530 --> 00:49:30,968 It is time for boys to become men. 870 00:49:40,890 --> 00:49:42,980 I see Odysseus in you. 871 00:49:45,156 --> 00:49:46,853 Perhaps it will be enough. 872 00:49:50,900 --> 00:49:52,728 Yes. 873 00:49:52,815 --> 00:49:55,427 Perhaps it will be enough. 874 00:49:55,514 --> 00:49:58,517 Be vigilant, Telemachus. 875 00:49:58,604 --> 00:50:01,172 You will know it when the moment comes. 876 00:50:04,479 --> 00:50:07,439 And then you will strike... 877 00:50:07,526 --> 00:50:12,357 for your mother, for your father, and for me. 878 00:50:17,014 --> 00:50:19,103 A toast, then. 879 00:50:19,190 --> 00:50:21,627 A toast to our health, 880 00:50:21,714 --> 00:50:27,546 and in gratitude to my most gracious hosts. 881 00:50:27,633 --> 00:50:29,722 Who, if I might speak freely, 882 00:50:29,809 --> 00:50:34,335 deserve a king who would protect them at home, 883 00:50:34,422 --> 00:50:36,598 and not seek glory elsewhere. 884 00:50:39,079 --> 00:50:41,734 And I most certainly could be that king. 885 00:50:44,650 --> 00:50:48,784 A kingdom so fine deserves a ruler 886 00:50:48,871 --> 00:50:51,396 who would never think to abandon it. 887 00:50:51,483 --> 00:50:54,181 This is the king’s house. 888 00:50:54,268 --> 00:50:55,530 Odysseus’s house. 889 00:50:55,617 --> 00:50:56,705 My father’s house. 890 00:50:57,967 --> 00:50:59,360 Ah. 891 00:50:59,447 --> 00:51:03,669 And where exactly is your father, Telemachus? 892 00:51:03,756 --> 00:51:05,410 I don’t see him. 893 00:51:05,497 --> 00:51:09,414 All I see instead is a home deserted, 894 00:51:09,501 --> 00:51:14,158 a kingdom undefended, vulnerable, 895 00:51:14,245 --> 00:51:17,683 and of the king himself some stories. 896 00:51:17,770 --> 00:51:20,338 The poets are talking out on the street. 897 00:51:20,425 --> 00:51:24,385 Some say he’s lost at sea. 898 00:51:24,472 --> 00:51:29,129 Others, that he dallies with Cersei herself. 899 00:51:29,216 --> 00:51:32,828 And I myself have heard nothing but stories of 900 00:51:32,915 --> 00:51:36,049 monsters and treasure 901 00:51:36,136 --> 00:51:39,139 and violence and such bloodshed. 902 00:51:39,226 --> 00:51:40,358 [laughing] 903 00:51:42,664 --> 00:51:46,929 Whatever stories you’ve heard, you should know this: 904 00:51:47,016 --> 00:51:52,152 while my father is gone and in his absence, 905 00:51:52,239 --> 00:51:56,287 I am bound to defend what is his. 906 00:52:01,248 --> 00:52:04,425 Well, if it’s a fight you’re looking for, boy. 907 00:52:04,512 --> 00:52:07,646 Honorable Antinous. 908 00:52:07,733 --> 00:52:11,128 Strong words do harm to the digestion. 909 00:52:11,215 --> 00:52:14,827 And violence is an ill guest in this house or any. 910 00:52:20,049 --> 00:52:22,313 Please. 911 00:52:22,400 --> 00:52:23,792 Of course, my lady. 912 00:52:25,794 --> 00:52:27,405 Of course. 913 00:52:27,492 --> 00:52:33,237 But I wouldn’t need to be a guest if my queen 914 00:52:33,324 --> 00:52:35,239 would take this suitor to be her husband. 915 00:52:35,326 --> 00:52:37,371 I fear I cannot remarry. 916 00:52:40,853 --> 00:52:42,507 What? 917 00:52:42,594 --> 00:52:45,205 I cannot remarry until I finish this cloak 918 00:52:45,292 --> 00:52:48,817 I’ve been making for my son. 919 00:52:48,904 --> 00:52:51,864 It is only custom and proper. 920 00:52:51,951 --> 00:52:55,302 A parting gift for my only flesh and blood. 921 00:52:57,565 --> 00:53:03,092 Before my duties as queen to my new king 922 00:53:03,180 --> 00:53:07,184 fill my days and my hand. 923 00:53:10,317 --> 00:53:12,232 Indeed. 924 00:53:12,319 --> 00:53:16,410 Now far be it from me to rush propriety. 925 00:53:16,497 --> 00:53:21,067 And I surely look forward to viewing the finished product. 926 00:53:41,392 --> 00:53:46,571 Must the entire sea move against Odysseus, Lord Poseidon? 927 00:53:46,658 --> 00:53:49,965 Behavior from such a god seems small and petty. 928 00:53:50,052 --> 00:53:51,271 POSEIDON: This isn’t petty. 929 00:53:51,358 --> 00:53:53,360 This is revenge! 930 00:53:53,447 --> 00:53:57,146 For my son, for what Odysseus did to my son. 931 00:53:57,234 --> 00:54:03,152 Your son, Lord Poseidon, was harming and murdering innocents. 932 00:54:03,240 --> 00:54:06,895 Perhaps he will think twice next time. 933 00:54:06,982 --> 00:54:09,811 POSEIDON: Enjoy your pet hero while you can, Athena. 934 00:54:09,898 --> 00:54:11,073 With your gifts. 935 00:54:11,160 --> 00:54:12,553 Your meddling matters not. 936 00:54:12,640 --> 00:54:16,165 Odysseus will not leave my ocean alive. 937 00:54:27,046 --> 00:54:29,091 Polites, how is she? 938 00:54:29,178 --> 00:54:30,789 Is she patched up yet? 939 00:54:30,876 --> 00:54:32,660 She’s looking pretty good. 940 00:54:32,747 --> 00:54:35,141 Pretty good, a little bit more... 941 00:54:35,228 --> 00:54:36,751 beeswax and she’ll be good to go. 942 00:54:36,838 --> 00:54:39,058 Good, good. 943 00:54:39,145 --> 00:54:41,539 Set a course for home, Alkimos. 944 00:54:41,626 --> 00:54:43,149 Yes, my king. 945 00:54:43,236 --> 00:54:46,848 For home, and for our rewards. 946 00:54:46,935 --> 00:54:49,242 Gold. 947 00:54:49,329 --> 00:54:53,420 Yes, yes, indeed, Polites. Indeed. 948 00:54:53,507 --> 00:54:55,727 And just on that, by the way, I’ve been meaning 949 00:54:55,814 --> 00:54:56,945 to tell you, meaning to ask about... 950 00:54:57,032 --> 00:54:58,077 Odysseus! 951 00:55:01,820 --> 00:55:03,212 A monster! 952 00:55:03,300 --> 00:55:05,302 The Scylla! Poseidon’s lap dog! 953 00:55:05,389 --> 00:55:06,868 [screams] 954 00:55:06,955 --> 00:55:08,217 Alkimos, no! 955 00:55:12,396 --> 00:55:13,310 Odysseus! 956 00:55:19,794 --> 00:55:22,231 What do we do? 957 00:55:22,319 --> 00:55:23,842 We try to outrun it. 958 00:55:23,929 --> 00:55:25,104 The wind... 959 00:55:25,191 --> 00:55:26,497 The wind will guide us. 960 00:55:31,415 --> 00:55:33,852 Yes... Yes, faster! 961 00:55:33,939 --> 00:55:35,070 Faster! 962 00:55:42,600 --> 00:55:43,731 No! 963 00:55:47,866 --> 00:55:50,521 No! There’s not enough wind at our back! 964 00:55:51,783 --> 00:55:54,786 Not enough wind to fight! 965 00:55:54,873 --> 00:55:56,440 Only the monster at our heels! 966 00:55:56,527 --> 00:55:57,832 Damn my pride! 967 00:56:02,881 --> 00:56:05,623 Athena! Athena! 968 00:56:07,059 --> 00:56:08,277 I’m asking for help! 969 00:56:13,848 --> 00:56:15,328 Another gift, then? 970 00:56:15,415 --> 00:56:17,156 Goddess! We need weapons! 971 00:56:19,288 --> 00:56:21,508 Ask, and it will be yours. 972 00:56:21,595 --> 00:56:24,816 Strategy. And sight. 973 00:56:24,903 --> 00:56:26,252 Sight. 974 00:56:26,339 --> 00:56:27,645 That will be my second gift. 975 00:56:29,429 --> 00:56:30,778 To see what is right in front of you. 976 00:56:31,997 --> 00:56:33,607 What is right in front of me? 977 00:56:33,694 --> 00:56:35,566 What? What does that mean? 978 00:56:40,179 --> 00:56:42,355 My ship. 979 00:56:42,442 --> 00:56:46,403 You ask for a weapon, and yet you sail one. 980 00:56:46,490 --> 00:56:47,926 Yes. 981 00:56:48,013 --> 00:56:50,711 Why didn’t I see that before? 982 00:56:50,798 --> 00:56:51,886 The ship is a weapon. 983 00:56:55,629 --> 00:56:58,415 Sometimes you are so worried about what is ahead, 984 00:56:58,502 --> 00:57:01,983 that you fail to see what is directly in front of you. 985 00:57:02,070 --> 00:57:03,768 Take heed, Odysseus. 986 00:57:03,855 --> 00:57:06,553 You will defeat the monsters that surround you. 987 00:57:17,216 --> 00:57:18,609 Odysseus? 988 00:57:18,696 --> 00:57:20,611 Odysseus, you’re steering us... 989 00:57:20,698 --> 00:57:22,482 You steer us right towards it! 990 00:57:22,569 --> 00:57:24,092 Right towards the jaws of the beast! 991 00:57:24,179 --> 00:57:26,617 Not the jaws! It’s belly! 992 00:57:28,662 --> 00:57:30,534 We’ll run it through with the prow! 993 00:57:30,621 --> 00:57:32,057 The ship will be our sword! 994 00:57:32,144 --> 00:57:34,276 Yes! Yes! 995 00:57:43,372 --> 00:57:45,418 Odysseus, it’s not going to work! 996 00:57:45,505 --> 00:57:48,508 We’ve got to turn her around or we’re done for! 997 00:57:48,595 --> 00:57:50,379 The current is too strong! 998 00:57:50,467 --> 00:57:51,598 It’s not working! 999 00:57:54,645 --> 00:57:57,125 She’s going to eat us alive! 1000 00:57:57,212 --> 00:57:58,823 Hold fast, Polites! 1001 00:57:58,910 --> 00:58:01,216 We need momentum! 1002 00:58:01,303 --> 00:58:02,217 I’m trying! 1003 00:58:12,489 --> 00:58:13,664 [shouting] 1004 00:58:16,623 --> 00:58:18,320 [laughing] 1005 00:58:18,407 --> 00:58:20,801 That’s the only belly-full you’ll get today! 1006 00:58:20,888 --> 00:58:22,063 Yes, Odysseus! 1007 00:58:27,547 --> 00:58:28,548 Yes! 1008 00:58:34,554 --> 00:58:36,077 Come on, Telemachus. 1009 00:58:36,164 --> 00:58:38,906 You must be ready to fight! 1010 00:58:40,778 --> 00:58:41,648 Or we’ll lose everything. 1011 00:58:44,521 --> 00:58:46,871 Come home, father. Quickly. 1012 00:58:57,969 --> 00:59:00,972 The cloak you make for me is nearly finished. 1013 00:59:01,059 --> 00:59:04,715 And there are unwanted guests in your house. 1014 00:59:04,802 --> 00:59:06,586 About the cloak... 1015 00:59:06,673 --> 00:59:08,066 Alas, my son. 1016 00:59:08,153 --> 00:59:11,417 I fear there is still so much work to be done. 1017 00:59:11,504 --> 00:59:14,551 This cloak may take many days to finish. 1018 00:59:16,378 --> 00:59:18,163 You’re undoing what you’ve done. 1019 00:59:18,250 --> 00:59:19,381 If only I could. 1020 00:59:21,383 --> 00:59:23,385 Mother, you’ve done nothing wrong. 1021 00:59:23,472 --> 00:59:24,865 It’s just... 1022 00:59:24,952 --> 00:59:26,780 What? 1023 00:59:26,867 --> 00:59:28,695 Undoing the cloak every night. 1024 00:59:31,306 --> 00:59:32,743 Sometimes clever is better than good. 1025 00:59:36,311 --> 00:59:39,010 I just pray it buys us the time he needs. 1026 00:59:39,097 --> 00:59:41,142 And if it doesn’t, then I will be ready to fight. 1027 00:59:42,883 --> 00:59:45,190 No one is taking this kingdom from us. 1028 00:59:46,844 --> 00:59:47,714 No one. 1029 00:59:49,455 --> 00:59:50,761 And I will be ready to fight. 1030 01:00:08,866 --> 01:00:09,736 Odysseus? 1031 01:00:11,782 --> 01:00:13,740 Odysseus. 1032 01:00:13,827 --> 01:00:17,309 Treacherous waters ahead. 1033 01:00:17,396 --> 01:00:19,833 ♪ Come to us 1034 01:00:19,920 --> 01:00:21,400 That’s treacherous waters indeed. 1035 01:00:21,487 --> 01:00:23,054 It means we’re getting close to land now. 1036 01:00:23,141 --> 01:00:24,882 Huh. 1037 01:00:24,969 --> 01:00:27,667 That’s the first good thing I’ve heard all day. 1038 01:00:27,754 --> 01:00:29,451 We must stay clear of those rocks. 1039 01:00:29,538 --> 01:00:31,671 And I have less than a day before... 1040 01:00:31,758 --> 01:00:34,195 Yeah, before someone claims what is rightfully yours. 1041 01:00:34,282 --> 01:00:36,894 I know, my king. I know. 1042 01:00:36,981 --> 01:00:37,982 I am no king here. 1043 01:00:39,810 --> 01:00:41,376 There is only one king in the ocean. 1044 01:00:41,463 --> 01:00:43,291 And I hold no favor with him now. 1045 01:00:43,378 --> 01:00:44,815 ♪ Come to us 1046 01:00:44,902 --> 01:00:46,120 Odysseus... 1047 01:00:46,207 --> 01:00:48,296 Can you hear that? 1048 01:00:48,383 --> 01:00:50,385 - Music? - No. 1049 01:00:50,472 --> 01:00:52,083 No, not the songs... 1050 01:00:52,170 --> 01:00:53,606 of the sirens, no. 1051 01:00:53,693 --> 01:00:55,564 ♪ Come to us 1052 01:00:58,655 --> 01:00:59,612 No. 1053 01:00:59,699 --> 01:01:01,570 Polites, no. No! 1054 01:01:01,658 --> 01:01:02,876 Protect yourself! 1055 01:01:02,963 --> 01:01:04,051 No! 1056 01:01:04,138 --> 01:01:05,749 - Sirens. - Not the sirens! 1057 01:01:05,836 --> 01:01:06,967 They call to me. 1058 01:01:07,054 --> 01:01:09,143 No! 1059 01:01:09,230 --> 01:01:10,884 Cover your ears! 1060 01:01:10,971 --> 01:01:12,146 Protect yourself, Polites! 1061 01:01:16,847 --> 01:01:18,370 They speak to me. 1062 01:01:18,457 --> 01:01:20,502 Cover your ears! Protect yourself! 1063 01:01:20,589 --> 01:01:21,547 They want me to get my reward. 1064 01:01:21,634 --> 01:01:23,723 [shouts] 1065 01:01:23,810 --> 01:01:25,029 Rewards for a good man. 1066 01:01:25,116 --> 01:01:27,988 No. No! 1067 01:01:28,075 --> 01:01:29,163 They speak to me. 1068 01:01:32,036 --> 01:01:35,430 I hear the song. It’s in my head! 1069 01:01:35,517 --> 01:01:36,431 They speak to me. 1070 01:01:41,872 --> 01:01:45,658 Telemachus is the real problem here. 1071 01:01:45,745 --> 01:01:49,575 The woman? I can handle. 1072 01:01:49,662 --> 01:01:50,924 But the boy? 1073 01:01:53,231 --> 01:01:58,366 Any loyal dog would struggle obeying a new master. 1074 01:01:58,453 --> 01:02:00,281 And I wouldn’t blame him. 1075 01:02:00,368 --> 01:02:04,024 But once this is all mine, 1076 01:02:04,111 --> 01:02:07,636 he will still be a thorn in my side. 1077 01:02:07,724 --> 01:02:11,249 And his mother falling into line won’t help. 1078 01:02:11,336 --> 01:02:13,251 No. 1079 01:02:13,338 --> 01:02:17,168 He’s going to require a far stronger hand. 1080 01:02:17,255 --> 01:02:19,083 It’s not a matter of if. 1081 01:02:19,170 --> 01:02:22,477 Simply put, the question becomes do I take care 1082 01:02:22,564 --> 01:02:26,699 of Telemachus now, or do I take care of him later? 1083 01:02:30,529 --> 01:02:33,271 It’s like my father used to say. 1084 01:02:33,358 --> 01:02:37,579 Only a fool leaves today’s jobs until tomorrow. 1085 01:02:37,666 --> 01:02:42,802 Well, Antinous is no fool. 1086 01:02:46,197 --> 01:02:47,807 Neither will this loyal dog. 1087 01:02:54,205 --> 01:02:56,120 No. 1088 01:02:56,207 --> 01:02:58,209 This loyal dog will be ready for you, Antinous. 1089 01:03:03,867 --> 01:03:05,477 [singing] 1090 01:03:06,783 --> 01:03:09,089 My reward... 1091 01:03:09,176 --> 01:03:10,047 Speak to me. 1092 01:03:11,875 --> 01:03:13,659 Odysseus! I need to get my rewards! 1093 01:03:13,746 --> 01:03:15,356 What? What are you doing? 1094 01:03:15,443 --> 01:03:17,881 My rewards, my gold! They’re speaking to me! 1095 01:03:17,968 --> 01:03:19,447 - Not when we’re so close! - Yes! 1096 01:03:19,534 --> 01:03:21,580 No! Just pass the rocks, and we’re nearly home! 1097 01:03:21,667 --> 01:03:22,929 They speak to me! 1098 01:03:23,016 --> 01:03:24,670 Polites! Polites! 1099 01:03:24,757 --> 01:03:26,411 Wake up! 1100 01:03:26,498 --> 01:03:27,847 Take this beeswax! 1101 01:03:27,934 --> 01:03:28,848 Put it in your ears! 1102 01:03:28,935 --> 01:03:30,763 We must block their song! 1103 01:03:30,850 --> 01:03:33,374 We must block the siren’s song! 1104 01:03:33,461 --> 01:03:34,419 Block it! 1105 01:03:34,506 --> 01:03:36,551 We cannot hear them! 1106 01:03:36,638 --> 01:03:37,901 We’ve got to stay clear of them! 1107 01:03:37,988 --> 01:03:39,163 We’ve got to stay away! 1108 01:03:39,250 --> 01:03:40,555 Steady on the course... 1109 01:03:40,642 --> 01:03:42,819 until we can’t hear them! 1110 01:03:42,906 --> 01:03:44,211 Steer away... 1111 01:03:44,298 --> 01:03:45,212 Steer away. 1112 01:03:52,393 --> 01:03:54,308 That song... That song... 1113 01:03:56,049 --> 01:03:57,529 Oh... 1114 01:03:57,616 --> 01:03:59,052 I want to hear that song. 1115 01:04:00,358 --> 01:04:01,663 Odysseus! 1116 01:04:05,276 --> 01:04:07,495 - That song... - Odysseus! 1117 01:04:07,582 --> 01:04:09,715 Odysseus! Don’t listen to them! 1118 01:04:09,802 --> 01:04:11,021 Here! 1119 01:04:11,108 --> 01:04:12,892 No, the wax! 1120 01:04:12,979 --> 01:04:13,850 The wax! 1121 01:04:14,981 --> 01:04:16,722 The song... 1122 01:04:16,809 --> 01:04:20,552 Odysseus! We’re leaving! We’re getting out of here! 1123 01:04:20,639 --> 01:04:22,032 I want to hear that song. 1124 01:04:24,121 --> 01:04:25,383 They know nothing but death! 1125 01:04:25,470 --> 01:04:27,211 - They want to help us. - They do not. 1126 01:04:27,298 --> 01:04:29,387 - They do want to help us. - They don’t want to help us. 1127 01:04:29,474 --> 01:04:31,171 - Polites... - Think of your family! 1128 01:04:31,258 --> 01:04:33,304 - Polites, they want to help us. - No, no, no! 1129 01:04:33,391 --> 01:04:34,522 They will not! 1130 01:04:34,609 --> 01:04:35,697 Polites, they know how to get home. 1131 01:04:35,784 --> 01:04:37,134 We’ve come this far! 1132 01:04:37,221 --> 01:04:38,570 - Polites... - We’ve come this far! 1133 01:04:38,657 --> 01:04:39,658 - They only know death! - They have wisdom! 1134 01:04:39,745 --> 01:04:40,746 They only know death! 1135 01:04:42,182 --> 01:04:43,140 Their song is wisdom. 1136 01:04:43,227 --> 01:04:45,229 Hey! Snap out of it! 1137 01:04:45,316 --> 01:04:46,534 They want to help us. 1138 01:04:46,621 --> 01:04:48,623 They know what lies beneath the waves. 1139 01:04:48,710 --> 01:04:49,755 I must hear this song. 1140 01:04:51,409 --> 01:04:53,237 Song of the sirens. 1141 01:04:53,324 --> 01:04:55,326 What a beautiful song. 1142 01:04:55,413 --> 01:04:56,588 Huh. 1143 01:05:00,984 --> 01:05:02,507 They want to help us get home. 1144 01:05:04,770 --> 01:05:06,728 They do. 1145 01:05:06,815 --> 01:05:07,729 They have knowledge. 1146 01:05:07,816 --> 01:05:10,907 Polites, they have wisdom. 1147 01:05:12,299 --> 01:05:13,561 - Odysseus... - Their beautiful song. 1148 01:05:13,648 --> 01:05:15,041 I must hear it. 1149 01:05:15,128 --> 01:05:17,130 Odysseus, they know nothing but death. 1150 01:05:19,437 --> 01:05:20,786 They have knowledge. 1151 01:05:20,873 --> 01:05:22,440 They know nothing but death. 1152 01:05:22,527 --> 01:05:23,615 Think of home. 1153 01:05:26,618 --> 01:05:28,489 The song. 1154 01:05:28,576 --> 01:05:31,014 No, Polites, we must steer towards them. 1155 01:05:31,101 --> 01:05:32,058 Polites, they want to help us! 1156 01:05:32,145 --> 01:05:33,364 No, they don’t! 1157 01:05:33,451 --> 01:05:35,714 Yes! Their song! 1158 01:05:38,717 --> 01:05:39,761 I want to hear their song... 1159 01:05:46,551 --> 01:05:49,510 Please, Polites. They sing for me! 1160 01:05:49,597 --> 01:05:51,034 Odysseus! 1161 01:05:51,121 --> 01:05:53,340 Odysseus! Hear me, Odysseus! 1162 01:05:55,516 --> 01:05:58,998 You must not listen to them, Odysseus! 1163 01:05:59,085 --> 01:06:00,652 I can only hear their song. 1164 01:06:00,739 --> 01:06:02,175 Odysseus! 1165 01:06:02,262 --> 01:06:03,916 No! 1166 01:06:04,003 --> 01:06:05,439 You can’t hear me over their song! 1167 01:06:06,527 --> 01:06:08,268 Odysseus! 1168 01:06:08,355 --> 01:06:11,445 You will die if you don’t make it past these rocks! 1169 01:06:11,532 --> 01:06:16,276 And if you cannot hear me, I cannot help you! 1170 01:06:16,363 --> 01:06:17,756 I cannot help you. 1171 01:06:20,106 --> 01:06:21,412 Odysseus! 1172 01:06:21,499 --> 01:06:22,804 Odysseus, no! 1173 01:06:26,765 --> 01:06:29,811 Polites, we must steer away from the rocks. 1174 01:06:29,898 --> 01:06:31,335 Please steer away from them. 1175 01:06:35,774 --> 01:06:37,602 We must get to Ithaca. 1176 01:06:37,689 --> 01:06:39,038 They will give us a hero’s welcome. 1177 01:06:39,125 --> 01:06:40,605 A king’s welcome. 1178 01:06:44,522 --> 01:06:46,176 Damn the sirens. 1179 01:06:46,263 --> 01:06:48,656 And damn these seas, too. 1180 01:06:48,743 --> 01:06:50,963 Polites, please forgive me. 1181 01:06:51,050 --> 01:06:53,922 You have saved both of our lives. 1182 01:06:54,010 --> 01:06:56,273 It was an honor, my king. 1183 01:06:56,360 --> 01:06:58,623 But now our course is set. 1184 01:06:58,710 --> 01:07:00,538 You are almost home. 1185 01:07:00,625 --> 01:07:02,148 And that is your reward. 1186 01:07:03,802 --> 01:07:07,936 But mind, my king, my reward is treasure. 1187 01:07:08,024 --> 01:07:10,330 You must listen to me. You don’t understand. 1188 01:07:10,417 --> 01:07:12,680 No, no, no, I do understand. 1189 01:07:12,767 --> 01:07:15,118 You have a gift from the gods. 1190 01:07:15,205 --> 01:07:16,815 And Ithaca, now that is your reward. 1191 01:07:16,902 --> 01:07:17,903 Now I am in pursuit of mine. 1192 01:07:17,990 --> 01:07:20,558 You said, your words. 1193 01:07:20,645 --> 01:07:22,125 What do you mean? 1194 01:07:22,212 --> 01:07:23,822 Gifts for good men. Did you not? 1195 01:07:23,909 --> 01:07:25,693 Please, you do not understand. 1196 01:07:25,780 --> 01:07:28,783 No, I do understand. It’s you that doesn’t understand. 1197 01:07:28,870 --> 01:07:30,829 I saw Athena herself give it to you. 1198 01:07:30,916 --> 01:07:32,657 - I saw her. - No, no. 1199 01:07:32,744 --> 01:07:34,050 A gift from the gods. Reward. 1200 01:07:34,137 --> 01:07:35,573 No, it’s not a gift. 1201 01:07:35,660 --> 01:07:37,444 - Oh, it’s not a gift? - No, it’s not. 1202 01:07:37,531 --> 01:07:38,793 I see it. 1203 01:07:38,880 --> 01:07:41,013 I see, clever Polites, loyal Polites, 1204 01:07:41,100 --> 01:07:42,667 worthy of scars Polites, 1205 01:07:42,754 --> 01:07:45,626 but not worthy of a gift from the gods, is that it? 1206 01:07:45,713 --> 01:07:47,889 Please listen to me. Please listen to me. 1207 01:07:47,976 --> 01:07:49,674 Exactly like Troy, is it? 1208 01:07:49,761 --> 01:07:52,068 Exactly like Troy. 1209 01:07:52,155 --> 01:07:53,460 I am going to take what is owed to me. 1210 01:07:53,547 --> 01:07:54,983 For good men. 1211 01:07:55,071 --> 01:07:58,726 No, no, do not take that. Do not take that! 1212 01:07:58,813 --> 01:08:00,424 Bring it back. You do not understand. 1213 01:08:00,511 --> 01:08:02,295 - No, stop. - I do understand. 1214 01:08:02,382 --> 01:08:04,863 Stop! Polites, please, please. 1215 01:08:04,950 --> 01:08:08,519 My King, I am only opening this 1216 01:08:08,606 --> 01:08:09,737 because this is what is owed to me. 1217 01:08:09,824 --> 01:08:11,087 - No. - Yes. 1218 01:08:16,353 --> 01:08:17,658 [wind howling] 1219 01:08:22,576 --> 01:08:23,751 Athena. 1220 01:08:25,318 --> 01:08:27,451 Athena, please. 1221 01:08:50,604 --> 01:08:51,823 [coughing] 1222 01:08:57,307 --> 01:09:01,137 Perhaps the fates are more generous than we thought. 1223 01:09:01,224 --> 01:09:02,747 Athena. 1224 01:09:02,834 --> 01:09:05,141 Even the winds had mercy on you and brought you home. 1225 01:09:07,534 --> 01:09:09,188 Reward. Reward. 1226 01:09:12,452 --> 01:09:17,501 Great Odysseus finally returned to the shores of Ithaca. 1227 01:09:18,850 --> 01:09:20,156 Ithaca. 1228 01:09:20,243 --> 01:09:24,464 Telemachus... Penelope! 1229 01:09:24,551 --> 01:09:27,424 The great Odysseus... 1230 01:09:27,511 --> 01:09:29,730 At the end of his ropes. 1231 01:09:31,906 --> 01:09:33,778 No. 1232 01:09:33,865 --> 01:09:34,953 Not yet. Not quite. 1233 01:09:36,607 --> 01:09:38,652 Look. 1234 01:09:38,739 --> 01:09:40,045 There, Your Majesty. 1235 01:09:46,312 --> 01:09:49,185 Your people are in panic. 1236 01:09:49,272 --> 01:09:51,752 Perhaps there is no more glory left for you here. 1237 01:09:54,364 --> 01:09:58,063 Penelope and Telemachus are doing all they can. 1238 01:09:58,150 --> 01:10:01,022 But your city is being taken by force. 1239 01:10:01,109 --> 01:10:03,590 My world burns. 1240 01:10:03,677 --> 01:10:07,203 And the gods abandon me with my hands tied. 1241 01:10:07,290 --> 01:10:09,379 I can offer no more aid, and you know this. 1242 01:10:13,774 --> 01:10:16,516 By breathing wind into your sails, 1243 01:10:16,603 --> 01:10:20,128 strategizing your boat as a weapon, 1244 01:10:20,216 --> 01:10:22,783 and giving you a bag of wind, 1245 01:10:22,870 --> 01:10:26,961 your three gifts have been used. 1246 01:10:27,048 --> 01:10:30,704 But great goddess, I never opened the bag of winds. 1247 01:10:30,791 --> 01:10:34,273 It was Polites. Polites opened the bag of winds. 1248 01:10:34,360 --> 01:10:36,144 Not I. 1249 01:10:36,232 --> 01:10:37,450 A wrinkle. 1250 01:10:39,452 --> 01:10:43,630 Perhaps it is enough for the gods to allow me 1251 01:10:43,717 --> 01:10:47,895 to aid you one last time on your journey. 1252 01:10:47,982 --> 01:10:51,551 I have one boon. One gift left. 1253 01:10:51,638 --> 01:10:53,901 I just pray I don’t have to use it. 1254 01:10:53,988 --> 01:10:58,036 Yes, but you cannot just go home, Odysseus. 1255 01:10:58,123 --> 01:11:00,734 Not anymore. 1256 01:11:00,821 --> 01:11:04,216 The people of Ithaca, they are a mob. 1257 01:11:04,303 --> 01:11:06,871 They run through the streets hungry for blood. 1258 01:11:06,958 --> 01:11:08,916 They would have yours. 1259 01:11:09,003 --> 01:11:11,136 You will not make it past them. 1260 01:11:11,223 --> 01:11:14,008 You will not even make it to your front door. 1261 01:11:14,095 --> 01:11:18,186 And if you did, the suitors would be waiting for you. 1262 01:11:20,145 --> 01:11:22,495 In disguise. 1263 01:11:22,582 --> 01:11:24,976 In disguise to hide my face in my own kingdom. 1264 01:11:25,063 --> 01:11:26,804 I shall dress as a wandering beggar 1265 01:11:26,891 --> 01:11:28,414 and learn how things stand. 1266 01:11:28,501 --> 01:11:31,461 What will you do, Great Odysseus? 1267 01:11:31,548 --> 01:11:32,940 I will defend my home. 1268 01:11:33,027 --> 01:11:34,551 My family. 1269 01:11:34,638 --> 01:11:36,770 I must stop this before it’s too late. 1270 01:11:36,857 --> 01:11:38,772 Or even if it’s as you say, 1271 01:11:38,859 --> 01:11:41,949 there’s no glory left for either of us. 1272 01:11:43,821 --> 01:11:46,214 Finish the game, Odysseus. 1273 01:11:46,302 --> 01:11:48,391 And finish it well. 1274 01:11:48,478 --> 01:11:52,569 For not all gods have abandoned you. 1275 01:11:52,656 --> 01:11:55,180 And Poseidon still thirsts for revenge. 1276 01:12:04,537 --> 01:12:06,626 We must do something, Mother. 1277 01:12:06,713 --> 01:12:08,280 No. 1278 01:12:08,367 --> 01:12:09,716 I will not let them kill you. 1279 01:12:09,803 --> 01:12:11,501 You must get control of the city. 1280 01:12:11,588 --> 01:12:15,069 We will wait until your father returns. 1281 01:12:15,156 --> 01:12:16,462 Rioting! 1282 01:12:16,549 --> 01:12:18,464 Looting and violence, 1283 01:12:18,551 --> 01:12:21,249 and you want to wait for Odysseus to return? 1284 01:12:23,251 --> 01:12:25,384 Do you still think you’ll have a kingdom by then? 1285 01:12:29,736 --> 01:12:33,653 Without a king, my queen, 1286 01:12:33,740 --> 01:12:38,789 the city succumbs to its more primal urges. 1287 01:12:38,876 --> 01:12:42,575 I will take your hand and the crown with it. 1288 01:12:42,662 --> 01:12:47,406 And all will be well when King Antinous reigns. 1289 01:12:48,842 --> 01:12:51,236 It is time, my lord. 1290 01:12:51,323 --> 01:12:54,370 Time enough indeed for the final challenge. 1291 01:12:57,721 --> 01:13:01,289 No more games, loyal widow. 1292 01:13:01,377 --> 01:13:03,683 Being king is no game. 1293 01:13:03,770 --> 01:13:05,206 And only the worthy wear our crown 1294 01:13:05,293 --> 01:13:06,947 and complete this final task. 1295 01:13:09,689 --> 01:13:13,780 Only our king can fire an arrow through those axe blades. 1296 01:13:13,867 --> 01:13:16,827 And only our king has done it. 1297 01:13:16,914 --> 01:13:21,092 So are you our king, Antinous? 1298 01:13:21,179 --> 01:13:26,793 Or does Odysseus, even in his absence, carry the crown? 1299 01:13:26,880 --> 01:13:29,622 You’re not worth of such a great feat! 1300 01:13:29,709 --> 01:13:31,189 I challenge you for my Father’s kingdom! 1301 01:13:31,276 --> 01:13:32,799 Snake in the grass! 1302 01:13:35,280 --> 01:13:37,064 Stay in your place, pup! 1303 01:13:37,151 --> 01:13:39,153 Telemachus! 1304 01:13:39,240 --> 01:13:43,201 But if I must, I will teach you to keep your place! 1305 01:13:44,898 --> 01:13:47,292 The crown will never be yours! 1306 01:13:47,379 --> 01:13:49,686 [grunts] 1307 01:13:49,773 --> 01:13:51,296 Snake in the grass! 1308 01:13:57,824 --> 01:14:00,218 Interloper! Villain! 1309 01:14:00,305 --> 01:14:01,872 Yes, I am. 1310 01:14:03,395 --> 01:14:06,224 And much worse. 1311 01:14:06,311 --> 01:14:08,008 Begging your apologies. 1312 01:14:08,095 --> 01:14:11,229 I was merely returning the young man his sword. 1313 01:14:14,754 --> 01:14:16,713 I... 1314 01:14:16,800 --> 01:14:20,368 I would like to ask the young lady if I may compete. 1315 01:14:20,456 --> 01:14:21,457 Another suitor? 1316 01:14:24,634 --> 01:14:26,200 With the queen’s permission, of course. 1317 01:14:32,555 --> 01:14:34,513 We need no more suitors! 1318 01:14:34,600 --> 01:14:35,862 I will-- 1319 01:14:35,949 --> 01:14:37,211 The courtesy of my husband’s house 1320 01:14:37,298 --> 01:14:38,691 is much diminished as of late. 1321 01:14:42,739 --> 01:14:44,697 You may compete. 1322 01:14:44,784 --> 01:14:47,787 And I pray you might restore what has been lost. 1323 01:14:47,874 --> 01:14:51,922 Only Odysseus can put an arrow through those axe blades. 1324 01:14:52,009 --> 01:14:56,100 So, let’s see how good you are. 1325 01:14:56,187 --> 01:14:57,101 Good. 1326 01:14:59,756 --> 01:15:02,323 Clever. 1327 01:15:02,410 --> 01:15:03,716 Clever is better than good. 1328 01:15:10,288 --> 01:15:11,637 [laughing] 1329 01:15:15,380 --> 01:15:17,469 It’s a farce! 1330 01:15:17,556 --> 01:15:20,211 He can’t even keep the arrow straight, my queen. 1331 01:15:21,865 --> 01:15:24,868 Best keep your eye on the target, old man. 1332 01:15:27,044 --> 01:15:30,438 So, only Odysseus himself can make this shot. 1333 01:15:48,326 --> 01:15:50,850 And I must be Odysseus. 1334 01:15:50,937 --> 01:15:53,070 But Odysseus is dead! 1335 01:15:53,157 --> 01:15:55,159 - No! - Father! 1336 01:15:57,770 --> 01:16:01,557 You have overstayed your welcome in my house too long! 1337 01:16:01,644 --> 01:16:02,688 Antinous! 1338 01:16:04,734 --> 01:16:06,518 You can leave on your own accord. 1339 01:16:06,605 --> 01:16:08,041 Never! 1340 01:16:08,128 --> 01:16:11,088 This kingdom is mine! 1341 01:16:11,175 --> 01:16:12,916 Or you can go another way! 1342 01:16:19,662 --> 01:16:23,666 Death is too good for you. 1343 01:16:23,753 --> 01:16:25,189 Watch your tongue! 1344 01:16:25,276 --> 01:16:27,887 Or we will take it from you. 1345 01:16:27,974 --> 01:16:29,149 No! 1346 01:16:36,026 --> 01:16:37,201 My gods! 1347 01:16:38,898 --> 01:16:40,117 Help me! 1348 01:16:40,204 --> 01:16:42,075 Have mercy on me! 1349 01:16:58,526 --> 01:17:00,006 Here I am, monster! 1350 01:17:00,093 --> 01:17:05,011 [screams] 1351 01:17:05,098 --> 01:17:09,015 I’ll slaughter you and your family, 1352 01:17:09,102 --> 01:17:11,583 and the whole of Ithaca! 1353 01:17:11,670 --> 01:17:13,019 No! No! 1354 01:17:13,106 --> 01:17:14,673 Here I am! Here I am! 1355 01:17:14,760 --> 01:17:16,370 I’m the one you want! 1356 01:17:16,457 --> 01:17:18,416 Take me! Take me! 1357 01:17:20,113 --> 01:17:21,201 Father! 1358 01:17:22,768 --> 01:17:23,769 Father! 1359 01:17:35,999 --> 01:17:38,479 [whispering] 1360 01:17:46,357 --> 01:17:47,358 Odysseus? 1361 01:17:49,142 --> 01:17:50,013 Odysseus! 1362 01:17:51,667 --> 01:17:53,059 No! 1363 01:17:53,146 --> 01:17:55,192 What did he say to you, son? 1364 01:17:55,279 --> 01:17:56,976 Tell me! Tell me quickly! 1365 01:17:57,063 --> 01:17:58,543 What were his final words to you? 1366 01:17:58,630 --> 01:18:00,284 I don’t understand! 1367 01:18:01,720 --> 01:18:02,634 Telemachus... 1368 01:18:02,721 --> 01:18:05,681 What were his final words? 1369 01:18:05,768 --> 01:18:08,945 He said, third gift. 1370 01:18:10,468 --> 01:18:11,382 Third gift? 1371 01:18:13,427 --> 01:18:14,341 And then... 1372 01:18:15,778 --> 01:18:16,909 And then nothing more. 1373 01:18:22,219 --> 01:18:23,394 So clever. 1374 01:18:24,787 --> 01:18:26,702 The king of Ithaca. 1375 01:18:26,789 --> 01:18:28,529 Clever to his last. 1376 01:18:30,314 --> 01:18:31,228 Oh, goddess Athena. 1377 01:18:32,925 --> 01:18:34,405 My love. 1378 01:18:34,492 --> 01:18:39,192 You have suffered enough these past many days. 1379 01:18:39,279 --> 01:18:41,629 But the game’s over. 1380 01:18:41,717 --> 01:18:44,067 Odysseus... 1381 01:18:44,154 --> 01:18:45,329 Wins. 1382 01:18:45,416 --> 01:18:47,157 What do you mean? 1383 01:18:47,244 --> 01:18:48,811 He didn’t win. 1384 01:18:48,898 --> 01:18:50,595 He’s dead. He’s gone! 1385 01:18:50,682 --> 01:18:54,425 Do not be troubled, son of Odysseus. 1386 01:18:54,512 --> 01:18:58,124 Once again, your father’s glory honors me. 1387 01:19:00,300 --> 01:19:02,650 With his final breath, 1388 01:19:02,738 --> 01:19:06,306 your husband requested his last wish. 1389 01:19:09,222 --> 01:19:11,094 May I grant it? 1390 01:19:11,181 --> 01:19:12,051 Yes. 1391 01:19:15,489 --> 01:19:16,403 Yes, please. 1392 01:19:19,929 --> 01:19:23,541 Clever is indeed greater than good. 1393 01:19:38,034 --> 01:19:39,644 - Father! - He’s alive! 1394 01:19:42,038 --> 01:19:43,779 Goddess Athena, thank you. 1395 01:19:43,866 --> 01:19:46,303 It was your husband who outsmarted death. 1396 01:19:48,174 --> 01:19:50,916 I am glad to see you all reunited. 1397 01:19:59,969 --> 01:20:01,753 My son... 1398 01:20:01,840 --> 01:20:02,754 Oh, my son. 1399 01:20:05,061 --> 01:20:05,931 I was gone. 1400 01:20:07,498 --> 01:20:08,455 The goddess. 1401 01:20:11,545 --> 01:20:15,723 Athena has granted me my third wish. 1402 01:20:17,725 --> 01:20:20,511 My father more clever than the gods themselves. 1403 01:20:27,997 --> 01:20:30,434 The river Styx can wait... 1404 01:20:33,698 --> 01:20:35,091 But a moment longer. 1405 01:20:36,266 --> 01:20:37,136 Oh... 1406 01:20:38,790 --> 01:20:40,096 You took your time, old man. 1407 01:20:41,967 --> 01:20:43,534 The wind. 1408 01:20:43,621 --> 01:20:44,752 The wind was against me. 1409 01:20:47,016 --> 01:20:50,193 I have heard such stories. 1410 01:20:53,979 --> 01:20:57,113 You seem as if from a dream. 1411 01:20:57,200 --> 01:20:59,115 Are you really here? 1412 01:20:59,202 --> 01:21:01,857 Or are the gods still playing games. 1413 01:21:04,468 --> 01:21:09,865 I have not the strength for their sport any longer. 1414 01:21:09,952 --> 01:21:11,127 Nor do I. 1415 01:21:11,214 --> 01:21:12,650 Nor do I, my queen. 1416 01:21:16,045 --> 01:21:19,570 King of Ithaca, why have you returned to this place? 1417 01:21:25,532 --> 01:21:29,058 I have but one goal. 1418 01:21:29,145 --> 01:21:30,015 One destination. 1419 01:21:33,497 --> 01:21:37,718 Not Ithaca, not this house, 1420 01:21:37,805 --> 01:21:39,459 not the crown was my goal. 1421 01:21:43,028 --> 01:21:46,292 I care not for the seas or the skies. 1422 01:21:48,512 --> 01:21:51,819 I sought no monsters, nor gods. 1423 01:21:54,735 --> 01:21:56,302 I only sought you. 1424 01:21:58,739 --> 01:22:00,132 Only you. 1425 01:22:00,219 --> 01:22:05,572 You... You were the safe harbor I fought 1426 01:22:05,659 --> 01:22:09,054 so desperately to get home to. 1427 01:22:18,281 --> 01:22:19,978 And home you will stay. 1428 01:22:21,458 --> 01:22:22,328 Yes, I will. 1429 01:22:26,854 --> 01:22:27,812 Home. 1430 01:22:30,206 --> 01:22:32,338 The only journey worth the fight. 1431 01:22:38,997 --> 01:22:40,781 Home. 1432 01:22:40,868 --> 01:22:42,218 Home at last.