Odysseus
Legendary Greek king of Ithaca
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| 2024 |
Moly
A research study proposed that moly might be an ethnobotanical complex of several closely related plant species with similar properties, potentially used interchangeably.
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| 2024 | Ralph Fiennes is set to play Odysseus in The Return film. |
| December 2024 |
Polifemo
Royal Opera of Versailles staged a version of Polifemo.
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| July 19 2024 |
Polifemo
American premiere of Polifemo by Opera Neo in San Diego, CA at UC San Diego Park and Market. Directed by Daria Zholnerova and conducted by Peter Kozma.
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| February 2024 |
Polifemo
Opéra National du Rhin produced the first performance of Polifemo in France in Strasbourg and Mulhouse, directed by Emmanuelle Haïm with Le Concert d'Astrée. Performers included Franco Fagioli, Paul Antoine Benos Djian, and Madison Nonoa.
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| 2021 |
The Song of Achilles
The book experiences a significant sales boost after being featured in a viral TikTok video, demonstrating the power of social media in driving book sales.
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| 2021 |
Philoctetes
Kae Tempest's adaptation of Philoctetes, titled 'Paradise', was performed at the Royal National Theatre in London.
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| 2019 |
Polifemo
A semi-staged production of Polifemo was presented at the Salzburg Festival.
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| 2018 |
Posthomerica
Neil Hopkinson published a Loeb edition with English translation of Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica through Harvard University Press.
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| 2018 | Joseph Mawle portrayed Odysseus in the TV series Troy: Fall of a City, offering another contemporary interpretation of the mythical hero. |
| 2013 |
Polifemo
Parnassus Arts Productions staged Polifemo at Theater an der Wien.
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| 2012 |
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles is published, retelling the story of Achilles from a new perspective.
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Odysseus, Euippe, Circe, Moly (herb), Polifemo (opera), Exegesis on the Soul, The Song of Achilles, Philoctetes (Sophocles play) & Posthomerica, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.