How Odysseus Took His Revenge

When Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, his homecoming turns into a ruthless reckoning. Tristan Hughes and Dr Emily Hauser dive into the shocking climax of Homer’s Odyssey, where hospitality, vengeance and survival collide in a blood-soaked finale. What drives Odysseus to unleash such fury, and what does the massacre reveal about power, justice and ancient heroism? We're going on TOUR to Australia and New Zealand! - final tickets are available here: https://fane.com.au/whats-on/an-eveni... 00:00 Introduction 02:23 The problem of the suitors 04:46 What has Tiresias just revealed to Odysseus? 11:36 Choosing between Scylla and Charybdis 12:22 The song of the sirens 19:14 The cattle of Helios 22:14 Stranded on Calypso’s island 27:54 The magical return to Ithaca 31:20 Athena's disguise and the beggar's return 35:21 Reunion with Telemachus 41:43 Entering the palace in disguise 47:03 Penelope's marriage contest 53:28 The slaughter of the suitors 57:22 Testing Odysseus and the marriage bed 1:00:08 Civil war and the final fate of Odysseus Watch Tristan Hughes and Dan Snow retrace Odyssey in Greece in a new documentary on History Hit TV! Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week PLUS early access, ad-free podcasts and exclusive subscriber episodes. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.  Presented by Tristan Hughes. Producers are Joseph Knight & McKenna Fernandez, senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Editor is Natasha Hughes. Channel manager is Vilde Øksnes. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. All music from Epidemic Sounds. #HistoryHitPodcast #TheAncients #Odyssey