Odyssey, Ramayana & Mahabharata: Did Greek And Hindu Epics Share One Ancient World?

Is the movie Odyssey connected to Ramayana and Mahabharata? After the renewed interest around Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey, many people have started asking whether Greek mythology and Hindu epics share similar roots. Is Troy like Lanka? Is Helen like Sita? Is Zeus connected to Indra? Are Odysseus, Ram, Arjun and Krishna part of a much older storytelling tradition? In this episode, Devdutt Pattanaik explores the fascinating links between Greek epics like the Odyssey and Iliad, and Indian epics like the Ramayana and Mahabharata. From chariots, horses, bows, gods, heroes and monsters to hospitality, strategy, rivers of death, rebirth, women, war and the Bronze Age to Iron Age shift — this video looks at why these ancient stories feel so similar. But the answer is not as simple as “Greeks copied Hindus” or “Hindus copied Greeks.” Devdutt explains that these myths may come from a shared ancient world, where similar ideas travelled, evolved and took different forms in Greece and India. #DevduttPattanaik #ChristopherNolan #Odyssey #Ramayana #Mahabharata #GreekMythology #HinduMythology #TrojanWar #Zeus #Indra #AncientHistory #IndianEpics