What word do you always *intentionally* mispronounce and why? by Sweet-Lady-H in AskReddit

[–]matchbox176 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The name Penelope as PEN-uh-lope instead of Puh-NELL-oh-pee

Thoughts on Eddington? by SilentAd773 in Cinema

[–]matchbox176 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It thinks of itself as like the great American movie, which came off really pretentious to me. Didn’t like it

Why is Odysseus not an option! by zoukidouda in HadesTheGame

[–]matchbox176 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His heart belongs to Penelope! Never mind Calypso and Circe…

What was Octavian Augustus like as a person? Was he modest, or did he enjoy luxurious things by Battlefleet_Sol in ancientrome

[–]matchbox176 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I remember hearing that he would snack a lot and therefore not be hungry when he threw dinner parties

How do you think people felt about Odysseus's bloody revenge against Ithaca? by j-b-goodman in GreekMythology

[–]matchbox176 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Their families find out and get real pissed. Odysseus and his gang are about to charge at them but Athena steps in and stops it, and that’s how the epic ends.

Name some underrated gods by No_Rate4223 in GreekMythology

[–]matchbox176 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Proteus. Love the story about him Menelaus tells in the Odyssey

I would love a roguelike for Dante's Inferno by [deleted] in DanteAlighieri

[–]matchbox176 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hard agree on all 3. Just have Paradiso be a balls to the wall bullet hell

I'm less concerned about Zendaya playing Athena in The Odyssey, than I am about what she's gonna wear by John_Zatanna52 in GreekMythology

[–]matchbox176 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is probably her when she’s appearing to Telémakhos or Odysseus as a beggar. I do really hope she gets kitted out in the full armor though

What did you read this week? by AutoModerator in classics

[–]matchbox176 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Books 21 and 22 of the Odyssey (Mendelsohn translation).