The Odyssey Part II (Season 1, Episode 2)
PG-13
TV Episode | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

The Odyssey

Part II (Season 1, Episode 2)

PG-13

TV Episode | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

The greatest epic of the ancient world, Homer's Odyssey, is now magnificently recreated for television. Homer's tale recounts the journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca & mastermind of the Greek victory in the Trojan war. Odysseus, known as a...See moreThe greatest epic of the ancient world, Homer's Odyssey, is now magnificently recreated for television. Homer's tale recounts the journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca & mastermind of the Greek victory in the Trojan war. Odysseus, known as a man of exceptional cunning & ingenuity, leaves his wife, Penelope & infant son, Telemachus, for what becomes a ten-year siege of the distant city of Troy. Odysseus forms the famous plan to infiltrate the city with a giant wooden horse filled with Greek soldiers & Troy is taken. That night, in the drunken revelry of victory, Odysseus blasphemes the gods, boasting that his own ingenuity, not the help & intervention of the gods brought this glory. Poseidon, god of the sea, is deeply offended & lays on Odysseus a curse: he will never reach home again. The stage is set for the legendary travails of Odysseus and his men. They land on an island looking for food & fresh water & instead are imprisoned by Polyphemous, a brutal man-eating Cyclops. Odysseus manages to free his men, but then they meet Circe and the Sirens; the monsters Scylla and Charybdis; and the irresistible sea nymph, Calypso. Eventually through his protector Athena, Odysseus reaches his home on the island of Ithaca. Ten years have passed & a company of suitors is seeking the hand of Penelope & the kingdom of her lost husband. For ten years she has put them off, refusing to give up on the chance that Odysseus will return. In the meantime, they feast and cavort, laying waste to Odysseus' estate as they form plots to kill Telemachus, his heir. Odysseus, disguised with the help of Athena, plots his revenge. With Telemachus & a few loyal servants, he defeats the treacherous suitors. Finally the family is reunited. Odysseus has learned that there is a difference between cunning and wisdom, and that the latter is key to life and happiness. See less

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42 cast members

Name	Known for
Armand Assante Odysseus Odysseus See fewer	Gotti (1996)
Greta Scacchi Penelope Penelope See fewer	The Player (1992)
Isabella Rossellini Athena Athena See fewer	Blue Velvet (1986)
Bernadette Peters Circe Circe See fewer	The Jerk (1979)
Eric Roberts Eurymachus Eurymachus See fewer	Runaway Train (I) (1985)
Irene Papas Anticleia Anticleia See fewer	The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Jeroen Krabbé King Alcinous (as Jeroen Krabbe) King Alcinous (as Jeroen Krabbe) See fewer	The Fugitive (1993)
Geraldine Chaplin Eurycleia Eurycleia See fewer	Talk to Her (2002)
Christopher Lee Tiresias Tiresias See fewer	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Vanessa Williams Calypso Calypso See fewer	Ugly Betty (2006)
Nicholas Clay Menelaus Menelaus See fewer	Excalibur (1981)
Adoni Anastassopoulos Perimedes (as Adoni Anastasse) Perimedes (as Adoni Anastasse) See fewer	The Odyssey (1997)
Paloma Baeza Melanthe Melanthe See fewer	Sunshine (2007)
Ron Cook Eurybates Eurybates See fewer	Hot Fuzz (2007)
Reid Asato Cyclops Cyclops See fewer	On Deadly Ground (1994)
Mark Hill Orsilicus Orsilicus See fewer	White Men Can't Jump (1992)
Pat Kelman Elatus Elatus See fewer	Encounters (2005)
Vincenzo Nicoli Antinous Antinous See fewer	Alien³ (1992)
Sally Plumb Queen Alcinous Queen Alcinous See fewer	His House (2020)
Roger Ashton-Griffiths Polites Polites See fewer	Game of Thrones (2011)
Katie Carr Nausicaa Nausicaa See fewer	Raising Helen (2004)
Marius Combo Agelaus Agelaus See fewer	The Odyssey (1997)
Alan Cox Elpener Elpener See fewer	Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
William Houston Anticlus Anticlus See fewer	Wednesday (2022)
Oded Levy Leocritus Leocritus See fewer	Eternal Bliss (2004)
Peter Page Philotus Philotus See fewer	The Odyssey (1997)
Michael J. Pollard Aeolus Aeolus See fewer	Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Alan Stenson Telemachus Telemachus See fewer	The Odyssey (1997)
Stewart Scudamore Antiphus (as a different name) Antiphus (as a different name) See fewer	Carnival Row (2019)
Tony Vogel Eumaeus Eumaeus See fewer	Mission: Impossible (1996)
Heathcote Williams Laocoon Laocoon See fewer	Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
Michael Tezcan Eurylochos Eurylochos See fewer	The Krays (1990)
Richard Truett Achilles Achilles See fewer	The Odyssey (1997)
Yorgo Voyagis Agamemnon Agamemnon See fewer	Frantic (1988)
Peter Woodthorpe Mentor Mentor See fewer	The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Derek Lea Hector Hector See fewer	The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Frederick Stuart Hermes (as Freddy Douglas) Hermes (as Freddy Douglas) See fewer	Queen of Swords (2000)
Miles Anderson Poseidon Poseidon See fewer	The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
Alan Smithie Priam Priam See fewer	The Odyssey (1997)
Vernon Dobtcheff Aegyptius Aegyptius See fewer	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Josh Maguire Young Telemachus Young Telemachus See fewer	The House of the Spirits (1993)
Yuvraj Zala Young Villager Young Villager See fewer	The Odyssey (1997)