Chapter 1
The real world behind the myth
Chapter 2
Monsters and magic on the high seas
Chapter 3
The mind of a trickster
Chapter 4
The final homecoming and legacy
YOUR GOAL
Master of The epic Odyssey
Ch 3 · The mind of a trickster
grecory Homer's Odyssey
He screamed that 'Nobody' was stealing his sight, But it was my clever mind slipping into the night.
grecory Odysseus engineered history's most famous military deception to end the ten-year siege of Troy.
grecory Odysseus used a clever linguistic pun to escape the Cyclops Polyphemus without alerting the other giants.
BETA
grecory Choose the right disguise for Odysseus to discover how deception became his ultimate weapon.
Fun Fact
The original hacker: Odysseus's wooden horse trick is the origin of the term 'Trojan horse' used in computer security.
Glossary
metis (noun)
Cunning intelligence, resourcefulness, or craftiness. Odysseus famously wields this trait to outsmart and blind the Cyclops Polyphemus inside his cave.
Cunning intelligence, resourcefulness, or craftiness. Odysseus famously wields this trait to outsmart and blind the Cyclops Polyphemus inside his cave.
Quiz
Which goddess constantly assists Odysseus throughout his journey with strategic advice?