A Day of Small Things | Reading the Iliad // My version of Odysseus? @adayofsmallthings | Uploaded March 2023 | Updated October 2024, 8 minutes ago.
There are many many characters that I had to get to know from the very beginning of the Iliad. But there is one person I do know and it’s quite comforting to spot his name every now and then. I have met Odysseus in Odyssey which I read a few years ago.

However, I’m now at the end of Book 12. I feel like I’m getting to know Odysseus for the first time and he stood out to me among all these millions of Greek and Trojan warriors.

What kind of guy is he? Let me show you a few incidents in the first half of the Iliad and explain why I find him fascinating and what kind of man I imagine Odysseus to be. Feel free to disagree! I’d love to hear your version of Odysseus. But I hope in this video I can explain myself why I think he is who I imagine he is.

Same with almost all my videos, this is not for academic purpose - I’m just an amateur reader having fun. Please don’t take me too seriously!

My other videos on the Iliad
- First impressions
youtu.be/hqpZvSwAvbE
- Odysseus
youtu.be/usuUVwDu5Gk
- Helen
youtu.be/ApzrsutrxLA
- Achilles
youtu.be/dwv552zEg2U
- Hephaestus
youtu.be/ww9bHYyloMo