Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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My video essay on Odysseus and the art of lying.

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Transcript: johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-video-essay-on-odysseus-and-the-art-of-lying

Erwin Cook at Trinity University tutored me on the Odyssey and was instrumental in forming my own reading. You can find Professor Cook's wonderful book on the Odyssey here: amzn.to/45vZktr

Companion videos:
- Gregory Nagy on the Homeric Question: youtu.be/5GU1RN3eGQw
- Odysseus after the Odyssey: youtu.be/Z7SmVKDz_Sk

Timestamps:
00:00 0. Introduction
00:27 1. The Cyclops Scene
06:07 2. Lying as Institution
18:17 3. Hero as Man of Pain
25:54 4. Socrates as Hero

Music by Michael Levy, "Composer for Lyre" — used with permission.
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2v...
Website: ancientlyre.com