The Odyssey

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Referenced for the passage where Odysseus lies to Athena, claiming he paid passage to Phoenicians who brought him to Ithaca.

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Mentioned alongside the Epic of Gilgamesh as another ancient text featuring the dead rising

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Referenced multiple times in discussion of Odysseus's homecoming (nostos) and Greek mythology, with Stephen noting 'you can read the whole of the Iliad and the whole of the Odyssey.'

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Referenced as 'the sequel' to the Iliad, specifically mentioning the scene where 'we meet the ghost of Achilles in the underworld' who regrets choosing a short glorious life.

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Mentioned alongside the Iliad as books the speaker read when learning about the Greek concept of xenia. Referenced in the same discussion about Greek mythology and the guest-host relationship.