mosaic depiction of the OdysseyA lecture Wednesday will explore modern attempts to retract the ancient journey in the Odyssey.

Lecture to explore attempts to follow in footsteps of Odysseus

The 10-year journey described by Homer in his epic poem has come into common parlance as a synonym for a long series of vicissitudes. In a lecture Wednesday, October 19, Ian Storey will discuss modern attempts to retract the ancient journey in the Odyssey.

Dr. Storey is a professor emeritus at Trent University and the author of the books A Guide to Ancient Greek Drama, Euripides: Suppliant Women, Eupolis: Poet of Old Comedy, and the three-volume Fragments of Old Comedy.

“Seeking Odysseus” is free and open to the public. It begins at 4 p.m. in McPherson Lounge, Alumni Hall.