The Greek word Odyssey comes from Odysseia (Ὀδύσσεια), meaning "the story of Odysseus". It originates from the name of the Greek hero Odysseus, whose 10-year journey home after the Trojan War inspired Homer’s epic poem. Today, the word means a long, challenging, and eventful journey. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Origin and Literal Translation
Derived from the Ancient Greek title Odysseia.
Translates literally to "the song or tale of Odysseus".
Rooted in the name Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς). [1, 2, 3]
Meaning of the Hero's Name
"To Hate": Linguists often link Odysseus to the Greek verb odussomai, meaning "to be angry at" or "to hate".
"Sufferer of Pain": Some connections tie it to odyne, meaning pain or grief, reflecting a life of giving and receiving hardship. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Evolution into Modern Language
The Epic: Originally referred strictly to Homer's ancient poem.
General Use: Transformed into a common noun for any long, wandering, or adventurous quest involving many trials. [1, 2, 3, 4]
If you'd like, I can share:Key plot highlights from Homer's epic
Major themes like nostos (homecoming)
How Odysseus outsmarted his foes
The Odyssey
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Screenplay by Christopher Nolan
Based on Homer's Odyssey
Produced by
Emma Thomas
Christopher Nolan
Starring
Matt Damon
Tom Holland
Anne Hathaway
Robert Pattinson
Lupita Nyong'o
Zendaya
Charlize Theron
Cinematography Hoyte van Hoytema
Edited by Jennifer Lame
Music by Ludwig Göransson
Production
companies
Universal Pictures[1]
Syncopy[1]
Distributed by Universal Pictures[1]
Release dates
July 6, 2026 (Odeon Luxe Leicester Square)
July 17, 2026 (United States and United Kingdom)
Running time 173 minutes[2]
Countries
United States
United Kingdom
Language English
Budget $250 million[3]
Box office $1.183 billion[4][5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Odyssey_(2026_film)
The ensemble cast of The Odyssey at the premiere in New York City: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong'o, Zendaya, Charlize Theron, Samantha Morton, John Leguizamo, Himesh Patel, Jon Bernthal, Bill Irwin, and Benny Safdie.
Cast
The ensemble cast of The Odyssey at the premiere in New York City: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong'o, Zendaya, Charlize Theron, Samantha Morton, John Leguizamo, Himesh Patel, Jon Bernthal, Bill Irwin, and Benny Safdie.Matt Damon as Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca.[6] Director Christopher Nolan described Odysseus as complicated, "an amazing strategist, [and] a very wily person".[7]
Tom Holland as Telemachus, Odysseus and Penelope's son and the prince of Ithaca, who is determined to find his father.[8][9]
Anne Hathaway as Penelope, wife of Odysseus, mother of Telemachus, and the queen of Ithaca, who fends off many suitors in her husband's absence.[10]
Robert Pattinson as Antinous, a suitor of Penelope,[10] whom Pattinson described as sleazy and likened to James Woods's character Lester Diamond from the 1995 film Casino.[11]
Lupita Nyong'o in a dual role as:Helen of Troy, wife of Menelaus, described as the most beautiful woman in the world, whose abduction triggers the Trojan War.[12]
Clytemnestra, Helen's twin half-sister, wife of Agamemnon, who murders him upon his return from Troy.[12]
Samantha Morton as Circe, a witch and goddess on the island of Aeaea.[12]
John Leguizamo as Eumaeus, a blind swineherd, Odysseus's faithful slave.[9][13]
Zendaya as Athena, the goddess of wisdom, warfare, and handicraft, who protects Odysseus on his journey.[9][12] She also portrays the young Trojan priestess of Athena who is killed during the sack of Troy and whose form Athena later takes.
Charlize Theron as Calypso, a nymph on the island of Ogygia who tries to entice Odysseus to live as her husband with the promise of immortality.[12][14]
Jon Bernthal as Menelaus, the king of Sparta and Helen's husband.[9]
Himesh Patel as Eurylochus, Odysseus's second-in-command who challenges his thoughts and plans.[15][10]
Bill Irwin as the on-set performer of Polyphemus, a Cyclops and son of Poseidon.[16][12]
Elliot Page as Sinon, a Greek soldier and the son of a slave of Antinous, who was recruited as a child to be raised to serve as a soldier who would reach adulthood upon the Greeks' arrival at Troy.[15] Sinon is not in Homer's original poem and his story was borrowed from Virgil's Aeneid and other myths.[17]
Benny Safdie as Agamemnon, the Greek king of Mycenae, Clytemnestra's husband, Menelaus's older brother, and the commander of the Greeks during the Trojan War.[18][12]
Other suitors of Penelope include Corey Hawkins as Polybus,[15] Niko Nicotera as Peisander, Elyes Gabel as Elatus,[19] Iddo Goldberg as Amphimedon,[20] and Jamie Harris as Agelus. Mia Goth and Logan Marshall-Green portray twin siblings Melantho and Melanthius, who are respectively a disloyal maidservant of Odysseus and Penelope and Odysseus's dishonest cowherd.[7][21][15] Ryan Hurst portrays Mentor, Telemachus's guide and teacher,[22] while James Remar plays Tiresias, a blind prophet of the Greek underworld.[15] Other members of Odysseus's crew include Will Yun Lee as Anchialus,[9] Jimmy Gonzales as Cepheus,[10] Andrew Howard as Polites,[23] Jovan Adepo as Elpenor, Jesse Garcia as Menetus, Josh Stewart as Antiphates,[24] Sean Avery as Laodamas,[25] Anthony Molinari as Perimedes,[24] Stephen Murphy as Phemius, and Ian Casselberry as Dolios.[26]
Travis Scott makes a cameo appearance as a bard, whom Nolan included because he wanted to allude to how the Odyssey had been retold through oral poetry, which he analogized to rapping, Scott's profession.[12] Rafi Gavron and Shiloh Fernandez briefly appear as Trojans who kill Sinon and encounter the Trojan Horse.[27] Others in minor roles include Kate Fuglei as Eurycleia, a loyal slave and nurse of Odysseus and Penelope;[23] Maurice Compte as the steward of Menelaus;[28] Nick E. Tarabay as the unnamed helmsman of Telemachus' ship;[10] Michael Vlamis as a bandit disguised as a priest who attacks Telemachus in Pylos;[citation needed] and Brian Vernel as Irus, a beggar in Ithaca.[citation needed]
演員陣容
2026年麥特戴蒙的照片
湯姆霍蘭德在紐約《奧德賽》首映禮上的微笑照片
安妮海瑟薇在紐約《奧德賽》首映會上的微笑照片
露琵塔·尼永奧在紐約《奧德賽》首映會上的照片
贊達亞在紐約《奧德賽》首映禮上的照片
查理茲塞隆在紐約《奧德賽》首映會上的照片
薩曼莎·莫頓在紐約《奧德賽》首映禮上的照片
約翰·雷吉扎莫在紐約《奧德賽》首映禮上的照片
希米甚·帕特爾在紐約《奧德賽》首映禮上的照片
喬恩伯恩塔爾在紐約《奧德賽》首映禮上的照片
比爾歐文在紐約《奧德賽》首映會上的照片
照片演員班尼薩弗迪出席《奧德賽》紐約首映禮
《奧德賽》紐約首映會上的星星陣容：麥特戴蒙、湯姆霍頓、安海瑟薇、露琵塔妮詠歐、尚達亞、查理茲·塞隆、莎曼珊·莫頓、約翰·雷吉扎莫、希米甚·帕特爾、喬恩·伯恩塔爾、比爾·歐文和班尼·薩弗迪。
麥特戴蒙飾演奧德修斯，伊薩卡島的希臘國王。 [6] 導演克里斯多福諾蘭形容奧德修斯是個複雜的人物，「一位傑出的戰略家，[並且]一個非常狡猾的人」。 [7]
湯姆霍蘭德飾演忒勒馬科斯，奧德修斯和佩涅洛佩的兒子，伊薩卡的王子，他決心找到自己的父親。 [8][9]
安妮海瑟薇飾演佩涅洛佩，奧德修斯的妻子，忒勒馬科斯的母親，伊薩卡的王后，在丈夫不在家期間，她拒絕了許多求婚者。 [10]
羅伯派汀森飾演安提諾烏斯，佩涅洛佩的求婚者之一。 [10] 帕丁森形容他卑鄙無恥，並將其比作詹姆斯伍茲在1995年電影《賭城風雲》中飾演的萊斯特戴蒙德。 [11]
露琵塔·尼永奧一人分飾兩角：
特洛伊的海倫，墨涅拉俄斯的妻子，被譽為世界上最美麗的女人，她的被擄引發了特洛伊戰爭。 [12]
克呂泰涅斯特拉，海倫的孿生姐姐，阿伽門農的妻子，在阿伽門農從特洛伊歸來後將其謀殺。 [12]
薩曼莎·莫頓飾演喀耳刻，埃埃亞島上的女巫和女神。 [12]
約翰雷吉札莫飾演歐邁俄斯，一位盲眼的養豬人，奧德修斯的忠實奴隸。 [9][13]
贊達亞飾演雅典娜，智慧、戰爭和工藝女神，在奧德修斯的旅途中守護著他。 [9][12] 她也飾演了在特洛伊陷落中遇難的年輕特洛伊女祭司，雅典娜後來化身為她。
查理茲塞隆飾演卡呂普索，奧吉吉亞島上的一位仙女，她試圖以永生為誘餌，引誘奧德修斯成為她的丈夫。 [12][14]
喬恩伯恩塔爾飾演墨涅拉俄斯，斯巴達國王，海倫的丈夫。 [9]
希米甚·帕特爾飾演歐律洛科斯，奧德修斯的副手，他挑戰奧德修斯的想法和計劃。 [15][10]
比爾歐文飾演獨眼巨人波呂斐摩斯，他是海神波賽頓之子。 [16][12]
艾略特佩吉飾演西農，一位希臘士兵，安提諾烏斯奴隸之子，幼年時被徵召入伍，接受訓練，待希臘人抵達特洛伊時長大成人。 [15] 西農並非荷馬原著中的人物，他的故事取材自維吉爾的《埃涅阿斯紀》和其他神話。 [17]
班尼·薩弗迪飾演阿伽門農，邁錫尼國王，克呂泰涅斯特拉的丈夫，墨涅拉俄斯的哥哥，特洛伊戰爭期間希臘聯軍的統帥。 [18][12]
佩涅洛佩的其他追求者包括科里·霍金斯飾演的波呂布斯[15]、尼科·尼科特拉飾演的佩桑德、埃利耶斯·加貝爾飾演的埃拉托斯[19]、伊多·戈德堡飾演的安菲墨冬[20]以及傑米·哈里斯飾演的阿格魯斯。米婭·戈斯和羅根·馬歇爾-格林飾演孿生兄妹墨蘭托和墨蘭提烏斯，他們分別是奧德修斯和佩涅洛佩不忠的女僕以及奧德修斯不誠實的牧牛人[7][21][15]。萊恩·赫斯特飾演門托，他是忒勒馬科斯的嚮導和老師[22]，而詹姆斯·雷馬爾飾演忒瑞西阿斯，一位希臘冥界的盲先知[15]。奧德修斯船員的其他成員包括：威爾·尹·李飾演安基阿羅斯[9]、吉米·岡薩雷斯飾演刻甫斯[10]、安德魯·霍華德飾演波利特斯[23]、喬萬·阿德波飾演埃爾佩諾爾、傑西·加西亞飾演墨涅托斯、喬許·史都華飾演安提法特斯[24]、肖恩·艾佛瑞飾演拉奧達瑪斯[25]、安東尼·莫利納裡飾演佩里墨得斯[24]、史蒂芬·墨菲飾演菲米烏斯，以及伊恩·卡塞爾伯里飾演多利奧斯[26]。
崔維斯·史考特客串演出一位吟遊詩人，諾蘭之所以讓他出演，是因為他想暗示《奧德賽》最初是透過口頭詩歌的形式流傳下來的，他將這種形式比作說唱——斯科特的職業。 [12] 拉菲·加夫隆和希洛·費爾南德斯短暫出場，飾演殺死西農並遭遇特洛伊木馬的特洛伊人。其他 [27]其他擔任配角的演員包括：凱特·富格萊飾演歐律克勒亞，她是奧德修斯和佩涅洛佩的忠誠奴隸兼保姆；[23] 莫里斯·孔特飾演墨涅拉俄斯的管家；[28] 尼克·E·塔拉貝飾演忒勒馬科斯船上的無名舵手；[10] 邁克爾·米忒勒斯飾演。以及布萊恩·弗內爾飾演伊薩卡的乞丐伊魯卡。 [需要引用]
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https://www.getty.edu/news/experts-in-antiquity-and-ancient-myth-conversation-odyssey/
自從克里斯多福諾蘭的《奧德賽》上個月上映以來，可以說對於古代史學者來說，這是一個好時機。這部電影讓全世界都在討論荷馬史詩《奧德賽》，考慮到人們已經研究、翻譯和講述這個故事超過2800年，這也就不足為奇了。
那麼，那些對荷馬史詩《奧德賽》瞭如指掌，並研究其創作和演出時期的學者們，對諾蘭的改編有何看法呢？為了找到答案，我們邀請了以下嘉賓：蓋蒂別墅古代文物策展人克萊爾·萊昂斯；蓋蒂別墅古代文物策展助理妮可·布德羅維奇；以及神話學家、故事專家、約瑟夫·坎貝爾基金會執行董事約翰·布徹。
謝謝。我沒權進去看。Wilson 教授或許有點後悔過份。他出書的時間對,賣得好。去年芝加哥大學另有新譯本，據說譯者是頂尖學者。紐約時報也找他簡評過。2025他在yutube有一小時多的新譯本談論吧。
我一直猶豫是否真的要大戰三百合。
這其實是難得的世界文化盛事，可惜我已七十多歲了。
Claire Lyons,
https://www.getty.edu/news/getty-announces-claire-lyons-new-curator-for-antiquities/
Claire Lyons: Christopher Nolan’s adaptation does fine justice to the spirit of the Homeric traditions and I admired the art of filmmaking tremendously, even more so after my second viewing. Only rarely has a film provoked so many reactions and opinions…we’re still talking about it. Especially for those of us who work in the field and have invested years in reading the literature and interpreting the art, to see the story brought to life again in such an overpowering visual medium is quite an experience. The film is epic.
克萊爾萊昂斯：克里斯多福諾蘭的改編完美地展現了荷馬史詩的精神，我對電影的藝術性讚歎不已，尤其是在二刷之後。很少有電影能像它一樣引發如此多的反響和討論……我們至今仍在談論它。特別是對於我們這些從事相關領域工作，並投入多年時間研讀文學作品和解讀藝術的人來說，看到這個故事以如此震撼的視覺形式再次呈現，真是一種非凡的體驗。這部電影堪稱史詩鉅作。
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John Bucher, a mythologist, story expert, and executive director of the Joseph Campbell Foundation.
John Bucher: I loved it. And I think it’s really interesting that we live in this time when in response to any issue or story, we all feel like we are entitled to a take on it, an opinion on it. I don’t go into these storytelling experiences with that frame at all. I believe the storyteller is saying, “This is how I see the world. You can agree or disagree.” And this was originally a poem that was sung. If we think about Nolan being the latest bard and the bardic tradition of singing this song to us, every bard would sing the song differently. The point was never to try and get some sort of pure version of a story. That was never of deep concern to ancient audiences. Myth is about opening up stories, not narrowing it down to specific historic moments.
The Odyssey約翰‧布徹：我非常喜歡這個故事。我覺得很有趣的是，我們生活在這樣一個時代，面對任何問題或故事，我們都覺得自己有權利發表看法，有權利發表意見。但我完全不會帶著這種心態去體驗這些故事。我相信說故事的人是在說：「這就是我眼中的世界。你可以同意，也可以不同意。」 這首歌原本是一首吟唱的詩。如果我們把諾蘭想像成最新的吟遊詩人，以及吟遊詩人為我們吟唱這首歌的傳統，那麼每個吟遊詩人都會以不同的方式演繹這首歌。關鍵從來不在於追求故事的某種純粹版本。古代的聽眾從來都不在意這一點。神話的意義在於展開故事，而不是將其局限於特定的歷史時刻。
Master of the Cinematic Universe: The Secret Code to Writing in the New World of Media
John K. Bucher, Jeremy Casper
Michael Wiese Productions, 2016 - Performing Arts - 130 pages
Master of the Cinematic Universe is a guide to the future of trans-media storytelling. Content creators of every flavor are constantly needing to expand the mediums they can work in. This volume serves as a resource for using the timeless truths of story structure to craft established as well as up and coming short-form media formats.More »
About the author (2016)
John Bucher is an award-winning writer / director / producer from Los Angeles, California. He has spoken on five continents about story, film, spirituality, and pop culture. He has served as Executive Director of the Damah Film Festival, Director of Story Development for the Global Short Film Network, and currently teaches at the Los Angeles Film Studies Center (LAFSC). He has developed story con-tent for organizations ranging from HBO to the U.S. Figure Skating Association. His blog, Welcome-ToTheSideshow.org, is read by thousands in more than 70 countries each year. In addition, he writes a regular weekly column on storytelling in film and television for LA-Screenwriter.com, and is active on Twitter at @johnkbucher Jeremy Casper is an award-winning writer / director / producer from Los Angeles, California, and currently teaches film at the Los Angeles Film Studies Center (LAFSC), where he has workshopped well over a thousand short films with his students and alumni. He is a graduate of the LAFSC and re-ceived his M.A. in Communication with an Emphasis in Film Directing and Cinematography from Re-gent University. His film, Vacant House, premiered at the United Film Festival in 2013 and has won several festival awards, including "Best Screenplay" and "Best Feature Film." Jeremy also works with the Global Short Film Network and the Visual Story Network and has led screenwriting and directing seminars in Los Angeles, as well as in Egypt, Ukraine, Ethiopia, New Zealand, Australia, Italy, Jordan, and remotely in England and the United Arab Emirates.
Bibliographic information
Title Master of the Cinematic Universe: The Secret Code to Writing in the New World of Media
Authors John K. Bucher, Jeremy Casper
Publisher Michael Wiese Productions, 2016
電影宇宙大師：新媒體世界寫作的秘訣
封面
約翰·K·布徹，傑里米·卡斯珀
麥可維斯製片公司，2016 - 表演藝術 - 130頁
《電影宇宙大師》是一本關於跨媒體敘事未來的指南。各種類型的創作者都需要不斷擴展他們的創作媒材。本書旨在指導讀者如何運用故事結構的永恆真理來創造成熟的以及新興的短視頻媒體形式。
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關於作者（2016年）
約翰布徹是一位屢獲殊榮的編劇/導演/製片人，來自加州洛杉磯。他曾在五大洲就故事、電影、靈性和流行文化等主題發表演講。他曾擔任達瑪電影節的執行總監、全球短片網絡的故事發展總監，目前在洛杉磯電影研究中心（LAFSC）任教。他曾為包括HBO和美國花式滑冰協會在內的眾多機構創作故事內容。他的部落格Welcome-ToTheSideshow.org每年吸引來自70多個國家的數千名讀者。此外，他還在LA-Screenwriter.com網站上定期撰寫關於電影和電視故事創作的專欄文章，並在推特上活躍，帳號為@johnkbucher。傑里米·卡斯珀是一位來自加州洛杉磯的屢獲殊榮的編劇/導演/製片人，目前在洛杉磯電影研究中心（LAFSC）教授電影課程，他曾指導學生和校友製作過上千部短片。他畢業於洛杉磯電影研究中心，並在攝政大學獲得傳播學碩士學位，主修電影導演和攝影。他的電影《空屋》（Vacant House）於2013年在聯合電影節首映，並獲得多項電影節獎項，包括“最佳劇本”和“最佳長片”。傑里米也與全球短片網絡（Global Short Film Network）和視覺故事網絡（Visual Story Network）合作，在洛杉磯、埃及、烏克蘭、埃塞俄比亞、新西蘭、澳大利亞、義大利、約旦以及英國和阿聯酋等地舉辦編劇和導演研討會。
書目資訊
書名：《電影宇宙大師：新媒體世界寫作秘訣》（Master of the Cinematic Universe: The Secret Code to Writing in the New World of Media）
作者：約翰·K·布徹（John K. Bucher）、傑里米·卡斯珀（Jeremy Casper）
出版社：邁克爾·維斯出版社（Michael Wiese Productions），2016年
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