In Homer’s “The Odyssey,” the gods have their hands in just about everything. Athena, Poseidon, Zeus, and even Hermes are recurring characters who take turns guiding, thwarting, and capsizing the story’s hero.
Not so in Christopher Nolan’s 2026 film adaptation, where the only Olympian to appear is, arguably, a figment of Odysseus’ traumatized mind.
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