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[Music] [Music] We must get her to the Palace. [Music] Jesus! [Music] Hurry! What is here, Master? The baby's coming. Take me home, Master. Tell him to make ready. Just think of us, just you and I, lying on the [Music] shore. [Music] Hold tight. Give me the pain, Master, Master! He's coming! It's coming, coming! Come this [Music] way, come this way! There we are. The baby is [Music] coming. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Green bope! Baby is coming! The baby is coming! Queen! Queen B! Baby, come yourself, boy! Hold me! Hold me! Hold me in your eyes. [Music] A [Music] boy! I love you. [Music] Do you see? [Music] Theus Isa, your kingdom. Yes! Do you see how beautiful? Do you [Music] yes! Look! Look! This day was the proudest day of my life. My sweet Penelope and the gods had given me a son, but in the same moment, the world we built together was changed forever. Dark news was coming to my shores. Beloved Greece was at war with Troy, a kingdom far across the seas. The mightiest of my fellow Kings, Agamemnon and Menelaus themselves, came for me, sworn, born to a Blood Oath of Allegiance and bound by Honor to protect my land. I was forced to leave my home, not knowing if I would ever see my wife and child [Music] again. I am Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and this is my [Music] story.
No, you must leave it here. The bow now belongs to your son, my grandson. You alone will teach him to string it when he has grown. Mother, no! I see it is war you speak of. Summon the captains, assemble the crews. We sail for Troy. Troy! Gods be with us! A… of my goddess. You have always protected me, yet today you remain silent. Tell me, is there no way to avoid this war? Athena, speak to [Music] me! No! [Music] Tears! No! [Music] Tears! Strong like you, he doesn't [Music] cry. Promise me you'll return. I cannot. Troy does not fall so gently. I love you. Then I’ll appear. If I cannot return… you will… no! No! If I fail… if I fail… and if I die… don’t even say the words! Don’t! You must allow me to die inside of [Music] you. You cannot live a life alone. You will always be my wife. If there is a beard on his face and I still… you will choose another, and you will marry, and you will give our son a kingdom. Yes, and all we have worked [Music] for now. Promise me. [Music] [Music] A… disuse… I will be alive! Alive like this tree around which we built this [Music] world. I will [Music] wait. Anus, join the Farewell [Applause] Song! Set the sails! Try and try to dust! Return with the spoils of enemies you’ve slain, and my heart… heart will [Music] rejoice! Come on! I’m… give Penelope the same strength you gave to me. I will care for your son as I cared for [Music] you. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] Oh! [Music]
The gods of sea and sky carried me towards Troy, my Warriors at my side, but I was alone. You are ill, Urus. He’s infected with a lying sickness. I’m telling you, it’s true. The walls of Troy reach to the [Music] clouds! I see you’re no longer with me, Athena, and it’s all right. I can do everything myself. Huh? Is there any way to speak to your protector, Aena? I think the wine swells your head, my Urus. Are you drinking because you fear your future? Me? I’m afraid of nothing! I’m teasing you. You’re angry with me, Athena. You could have helped me persuade Aon on the day of my son’s birth, no less! I’m a goddess, after all. I have other duties, and don’t forget I can be seen by whom I choose. I did not want you to escape this journey because I want you to go. I want you, my brave Urus, to defeat the Trojans. I thought long enough… oh no! Your destiny is to do battle, to become immortal, to have your name on the lips of endless Generations! No! I have no need to be remembered by endless Generations! Anticus! You… you cannot lie to me! I know your true character. I know your pride, your vanity. You even surround yourself with men who will not refuse you. Look at them! I fear for you! Giant Potis, he’s stubborn beyond words. That’s what makes him relentless. Urus lies even more than you! Urus is the best blacksmith in all Greece. Anticus, his curiosity will always bring him trouble. I can see… that’s what makes them fearless. You see the good in them because they love you. You must use… Scoot… to defeat the Trojans. You must be brave, my Odysseus! I have no fear as long as you’re with me. [Applause]
Year after year, we fought beneath Troy’s walls. I stood with a mighty Achilles, thigh to thigh against Hector, the Trojan’s most ferocious Warrior and his troops. Thousands of men died where they fell, while mothers and wives spent endless sleepless nights, and no one knew whose side the gods were on. Stop! Play! Play! Play! Fight! Fight! Fight! [Applause] Fight! Achilles! Hear me, Greek! It is I, Hector, defender of Troy, who challenge you here, before the gods and your own people! I will tear open your chest, suck out your beating heart, and spit your blood in the face of your slaves! Hector! No! [Music] Hey! There is mine! Mine! Mine! [Music] A… I killed Hector! I will bury [Music] Troy! [Music] [Music] Oh! [Music]
In the seventh year of blood, Achilles, god among men, was slain. All hope was lost. Troy had taken the best of us and still remained locked. The word on each Greek soldier’s lips was surrender, but I refused to accept so much death in vain. I had a plan, and I convinced my comrades there was a way to enter Troy. King Priam built from their forgotten ships a worthy trophy. Oh, let me go! Let me go! Mercy! Good King, have mercy on an old man! It was I who convinced the Greeks to retreat. I told them to make this offering to you, great King. My brothers, that after 10 years of war you have won, and no one will ever enter the walls of Troy. I convinced them to build this mighty horse as a gift of surrender to you. And for my… my troubles, they branded me a coward, left me here to beg. Mighty Priam, give me life, and I will be your slave. Any fool can see that he’s [Laughter] lying! Lacoon, the doubter! He will ruin us! That mouth has never spoken the truth! Good King, I swear it! Beware the Greeks and their [Laughter] gifts! Beware! Poseidon has sent his sea serpent! It is assigned… your… suere… is a… offed… Poseidon with his lies! You must accept the Greek’s gift! Wheel it to the gates! Yeah! [Music] Go! [Music] Drop the rope! GRE… come out! [Music] A… do you see? You gods of sea and sky, I conquered Troy! Me, Odysseus, a mortal man of flesh and blood and bone and mind! I do not need you now! I can do [Music] anything! Oh, Deus! Why do you defy me? Who are you? It is I, Poseidon, God of the blind, dark sea! You have already forgotten how I helped you! Help me! For 10 years you played with us as toys! For 10 years as you let blood spill to your shores, but it was my serpent who silenced Lacoon! Or your horse… are… stoed… yet you refuse to give thanks! You forget a man is nothing without the gods! You will suffer for this offense! For your arrogance, you will drift on my sea for an eternity! Never again will you reach the shores of Ithaca! You cannot stop me! You will suffer! I… no one… no one will stop me from seeing Ithaca! I heard Poseidon’s roar, but his words were lost. Victorious, defiant, I sailed from Troy, my mind filled only with the thoughts of the home I had not seen for 10 [Music] years.
You see, Thous, it’s easy! Thus! Thus! Where are you? You can’t catch me! I can still catch you! Yes, I will! You won’t catch me! You won’t catch me! You won’t catch me! Mother! Mother! Save me! Mother! Mother, would you? Mother! Mother, save me! You save me! Mother! Thus! Where are you? Supposed to be in the field, sheering sheep! Emus! Take Telemus back! MH! Come on, boy! Come on! [Music] Out! He’s just a boy! He’s not ready for man’s work! Because you will not let him grow! He’s my son, not yours! My son was ready for all things! Yes, your son had his father! You’re soon enough… can never be soon enough! Each day without Odysseus lasts forever! Yes, but if he does not return… do not say those words to me! You cannot hide from them! If Urus is dead, you must bear it and go on. You must live for your son as I did. You must raise a king. You have a heart of stone! Yes, if stone can shiver and [Music] bleed! [Music] Dis… [Music] Oh, Disas! Oh, Disas! Return to [Music] me! [Music]
Poseidon began his revenge soon enough. For months he blanketed the sea in fog. Separated from the rest of the fleet, I was lost. [Music] [Applause] [Music] And… close… nothing… nothing but fog! Anteus! When I find you… you and your flute are in the sea! Land! It’s land! Your… it’s not Ithaca! Girl! Bro! If men live here, they can tell us how far we’ve wandered. Let the others go, Master. You can follow. If they meet [Music] anyone… Pyramids… I hear it! Sheep or goat! And I bet I’m the first to find them all! Bring the gifts for our hosts! You stay with the ship, and let you go alone, Master! I win! An empty cave! No women, but… bloody… of cheese! It’s good! Yeah! Oh! Go wait! They keep sheep…ing… this cave with them! No tools! No weapons! Oh! Oh! Oh! They’re many! In… l… oh no! Grain! No oil! The K… bring the wine! Savages! The wine! We’ll trade it for… war! Mi… wine with W… you pig! He’s too strong! Without… little boy! No! We’ll roll you down the hill! When you drop… now… let… I see these [Music] Shepherds! Who are you there? Just soldiers. We’re lost. And…ing… my… oh! Why not? No! No! No! It’s true! We… we just helped ourselves, but as your guest… we… we know… we bring gifts! That is the custom in this part of the world! No! That is… that is the law! Yeah! We have no law here! We do what we want! You… um… you’re not alone! No! My brothers have the… beat… caves… were your parents? Our mother is a… cenith… our father is the mighty God, Poseidon! Poseidon! I am the youngest, Polybus. What did you bring? Bring gifts! We thought that… uh… if you would share some sheep, we could cook you a feast! Feast! Jeese! I like me… no! Why? Because men do not eat one… I [Music] to come down! Who is [Music] next? Down! Down! Take me next, please! Of course! If you do, then you will eat all the magic inside my head! Do you know how much magic I have in here? I will spit your head out! But you have learned nothing! Poseidon’s sons are not stupid! Huh? They’re not foolish! You eat me, then you kill all the secrets of the world! What secrets? Huh? What secrets? An… nose… the wine! What is it? Wine! That’s a drink of the Gods! Yeah! Try! [Music] I like it! Another! What is your name? My name… he is the Lord of… please… my name is Nobody! Nobody! Right over there! In the morning, you will tell me more secrets! After… right? I will kill him now! And after he’s dead… who will move the… stor… on? Keep it! Push! Come on! Push! Forever! Come on! P… there must be another way out there. [Music] Is… [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] Oh! My eye! My [Applause] eye! [Applause] My eye! What have you done to me? I cannot see! Help! Help me! I cannot see! Brothers! Brothers! He’s blinding me! Nobody has blinded me! Are you…? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? I will kill you! I eat you, piece by piece! Help! I will get you! I… father… avenge me! [Music]
Father, we sailed for months from Cyclops Island toward the setting sun, our hearts heavy with the loss of Anus and his gentle flute, our mouths dry with thirst, desperate for water to drink. We approached another unknown [Music] land. [Applause] [Applause] The… are you surprised? Admit it! I can see your surprise! Who are you? I am Aeolus, god of wind. This is my island, where soft breezes and raging tempests all begin. Well, I’m… Onor… but why do you not allow me to drink? Because I know you, Odysseus, Lord of [Music] Ithaca! Do not be afraid! Step through the water. I have something for you. Come ahead! Do not be [Music] afraid! Come here! You know me! Everyone knows Odysseus is the Great Hero who built the Trojan Horse, but few Greeks know that you’re the only one who can’t go home! Poseidon still believes he can stop… Poseidon! Poseidon! Poseidon! This Poseidon! That Poseidon! Poseidon’s a bully! He’s my cousin! He’s arrogant! He’s selfish! He forgets that the sea is nothing without the wind! And who is the god of the [Music] wind? Guess who’s the god of the Winds? I am! We’ll get back at him! Give me this! Give me this, Odysseus! Thank you! We will get back at him! [Music] Up! [Music] Here! These winds… very stubborn. I have left only the West Wind free. In nine days it’ll blow you and your ship to Ithaca. Now, here! Catch! Why are you helping me? Because you’re the first mortal ever to use his mind, and you understand there’s always something to learn. Now go! And you better not open that sack! [Music] [Music] [ __ ] [Music] Lucky! It is… is… we find water! He finds gold! Maybe something better! [Music] No! Leave it alone! I’ll tell you when we reach Ithaca! Not [Music] [Music] before! Soon! Aeolus had promised me… soon I would see my… my family… my [Music] [Music] home! Fly! Tell Penelope I will not sleep till we embrace in our bed! [Applause] [Music] Go! Bring the [Music] grain! Move along! Move [Music] along! My heart flatters as if I’m afraid to say [Music] it! [Music] [Applause] [Music] H… [Music]
Finally, he sleeps! Now let’s open the sack! It must be full of treasure! We will bet… Pites… what do you say it is? Don’t care! Blow up my share! Paramed! You cannot open it! It is the Master’s! What is the Master’s? Is ours! This… can keep it! I just want to see it! Well, I’ll have your shirt, too! Now… I… set… gold! Ithaca! Ithaca! It’s Ithaca! Ithaca! We’re home! I must wake the Master! No! Move! When I got you here… once we land… he’ll never show us what’s in the [Music] sack! A strange feeling woke me… yes! He’s coming! M… hurry! Hurry! Quiet! Quiet! Come on! Spce… it… open! Done! The sh… in the shs… I told you! I told you not to open the… C… up! What are you done? What are you…? Do you fools! You bet… tray… me! You betray me! Fool! Fo… you sh… me… a… what have you been [ __ ]? I have held Ithaca in my eyes only to have my hopes of reaching Penelope crushed by the fury of the unlocked winds! Toss in the storm! All food and water lost! We were set down now on the far side of the world! What food…? Stay away! Here, Master! All I could find… you’ll not get one kernel from me! You act alone when you starve alone! If there is game here, I will kill it, but I… I will share it with my brothers! Polite… is… go with them! Eyes open! Pyramid… is… gold and silver! It’s you who opened the sack, and now we’ll all starve! I can cut you open, too! We’ll cook you right here! Quiet! [Music] [Applause] [Music] Move! Food! Get him! Get him! The pig! Get the pig! Don’t stop him! It’s a… get [Music] [Music] the… no! I’ll stop you squealing! Please stop! Please, Master! Stop it! Where are the others? Captured by… who? Warrior? Savage? Is who? No! It’s Poes! Our Polites! Turned into a pig! You really get none of your games! It is the truth! I swear it! This is the island of a witch! A sorceress! She turned all our brothers into animals! I saw it with my own eyes! He’s lying to protect himself! What did you do? Coward! Run from the fight! Master! Let him speak! For half the day we climbed up a… a path into these mountains… from the woods… suddenly we heard a sweet woman’s voice singing… calling us… in… the witch! We came to a stone Palace surrounded by animals! Lions! Wolves! We saw… from a distance… walking from window to window… singing… her… some… she offered food and wine in her honeyed voice… and in they went… but you did not go! I stayed back! Yes! I never… have I felt worse for being right! Go on! I crept closer… and so… oh! There was music! The Witch waved her hands, and each one of our brothers was turned into an animal before my eyes! Impossible! Only Poite… is escaped! It does look like Polites… Qui… a fool! Master! You cannot believe… are we… dist… stared… because of his lies! If you touch that pig, I will kill you with my bare hands! Get off! Get… this is true! On my life! If I do not return by sunrise… leave this place! Master! Master! Master! You cannot go! She’ll cast her spell over you! I sent them! I bring them back! [Music] [Music] [Music] F… oh! [Music] Distracted! Stay away! Don’t come any closer! An… close! Where are the others? [Music] A… careful! You’re about to lose your sword, and you need it! Miss… the God’s messenger! None other! Finally! I… seen… the… sent you… please… secure my sword! Sorry! I’m not allowed to touch… only offer you words! Heed my advice, and reach that stone… which… this [Applause] one! [Music] Here! Eat this! The… smly… it’s poison! I’m giving it to you, a God to a mortal! I refuse! Fine! But it is the only way to stop the Witch Circe’s spell! Don’t you trust me? She knows you’re coming, but now… when you drink her honey potion… you will remain a man! This will catch the witch off guard! Draw your sword as if to kill her! Frighten her a little! Then… then she will make you an offer… to take her to bed! You cannot refuse a goddess! Only then will she surrender your men! [Music] [Music] Farewell! [Music] [Music] Sh… [Music] [Music] Come on! Come! You’re almost there! Come on! Come on! Come on! Don’t be afraid! You must be hungry and thirsty! Wine with [Applause] [Music] honey! More! [Music] Very sweet! [Music] I had hope for a lion… from such a man… will you not change me? No! No! H… what will you do with this knife? And your life? Do… and you will never see your men again! Aici… is the only way! I will turn your soldiers back to men is if you take me to [Music] bed, brave Odysseus! Are you still a [Music] man? You… you are gutless murderers! I’m telling you, you’re gutless murderers! That bellies will be full! I believe you… you… but I cannot stop them all! I’m going to have your [ __ ]! Look at me, you idiot! Come closer! You don’t recognize me! Poes! I told you it was Poes! No! You remember me! You’ll remember me! [Music] Always remember [Music] you! [Music] Bring your men here! Tweet… and [Music] rest!
Circe filled our ears with music and our minds with the magical Lotus Blossom, her potions weakening our bodies and clouding our [Music] thoughts. Thacus! I’m going hunting! Not with that! Not yet! But it’s mine! Yes! If I’m old enough to keep my father’s flocks and kill his game, then I’m old enough to use his bow! If you can string it, it’s yours to hunt with! If you cannot, you will place it in your father’s treasury until I give it to you! Mr. Ana is going to the shore! Come quickly, Ana! [Music] Antica! Antica! I can wait no longer! If Odysseus is dead, I will meet him in the sea, alive! We will wait for him together! Together! [Music] Me! Ana! Ana! I’m ashamed, but my stone heart has broken. I have nothing left to bleed! What of your family? Of me? You’re not only the mother of my husband, you are my mother! You’re my father! My [Music] strength! You’re strong enough alone! You will feel me with you, even from the Land of the [Music] Dead! No! Please! You cannot stop [Music] me! Nor… [Music] [Music] Tears! [Music] [Music] Oh! [Music] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] You lie with me, yet you think of your wife! Yes! Why? While we’ve shared this bed, you’ve forgotten her? No! You have given me much… thiry… but no bed… than… no flesh could ever make me forget… P… not the lifetime… and not these 5 days! 5 days! Poor, simple Odysseus! He thinks he has been here 5 days when it’s been 5 years! What are you playing? You mortals understand so little! Here in my Palace, time has no meaning! It passes! Slips by! Fades… however I choose! What seemed like a day to you… even an hour… was a year outside these walls! I saw the sun rise and set! That’s impossible! If you need it… prove to your eyes! Go see your ship buried in 5 years of tide! And on the way… wonder if your wife’s memory is as strong as yours… or if she has found another partner! [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] Are… [Music]
Wake up! Wake up! Get up! Help! Wait! I see now! You believe you conspired with Poseidon against me! Don’t blame the gods for your deeds! You were given your men back, and yet you lingered in my bed! 16 years! I’ve not seen my son… or my home… my mother… your touch… the lonely one! You’ll lose much more than 5 years if you don’t open your eyes and see what you are! No! You open your eyes, and you see who I am! You help me find my way home, then I’ll give you… I know one man that knows the way to Ithaca! You tell me… Theseus… the prophet! Theseus is dead! If you still wish to go home, you must first enter the underworld! Only there will you find the answers you seek! There… it is… the kingdom of the Dead! You are right to be afraid! How do I find… Delicious? You must cross the river of fire and sacrifice a ram! Then you must enter the [Music] fire to find Theseus! [Music] Go! Five years gone with the tide! 5 years of pain for Penelope! And what of my son? He would be 15 by now and still without his [Music] father! [Applause] [Applause] Spe… the boy! Lord Antinous! Lord Eurycleia! Nobles of Ithaca! You have brought news of my father! News…? No! Your father is long dead! You cannot say that! There is no proof! Everyone who fought at Troy has long returned home! E… Lord Odysseus is dead! Lost in Bid’s graveyard! Or he has chosen not to return… to abandon your mother… his kingdom… and you! Now your mother will choose one of us and marry again! Mother! Men are in the hall! They say they’re here for you! Men who say my father is dead! They have brought gifts! I must receive them! And you must! The custom is clear! Welcome guests! Feed them openly! I will respect this as your father did, and so will you! I will not finish… Milan… mistress… you are still beautiful! The Nobles of Ithaca will beg at your feet! I will receive these men, and that is all! They will have nothing which belongs to Odysseus! Not his fortunes… and not his [Music] [Applause] [Music] wife! [Music] [Music] [Music] Me! St… the river of fire! Let me come with you! No! I must cross myself! Your soul will burn away! I know you would follow me! Now… you have always followed me! You are my Warriors! The time has not come to enter this house… this house of death! We’ve suffered the loss of many men together! We survived together! And now we may never be in each other’s eyes… now… ever again! You will be back! And if I’m not… we will not reach Ithaca without you! Yes, you will! You will! It is I! I’m lost! And if I do not return… you… row… row… without end… you will reach [Music] Ithaca! Stay! Stay! Stay back! This ram is not for you! Stay! Stay! [Music] Stay! And you must show me Theseus! Please bring me to him! [Music] On… what you have risked much to seek… a blind prophet! Theseus! Bring the ram forward! Offer it up first! Show me the way! You’re a clever man, Odysseus of Ithaca, but not a very wise one! You keep your… your eyes only on your home! Blinded! You do not see that it is the journey itself which makes up your life! Only when you understand this will you understand the meaning of wisdom! No! Wisdom I will find alone! Help me find my way! The answer has been before your eyes every night at sea! On this side of Poseidon’s realm, there is a constellation which never sinks beneath the horizon, shaped like a hunter! Yes! Sail towards its brightest star, and there you will reach the Straits of Scylla and Charybdis! On one side… miss… a creature vile, ferocious! That is Scylla! Insatiable for blood! She lurs in the shadow, hoping to fill her belly! And the other… a tidal pool, Charybdis! Her waters appear calm! She invites you in, but she is a thing of terror! Oh, Odysseus! When she opens her gaping mouth, you and all with you will be swallowed by her force! Ah! This way, my son! Mother! Yes! I’m here, Mother! I took my own life out of grief! I could wait no longer for you! Forgive me! You must leave this place! Where is Penelope? She’s waiting for you! Where…? You must hurry! Men are trying to steal your [Music] world! [Music]
Penelope was alive and waiting for me, but my mother’s words burned my soul. Men would stop at nothing to steal my kingdom! Who’s this? That… look! Look at this fool! You are Queen Penelope? I am the wife of King Odysseus! Yes! I… humbly… I am the humble… what… I am… Elus of Delum! Owner of sheep and pigs! I have come… I am here to join these noble men! I’ve been… gifts of gold and wool and music and jugglers for your Palace… play! What a carnival! I’m worried! I’m worried! We don’t stand… the finest… in [Applause] [Music] Delum! Woman! Bring us more wine! Yeah! I hope my father died a hero! If he is alive, he has forgotten me! Come! Come with me! He [Applause] The day the gods gave you to us, they took your father from me! But he promised me, with you lying here in my arms, that he would return alive! As this tree around which we built our world is alive! If he is alive, why isn’t he…? Come! I know your father! He is [Music] alive! There is something you must know! The day your father sailed, I swore to him a promise that if he had not returned by the time you were a man… beard on your chin… that I must [Music] remarry! I will keep my promise! We have time to wait! You do not have your beard yet! And these men… I will hold them off! Take me to your [Music] mistress! Queen [Music] Penelope! All here believe Odysseus, King of Ithaca, is dead! Yes! I… do not… today I will begin to weave a shroud for my lost husband! If he has not been seen in Ithaca before I finish, I will choose one of you to take his place beside me! I will send for maidens to help you! I alone must do this work… weave alone! We’ll be old men by the time you [Applause] finish! You have brought gifts to my door! I have given you a proper feast in return! Now I depend on your honor! Return to your homes! When my work is done, you will hear my decision! We will stay where we are! We will not leave here until you choose! We… slowly… your husband’s wine is very [Applause] [Laughter] [Music] good! [Music]
Winter turned to summer as we neared the Straits of Scylla and Charybdis. After a 16-year ordeal, nothing could frighten me, my [Music] Warriors, but we had… have… never seen what waited between those rocks! Under close light… a torch… there’s nothing there! Give! Give! Give! Help! Push! Push! He should… in there! Come on! Try me! Polites! Give it the… gohost! Athena! Protect us! Push! Push! Push! Push! Push! Push! Come [Music] on! Come on! Come on! T… me… R… stay to the side! Roof… for your life! [Music] This… hold on! I… this… climb! Climb! Sh… Master! Master! H… and… gloss… Master! Close! Master! Hold on! Hold on! Ony… close… un [Applause] un [Applause] You’re… CLE… can’t you see? The men… of… thirsty! Oh! Down! This tapestry will never be finished! I will take the work if you wish! No! Lock the door, mistress! The [Applause] door! I will serve these filthy strangers no longer! Drinking! Sleeping where they drop! I have to crawl over that pig, Elus, each time I want to open the treasury! To watch men from our own Island eat you and Telemus out of house and home! It’s more than I can bear! At least there is life here now! Milance! Quiet! Yes! Take care of you! I’ve seen the way you…
Run after that snakey Rus! He asked me to serve him. I cannot refuse my mistress's guests. Guests, guests, guests. Leave when asked. How much longer can we stand this? How much longer do we have to take Cal down? Stop it! Listen to me, P! Listen! I've ordered you. Hear me! They—we have no meat.
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They will. They will go. I can't drive them away, but they are men. They will follow their empty bellies. Be—I'm won. Me, I'm won alone. My men lost before my eyes. I floated endlessly on Poseidon's sea, wondering when he would take my—
[Music] [Music] life [Music]
People, people.
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Where am I? You are safe. I need water. Bring him water. I need a ship. There are none here. H—no one comes or goes from my island. Oh, I must, I must find a way home. You are home. Please do not mind my maids. You are the first man they have seen in their lives. I myself have not laid eyes on one for over 100 years. You are a—us. I am Calypso. Leave me. Come—
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It is only a dream. It's real. My men, my brothers, they're—
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You must forget.
[Music] forget [Music]
Yeah. Tacus, what are you doing here in the dark? I'm going to kill Antinous. All of them, if I have to. Calm yourself, Tacus. Antinous is a warrior. He's been to battle. He's cut men in two with his sword. You've not done that yet. Now is the time. No, it is not. If you kill him, the others will not leave. You'll give them an excuse to turn against you.
[Music]
Then tell me what can I do. Do as your father would do. Call on those who are still loyal to him to help me. Call the assembly. Who am I? You know who you are. You are Aysia's son. Call them here. They will listen. If the—all to—
[Music] the [Music] to the—in the name of—AO—the name of—made—
[Music] glor—Hear me, good men! Hear me! I, Mentor, Keeper of the staff, have long, long, long waited for this day. Me—to let him speak. Good men, it is I, Prince Tacus, son of Adus, King of Ithaca, who summon you to this place. An army of suitors has invaded my palace. They slaughter my oxen, my pigs, my sheep, to feast on. Soon I will have nothing to eat myself. They offer no proof of my father's death, yet seek to take his place. And before my mother's eyes, they beat my servants and—rap—my—I ask you, men of Anica, in my father's name, help me rid my house of these shameless thieves. Good men, hear me! The boy lies. These suitors have broken no law, taken nothing which was not rightfully ours. Shame lies with his mother. We brought her precious gifts, and she took them with open arms. Now she must choose between us, which is right. This is your right. She must choose. Good men, not one of us should spill blood over pigs and sheep. Ah, yes, we can do no more. Let us go. But my father is—
[Music] dead.
You want to kill me? Tell me. I can see it. Wait, please wait! If you will not help me, then give me a ship. I will sail for Ithaca and find my father. It is no use.
[Music]
Wait, wait! The boy should not be punished. If he wishes a ship, we will give him a ship. Elders, you will have your ship. Telemus, you will have your ship. Go and find your father. You have a reason for this. He will end like his father. And if he returns, we will greet him with the spear in his back.
[Music]
When I touch your skin, I wonder how you got this scar. Troy. The—the Ailles was taken from us. From a battle, a wild war. I was 15, and my mother cried tears of happiness.
[Music] go [Music]
Here, bring him back.
[Music] [Music]
You—you're going to leave without even thanking me for my kindness. Don't you see? No one leaves my island, and all that live here exist to serve me. There'll be another ship, perhaps in another 10 years, perhaps never. Forget IA. You're home now. You did not say goodbye to your mother. The sorrow is on your face. She would try to stop me. Uh, you are right to fear these—I'm not afraid. I've never set foot on Ithaca. Do—do not worry, the gods are watching you with favor. Favor. The gods have cursed me, oh, since the day I was born. Leave me—
[Laughter] alone.
Your head is as hard as your father's. Athena. Uh-huh. You are—mental when I wish to be. Yes. You spoke very well at your assembly. You kept your wits and used them wisely to get the ship, but you did not help me. You are your father's son. Remember, the gods will not do for men what men must do for himself. You must make this journey. This wind will take you. Go! Go before the ship sails without you. I never crossed the sea. Where should I go? Sparta. Sparta. Sparta. M—what will I say to such a man? Use your wit. I will guide you. Cannot hear you. I'm alone.
[Applause] [Music]
Now, for two more years, Calypso's island was my prison, forgotten by the outside world, abandoned by Athena. My hopes of ever reaching Penelope began to—
[Music] fade [Music]
Here's—another oh, Calypso, the concealer, is not overjoyed to see me get away from here. Calypso, I'm only a messenger who loves to bring painful news. You're keeping this man prisoner. I have given him a home. It is not Odysseus's fate to end his days on your island. You are to set him free without delay. These are the words from the lips of Zeus himself. Neither Zeus nor any god spies Odysseus by me, openly making love to mortal man, choosing him as my husband. Calypso, it is I who pulled him from the sea, who tended to his wounds. You're all jealous of my happiness. Do not incur Zeus's wrath. Offer this man his freedom, or your island will be driven to the bottom of Poseidon's sea.
[Music] [Music] Farewell. Stop!
[Applause]
It—go home to your Penelope. Why is there a ship? No, now go, swim. I do not care. They will not try to stop you. Just leave my eyes. A moment ago, you left this cave with so much love in your eyes. Now you want me to leave. You are no longer worthy of me. Why? We—that—CU—someone comes. You—was it our Miss—You must help me build a ship. Please, please. On the far side of the island, in a cave, there is dry wood, pushed onto the shore. Sh—were—sh—were—no—
[Music] no [Music] on [Applause]
Take this. Take this. Me—who—tender meat. I will find my own. You are not afraid of me because you're a woman. I only wanted to offer you some wine. Just a taste. Tell me what keeps your mistress from finishing a tapestry. Oh, is a secret. It is a secret.
[Applause]
Mean—Manan, where are you, Manan? Where are—
[Music] you [Music]
So it is true. Oh, I do not mean to frighten you—into your room, but I had to see—oh, my—leave me.
[Music]
It is a mistake. Now your deceit can only bring trouble. I will not speak a word, but your maid, she may tell another—
[Music] PL—I have no choice.
[Music]
It will not trick them much longer. It has been too long since you felt a man's touch. 16 years—
[Music] long.
Take mine in the siege tonight. These other men, they come for your fortune. I come for you. I cannot. I love my husband. Your husband is not alive. I will wait for his return, or till my son brings proof. I am sorry. It is I who have no—
[Applause] choice. I am—
[Applause] sorry.
[Applause]
You may stay if you choose to. Your wife is aged during these years, Odysseus. She will not match my beauty. No mortal woman could ever match you. I love Penelope, and she has aged as I have, and when I reach you there, we'll grow old together. Huh—wa—me—you will never grow old, never die. I can make you—
[Music] immortal.
I would rather lie in my wife's arms for one moment as a man than to live forever without—
[Music] her [Music] wo—o—you—
[Music] [Applause] [Music] make—
Who is this boy? My son. Brings Tacus of Ithaca.
[Music] Highness. Welcome to Sparta, stranger. There is the king. Now—
[Music]
Go. Good King Menelaus, I have traveled long and far to meet you. Oh, you have your father's searching eyes, the same thoughtful forehead. Yes, oh yes, you are Odysseus's son. You are his son. I sailed from Ithaca to find him. Can you help me? You know, I saw you on the day you were born. It was the proudest and most painful day of your father's life. We fought together at Troy, side by side, watching our brothers fall. Your father stopped the slaughter. He freed us to return to Greece, but he will never see his home again. He's dead. How can you know? Not one day, not one hour passed at Troy without you and your mother in his heart. Only death could stop him returning to Ithaca. But you—you, Telemus, you must return, and you must fight for what is his and—
[Music] yours. Now go.
[Music] [Music] H—
[Music] H—PID—what do you—
[Music] want? What do you want from me? I want you to suffer much more. I have nothing left. I have nothing. All that is left is my life. My goal is not to kill you. You must understand what—what—what—what—what do you want for me? What do you want me to understand? Speak to me! Speak to me! That without Gods, man is nothing. Quickly, quickly! Come and see! Come, see! Look! I was alive, broken by Poseidon's waves and still far from Ithaca, but I was alive. I had reached Pheacia, a land of mariners and fishermen, unsure whether I would be welcomed. I was led to the palace of their ruler. Oh, yes, the powerful King—oh, that's so—
[Music] [Applause] [Music]
Alos, I've shared with you my food. Now will you share with me your name? I cannot. My name has long been cursed. To let it leave my lips would only cause you pain. I know only one long-lost hero who, being cursed by the gods, could survive it—it's cunning Odysseus. I am he. I never dreamed I'd see Odysseus himself. It's an honor to all Pheacia that such a hero as Odysseus of Ithaca sits among us. I will give my finest ship, heavy with gifts and food, and the finest mariners in all Pheacia to sail you safely home. The fans carried me towards Ithaca, but it was Poseidon who allowed me to continue my journey. To consider his words, I understood that I was only one man in the world, nothing more and nothing less. What night without sleep, his body will fail him in Ithaca. Mariners, come—
[Music] here, blend a sleeping—
[Music] potion [Music] yeah—drink—
[Music] [Music] this—
[Music] [Applause]
What? Who's there?
[Music]
A—Jeez, Master. My wife—
[Laughter]
You—you're a—what—you—
[Music] [Music] last—
[Music] [Music] you—m—who's the—your son? He left a year ago to look for you. Co—bring him here. Odysseus, you're safe. Look at you. Tell me, how is my mother? She'll be overjoyed to see you, but come, tell me of your journey later. I must go to her. Who is it? Who is there? It is your father. Do not dare say those words. Come out of there. What trick is this? It's not a trick. You cannot be my father. Odysseus is dead. Odysseus is alive, and he's standing before you. Stay back, please. Look at me. You see yourself in my face. I see only a man with no respect for a son's feelings. I—not—you are my son, and these are the hands here which brought you into this world, here in this field. No, I heard you for all the world to see. I showed you Ithaca, I showed you your home for the first time. And when I was taken from you and your mother, I placed you in her arms, in our bed which I built with these—
[Music] hands. She must have told you—
[Music] this [Music] go—my—
[Music] boy.
Brother, and it makes my soul sick. These men have got black hearts. They fear nothing. People, all run like dogs now. Yes, they deserve to die. Yes, Antinous, most of all. You may—us—bring them food for the feast. I'll never feed them again. Never. You will do as you have always done. You trust your crew? No, they were given to me out of the suitors' men. Tell them he'll join them later. Tell no one I have come, especially your mother. Have patience. Use your mind. That's why I love you, my Odysseus. Any other man, after so many years, would have rushed home to embrace his wife, wife and children, and blinded by his impatience would have been hacked in two by the intruders. Only you know better. Then tell me, how do I still keep my life and free my house of these men? Are these suitors what you're truly afraid of? There is nothing left for me to fear. You see me trembling. I tremble with rage. Oh, you still lie, well, my Adicus, but I know what your head asks your heart. You are afraid. Your Penelope has been untrue to—
[Music] you.
I need to know if her heart is still with me. That I cannot help you with, but—
[Music] only your son will recognize you this—
[Music] way.
Go to your palace, find the answers you seek. He will not know your house. When you see what they have done, you want to kill as much as I do.
[Music]
It is not just the time to fight. You must learn to be angry. It is easy to be angry, at the right man, at the right time—
[Music] and for the right reason. This is the difficult—no, no, leave me alone. Do you understand? Yes.
[Music] [Music]
Repeat. Quiet. Our Prince has shown his face, with an old beggar at his side. He's mine. I'll cut out his heart and feed it to the dogs. Now calm yourself, think! He must attack first, or all Ithaca will rise against us. You'll never do it. My voice makes him tremble. Prince Ticus, welcome home. Ah, the gods have delivered you safely. He went for his father and found a filthy beggar. Tell us, why have you given up your search? I sailed to Sparta and heard the words from King Menelaus's lips. I believe my father lies at the bottom of the sea. Finally understands. Then you see, we have certain rights in your home. Yes, the boy Prince has returned home as a man of honor, and look, he even has his beard, his first beard. Weak, but it is a beard. It is time for you to enter the ring, enter into manhood. I will accept any challenge you offer, but now I must be with my mother. His mother. Until then, this beggar is a guest in my house. Feed him generously. Bring your bow, he will serve you. You see, I've given the boy to you. Cannot kill him in the ring. You can, as long as he tries to kill you—
[Music] first.
I did not find him, but I know my father is alive. Mother, you must hear me. I brought a wise old man, a beggar. He may help us find father. When the palace sleeps, I will let you see him. But now, I—I must go. Antinous has challenged me, and as a man, I must accept. Yes, you are a man.
[Applause]
Now know your place, beggar.
[Applause]
Your first—
[Applause]
Scout. Do not take this humiliation. Take this—today is the—
[Applause] [Music] day—you are dead. Come on, kill me! Kill, kill me! You've wanted to for 3 years. Are you man enough? No! To be angry is easy. Come on, kill me! It's not the right time. Come on, coward, attack me!
[Laughter] [Music]
I'm sorry. There's no shame. Can you—
[Music] W—tell your mother you conquered your—
[Music] Anor.
My mistress sent me to tend to you. Her son told her—thank you for saving his life. You love this boy. His father left him in my care the day he was born. That scar—I know that scar, Master. Do not speak one word. A—lus—lost—Urea. I wanted to thank you and to tell you that I'm sorry you were treated poorly in my house. There is no need. I am here for—night—for you. Trapped in this palace must—must be an eternity. Yes, I must end this misery while my son is still alive. Tomorrow you'll set a contest for my hand. Are you right to wish for a new husband? I do not wish it, but the day Adicus left, he—he took me by my hand, here, right here, so gently, and he asked me to promise that I would do this. This is the last sacrifice I can make for—
[Music] him.
Is alive. Little Dis, he knows your sorrow and your pain, and he longs to touch your hands and hold you in his eyes, kiss your—
[Music] lips. He will come to defend you. You'll see. You'll come. If only it were—
[Music] true. Good—
[Music] night.
Tomorrow I will take my world back. Get the spears. Would you—
[Music] like—bring the—gra—it over here.
[Music]
This—what are these axes? Aus—the—goard—he's with us. He may be trusted. Well, now there—Shing—keep your wits about. Tell us, Shepherd, what is your mistress's plan? I will tell you all. This is the bow of Adicus, King of Ithaca. The man who strings it and shoots an arrow cleanly through all 12 axes will take his place. What? This is no way to choose. It cannot be done. My father did it. Maybe he can—wait, wait! You will not see the winner. You are all the same to me. Oh, it's not fair. I've never struck a bow. This is—this is not right. I gave up 50 sheep, 100 goats as gifts from Del—then—fool! It's impossible. Fine, you won't be able to do—
[Music] it. Only two tries, Durus. You can't do it. No, no! He's going—come on—
[Music] Farewell, Adicus. I have been true to my word. Tucus has ordered us to the maid's chambers. We—to lock ourselves in. Hurry, hurry! Hide them! Hide them! Hurry! Athena, be with—
[Applause] us.
I've waited long enough. Give it here. We—CL—now watch this! Come on, Angela, let's see it! Do it! Come, come—
[Applause] on! Come on!
I cannot do it. No man alive—
[Applause] can.
And what about a man who was dead?
[Music] yeah—what are you doing? Don't be foolish. Who are you, old—
[Music] [Music] man? Do you know me now? What? Thisa—
[Applause] What is this? Telus, now is the right time for your anger.
[Music] [Music] [Music] a—wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! What is our crime? We treated your wife as a queen. We lived off your land, but that can be replaced. We did not kill anyone. Your crime is that you tried to steal my world, the world I built with my hands and my sweat, now—anyone—and my—
[Music] blood.
The world I shared with a woman who bore me my son, and no one will ever take that from me. Now you will die, to a man, in a river of blood, a river of spears. We cannot die like—
[Music] lambs. Your Masters are not worth dying—
[Music] for. Man, open the door! Open the door! No, a—
[Music] don't let your mother's eyes fall in this room when it is cleansed. You tell her I'm home.
[Music] What—Jes—this—
[Music] h—
[Music] [Music] is—
[Music] back.
Oh, never—
[Music] you—
[Music] how much I must have changed. No, you're still the—
[Music] same. You're still a liar, Adicus. It's 20 years since you held me in your eyes. That was only one day. Then in one day you've seen all the world. Yes, and there's much that is sacred and beautiful, but nothing as beautiful as a man's own home that he could take in his hands. No—low—
[Music] spe—you're my—
[Music] world—
[Music] [Applause] [Music] la—for