you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 76 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Odysseus was a minor character in the first book before he became the main protagonist of the sequel. So yes, Odysseus was there before the Odyssey.

  • source
  • hideshow 6 child comments
  • [–] 37 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Ackshually, The Odyssey is said to have been written before The Iliad, making the latter the prequel of the former.

    But since the name Odysseus was in use throughout Greece before the birth of Homer then yes indeed, Odysseus was there before The Odyssey.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • [–] 25 points 11 months ago (3 children)