Odysseus
Odysseus is the Greek hero of the Odyssey, who takes ten years to get home from Troy by a series of escapes he mostly invents himself, and comes back to find his house occupied. He is the hero of endurance and craft rather than of strength, and his story is the oldest travel narrative in Europe.
Literary hero, not a cult deity: Odysseus is a figure of the Homeric epics and later literature, with no attested Greek cult. The correspondence fields are modern attributions.
Correspondences
- Planetary Correspondence
- Mercury
- Zodiac Affinity
- GeminiPiscesSagittarius
Offerings
- Offerings
- IncenseHoneyFlowersWritten words
Sacred timing
- Sacred Timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- UlyssesOdysseus of Ithaca
- Gender Expression
- Masculine
- Titles
- The WandererThe Man of Many TurnsSacker of Troy
- Symbols
- FeatherWind
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneWeary cleverAddressOdysseusThe WandererMan of Many TurnsRelationshipThe man who gets home by outlasting himselfWarningHe survives everything and loses everyone doing itResonanceTravellers those far from home those who must be clever
- Modern Practice
Odysseus is called on by travellers and by those far from home. His practice is the long patience and the story told afterwards, and his offering is the meal shared with a stranger.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- CunningEnduranceThe voyageHomecomingStorytellingHospitalityThe sea
- Mythology Summary
Odysseus is the Greek hero of the Odyssey, who takes ten years to get home from Troy by a series of escapes he mostly invents himself, and comes back to find his house occupied. He is the hero of endurance and craft rather than of strength, and his story is the oldest travel narrative in Europe.
Details
- Correspondences
- ColorsYellowWhitePale blueScentsLavenderFennelFrankincenseMetalsQuicksilverTinAnimalsSerpentSwallowFox
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