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The Odyssey is about complex interactions between people, not mainly about the sea.
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- Emily Wilson British-American classicist and translator
I also love the way the image signals that the Odyssey is about complex interactions between people. That strikes me as a more accurate characterization than the usual cover imagery (a boat). Most of the poem doesn't take place at sea.
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