Send us Fan Mail IN WHICH: We make a detour on the journey to Ithaca and travel to T'ang Dynasty China for a "Tale of the Weird" (志怪小說) that echoes Circe's penchant for transformational malice...

Send us Fan Mail IN WHICH Odysseus receives help from Hermes to overcome Circe's potent drugs, and we learn that sailors and witches make epic bedfellows.

Send us Fan Mail IN WHICH: Our much-diminished band of heroes takes time to grieve their massive losses brought about by recent events. Odysseus finds another intriguing wisp of smoke in the wilderness. Maybe this time they'll find the warm welcome and the comforts of home they so desperately seek? FOOTNOTES: Learn more about this episode

Send us Fan Mail IN WHICH our intrepid band, having escaped from one man-eating giant, retreat to a tranquil bay, only to find themselves surrounded by thousands of giants with similar appetites. Poseidon's curse moves ominously towards its fulfillment. EXPLORE THE FOOTNOTES FOR THIS EPISODE

Send us Fan Mail IN WHICH: We consider the implications of windbags, pompous and otherwise, as our hero begins to feel the full effects of the parting curse of the Cyclops.

Send us Fan Mail IN WHICH: Our hero seeks hospitality in The Wrong Cave. We meet everyone's favorite mythological monster: Polyphemus the Cyclops, whose appetites are as shocking as his social skills.

Send us Fan Mail IN WHICH: We hear the complete poem "The Lotos-eaters" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

Send us Fan Mail IN WHICH: Odysseus himself takes over the narrative and decides to begin at the beginning. He recounts the departure of his twelve ships with 600 men from the ruins of Troy to an audience that knows the ending: only one of them will survive. A raid on the Cicones goes horribly wrong, and our hero and his trusted companions are blown wildly off course - almost as if they had gone up in a cyclone. FOOTNOTES FOR THIS EPISODE ARE HERE CONTACT TOM LEE HERE

Send us Fan Mail IN WHICH: we delve into the life and stories of Hephaestus, the god of fire, bearer of culture, architect and blacksmith to the gods. The child of dysfunctional immortals, he struggles to find a home and a family. LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EPISODE E-mail Tom Lee

Send us Fan Mail IN WHICH: Odysseus is entertained by the rhapsode Demodacus, who is inspired to tell our hero his own story. An athletic competition gives rise to tension, which another story dispels. The entertainment continues over roasted boar, where art and life collide in a third and final story. FOOTNOTES: More about this episode.