The Odyssey

amazing song, its self explanitory if you know anything about greek mythology

Good say, dylan. I'm not sure, but I think "Ulysses" is the more modern version of his name, which is Odysseus. And yes, on his voyage home from the Trojan War, he is lost at sea with his crew. Long story short, he goes to North Africa, gets high on opium, sails North, finds an angry cyclops who makes him and his crew stomp grapes to make wine, and then comes the sirens and so on... And yes, when he returns home, he totally owns the "blasphemers."

In regards to the movie, Troy, it is sort of narrated by Odysseus (played by Sean Bean) which lead me to think that they would later make a movie titled "The Odyssey" as a sequel, which follows Odysseus' late adventures. But I think my hopes have been let down.

Anyway, great song to compliment the epic tale. Love it. Love it. Love it.

La cagó esta canción, 'ta la raja. La media composición que se mandaron. A pesar que no abarca por completo la historia relatada por Homero, vale la pena escucharla mil veces. En sí la canción representa eso, la historia de amor entre Ulises(Odiseo) y Penélope; sus ganas de regresar a su hogar y ver de nuevo a su hijo Telémaco; de demostrar que nunca se ha ido y que es el único quien podrá salvar a Ítaca del caos en que quedó cuando Ulises fue desterrado por Zeus. Demostrando que el ser humano debería luchar siempre por sus sueños e ideales para que se conviertan realidad, sin importar cuanto cuesten, y que sacrifico requieran.

Hey azothothvurf......can you please explain that in English....cause I can`t understand a thing you say...

Hey...I've done some little research about the odyssey and for those who haven't a clue about what it is I'll tell you..don't worry.

Well after the Trojan war where Ulysse had the idea of constructing a the Trojan Horse.....Ulysse wanted to go Back to his home Ithica 'cause he was away for 20 years (the siege of Troy lasted I think 10 years alone). So he returns in his ship and he encounters alot of obsitacles and Héra, I think, the daughter of Zeus, God of the Sun and God of all Gods, helps Ulysse in his journey. Ulysse is very intelligent and he always sails in the seas at night even though it is too risky and although his crew tells him not too.

Finally he arrives to Ithica and decides to make a revenge against all of the men that tried to steal the heart of his beloved PENELOPE while he was away "Vengeance - it swells within me As I spy so many who eye my Queen I'll make them pay for this blasphemy... All will see" ... Nestor is a Greek counsellor who is very old and very wise....

hey shadow, Ulysses his name in Greek. Odysseus is the Latin version. Also think he killed the Cyclops before going to North Africa.

doesn't really matter though. All that matters is that it is a sweet song

This is the longest song on my computer... pretty straightforward, and ambitious even for a song in its genre.

My mistake odysseus didn't go to North Africa. That was Aeneas.

He didn't kill the Cyclops. He called himself, Noe-Bod-e (I think that's how it was written) and he stabbed the Cyclops in the eye while he was still sleeping. Then they set sail away as the Cyclops (Son of Posiden. God of the Sea) went to tell his brother's. He said Noe-Bod-E has harmed me! The brothers thought that since 'nobody' harmed his brother, there is nothing that they can do. I love Greek Mythology. And the way that Symphony X does it is truely amazing.

You're right, but as a side note, the whole NoeBodE thing is a play on words, because Ulysses/Odisseus in greek also means "no one", so he told Cyclops his real name, but if you arent familiar with the person, anyone who hears the exclamation "No one has ..." will think nothing of it, besides that Cyclops is stupid or something.