How do we treat the stranger? Encounters with Odysseus

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Experience expert led-learning paired with drinks, conversations, and fun.

Again and again in Homer's Odyssey, a stranger comes into town. How will the locals react? Will they feed him and hear his stories? Capture him? Maybe just murder him? And how will the guest behave? Will he demand gifts? Lie about his name and origins? Plot against his host and refuse to leave? In the varied answers the Odyssey gives to these questions, we can learn a lot about ancient society—and maybe a little about ourselves.

🎤 Speaker: Mike Tueller is a professor of ancient Greek language and literature at Arizona State University. He earned his bachelor's degree in Classics from Harvard University, served in the U.S. Navy, and later returned to Harvard to complete his doctorate in classical philology.

The night is designed as a three-part talk experience, with guided table discussions between each chapter, so you can engage with the ideas and connect with the people around you. $40.

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