Greece awaits Nolan's 'The Odyssey' with anticipation despite casting controversy
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Sculptor and ceramicist Haralambos Goumas works on a terracotta bust of the ancient Greek poet Homer, the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, at his workshop in the Athens suburb of Aigaleo, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Actor Manos Pintzis, portraying Odysseus, performs a theatrical production of The Odyssey in Athens, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)A man walks past a mural by George Kordis depicting Odysseus blinding the Cyclops Polyphemus at the School of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Seventh-grade students participate in a lesson on Homer's Odyssey at a Gymnasio (middle school) in the Athens suburb of Tavros, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Teacher Filippos Mantzaris leads a lesson on Homer's Odyssey for seventh-grade students at a Gymnasio (middle school) in the Athens suburb of Tavros, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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Sculptor and ceramicist Haralambos Goumas works on a terracotta bust of the ancient Greek poet Homer, the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, at his workshop in the Athens suburb of Aigaleo, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)