| “ | I’m just a man... | „ |
| ~ Odysseus’ most famous quote. |
| “ | I'm the reigning king of Ithaca! I am neither man nor mythical! I am your darkest moment! I am the infamous...ODYSSEUS! |
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| ~ Odysseus properly introducing himself to Polyphemus. |
| “ | Is the cyclops struck with guilt when he kills? Is he up in the middle of the night? Or does he end my men to avenge his friend, and then sleep knowing he has done him right? When the witch turns men to pigs to protect her nymph, is she going insane? Or did she learn to be colder when she got older, and now she saves them the pain? When a god comes down and makes a fleet drown, is he scared that he's doing something wrong? Or does he keep us in check so we must respect him, and now no one dares to piss him off? Does a soldier use a wooden horse to kill sleeping Trojans 'cause he is vile? Or does he throw away his remorse and save more lives with guile? |
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| ~ Odysseus drumming up the resolve to embrace ruthlessness. |
King Odysseus of Ithaca is the main protagonist of Jorge Rivera-Herrans’ EPIC: The Musical, based on Homer’s Odyssey and Greek Mythology.
He is voiced by the musical’s creator, Jorge Rivera-Herrans.