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Paulson, Alex Mrs. Paulson English 9, Period 4 20 April 2024 Odyssey Research Essay. How the Odyssey is Found in Everyday Life Have you ever seen some popular movies and TV shows, such as the Pirates of the Caribbean, The Simpsons, and Percy Jackson? Well, either way, if you have or haven’t, there is 1 thing that is similar to all of them, and that is that there are references to The Odyssey in them. “The Odyssey” is an amazing epic poem written by Homer about a guy named Odysseus who is traveling home after fighting in the Trojan War. There are several different references to “The Odyssey,” such as movies, shows, music, video games, and more! This shows up a lot in modern pop culture to show how problems in the past still happen now! First, …show more content…

For example, in the movie “Mr. Peabody and Sherman,” there is a moment where they go back in time to when the Trojan horse was in front of the Troy gates. There are some other movies as well, such as “The Spongebob Movie,” “Percy Jackson,” and “The Pirates of the Caribbean.” In “The Spongebob Movie,” Spongebob is given a bag of wind, but Patrick opens in too early, leaving them stranded. In “Percy Jackson,” a lot of Greek gods are mentioned, and a lot of people believe that the books and movies for “Percy Jackson” are closely related to “The Odyssey.” The last movie I want to talk about is “Pirates of the Caribbean.” Scylla in “The Odyssey” is very similar to the Kraken. They are both sea

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