The release of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has created what academics are calling an “Odyssey effect”: a wave of renewed public curiosity about Homer, Ancient Greek literature and the classical world. A follow-up video teaching viewers how to read the opening lines of The Odyssey in Ancient Greek attracted far fewer viewers – around 1,200. That is one person in 60 who found themselves interested in Ancient Greek who wouldn’t otherwise have been.” A new generation discovering HomerAt Durham University, Edith Hall believes the impact is already visible. Nearly three millennia after Odysseus began his journey home, a new generation may be beginning its own journey into the ancient world.