Explore how ‘The Odyssey’ is depicted in art at the Met

Ahead, discover pieces currently on view at the Met that retell the story of Odysseus’ 10-year journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. Since its creation in the 8th century BCE, the Odyssey has been retold and interpreted across various media over centuries. Several objects on view at the Met take you on Odysseus’ famed journey:Papyrus fragment with lines from Homer’s OdysseyPapyrus fragment with lines from Homer’s “Odyssey,” ca. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1909 (09.182.50). This terracotta plaque shows another scene near the end of the Odyssey.