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And it has stirred many more than Nolan, lit majors, or the classicists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rock musicians, too, have found inspiration in Odysseus\u2014the poem\u2019s tricky and morally ambiguous hero. So let\u2019s see how rock legends have tackled the ancient saga of <em>The Odyssey.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cTales Of Brave Ulysses\u201d by Cream<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tales Of Brave Ulysses\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sqNg8ui2sE8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric Clapton\u2019s psychedelic supergroup recount the adventures of Ulysses over a wah-wah-soaked blues jam. Martin Sharp had given Clapton a poem, which the guitarist adapted to a riff he was working on. \u201c<em>And the colours of the sea blind your eyes with trembling mermaids \/ And you touch the distant beaches with tales of brave Ulysses<\/em>,\u201d sings Jack Bruce, using Odysseus\u2019s Latinized name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>How his naked ears were tortured,<br>By the sirens sweetly singing.<br>For the sparkling waves are calling you,<br>To kiss their white-laced lips<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cWrapped Around Your Finger\u201d by The Police<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Police - Wrapped Around Your Finger (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/svWINSRhQU0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If one were caught between a rock and a hard place, imagine that rock also held a sea monster. Sting writes about a struggle for power, and begins the song with a reference to Homer\u2019s monsters: \u201c<em>You consider me the young apprentice \/ Caught between the Scylla and Charybdis<\/em>.\u201d The sailors must navigate opposing dangers. And in \u201cWrapped Around Your Finger\u201d, Sting flips the power structure in his favor\u2014the servant becoming the master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cFreewill\u201d by Rush<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rush - Freewill (Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/urBpdyFCZmo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In \u201cFreewill\u201d, Rush\u2019s front man Geddy Lee sings about taking the reins of one\u2019s own life. This isn\u2019t lotusland, Lee says. In <em>The Odyssey<\/em>, Odysseus and his crew discover a magical place inhabited by lotus-eaters. The idyllic land may be blissful. But the sailors also refuse to work once addicted to the fruit. Back to Rush, Lee sings about those who feel constrained by a supposed predetermined fate: \u201c<em>The cards were stacked against them \/ They weren\u2019t born in lotusland<\/em>.\u201d The psychedelic plant offers an illusion, though depending on circumstances, one could say the same about the concept of free will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Photo by Ivan Keeman\/Redferns<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher Nolan, in his modern film adaptation of Homer\u2019s epic, The Odyssey, has accepted the challenge of bringing a sprawling and complex tale to the big screen. Homer\u2019s poem, all 12,000-plus lines of it, is a foundational literary work of Western culture. And it has stirred many more than Nolan, lit majors, or the classicists. 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