armouredelf

channeling red sonja

chainmaiden⛓️

A lot of people complain about the "historical inaccuracy" of the armor in The Odyssey. They are wrong. Why? Because Nolan is being historically accurate to the way the Greeks were historically inaccurate. For one, Google the "Siren Vase," which was made almost 400 years after Homer. It shows Odysseus and his ship versus the Sirens -- and nothing checks out. The ship is too modern, as are the hairstyles and the headbands of the crew. Greeks, including Homer, always wanted the heroes of the Odyssey to look like, well, heroes. A weird dude in a wild boar’s tusk helmet wouldn't cut it. That is why they always made the heroes look current. Nolan is just paying tribute to that, making sure we also see them as heroes rather than some weird forest crew. And don't get me started on how Homer himself was highly inaccurate with the armor, confusing bronze with iron all the time...