Daytrip to Ancient Epidaurus

In the Odyssey, the journey is not only physical; it is also an inner path toward self-knowledge, where the hero, in order to reach Ithaca, must first come to know himself. This narrative act—deeply human, almost theatrical—is the path the Cycladic Friends also followed, in an experience unfolding across three stages, where speech, thought, and action meet the stage.
The number three is not accidental in the hero’s homecoming: the poet devotes three rhapsodies to the island of the Phaeacians; the Great Apologoi that follow are presented in three triads; and in their introduction, the hero solemnly reveals his name, lineage, and homeland.
From the Museum of Cycladic Art to the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, the Cycladic Friends embarked on a journey accompanied by the poetry of Homer. The Odyssey—human and more relevant than ever—becomes an occasion to reflect on the art of memory, transformation, and storytelling. In the land of the Phaeacians, Odysseus “performs” the role of himself—and we, in turn, will witness this primordial theatre.
A journey that promised not answers, but encounters: with language, with the hero, and with ourselves.

The lecture on the Homeric epic was delivered by Metaxia Routsi, Assistant Curator of Antiquities, Museum of Cycladic Art.