I Find It Incredibly Funny From A Meta/author Perspective, That Ancient Greece Decided To Name Their

I find it incredibly funny from a meta/author perspective, that Ancient Greece decided to name their protagonist that angers many people “Anger Bringer” but, even funnier, is the in universe understating that anyone who meets Odysseus must have had the thought “oh dear, how unfortunate to be named hateful/hated” and then they have exactly One conversation with him and go “Ah I see now”

For reference, Odysseus’ name sounds very much like the Greek word odussomai, which can roughly mean “I am angry at” or “I am the cause of anger” (or simply “to hate” or “to dismiss”), a fact that is used for ironic effect frequently in the Odyssey.

It’s also specifically stated in Book 19 that Odysseus’ grandfather, a master thief and one who has also pissed off a lot of people, specifically named him this because “I am disliked by many, all across the world, and I dislike them back. So name the child Odysseus.” 19.428

Bro looked at his grandson and thought “Ahaha, this one’s going to be a troublemaker like me. Better get him started early.”

It’s like a terrible allegory for cause and effect or something.

apollo and his toxic fanbase

My kids :(

odysseus: opens his mouth

eurylochus: I know you love your wife

odysseus: but-

the crew: and that she has beautiful hair too

the prophet: and that you miss her

the dead crew: terribly

athena: and that she is smart

athena: very smart, please do not correct me

the sirens: and that her eyes are the prettiest thing you have ever seen

odysseus, nodding along: also-

the fucking ancient Greece: we know you love your wife, odysseus

Tiresias: I see your wife........ with a ruthless man who has killed hundreds of people

Odysseus:

Odysseus:

Odysseus: *Monster starts playing* I will ensure that this man will be me

No but why is the most relatable part of Crooked Kingdom lowkey that bit in chapter two when Wylan is standing there pretending to be a waiter and can’t figure out what he should do with his arms