If you were wondering why they beheaded Athena's statue in The Odyssey, here's how I interpreted it.
The Greeks all worship Athena, but during the fall of Troy they kill countless innocent people, violating Zeus's law: treat strangers with respect, because they could be a god in disguise.
Throughout the film, Zendaya's character appears to Odysseus like a divine presence in his visions. Only at the end do we learn she was one of the innocent civilians killed during the sack of Troy.
That's why her death is match-cut with the beheading of Athena's statue. The film is saying that by murdering the innocent, they were symbolically killing the very goddess they claimed to worship.
Targaryen blood magic stems from ancient Valyrian sorcery, where dragonlords used blood sacrifice and genetic binding to forge an unbreakable, psychic link with dragons. This heritage manifests as Targaryens occasionally birth grotesque, dragon-like stillborns with scales & tails
I leave you with this image. In honour of the World Cup Final, I give you the King and Queen of Spain on a date night at the movies.
She’s ordering the popcorn and he’s trying to look like a normal impatient dude in jeans.
I love this photo.
La edición en triple vinilo de la banda sonora de ‘THE ODYSSEY’, compuesta por Ludwig Göransson, ya está disponible para preventa
El lanzamiento físico incluye tres discos de 140 gramos
Su fecha estimada de envío comenzará a finales de julio de 2026