SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers and key details from the film “The Odyssey.” Reader discretion is advised if you haven’t watched it yet.“The Odyssey” follows the 10-year journey of Greek hero Odysseus as he attempts to reach his family’s homeland of Ithaca.
With storms, sirens, sea monsters, curses and manipulation, he faces a disastrous fate full of obstacles.
Certainly, the crew faces multiple massacres and merciless losses.Here’s a closer look at the deaths in “The Odyssey.”
“The Odyssey”: Characters who perished
The battle-filled journey involves the death of every member of Odysseus’s crew, and he arrives home alone with his family. Some sailors are cruelly eaten by Bill Irwin’s Cyclops Polyphemus, while other members lose their lives during attacks in the war, according to Coming Sow.
However, the story involves main characters sacrificing themselves for the great battle.Elliot Page’s soldier Sinon stays with Troy as bait set by Odysseus and is attacked by Trojan soldiers. Odysseus needed them to believe him and accept the wooden horse within the walls. Furthermore, Himesh Patel’s Eurylochus convinces the hungry crew to eat Helios’ sacred cattle – something that was certainly not appreciated by Poseidon.
The mighty god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses angrily destroys the ship, resulting in the death of every sailor.Before Odysseus walks onto the shore of Ithaca, Ryan Hurst’s mentor and Elpenor, played by Jovan Adepo, succumbs to death. After returning to his residence, he meets several suitors who are preparing to marry his wife, Penelope. Matt Damon Odysseus kills Antinous Robert Pattinson, as well as Polybus Corey Hawkins in the Battle of the Suitors.
Meanwhile, Melanthus, played by Mia Goth, is executed, and Tom Holland, played by Logan Marshall-Green, kills Melanthus.
About “The Odyssey”
The film is directed by Christopher Nolan, and the cast includes Matt Damon, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal, and Lupita Nyong’o. The film is appreciated by viewers largely for its realistic, larger-than-life depiction of the famous saga.The Odyssey opens in theaters on July 17, 2026.
