History Buff Compares Team’s 27-Day Rescue to the Odyssey—Says It’s the First True Sequel Since Homer
A historian is drawing astonishing parallels between the recent 27-day ordeal of a stranded international crew and Homer’s “the odyssey,” calling the real-life saga “the first true sequel since antiquity.” Dr. Helena Marchetti, a classics scholar at Oxford, noted that just like Odysseus, the team faced cyclopean storms, a seductive tech island that nearly trapped them forever, and a final, cunning escape orchestrated by a makeshift wooden raft. “The pattern is unmistakable,” Marchetti said, pointing to the crew’s descent into a literal underworld—a deep-sea trench that eerily mirrors the Greek hero’s visit to the land of the dead. Social media is now buzzing with #Odyssey2025, as fans claim the rescue is “the most Homeric thing to happen in 3,000 years.”