ABSTRACT
Odysseus is the only one of Homer's heroes to be described in terms that defines various nuances of intelligence carried to its height since; here too, it is only to him that adjectives beginning with poly are attributed. It is this rare combination in one man that renders him dear to Athene, who appears here as Odysseus big, divine twin sister. It is to Blanchot 1982 that we owe the view of the Sirens song as an experience of limits to which we know, thanks to him, that the serious literary act must be linked. Let us not discuss Kazantzakis' short work, as we shall turn our attention to his Odyssey below for other reasons. Finally, there will be a presentation of the major thematic developments suggested by the most important episodes of the story of the king of Ithaca, whether in the work of Homer or of others.
