00:02Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated film The Odyssey, inspired by Homer's epic poem,
00:07has been screened in theatres around the world.
00:09Greek teacher Philip Manjaris is looking forward to sing the film,
00:13but for him, The Odyssey is much more than a movie.
00:16It is part of his everyday work.
00:18In the classroom, he introduces his students to the adventures of the King of Íθακα,
00:21striving to inspire them with the beauty and enduring value of ancient Greek literature.
00:26It is a very practical story, in which children can be treated,
00:33to see themselves in Odysseus, but also to see their own place.
00:38The Odyssey is a story that is here, in Greece.
00:41I, as a child, when I was in my village and did the Odyssey,
00:45I saw the mother of my mother who gave me a child and went to the same way.
00:53Students are encouraged to examine Odysseus' intelligence,
00:56in relation to his physical strength and to debate,
00:58whether his killing of the shooters was a justifiable act.
01:02It is a story that teaches us a lot of things.
01:05It tells us that we don't do it,
01:09and we use our mind and not the beauty.
01:11I believe that we must continue to learn.
01:16For the children, many children first encounter the Odyssey through theatre.
01:22The actor Manos Pinzis portrays Odysseus in a stage production designed for children and teenagers.
01:28The acclaimed actor believes that in addition to entertaining young audiences,
01:32the play helps them build a deeper connection with the Homeric world.
01:54The production regularly attracts families, as well as school groups from Athens and the surrounding regions.
01:59The original nucleic world is the only two equal channels,
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