Our second Gifford Lecture of the 2022 series examines the first hero of modern times- Odysseus- as much admired as criticized. What follows is a summary of the lecture and a response by Alice Rae, an interdisciplinary PhD Candidate in Classics and English at the University of Edinburgh. Find out more: https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/gifford-lectures/2022/05/04/lecture-2-odysseus-and-his-critics-the-first-modern-hero/