This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. The pictures below are all, to the best of my knowledge, copyright-free.Season 1: From Eris's apple to the landing of the first Greek ship. Paris can see the Goddesses; He chooses Aphrodite, she gives him Helen. We see all the various tales of the ways Greek Heroes and Kings try to avoid being dragged into the war. Odysseus "insanely" plowing his field till Telemachus is lain before him. Achilles hiding in woman's garb to avoid the draft. The sacrifice of Iphygenia. We even get an episode of Heracles besieging Troy 10 years earlier (not a flashback, just an earlier tale out of chronological sequence).
Season 2: The War itself. The Illiad is the strongest influence on this season. But the events of the Illiad occur mostly in the later half of the season since they cover but a few weeks of a decade-long conflict. We see the war in it's glory, and it's horror. We see the hardships endured by both camps. We see the exploits of the heroes, and their deaths. This season is the toughest to write, and the most expensive to film, because it all has that epic backdrop of armies in the tens of thousands. Kassandra gets some spotlight time, so it's not all grim heroes and bloody war. The last shot of the season is a close-up on Odysseus saying "I have an idea."Season 3: The Horse. The fall of Troy. The struggles of all the Greeks to return home. The aftermath and hardships back home. Chasing after Helen in Eqypt. The fate of the refugees who escaped the rape of the Troad, and the subsequent founding of London, Rome, and Scandinavia. Chapters of the Odyssey would be present every few episodes, alternating with tales of others who's voyage and home-life gets interesting. Lots of cleverness and monsters, not always in ways the viewer expects. The episode from Polyphemus's point of view will be a fan favorite.
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