50 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestOdysseus' journey, told in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. After fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus spends years trying to return home to Itaka.
Cinematography
Mario Bava's color-soaked Cyclops sequence is pure Gothic hallucination.
Costume
Bronze-age drip that actually looks lived-in, not gym-buff cosplay.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI monsters built by Italian craftsmen who clearly loved their jobs.
Creators
Mario Bava, Piero Schivazappa, Franco Rossi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mario Bava directed only the Cyclops and Siren episodes, which explains why they look like lost horror films.
This Yugoslav-Italian co-production aired on RAI just months before 1968's student uprisings—ancient rebellion oddly timely.
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