Mapping the songs in Kartelias's poem to Homeric Books and States of Consciousness

 

Homeric Book / Episode

Kartelias’ Songs

State of Consciousness

Prelude / Troy

Η Ωραία Ελένη (Helen the Beautiful)

Guilt, inevitability, burden

Books A–D:
Ithaca Waiting

Το τραγούδι της Πηνελόπης (Penelope’s Song)

Temporal stasis, loyalty, suspended anticipation

Book E:
Calypso / Sea

Στην Καλυψώ (At Calypso)

Survival, temptation, seduction of stasis

Ναυαγός (Shipwrecked)

Isolation, survival

Θάλασσα μάγισσα (Sea Witch)

Uncontrollable forces, danger

Δίπλα στη θάλασσα (By the Sea)

Existential drift, uncertainty

Book F: Nausicaa

Στη Ναυσικά (With Nausicaa)

Compassion, recognition, rebirth

Books IX–X: Cyclops / Circe

Σαν το θηρίο (Like a Beast)

Fear, primal threat, loss of moral boundaries

Κίρκη (Circe)

Transformation, human/animal boundary blur

Το τραγούδι των Συντρόφων (Song of the Companions)

Collective responsibility, moral fragility

Book XI: Underworld

Στον κάτω κόσμο (In the Underworld)

Memory, trauma, existential reflection

Book XII:
Sirens / Choices

Το τραγούδι των Σειρήνων (Song of the Sirens)

Temptation, tragic choice, moral tension

Το τραγούδι των Συντρόφων (Song of the Companions, continuation)

Confrontation with unavoidable evils

Books XIII–XIX: Return / Ithaca

Χωρίς ταυτότητα (Without Identity)

Fragmented self, alienation, concealed identity

Across Episodes / Love Theme

Ο έρωτας θεός (Love as God)

Love as divine force, surrender, exposure