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[under modern times section]

There are multiple depictions of nostos in modern time, an example would be the movie, Hercules Unchained, which was released in 1959. This movie was similar to the Odyssey, Hercules' journey was very similar to Odysseus'. One specific instance was when Hercules returned home with Iole who he won in an archery contest, which is similar to Odysseus' contest to save his marriage. He was accidentally poisoned by his wife and asked to have his body set on fire, and having his body set on fire is what led to his many heroic achievements.

During that time period there were no other films like this one that depicted this type of ancient material. Hercules' nostos had him die and then be reborn, this is to rediscover his identity within himself and the community. This is similar to Odysseus because he transforms personally from a war machine to a family man.
 * 1) REDIRECT Nostos