# The Odyssey, Part III: The Central Themes of the Odyssey.

Dr. Gilbert Highet points out that the Odyssey is an epic peom and a tale of heroic conflict, that the story has three different themes skillfully interwoven, and that all three are based on one central moral truth. For more on director John Barnes, visit: http://www.afana.org/barnesbio.htm

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1965
- Runtime: 27 min
- By: John Barnes; Encyclopedia Britannica
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/OdysseyIIITheCentralThemes)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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