#which sort of makes silver calypso. tempting flint away from the fight and the struggle but ultimately sealing his fate

[greyhavensking]

how far do people go with the odyssey symbolism when it comes to black sails? flint sees himself as Odysseus, obvious enough, but where does everyone else fit into it? is Miranda Penelope, steadfast in her belief that Flint will return home? (never mind where that physical home is, what island or nation plays the role for their reunion is inconsequential in the long run) or is that Thomas, a beacon in the darkness that flint longs for, that guides his hand even when all seems lost? that place where Odysseus lays down his oar, having it mistaken for a shovel — that’s savannah? where none of it is a choice and fate has decreed his own story isn’t one he’s suited to tell anymore? that he’s Nobody — cursed for his sins, reviled for his ruthlessness, but never remembered for his own name, his own self? the memories of his deeds fading, replaced with silver’s stories, his motivations and his suffering buried beneath the weight of newly-woven expectations.