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"Things have been changed for the Thunder Saga" What, is Zeus a good dad/husband? 😂 Love EPIC so much, can't wait to see the new saga!

Did someone confess they failed a test because they followed the musical? Is that what prompted this PSA? 🤣😭

Please pitch this to Netflix as a Hamilton like play, I want to see an actual performance of this!

Funfact: i didn't study on my odyssey test because I watch and listen to epic, and got a 95%. I think that's w win

Jorge doesn’t want angry English Lit teachers coming for him😂 He does not want them to go “Pampám!”🦖🦖

I used Epic to gain a better understanding, but I read it too!! This was helpful, but I don’t take it word for word :)

I actually had my Odyssey unit right when I discovered Epic, the Ocean Saga was announced whilst I was reading through it. Because of Epic I was so hyped that whole unit!

The musical definitely helps humanize the characters and definitely makes it feel more personal

I read The Odyssey for the first time after discovering EPIC, finished it in one day, and loved it!! Totally never thought I’d be a Greek mythology nerd, but what’s life without a little unexpected drama lol

I love how you have to say this, especially the mention of Winions 🤣🤣 (Also my English teacher is the mythology teacher so she would probably love EPIC)

It’s actually really funny because my English teacher is the only other Epic fan that I know in real life, so when we did our Odyssey Unit she actually had us act out certain scenes from the Odyssey and played Epic at the end of class which was cool!

As someone who needs to know the Odyssey for his Greek exam tomorrow, I just use it as a little (musical) bonus on top of the source material. Good adaptations aren't afraid to change things up, and you've been handling this aspect amazingly!

I introduced my English teacher to Epic when we started our Odyssey section (she loved it and I bought a physical copy of The Odyssey to read all of it since we skipped over parts in our class reading). Our final project was to make a Wanted poster for an antagonist in The Odyssey (or Odysseus if we wanted to). That included drawing the character, writing down specific character traits that they are mentioned to have and then writing a paragraph as to why they’re important to The Odyssey. I chose Poseidon. Y’know the guy that didn’t show up at all and is only mentioned in the parts we read. My paragraph on why He was important was more of me trying to convince myself that he was even a character at all. I got a good grade on that project, but I don’t recommend copying my example.

This is so oddly specific 😂 I'm dying of laughter

When we studied The Odyssey in high school, I felt like such a boss because I was the only one who finished reading it. So, to study it, our teacher assigned an island or stop or saga for each of us. And we did a presentation on it for the whole class. I got assigned Polyphemus so that was fun. Anyway, because we didn't have enough students in class with how our teacher divided the topics, the presentations never reached Ithaca, I think. Or at least it never reached Odysseus returning to the castle. Fast forward to the end of the Odyssey, our teacher took over presenting the final topics and when she asked what the final challenge Penelope posed for Odysseus to prove that he was in fact Odysseus, I kid you not, no one raised their hands. I knew the answer, so I slowly raised my hand. Teacher saw and she did acknowledge me, but she wanted to check one more if anyone else had finished the Odyssey. She even gave a clue that the final test involved a bed and, predictably, several giggles broke out. When she finally called me to share what happened in the end, I felt like such a boss. Long story short, read the Odyssey. It's Epic.

I love that Jorge advises us to not take EPIC word for word (or rather, song for song) as material for Homer's the Odyssey, like he's so worried abt us failing school cuz we were too busy listening to this mythological musical (it's a bop ngl, go stream EPIC✨) that he created to even read the source material-😅🙏🏽✨ Also that "I want you to succeed!-🥹" at the end really shows us just how wholesome this dude is-🥹🙏🏽✨ Love your vibes and this musical, Jay, can't wait till the Thunder Saga releases!~ 🙏🏽🌩️✨

Jay's laugh and smile make me feel totally better!! 😂❤

i wrote about you and epic in my general paper final, and i very much already used epic on my odyssey test. it actually helped me remembering some of the characters and the gods lol. thank you for making this masterpiece!!!!!

As a student required to read the odyssey for school, I will take this into account, thank you.

I love how you take creative liberties in epic but ones that impact the story in a positive way rather than just for plot convenience❤❤❤

Hamilton moment, so many confused History teachers, it's the English teachers time now

Literally as we speak, I’ve been trying to get my English teacher into EPIC. Hasn’t happened yet, but either way I’m going to keep recommending others to listen to Epic: The Musical because honestly it’s amazing 🤩

I absolutely love EPIC and it has allowed me to create my own stories from your songs and adapt them to different worlds and characters and it’s amazing!

The original poem is actually so amazing, but I started rereading recently and EPIC just starts playing in my head as the background to each section, and it's actually epic! (Get it get it?) Anyway, I think it's awesome how you created a backing track for the poem in my head, but I am guilty of stopping in the middle of the poem to just vibe to the EPIC music in my head. 😅

A very important message lol, Epic is certainly quite different from The Odyssey (especially in the motivations of characters) and both are awesome.

I graduated highschool 6 years ago now, but I loved the musical so much that I shared it with my old literature teacher (cause she is amazing and the class we learned the Odyssey in), and now she is playing your music for them in class!

I had a kid use your musical for a full presentation on the Odyssey and was surprised me and the teacher kept calling him out on how off he was, keep your interests separate and always find reliable sources people, we literally had a 2 month lesson on reliable sources before that, love you as always Jorge

Well warned. I noticed when looking up stuff to learn more. I do appreciate some of the changes you've made. You tell this story well Jay.

Using EPIC as a cheat code from reading the Odyssey is hilarious😂😂😂 (I did that for my TSI English Class)

If epic were thing back when I was an English teacher, I absolutely would've incorporated into my lessons for the odyssey somehow.

Love this, I remember when we were reading the Odyssey, my class felt so bad for Penelope, because she’s waiting for Odysseus for years and staying faithful to him, and he cheats on her twice. I appreciate you changing that for Epic, but it’s always made me wonder if Odysseus felt bad for doing that in the original text. Anyways kiddos read the Odyssey, it’s a good read!

Though it may not be accurate, this musical is so good and makes me feel like I at least know a few really cool songs about what we're learning ❤😊

I had an Odyssey unit during the Circe Saga release, and I felt like an expert on all thing Greek Mythology 😂

My English teacher asked us while discussing Machiavelli "What qualities make a good leader?" and without missing a beat, I raised my hand and said "a capacity for Ruthlessness since it is mercy upon yourself and your people" and that was my basis and stance in essays for the rest of the quarter lmao

I wish they had mythology classes tbh-🦖🦖🦖

I read the Odyssey and I agree, it’s good!! I used Epic to get a better understanding of the plot, but reading the Odyssey made sure I knew what actually happened 👌

I definitely could see at least a couple English and Mythology teachers having multiple choices tests with the Epic version as an answer just to see who actually read it and who only listened to Epic

I love the Odyssey so deeply. It changed my life when I read it in high school. Also, if anyone is interested in learning more about Greek mythology and reading the “prequel” to the Odyssey, The Iliad as translated by Emily Wilson is EXCELLENT and so beautifully fluid and rhythmic you will love it.

Yeah the creative liberty you took with Elpenor was wild. #justiceforelpenor All jokes aside the original Odyessey is fantastic and Epic just enhances the experience if you know it already so yeah reading is cool!

I actually read the original novel (well the translation) because I was loving the songs from Epic. Best decision ever. The Odyssey is now one of my favorite books ever. So I must thank you for getting me to read such a masterpiece. I also wanted to tell you that your musical is a masterpiece that really captures the spirit of the original. I really loved the creative liberties you took. They truly were fascinating and added so much to the story

"I'm sorry teach, I didn't read the Odyssey, I just listened to EPIC..." * teacher picks up trident * 🎶"The line between naivete and hopefulness is almost invisible..."🎶

"Do we even need to talk about the ending of the Circe Saga?" 🤣🤣🤣 Another prime example why you should also read the book for your test. Also just read the book even if you aren't in school. Its great!

As an encouraging thought, my mother in law taught highschool English for years and she said that it's obvious you did your research for this musical. She also loves Epic.

Genuinely guys, read it! I am Greek and it was part of our curriculum in 5th or 6th grade (can't remember which anymore), and it was nearly everyone's favourite class. It is a mix between a tragedy and a fantasy novel, and it's got something for everyone: it's got romance, it's got adventure, it's got drama, it's got a badass trickster protagonist with trauma. Do yourselves a favour and give it a chance!

my teacher listens to epic she also had us read the odyssey and had multiple bonus point questions about epic and had all the epic sagas in the materials we should use to prepare for the test. I passed that test with 100%+100% on bonus questions with a note that said "you truly are a Warrior of the mind".

I took a Greek mythology class last semester and I love the Odyssey so I did a cover/analysis of The Challenge for my final project and my classics professor LOVED it! 🥰

Took my Classics A-Level exam a few weeks ago 🎉 Was humming Polythemus in my head while trying to remember the vaguest characters like Proteus.

this is sooo real lol. while i did listen to epic first, reading the story after (for school) definitely was fun because i did recognize where they were different and the same! it definitely gave me more of a love for both!! and i love how you’re pointing this out 😭

FIRST I AM THE MONSTER RAWR RAWR RAWR😢😢🦖 that lyric was so scary

We love you yapping about things. :) EPIC is actually what got me into greek mythology and into wanting to read the Iliad and the Odyssey. I was shocked when I found out that certain events were *completely* different from EPIC, though. 😅 Hope you have a nice day!

i am in fact a student and have a test on the odyssey coming up, but i listen to epic for inspiration to actually read the book

This is a great way to warn students to not rely on you as a primary source. I know your story is different in a lot of ways. But I do enjoy where you take things, and I enjoy how in some places you linger or streamline to enhance the narrative

Don't worry, I didn't use Epic as study material for the Odessy... I used Percy Jackson

Actually, I made a reference to Epic in my essay about the Odyssey. And I came with an A (well, actually in Mexico is a 10). ^-^ And yes, I already read the book, and I'll do it again. ^-^ Thanks for your work. Keep going.

honestly i never expected the musical to match up 1:1 with the actual events, especially with the 558 easter egg, and the year on circe's island being mostly skipped over. but i also found that a fair bit of it does incorporate elements well. like how polyphemes shows the "nobody" strategy, or how there are other ways aludes to the SA without being explicit. or gives genuinely great and meaningful addons and explanations the oddessy doesn't give. like how "my goodbye" explains why athena didn't help out in the story until later on, and how "warrior of the mind" explains how athena and odysseus met and why athena should care

We're actually studying the Odyssey right now! The other day,the teacher wanted to verify that everyone has read the material,so she was asking us one by one about certain parts. I had to explain the part with the Cyclops,(Yeah,I checked out the material just in case,so I didn't mention the winions and all that stuff.)It was super easy and fun,and I started talking about Odysseus,his plan,his mistake and the impact in the story. I got a bit excited and I even started mimicking Odysseus revealing his name to the Polyphemus. The teacher was like "Wow,you really *love* the Odyssey, don't you? 10/10!" I would have passed either way,but only a musical can get me to speak as passionately about something.

Really appreciate that you made this video and said this, yes the odyssey and EPIC are different, and that's part of the fun 😊 If you're looking for a crash course reference of the odyssey, I recommend Overly Sarcastic Productions odyssey summarized. It's short, sweet, and fun

As the wife of an english teacher, he actually uses Epic as a comparison and interest hook to encourage them to read the odyssey.

This vid is FRESH

I literally *just* had this same conversation with my younger sisters about Epic and The Odyssey last night! So funny that you have now mentioned it too! Also, yes! Absolutely read The Odyssey! I loved reading it in school and would have loved having Epic to supplement my reading and to had our teachers lead discussions on why certain liberties may or may not have been taken and why we create art like adaptations of iconic pieces. This is just some of these reasons why I'm really excited for Epic and it's impact on the world of creative arts!

Can confirm. Last semester we read the Odyssey. The music definitely gave me clues about the story and what to expect, but I would have bombed every test if I didn’t read the book

I absolutely loved reading the odyssey, what’s funny about this is that i actually recommended EPIC to my English teacher AFTER I read the Odyssey and she loved it! But yeah if you get the chance I think everyone should read it it’s a great book!

I looked back through some of Jay's videos and saw how his hair has evolved..... I love that it happens to every musical artist -w-

BUT as an English teacher who used to teach The Odyssey, I would've loved to play some of your songs to draw parallels from the epic poems to your musical. I do recommend to read the original source! Even my students who hated reading actually quite enjoyed it!

“I want you to succeed!” That’s lowkey wholesome and motivating 😂🫶🏻

This is a message people need to remember for all original material to adaptation situations. Thank you so much for sending this out. And I absolutely love your portrayals of Athena and Hermes, they feel so...right.

This is why spark notes exist-- but also the Odyssey is SO so good it was my fave in high school. Also EPIC has been my brain worm since finding it so both is good. Honestly an analysis on how changing some of the moments adds or deters from the original themes would be a sick essay to write.

I think adaptations are important for exposure, and a spring board for exploring further and getting people into the source material, and I love them for that

Honestly I thank you so much for this Musical as it has inspired me to read The Odyssey! Not only that- but I also The Iliad, The Song of Achilles, and Circe. It’s fair to say I have a bunch of reading to be doing heheh

If only I could have a test on the odyssey-

I had my high school Odyssey experience before I even discovered EPIC, and I honestly think that made it even more fun. The delight I felt when finding out that in this version, Odysseus DIDN'T cheat on Penelope with Circe cannot even be described, and it's really fun watching what Jay decided to change and to keep from the original. For school, I only had to read an abridged version, and EPIC is really making me want to read the whole thing in full.

Jay’s such a real one for watching out for his listeners/viewers who are minors. And as a minor who has read the odyssey I approve this message ♪(๑ᴖ◡ᴖ๑)♪

I love the Odyssey! I got into Epic after reading the Odyssey.

Epic is the gateway, OSP is the next step, Homer is the rabbit hole

fun fact: as someone who as studied the odyssey times and times again, i love listening to EPIC for this exact reason! i love the changes you've made, and seeing Odysseus more of an actual human and less of the ✨great epic hero✨that he is in the odyssey just makes me love this musical even more. So, keep it up with the good work man💪

EPIC was actually a bonus assignment in my Greek mythology class. The prof provided a playlist people could listen to if they wanted (while we were reading the book, and there was an extra credit essay to compare the source material and EPIC)

I literally discovered EPIC a few weeks ago, with Survive, when we were covering the cyclops part at school. Made it a lot more interesting to do my work while listening to it :)

We need a petition to write Winions into the Odyssey

Reading the Odyssey now because of Epic, love your songs ❤

I actually read the odyssey in 9th grade like 10 years ago, which is why EPIC has a special place in my heart lol

My first listen of Epic I thought I was going crazy thinking I had forgotten or misremembered parts of the story. EPIC is a great rendition of this story, though. Especially with the change to focus on Odysseus' character motivations. Great change

I actually read the Odyssey for a literature class and became obsessed, which led me to Epic 😂 this was shortly after the Cyclops Saga was released

First! Love your music! ❤

I did a project presentation on Epic in my Music Appreciation class. Super fun!

I’m so glad you mentioned this! I actually started to read the Trojan cycle and was curious to see the differences between epic and the odyssey! There are certainly many (you make Circe infinitely more likable). Kiddos in class, go read the Odyssey. Epic will lowkey hit harder (I sobbed during the gathering of shades)

Fun Fact I actually just requested my library to ship the english translation of the odyssey for me (from one library to another) to read (I'l dutch) spefically bc you had mentioned the differnces in other videos. This will be my first time reading any greek story all thanks to EPIC. Thank Jay!!!

I love this, this feels like this video came from Jorge suddenly realizing that there are some students who would DEFINITELY use EPIC as a replacement for reading the Odyssey, so he made this video. Thanks Jorge! 😂❤

I'm a Latin tutor and my students often have to translate texts about the odyssey. I also read the original, so I can't tell my students wrong things, but it's really hard to always have some Epic song stuck in your brain whenever they say something about it 😂

No joke, I was reading the iodyssey in school when I first found your music. I didn't use it as a study material but I used it as motivation to see how accurate your songs were to the translation we were reading.

my school had a unit on the monomyth and I chose to write an essay for my final about how your version of the story exemplifies the archetypes and stages of the monomyth in different ways than the original Odyssey! It was super fun to write :D but yeah I agree everyone should be careful about the different details you've added and changed lmao 😭

I wonder how many kids have failed their literature tests because of this XD Thank you Mr. Jalapeño for clearing this up, I'm sure plenty of test grades are gonna get saved

it was a college teacher of mine that rekindled my passion for the odyssey and the character of penelope specifically, couldn’t recommend enough!!

My social studies teacher told me that Greek mythology works for elementary schoolers and we really kind of got a little hurt by that especially since don’t you normally learn it in like high school

I started to read the Odyssey when i discovered epic the musical, well more like a school edition of the Odyssey and another book called the oath, I just love them

I actually got into reading Odyssey because of Epic, and I loved it, so thank you for that Mr Jalapeño.

I read the Odyssey in my 9th grade English class & did have a test on it. Although like you mentioned, EPIC isn't a substitute for actually reading the Odyssey, it can help a bit in terms of putting events in chronological order. (I did pass that test btw)

I understand what you mean, Jay! Read the Odyssey one time because I got into Epic and saw the differences! ❤❤❤

I already did the odyssey in school so I’m safe👍 Loved the odyssey so much and I love Epic too!

I do wish this was around when I was in high school (man, i just sounded so old ha ha). We read it in Freshman English (did not like my English teacher of two years because she was mean and strict and believed everyone should get it on the first try) and I understood maybe half of it because we read shortened or retellings of the stories throughout the years, but because it was told in the form of a very long poem, and I have a hard time understanding poetry sometimes, I couldn't really understand what was happening the other half of the time. If I had EPIC back then to help me understand at least the basics of what was happening during certain moments, I would have probably enjoyed it. I'd read whatever section our teacher made us read, then listen to whichever song that section is from and compare the two. I'd have context clues to know what was a creative liberty vs what was actually happening.