Welcome to Book 3 of the Odyssey. If you've missed them, go back and take a look at Book 1 and Book 2 first.

No, I haven't given up yet. I do realise this vignette series may get a little tedious though - just about every book is either set on a boat or in a palace. I'll definitely at least try to cover all of Odysseus' wanderings.

Here's Book 3 anyway, in which Telemachus visits Nestor in Pylos. Nestor recounts to Telemachus the stories Agamemnon and Orestes, but knows nothing of Odysseus' fate. He provides Telemachus with a chariot driven by his son Pesistratus, and sends them to Sparta, in the belief that Menelaus may have heard from Odysseus.

"Come now, my sons, hitch up some fine-maned horses to a chariot, so Telemachus can start his journey."

Nestor spoke. They heard and carried out his orders, eagerly and quickly harnessing swift horses onto the chariot. In it a servant woman stored bread and wine and special delicacies, assortments that those kings Zeus cherishes like to eat. Then Telemachus climbed up inside the splendid chariot, and Nestor's son Peisistratus, leader of men, stepped up beside him in the chariot, grabbed the reins, and then cracked the whip. The pair of horses raced willingly across the plain, leaving the steep citadel of Pylos. All day long they rattled the yoke and harness on their necks.

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As soon as rose-fingered early Dawn appeared, they hitched their horses, climbed in the splendid chariot, and set off from the echoing portico and gate. With a touch of the whip, the horses raced along, eager to run. The two men reached plains full of wheat, in a hurry to complete their journey, so quickly did their pair of horses pull them onward. The sun then set, and all the roads grew dark.

The full book can be found here

Nestor and his sons bid farewell to their guest

Telemachus and Pesistratus ride off to Sparta

More pictures can be found here.

Enjoy! Any feedback is much appreciated.

I love the SNOT build of the chariot, and the custom decals of the horses. Very well done as usual TinyPiesRUs! It's always been enjoyable seeing your Odyssey vignettes.

Great MOC. The chariot looks great. I really like the Romans you have made.

Great job

Great MOC. The chariot looks great. I really like the Romans you have made.

Great job

Those are Greeks

Keep up at these. I can't wait to see some Battle scenes (Trojan Horse?)

Yeah thea are absoloutly Greeks

But Nestor was an old man... not? But in the classical age the man was old, when he was 45-50 , im happy, I dont live in that era

The chariot is great, I love it.

I dont like the Englis text of the Odyssey,the Hungarian one is the best I think that is a genialis translation from 60 years ago . I am reading it now and its beautiful.

Great MOC, TinyPiesRUs. I particularly like the chariot.

Very well done.

~buddy~

Nice Vig! And a big on that Chariot.

The chariot looks really great. I like it. Well done TinyPiesRUs.

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

I love the SNOT build of the chariot, and the custom decals of the horses. Very well done as usual TinyPiesRUs! It's always been enjoyable seeing your Odyssey vignettes.

Thanks. The lovely printing on the horse isn't a custom decal though, it's from the Prince of Persia line.

Great MOC. The chariot looks great. I really like the Romans you have made.

Great job

Thanks. This MOC is Greek, but the chariot I made certainly ended up looking very Roman didn't it?

Those are Greeks

Keep up at these. I can't wait to see some Battle scenes (Trojan Horse?)

Thank you. The Odyssey takes place after the Trojan War though, so unfortunately you won't be seeing any fully-fledged battle scenes like that.

Thanks again everyone. You can expect to see Book 4 sometime within the week.