Mission Odyssey

Mission Odyssey is a French-German animated TV series about the adventures of the ancient Greek hero Ulysses. The series is a production of BAF Berlin Animation Film GmbH & Co. Produktions KG, Marathon Filmproduktion, Maraton Animation, and M6 Metropole Television. Character design was created by David Gilson. Distributional rights were acquired in 2009 by the Your Family Entertainment AG, which is now holding indefinite broadcast rights including ancillary rights for almost all countries. Its global premiere took place on the French network M6 on 6 September 2002. In Germany, the show was launched on 22 February 2008 on KIKA.
Plot
After Agamemnon's army besieges Troy for 10 years, losing the best warrior Achilles,Ulysses builds the Trojan horse and captures the city.
After the destruction of Troy, Ulysses and his men leave for home without paying proper respect to Poseidon. For this, the Sea God punishes Ulysses to roam the seas and be unable to return home to Ithaca.
Poseidon has made a bet with Athena that Ulysses and his crew will never make it home on their own. To achieve this Poseidon interferes in every episode of the series, with Athena constantly reminding Poseidon that direct intervention violates their rules.
The series covers the most important stages of Homer's Odyssey but is simplified and re-worked in a child-friendly manner. Occasionally characters from other Greek legends are used.
Characters
Main characters
Ulysses ― as Ithaca's famous hero, he left 10 years ago to help the Greeks in the Trojan War which they won thanks to his tricks. He plans to return home, but did not count on Poseidon, who will not lose his bet against Athena. He is voiced by Dan Green.
Nisa ― a perpetually barefoot 13-year-old girl who is implied to have been a slave from troy, and one of Ulysses' loyal comrades. She has the ability to have horrific vision of imminent doom, but none of the others believe her, or even pay attention to her warnings, because she's a little girl (in a similar way to Cassandra of myth). She is voiced by Liza Jacqueline.
Diomedes ― a member of the crew who set off with Ulysses and the gang to seek to return to Ithaca. He is the oldest one in the group, and is deteremined to protect them from danger during the journey. He always has some advice to the others, due to his combat experience. He is voiced by James Carter Cathcart.
Dates ― the owner of the ship and a member of the crew. He is greedy and is always on the lookout to make more money.
Titan ― one of Ulysses' closest friends and the most powerful members of the crew. He comes from the isle of Cronos, where he was to be crowned king - but he let his brother have the throne when he joined Ulysses.
Philo ― a member of the crew, Philo is always worried about dangers and easily frightened. He is voiced by Darren Dunstan.
Zephyr ― the youngest member of the crew, voiced by Jason Griffith.
Penelope ― she is Odysseus' wife, waiting for her husband to return to Ithaca. She is voiced by Collen Clinkenbeard.
Telemachus ― Odysseus and Penelope's son, voiced by Allison Viktorin.
Owl ― sent by Athena to observe Ulysses' journey. He usually scouts ahead the ship on the lookout for danger.
Olympian Gods and Titans
Athena ― a Goddess of wisdom, handcraft, and warfare who guides Ulysses and the gang, along with her pet Owl, to return to his hometown Ithaca. She also ensures that Poseidon does not directly intervene to stop them. Athena is voiced by Kathleen Barr.
Poseidon ― he is the older brother of both Zeus and Hades, and second oldest of his other siblings behind Demeter, Hera, and Hestia. Poseidon is the main antagonist, though other gods sometimes also hinder Ulysses, usually not through direct action but rather as a result of their egotism and uncontrollable fits of anger. Poseidon commands most of the other villains and antagonists throughout the series, or manipulates them to attack Ulysses. Poseidon is voiced by Stuart Zagnit.
Hades ― god of the Underworld and brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
Hestia ― goddess of family and the hearth, sister of Zeus.
Gaia is the goddess of Earth. She gives Cronus - her son - the Stones of Life and tells him to use them for creating the Universe. She is voiced by Diane Delano.
Cronus ― primordial god and father to Zeus, Poseidon and their siblings. He was defeated and imprisoned by his offspring and cast down.
Others
Pegasus
Aeolus (voiced by Mei Brooks)
Gildor (voiced by Matthew Wood)
Hephaestus (voiced by Brian McFadden)
Pandora (voiced by Emma Main)
Calypso (voiced by Laura Bailey)
Nausicaa (voiced by Veronica Taylor)
Peleas (voiced by Philip Philmar)
Erinyes (voiced by Tish Hicks)
Achilles (not voice actor)
Agamemnon (not voice actor)
Monsters and Creatures
Aglaope (voiced by Colleen Clinkenbeard)
Mira (voiced by Lucy Fry)
Circe (voiced by Kathleen Barr)
Fates
Lachesis (voiced by (Carole Shelly)
Atropos (voiced by Amanda Plummer)
Clotho (voiced by Maya Rudolph)
Chimera
Kystal and Droplet (voiced by Alexandra Pic)
Lycaon
Telios (voiced by Scot Mc Neil)
Aurel (voiced by Sam Vincent)
Hardix (voiced by Scott McNeil)
Polyphemus
Episode list
The Eye of the Cyclops
Charybde and Scylla
A Trip to the Underworld
The Song of the Sirens
Circe
Memories
The Curse of the Strygons
Looking for Pegasus
The Gorgon Sisters
Wind Palace
The Forge of Hephaestus
Duel of the Centaur
I Married a Harpy
The Flame of Eternity
Lotus Eaters
Queen of the Amazons
King of the Titans
The Mirror of Attraction
Atlantis Ascending
The Wishing Well
Enchanted Lyre
Cronos' Revenge
Dazed in the Maze
The Golden Fleece
Hercules' Columns
Ulysses' Bow
References
External links
Mission Odyssey bei BAF
Episodenführer mit Bilder
2002 French television series debuts
2008 German television series debuts
2000s French animated television series
Odysseus
French children's animated fantasy television series
Television shows based on the Odyssey