Question: how is oh brother where art thou based on the odyssey?
Answer: Originally Answered: How is "O' Brother Where Art Thou?", based off of Homer's the Odyssey? It's very loosely based on The Odyssey. ... O Brother feels more like it contains a lot of "nods" to Homer. For example, there is a cyclops like character, but he doesn't really serve the same function as Polyphemus in The Odyssey.