The main reason the Odyssey continues to be culturally relevant is due to the plot summary and how closely it follows the Hero's Journey . From Ulysses' call to adventure: when he is asked to join the Trojan War, to his meeting with his supernatural help: Athena, and facing his challenges and temptations: Polyphemus, Scylla and Charybdis, Circe, and finally her Adyss: being trapped on the island of Calypso. for seven years, his atonement: killing all the suitors, and finally his return: finding his wife. These major plot points are almost all present in modern literature and entertainment, and it is one of the main reasons that The Odyssey is still culturally relevant in this field.