The Underworld Saga

The Underworld Saga is the fifth chapter in Epic: The Musical, and is the final one in Act 1. It consists of 3 songs that serve as a continuation from the Circe Saga. It was released on the 26th of April 2024.

Songs

 * 1) The Underworld
 * 2) No Longer You
 * 3) Monster

Plot
Guided by Circe's instructions, Odysseus and his crew travel to the Underworld in search of Tiresias, the blind prophet. As they sail through the Underworld, the crew is tormented by the wails of the dead, Odysseus in particular has visions of his fallen comrades, Polites, and his mother; who died waiting for him to come home.

When Odysseus finally finds Tiresias, the latter has haunting visions of the future. He tells Odysseus about his visions in the form of cryptic messages and says that the version Odysseus that will make it back to Ithaca will no longer be him.

After Tiresias delivers his prophecy, Odysseus looks back on the journey and begins to question his own morality due to his choices have put his crew in danger multiple times. After reflecting on the conflicting philosophies of Polites and Poseidon, Odysseus decides that he must embrace ruthlessness in order to see his wife and son again.

Trivia

 * This is the shortest saga in all of Epic
 * Odysseus’s Mother is Voiced By Jay’s Very Own Mother.