The Hodlssey tells the story of Hodlysseus, the ultimate Hodlr, and his journey back to Bithaca after the long Fiat wars with perils at sea and vengeful deities.

A Hero’s Journey in 6 parts

Each part of the story is told through a unique oil painting on a hand made replica of a Roman Wax tablet

Each Tablet comes with:

• A hand carved stylus made of Mespilus Germánica wood
• A handmade leather pouch to keep it in
• 2 handmade, forged iron holders in the shape of a wave

Only 6 will ever be made

THIS PIECE IS THE FOURTH ONE OF THE SERIES. THE REST WERE SOLD.

To read the Hodlssey and catch up on Parts 1-3 please visit this page

Part 4 - The FUD Sirens

The FUD Sirens are monsters, who pretend to be beautiful women with amazing voices, trying to assure hodlrs, who pass their island, that they just want to entertain them with beautiful melodies.

What they really want, however, is their sats.

There is a great heap of paper hand bones lying all around, with the flesh still rotting off them. Therefore pass these FUD Sirens by, and stop your men's ears with wax that none of them may hear;

They sit beside the ocean, combing their long golden hair and singing to passing hodlrs. But anyone who hears their song is bewitched by its sweetness, and they are drawn to that island like iron to a magnet. And their ship smashes upon rocks as sharp as spears. And those hodlrs join the many victims of the Sirens in a meadow filled with blood.

Taking a large block of beeswax, a gift from the Goddess Hodl, Hodlysseus breaks it into small pieces and gives one to each of his men. He tells them to soften it and put it into their ears. In this way, they will not hear the FUD of the Sirens.

Hodlysseus wants to hear that famous song and still survive. He orders his sailors to tie him firmly to the ship’s mast. When he is firmly tied, and his men have the beeswax in their ears, they row their ship alongside the island.

When he hears the words and the music, the song enchants Hodlysseus’ heart. He longs to plunge into the waves and to swim to the island. He wants to embrace the FUD.

He strains against the bonds which hold him to the ship’s mast. He strains so hard that the bonds cut deeply into the flesh of his back and arms.

Nodding and scowling at his ear-plugged men, he urges them to free him. Expecting this reaction, the men row harder and harder with their oars.

To Hodlysseus, who is bewitched by the song of shitcoins, the Sirens look as beautiful as Bitcoin. To his crew, made deaf with beeswax, the Sirens seem like hungry monsters with vicious, crooked claws.

The ship speeds forward and soon the FUD of the Sirens is an echo of an echo. Only then do the crew members stop rowing and unplug their ears.

By heeding the advice of the goddess Hodl, Hodlysseus has avoided a catastrophe. He will face many more trials and temptations before he reaches Bithica.

Materials: Cedar of Lebanon wood (tablets), Mespilus germanica wood (stylus), bee’s wax, coal pigment, oil paint, leather straps, iron

Dimensions: 8.3in x 6in x 0.3in (each side)

Weight: 1 lbs approx.

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