"Andros bought a sprawling villa on the island of Syros and settled in among the bella gente in the exclusive town of Possidonia. This new world was a community not only of wealth, but of culture and physical perfection. His neighbors took great pride in their bodies and minds, and it was contagious. The newcomer suddenly found himself jogging on the beach, tanning his pale body, and reading books. Andros read Homer's Odyssey,captivated by the images of powerful bronze men doing battle on these islands." (Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol, page 223)
This thriller of a novel is evidently considerably deep in terms of how much intellectual content is present. Here Brown describes a person's transformation. He specifies that taking care of your body is paramount in terms of self perfection along with expanding one's mind. Specifically, the mention of the Odyssey indicates that Brown must consider it a worthy story worth reading as it inspires his character to not only improve his physical body but also is a part of his intellectual expansion. The context that the Odyssey is mentioned in shows our link to the past; how we want to imitate great warriors of Homer's time by being as physically perfected as one can be while having a constantly developing mind that can bend ideas into realities.
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