The Post asked New Yorkers if they know The Odyssey plot and their memories are hazy

Sing, O Muse, of… like… whatever.As Christopher Nolan’s take on “The Odyssey,” one of the oldest surviving works of literature most were forced to read in elementary school, threatens to smash the box office this weekend, internet moaners are griping about everything from the casting to the script and the soundtrack, which blends ancient instruments like the lyre and aulos with — gasp — rap lyrics.But many of these wannabe purists are talking a pretty big game, considering the average keyboard warrior doesn’t know what “The Odyssey” is even about.The same complainers who rage on X that Lupita Nyong’o isn’t a “realistic” fit for Helen of Troy can’t tell you where Helen actually comes from.(Zeus turned into a swan to pursue her beautiful mother, which makes Helen of Troy half-bird.

Not exactly “realistic”…)Meanwhile, Reddit moviegoers are demanding “spoiler alerts” from early reviewers, as if the tale of Odysseus — a cunning Greek king who must confront monsters, ghosts, and insecurely attached nymphs on his 10-year voyage across the Mediterranean Sea — is an A24 horror movie instead of a 2,700-year-old epic poem.But the social media whines haven’t dimmed the public’s enthusiasm for the star-studded movie, which sold out in IMAX theaters within an hour of going on sale, according to the Hollywood Reporter.So on the week of Nolan’s “Odyssey” debut, The Post asked New Yorkers across Midtown to explain the plot of the classic adventure.Some could, while others’ memories were more hazy.“They climb out of the horse and into a big battle, right?” asked Juan Hernandez, an MTA employee who was guiding a group of visiting Colombian soccer fans to Penn Station.

Hernandez was referring to the famous Trojan Horse, a massive wooden structure that Odysseus created to fake out the enemy and breach their borders.“I think the movie looks very exciting,” he said.

“Very epic.”“You know that part where they take all...