The Odyssey (transl. Samuel Butler)

The Odyssey (transl. Samuel Butler)


Homer (greek writer) Homer (greek writer)

Summary

The Odyssey is Homer's epic of Odysseus' 10-year struggle to return home after the Trojan War. While Odysseus battles mystical creatures and faces the wrath of the gods, his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus stave off suitors vying for Penelope's hand and Ithaca's throne long enough for Odysseus to return.
Mythological & Historical Novel

Homer is the presumed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two hugely influential epic poems of ancient Greece. If Homer did in fact compose the works, he is one of the greatest literary artists in the world, and, through these poems, he affected Western standards and ideas.

Publish Date : 22 Jun 2022

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Chapter : 25


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