Project Gutenberg 2008-01-13 Public domain in the USA. 740 Homer -750 -650 Όμηρος Cowper, William 1731 1800 The Odyssey of Homer Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odyssey Louise Pryor, Ted Garvin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Odyssey of Homer" by Homer is an epic poem written in ancient times, typically dated to the 8th century BC. This foundational work of Western literature recounts the adventures and challenges faced by Odysseus (Ulysses) as he attempts to return home to Ithaca following the Trojan War, highlighting themes of heroism, fidelity, and the human condition through various encounters with gods and mythical creatures. At the start of the poem, we are introduced to the plight of Odysseus, who is trapped on the island of Ogygia by the nymph Calypso, longing for his home and family. Meanwhile, in Ithaca, his son Telemachus is besieged by suitors who consume his father's wealth as they seek to marry his mother, Penelope. The goddess Athena intervenes, guiding Telemachus to gather the courage to search for news of his father, setting the stage for a journey that will explore themes of identity, legacy, and the search for knowledge. This opening sets a compelling tone, rich with emotion and anticipation of the adventures that lie ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Homer -- Translations into English Epic poetry, Greek -- Translations into English Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character) -- Poetry PA Text Classical Antiquity Poetry Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Category: Poetry Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Classics of Literature 1281855 2025-06-10T07:02:47.758872 text/html 1364681 2021-06-09T12:06:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 477032 2021-06-09T12:07:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 511117 2025-06-10T07:03:29.669221 application/epub+zip 511412 2025-06-10T07:02:57.546834 application/epub+zip 446690 2025-06-10T07:02:52.674957 application/epub+zip 1059308 2025-06-10T07:03:44.745170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1743170 2025-06-10T07:03:23.103235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1574350 2022-09-11T09:12:12.036453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 822189 2025-06-10T07:02:41.387907 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 821936 2021-06-09T08:57:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 306543 2021-06-09T12:06:51 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20242 2025-06-10T07:03:44.995136 application/rdf+xml 23593 2025-06-10T07:02:53.101858 image/jpeg 2980 2025-06-10T07:02:52.898867 image/jpeg 466723 2025-06-10T07:02:47.845930 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia