Project Gutenberg 2008-01-13 Public domain in the USA. 508 Homer -750 -650 Όμηρος Cowper, William 1731 1800 The Odyssey of Homer Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. 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.) 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 1281732 1281823 2024-10-10T11:53:24.990258 2023-09-11T04:19:59.813903 text/html 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 511260 2024-10-10T11:54:04.845117 application/epub+zip 511636 2024-10-10T11:53:33.771211 application/epub+zip 446914 2024-10-10T11:53:29.435229 application/epub+zip 1059578 2024-10-10T11:54:19.190523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1743170 2024-10-10T11:53:58.807107 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1574350 2022-09-11T09:12:12.036453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 822189 2024-10-10T11:53:16.417494 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 20570 2024-10-10T11:54:19.395485 application/rdf+xml 23593 2024-10-10T11:53:29.835246 image/jpeg 2980 2024-10-10T11:53:29.645247 image/jpeg 466684 2024-10-10T11:53:25.077260 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia