The OdysseyHomer
The Odyssey
by OpenStories
Original author: Homer
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"The Odyssey" by Homer is an ancient Greek epic composed around the 8th or 7th century BC. It follows Odysseus, king of Ithaca, on his perilous ten-year journey home after the Trojan War. While he battles monsters and loses all his crewmates, his wife Penelope and son Telemachus face aggressive suitors at home who presume him dead. This foundational work of Western literature explores themes of homecoming, wandering, and loyalty through a tale of extraordinary adventure and perseverance.
The Odyssey, by Homer. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #1727.
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27 Chapters
- 1.Preface: To First Edition2,061 words
- 2.Preface: To Second Edition601 words
- 3.Book I4,092 words
- 4.Book II4,173 words
- 5.Book III: Telemachus Visits Nestor at Pylos4,665 words
- 6.Book IV7,979 words
- 7.Book V4,636 words
- 8.Book VI3,415 words
- 9.Book VII3,327 words
- 10.Book VIII5,547 words
- 11.Book IX5,767 words
- 12.Book X: Aeolus, the Laestrygones, Circe5,636 words
- 13.Book XI: The Visit to the Dead.885,963 words
- 14.Book XII4,560 words
- 15.Book XIII4,161 words
- 16.Book XIV: Ulysses in the Hut with Eumaeus5,342 words
- 17.Book XV5,364 words
- 18.Book XVI: Ulysses Reveals Himself to Telemachus4,497 words
- 19.Book XVII5,792 words
- 20.Book XVIII4,117 words
- 21.Book XIX5,973 words
- 22.Book XX3,798 words
- 23.Book XXI4,210 words
- 24.Book XXII4,504 words
- 25.Book XXIII3,666 words
- 26.Book XXIV (1)8,857 words
- 27.Book XXIV (2)5,397 words