The Odyssey
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Author
Contributions
- Robert Fagles (Translator) - Contributor
- Bernard Knox (Introduction) - Contributor
Publication
1999-11-29 - Penguin Classics
Language
English
Word Count
121,365 words, Based on audiobook length
Page Count
560 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveodyssey0000home_1996
- Internet Archiveodyssey0000home_m7r6
- Internet Archiveodyssey00
- ISBN-100140268863
- ISBN-139780140268867
and 4 more
- Goodreads333706
- Library of Congress Control Number96017280
- Better World Books9780140268867
- Open LibraryOL7351772M
Classifications
- LCCPA4037
- LCCPA4025.A5 F34 1996
Description
The Odyssey (/ˈɒdəsi/; Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the second oldest extant work of Western literature, the Iliad being the oldest. Scholars believe it was composed near the end of the 8th century BC, somewhere in Ionia, the Greek coastal region of Anatolia. - [Wikipedia][1] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odyssey
First Sentence
Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of Troy.
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