The GreeksEpic and Drama

Homer: The Odyssey

Odysseus' ten-year voyage home from Troy, and his wife and son holding out for him in Ithaca.

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3 of the 1990 set
Author
Homer (dates unknown; probably 8th century BC)
Work
The Odyssey c. 725 BC (from older oral poetry)

Ideas: Journeys and homecoming Heroes Family and home

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