“The Odyssey,” attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer, is one of the seminal works in Western literature and a sequel to “The Iliad.” This epic poem recounts the adventures of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, as he journeys home after the fall of Troy. The voyage takes ten years, during which Odysseus encounters myriad foes and divine interventions, including the cyclops Polyphemus, the witch-goddess Circe, and the beautiful nymph Calypso. Odysseus’s cunning and endurance, his longing to return home to his wife Penelope and son Telemachus, and the trials they face in his absence, are central themes of the epic.
Homer, believed to have lived in the 8th or 7th century BCE, is a legendary figure in ancient Greek literature. Although little is known about his life, his works, “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey,” have been fundamental to the development of classical literature and have profoundly influenced the arts and culture of the Western world.
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