The Story of the Odyssey

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The Story of the Odyssey

by Alfred John Church, Homer

EN·~4 hours·28 chapters

Chapters

28 total
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THE STORY OF THE ODYSSEY - BY THE REV. ALFRED J. CHURCH, M.A. - INTRODUCTION - THE ODYSSEY: - I. THE COUNSEL OF ATHENE - II. THE ASSEMBLY - III. NESTOR'S TALE - IV. IN SPARTA - V. MENELAUS'S TALE - VI. ULYSSES ON HIS RAFT - VII. NAUSICAA - VIII. ALCINOUS - IX. THE PHAEACIANS - X. THE CYCLOPS - XI. AEOLUS; THE LAESTRYGONS; CIRCE - XII. THE DWELLINGS OF THE DEAD - XIII. THE SIRENS; SCYLLA; THE OXEN OF THE SUN - XIV. ITHACA - XV. EUMAEUS, THE SWINEHERD - XVI. THE RETURN OF TELEMACHUS - XVII. ULYSSES AND TELEMACHUS - XVIII. ULYSSES IN HIS HOME

0:43
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XX. ULYSSES IS DISCOVERED BY HIS NURSE - XXI. THE TRIAL OF THE BOW - XXII. THE SLAYING OF THE SUITORS - XXIII. THE END OF THE WANDERING - XXIV. THE TRIUMPH OF ULYSSES - PRONUNCIATION OF PROPER NAMES - INTRODUCTION

4:58
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THE ODYSSEY - CHAPTER I

10:22
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CHAPTER II - THE ASSEMBLY

9:23
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CHAPTER III - NESTOR

6:49
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CHAPTER IV - IN SPARTA

5:40
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CHAPTER V - MENELAUS'S TALE

11:10
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CHAPTER VI - ULYSSES ON HIS RAFT

14:24
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CHAPTER VII

8:06
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CHAPTER VIII - ALCINOUS

6:34

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Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (237K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2004-08-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the authors

Alfred John Church

Alfred John Church

1829–1912

Known for turning the ancient world into lively stories for younger readers, this Victorian scholar made Homer, Virgil, and Greek history feel vivid and approachable. He combined a teacher’s clarity with a storyteller’s sense of adventure.

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Homer

Homer

-750–-650

Little is known for certain about the poet behind the Iliad and the Odyssey, but the stories linked to him helped shape Greek literature and have influenced readers for centuries. The mystery around his life only adds to the lasting power of the epics.

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