
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
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
THE ODYSSEY - CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II - THE ASSEMBLY
CHAPTER III - NESTOR
CHAPTER IV - IN SPARTA
CHAPTER V - MENELAUS'S TALE
CHAPTER VI - ULYSSES ON HIS RAFT
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII - ALCINOUS
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (237K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2004-08-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

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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-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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