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The Odyssey

The Odyssey( )
Author: Homer,
ISBN:978-0-217-60057-6
Publication Date:Dec 2011
Publisher:General Books LLC
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $8.13
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: BOOK THIRD WHAT BEFEL IN PYLOS AND the sun left the lovely lake and clomb Upward across the sky's brass-paven dome, To light the deathless Gods, and mortal men That have the acres of the corn for home. And they to Pylos, Neleus' city trim, Came: where the people, down by the sea's brim, Made to the...
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Book Details
Pages:168
Detailed Subjects: Poetry / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.24 x 22.86 x 0.991 cm
Book Weight:0.259 Kilograms
Author Biography
Homer (Author)
Homer is the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey, the two greatest Greek epic poems. Nothing is known about Homer personally; it is not even known for certain whether there is only one true author of these two works. Homer is thought to have been an Ionian from the 9th or 8th century B.C. While historians argue over the man, his impact on literature, history, and philosophy is so significant as to be almost immeasurable.

The Iliad relates the tale of the Trojan War, about the war between Greece and Troy, brought about by the kidnapping of the beautiful Greek princess, Helen, by Paris. It tells of the exploits of such legendary figures as Achilles, Ajax, and Odysseus. The Odyssey recounts the subsequent return of the Greek hero Odysseus after the defeat of the Trojans. On his return trip, Odysseus braves such terrors as the Cyclops, a one-eyed monster; the Sirens, beautiful temptresses; and Scylla and Charybdis, a deadly rock and whirlpool. Waiting for him at home is his wife who has remained faithful during his years in the war. Both the Iliad and the Odyssey have had numerous adaptations, including several film versions of each.

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