โอดิสซีย์
Also known as the Odyssey, Homer's Odyssey, Hom. Od.
The Odyssey (; ) is one of two major epics of ancient Greek literature attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest surviving works of literature and remains popular with modern audiences. Like the Iliad, the Odyssey is divided into 24 books. It follows the heroic king of Ithaca, Odysseus, also known by the Latin variant Ulysses, and his homecoming journey after the ten-year long Trojan War. His journey from Troy to Ithaca lasts an additional ten years, during which time he encounters many perils and all of his crewmates are killed. In Odysseus's long absence, he is presumed dead, leaving his
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The Odyssey is one of the two most important epic poems from ancient Greece, traditionally attributed to Homer, and tells the story of King Odysseus's ten-year struggle to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, facing numerous dangers along the way. It matters because it is one of the oldest and most influential surviving works of Western literature that continues to be widely read and studied today.
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- The Odyssey
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- Fragment Odyssee 2245 2.jpg
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- Oldest-known manuscript fragment of the Odyssey, produced in Ptolemaic Egypt during the 3rd century BC and unearthed in Medinet Ghoram
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- Ὀδύσσεια
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- el
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- See translations of the Odyssey or English translations
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- Homeric Greek
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- Epic
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- Epic poem
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- Dactylic hexameter