Homer
Author of The Odyssey
About the 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 show more 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. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Photograph taken of the bust of Homer
in the British Museum, London
Photograph taken of the bust of Homer
in the British Museum, London
Series
Works by Homer
The Wrath of Achilles: The Iliad of Homer, Shortened and in a New Translation (1958) 105 copies, 1 review
Homer, Odyssey II (LCL 105) 30 copies
The Odyssey I 26 copies
Himnos homericos / Homeric Hymns: La Batracomiomaquia / the Batrachomyomachia (Biblioteca Clasica Gredos) (Spanish Edition) (1901) — Author — 25 copies
Three Homeric Hymns: To Apollo, Hermes, and Aphrodite (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) (2010) 24 copies
L'Odyssée 21 copies
Ilias: Volumen secundus; Rhapsodiae XIII-XXIV. Indices (Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana) (2000) 14 copies
Caixa Homero ? Ilíada & Odisseia 13 copies
The Best of Homer: The Odyssey and The Iliad: Set of 2 Books (Fingerprint! Classics) (2024) 12 copies
Iliad. Book 1 11 copies
Homeros 11 copies
The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Works and Days. (1936) 9 copies
The Odyssey of Homer: With the Hymns, Epigrams, and Battle of the Frogs and Mice (2009) — Author — 8 copies
Ilias 1,2 Gesang 4-6 7 copies
Homers Ilias 2.1: Gesang XIII-XV 7 copies
Caixa Homero ? Ilíada & Odisseia 6 copies
Odyssey, Vol. 1 6 copies
The Great Books Second Year Volume Two 2 Homer The Odyssey (The Great Books Foundation) (1955) 5 copies
Odyssey, Vol. 1: Greek Text 5 copies
Homer, The Odyssey 5 copies
Odyssey, Vol. 2 5 copies
Iliad, Vol. 1: Greek Text 5 copies
Iliad, Vol. 2: Greek Text 5 copies
Odyssey, Vol. 2: Greek Text 5 copies
ILIADA 5 copies
A HÍADA E A GUERRA DE TROIA 4 copies
Odisea (edición especial en tapa dura) / The Odyssey (Special Hardcover Edition) (Spanish Edition) 4 copies
Odyssée. Chants I à VII 4 copies
Homers Odyssee 1.1: Gesang I-VI 4 copies
Rare THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER Pope Translation John Flaxman Heritage Press in Slipcase [Hardcover] unknown (1777) 4 copies
Ulises, Primera parte: La maldicion de Poseidon (Sexto Piso Ilustrado) (Spanish Edition) (2007) 4 copies
Homeri Opera et reliquiae 4 copies
Homer: The Iliad II Books XIII-XXIV 4 copies
The Phæacian episode of the Odyssey as comprised in the sixth, seventh, eighth, eleventh and thirteenth books 4 copies, 1 review
L'Odyssée (texte abrégé) 4 copies
Homer 3 copies
The story of Achilles 3 copies
Homers Ilias Gesamtkommentar (Basler Kommentar / Bk.) : Band I: Erster Gesang (A) ; Faszikel 1: Text und Übersetzung (2009) 3 copies
The Iliad : the story of Achilles 3 copies
Odissea 3 copies
The Illiad and The Odyssey 3 copies
ILÍADA (edición revisada, corregida y anotada): Versión directa y literal del griego por el Dr L. Segalá y Estalella, con Introducción, notas y… (2019) 3 copies
Ulises, Tercera parte: El duelo de los pretendientes (Sexto Piso Ilustrado) (Spanish Edition) (2012) 3 copies
La Iliada. Prologo con resena critica de la obra, vida y obra del autor, y marco historico. (Spanish Edition) (2013) 3 copies
Il canto di Patroclo 3 copies
The Iliad (Signature Editions) 3 copies
Homers Werke 3 copies
Homero - Ilíada e Odisseia 3 copies
La République du Zaïre: Géographie, 3e secondaire, programme officiel (Collection André Journaux) (1973) 3 copies
La Odisea (Spanish Edition) 3 copies
Ulysse et Polyphème 3 copies
Four Books of Homer's Odyssey, With Introduction, Commentary, and Vocabulary, For the Use of Schools 3 copies
The Sixth book of the Iliad 3 copies
Homer Iliad I, edited for the use of schools with Notes and Vocabulary by Rev John Bond, M.A., and A.S. Walpole, MA (2023) 3 copies
The Twickenham Edition of the Poems of Alexander Pope - Translations of Homer - Volume VII - The Iliad I-IX — Author — 3 copies
Homer's Iliad, books I.-III 3 copies
Ilias & Odyssee (Vollständige deutsche Ausgabe, speziell für elektronische Lesegeräte) (2012) 2 copies
Classics Club: The Odyssey 2 copies
Homer, Odyssee (German Edition) 2 copies
Il Libro XXII dell'Odissea 2 copies
The Odyssey, Dent, London '97 2 copies
Iliada ; Odisea 2 copies
Complete Works, Didot, Paris, '37 2 copies
The Odyssey, Books 13-24 (Oxford Classical Texts: Homeri Opera, Vol. 4) by Homer (1922-02-22) (1832) 2 copies
World Classics Library: Homer: The Iliad and The Odyssey (Arcturus World Classics Library Book 6) (2020) 2 copies
Homeri Opera Tomus 5 Hymnos, cyclum, fragmenta, margiten, batrachomyomachiam, vitas continens 2 copies
Grown In U.S.A. 2 copies
Homer's Iliad, books xix-xxiv 2 copies
Libros épicos de Homero: La Odisea y La Ilíada. (Edición completa anotada e ilustrada) (Spanish Edition) (2021) 2 copies
The Iliad of Homer, vol. 2 2 copies
The Parallel English / Greek Iliad: With Dictionary Definitions for Every Greek Word (2016) 2 copies
Dzieła. 2, Odyseja 2 copies
Uit de Ilias 2 copies
Odyssey. Books VI-VIII 2 copies
Odisséia (Portuguese Edition) 2 copies
The compact Homer 2 copies
La iliada (enciclopedia Pulga 80) 2 copies
Homerus. Odyssee. Fragmenten 2 copies
Caixa Homero - Ilíada & Odisseia 2 copies
Homers Ilias I–XII Gesang 2 copies
Homer's Werke Theil 1 Bd. 1 Ilias Deutsch in der Versart der Urschrift. 1ter bis 12ter Gesang 2 copies
Iliadis I - XII 2 copies
The sixth book of Homer's Odyssey 2 copies
L'Odyssee (extraits) 2 copies
Caixa Homero: Ilíada & Odisseia 2 copies
The Iliads of Homer, prince of poets ... with a comment on some of his chief places, vol. II 2 copies
Oddyssey The 2 copies
The Odyssey 2 copies
The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer, The Aeneid by Virgil, and Tales of Troy by Andrew Lang (Classic Collections) (2009) 2 copies
Iliadis Carmina 2 copies
Opera. Vol. 3: Odysseae I-XII 2 copies
Opera. Vol. 4: Odysseae XIII-XXIV 2 copies
l'iliade libro XXIV 2 copies
Iliad The 2 copies
Odesseia 2 copies
Odyssea 1740 2 copies
Lifetime Library: The Iliad 2 copies
Iliade. Libro I 2 copies
La Iliàda 2 copies
Odissea vol. 4 - Libri XIII-XVI 2 copies
Ilíada Odisea: Himnos 2 copies
The Iliad, book I 2 copies
The Complete Works of Homer 2 copies
Homerus 2 copies
The Iliad, book XXII 2 copies
The Odyssey of Homer, book IX 2 copies
Odyssevskvædet 2 copies
L'ODYSSEE - POESIE HOMERIQUE - TOME II - . CHANTS I - . VIII-XV - COLLECTION DES UNIVERSITES DE FRANCE - TEXTE EN FRANCAIS ET GREC (1924) 2 copies
Odyssee. Text der ersten Ausgabe 2 copies
ILLIADA 2 copies
Ilias: Ilias. Kommentar. Griechisch. (Lernmaterialien) (Aschendorffs Sammlung lateinischer und griechischer Klassiker) (2010) 2 copies
Odysseia 2 copies
Odyssea Homeri a Francisco Griffolino Aretino in Latinum translata (Mittellateinische Studien Und Texte) (German, Greek and Latin Edition) (2011) 2 copies
Complete Works of Homer 2 copies
Complete Works of Homer 2 copies
Werke in zwei Bänden. Zweiter Band 2 copies
Werke in zwei Bänden [2Bde] 2 copies
The Iliad of Homer 2 copies
Iliada, #1 2 copies
Homeri. Odyssea. Tomus I. Rhapsodia I-XII. Nova editio stereotype. Published by Lipsiae. 1839 Edition (1839) 2 copies
The Odysseys of Homer - Vol. I 2 copies
The toils and travels of Odysseus 2 copies
Odüsszeia 2 copies
Análisis de La odisea 2 copies
L'Odyssée, tome II 2 copies
Iliade, chant XXIII 2 copies
The Odysseys of Homer - Vol. II 2 copies
The Story of Odysseus in the Land of Tthe Phaeacians: Being the Sixth and a Part of the Seventh Book of the Odyssey (Bre (1904) 2 copies
イーリアス 上巻 1 copy
Iliade - vol. 2 1 copy
Iliade: Libro XXIV 1 copy
I poemi 1 copy
Iliade - vol. 1 1 copy
イーリアス 下巻 1 copy
Iliade. Vol. II 1 copy
Het schild van Achilles 1 copy
The Iliad, book 3 of 3 1 copy
Odyssée - Collector 1 copy
Odissea - libro XXIII 1 copy
Odissea - libro XVI 1 copy
オデュッセイアー〈上〉 (1971年) (岩波文庫) 1 copy
Odissea - libro XII 1 copy
Odissea Libro VI Nausicaa 1 copy
HOMER: THE ODYSSEY. 1 copy
Iliasz 1 copy
Odissea - libro VI 1 copy
Iliade - Libro VI 1 copy
Il riscatto di Ettore 1 copy
オデュッセイアー〈下〉 (1972年) (岩波文庫) 1 copy
Omero Iliade, volvme secondo 1 copy
Iliade. Vol. I 1 copy
Omero Iliade, volvme primo 1 copy
Odissea. Libro primo 1 copy
Omero Odissea, volvme primo 1 copy
Homēra īliada 1 copy
Odissea, libro I 1 copy
Odissea, libro V 1 copy
Dall'Odissea 1 copy
Odissea. Libro 24. 1 copy
Odissea: libro 23. 1 copy
The Iliad of Homer 1 copy
Odissea: libro sedicesimo 1 copy
Odissea. Libro dodicesimo 1 copy
Odissea - libro I 1 copy
De terugkeer van Odysseus 1 copy
ΟΔΥΣΣΕΙΑ ΤΟΜΟΣ Α 1 copy
I POEMI OMERICI. Libro VII dell'Iliade. Duello di Ettore e di Aiace; Sepoltura dei morti (1937) 1 copy
I poemi di Omero 1 copy
Odissea, libro XI 1 copy
Iliade, libro VI 1 copy
Odissea. Libro settimo 1 copy
Odisseo e le donne 1 copy
Iliade. Volume 2 1 copy
Iliade. Volume 1 1 copy
Iliade: Libro XXII 1 copy
odissea volume 4 1 copy
Iliadis I-XII XIII-XXIV 1 copy
Iliade, libro XXII 1 copy
Iliade, libro I 1 copy
iliade, libro XXIV 1 copy
The Iliad of Homer 1 copy
Odissea, vol. 3/4 1 copy
Homeri Ilias 3 Libr. 13-24 1 copy
Odissea: riassunto 1 copy
L'ODYSSEE. Morceaux choisis 1 copy
Il libro 11. dell'Odissea 1 copy
Argo ed Euriclea 1 copy
Priče iz Ilijade i Odiseje 1 copy
Dall'Odissea : traduzioni — Author — 1 copy
L'Odyssée : Poésie homérique 1 copy
Iliade: libro sesto 1 copy
H Nekya: libro XI 1 copy
Iliade: Vol. II 1 copy
L' Iliade di Omero 1 copy
Odissea - libro XXIV 1 copy
Libro 9., Odissea 1 copy
Die Homeridischen Dichtungen 1 copy
Odyssee in Auswahl 1 copy
L'Iliade. Poéme, avec un Discours sur Homère. Par monsieur de La Motte, de l'Académie françoise 1 copy
Iliade, libro 1. 1 copy
L'Odissea. Libro 5. 1 copy
Il libro 6. dell'Odissea 1 copy
Odissea: libro 22. 1 copy
Илиада 1 copy
Iliadis 1-12 1 copy
Odysseus 1 copy
Iliade di Omero in veneziano: tradotta in ottava rima: canti otto (1., 2., 4., 5.,6., 8., 9., 14.) (2005) 1 copy
De Odysséa 1 copy
Ilias 1 copy
Homeri Ilias 2 Libr. 1-12 1 copy
Odissea. Libro sesto 1 copy
Ilias Odyssea 1 copy
Homerou epē Ilias Odysseia 1 copy
Homeros - Ilias & Odyssea 1 copy
Flores Homerici sive loci memoriales ex Homeri carminibus selecti cum brevi commentario et appendice 1 copy
The Iliad, book 1 of 3 1 copy
Homerus hymnes 1 copy
Íliász 1-2 1 copy
The Iliad, book 2 of 3 1 copy
Ilijada ; Odiseja 1 copy
L'Iliade d'Omero 1 copy
ODISEU 1 copy
ILIADA (E RIFORMULUAR) 1 copy
Homeri Opera 1 copy
ODISEA NE PROZE 1 copy
Kikvorsenmuizenstrijd 1 copy
Priče iz Ilijade 1 copy
The Iliad 2 [...] 1 copy
Priče iz Odiseje 1 copy
Homèros' Odyssee 1 copy
Homer's Gesänge 1 copy
Příhody Odysseovy 1 copy
Odysseova dobrodružství 1 copy
Ilias. Odyssee. 1 copy
Le 1er chant de l'Iliade 1 copy
Iliade Chants XIII-XVI 1 copy
La Odisea (ilustrado) 1 copy
A Ilídia 1 copy
Iliad Chants VII-XXIV 1 copy
A Ilíada - Bolso 1 copy
Odisséia - Nova Cultural 1 copy
Odisea (13/20) 1 copy
La Iliada, texto adaptado 1 copy
La odisea, texto adaptado 1 copy
L'Odyssée, "Poésie Homérique" Tome III, Chants XVI - XXIV, "Les belles lettres" guillaume Budé, 1967 (1967) 1 copy
La odisea. Prólogo con reseña crítica de la obra, vida y obra del autor y marco histórico. (Spanish Edition) (2010) 1 copy
Los viajes de Ulises 1 copy
A Ilíada 1 copy
L’odyssée 1 copy
Odisseia (Em Quadrinhos) 1 copy
Iliade (Chants XXII et XXIV) 1 copy
LA ODISEA 1 copy
Odyssée (Chants I, V et VI) 1 copy
L'odyssée I / II 1 copy
L'Odyssee (extraits) 1 copy
LA ILIADA DOS TOMOS 1 copy
Ilíada. Antología 1 copy
Himnos homéricos 1 copy
La Ilíada. I 1 copy
L'Iliade, tome II 1 copy
La Odisea (Texto adaptado) 1 copy
Odisseia - Prosa - Abril 1 copy
Iliade et Odyssée 1 copy
The Odyseey of Homer 1 copy
Homeri Carmina Et Cycli Epici Reliquiæ: Græce Et Latine, Cum Indice Nominum Et Rerum (Classic Reprint) (Latin Edition) (2018) 1 copy
Odyssesy 1 copy
Odyssee 1 copy
The lliad 1 copy
Ilias en Odyssee 1 copy
Илиада. Одиссея 1 copy
L'Iliade et l'Odyssée 1 copy
L'Odysée (abrégé) 1 copy
L'Odyssée, tome III 1 copy
L'Odyssée, tome I 1 copy
Odyssée. 6ème chant 1 copy
Le voyage d'Ulysse. Extrait de l'Odyssée. Version intégrale des chants V à XIII, vers 185. (1983) 1 copy
Iliade. 1er chant 1 copy
The Illad 1 copy
Ilias en Odyssea 1 copy
A ODISSEIA 1 copy
L'iliade (tome II) Achille et Hector Chants XXII et XXIV Extraits des chants XIX, XX, XXI e (1962) 1 copy
La Odisea 1 copy
Iliade, tome I,II,III,VI 1 copy
LA ILLIADA 1 copy
Illíada 1 copy
Iliade Chants XXII et XXIV 1 copy
The Complete Works of Homer 1 copy
The Odyssey1 1 copy
Homers Odyssé 1 copy
The Iliad of Homer, Books I, Vi, IX: Rendered Into English Blank Verse (Classic Reprint) (2016) 1 copy
Odisseia 1 copy
Iliada wybór 1 copy
Ilíada (edición especial en tapa dura) / The Iliad (Special Hardcover Edition) (Spanish Edition) 1 copy
Iliade (n. 24) 1 copy
Poemetos e fragmentos 1 copy
The Odyssey 1 copy
Iliade, Canto VI 1 copy
Odissea (edizione di pregio) 1 copy
Odissea (vol. 1) 1 copy
Odyssee 1 copy
Илиада - Гомер 1 copy
Ὁμήρου Ἰλιάς 1 copy
Οδύσσεια (β) 1 copy
Ιλιάδα (α) 1 copy
A Ilíada - Em quadrinhos 1 copy
Ιλιάδα (β) 1 copy
Ιλιάδα (γ) 1 copy
Ιλιάδα & Οδύσσεια 1 copy
La Odisea-condensado 1 copy
Iliada vol. 1 1 copy
Ilíada v.3 1 copy
L'Odissea libro I, IX, X 1 copy
Mitos Clasificados 1 copy
Illiade 1 copy
Odissea 5 - 8 1 copy
Odissea 1 - 4 1 copy
Odissea 1 copy
Odissea. Libro IX 1 copy
Odissea 1 copy
Odissea parte 1 1 copy
Odissea. Mappa letteraria 1 copy
Omero minore 1 copy
oddissea libro I 1 copy
Odissea libro quarto 1 copy
l'iliade libro 1 1 copy
l'iliade libro sesto 1 copy
Iliade In Greco 1 copy
Илiада 1 copy
ODISSEA I VIAGGI DI ULISSE 1 copy
Οδύσσεια (α) 1 copy
O Disséia 1 copy
ΝΕΚΥΙΑ: Preview 1 copy
Βατραχοποντικοπόλεμος 1 copy
La Iliada - La Odisea 1 copy
L'Odyssée 1 copy
A ilíada e a Guerra de Tróia 1 copy
Iliada e Odisseia 1 copy
L'ODYSSEE Tome I - II - III Texte et traduction Victor BERARD [Paperback] Poésie homérique 1 copy, 1 review
L'odissea, vol. 2 1 copy
L'odyssée, extraits 1 copy
La Iliada ; Odisea 1 copy
La peste y la cólera. Rapsodias selectas de la Ilíada (Fondo 2000 Series) (Spanish Edition) (2000) 1 copy
Ιλιάδα (τόμοι Δ' - ΙΒ΄) 1 copy
Antologia de la "Iliada" 1 copy
A Odisséia (Adaptação) 1 copy
Ilíada de Homero (volume I) 1 copy
Ιλιάδα (Β' τόμος) 1 copy
La Ilíada I 1 copy
Ὁμήρου Ὀδύσσεια 1 copy
La Iliada, Tomo I 1 copy
Ιλιάδα (Γ' τόμος) 1 copy
Ομήρικα έρη 1 1 copy
Obras Completas 1 copy
Ιλιάδα (Α' τόμος) 1 copy
Werke [vol 1-2/2] 1 copy
The Iliad of Homer, done into English prose by Andrew Lang, Walter Leaf and Ernest Myers 1883 [Hardcover] (2015) 1 copy
O pesništvu 1 copy
Auswahl aus Homers Odyssee 1 copy
The Odyssey of Homer. Translated from the Greek by Alexander Pope, Esq. in Two Volumes. ... Volume 2 of 2 (2010) 1 copy
The Homeric Hymn to Dionysos 1 copy
Homer. "Ilias" und "Odysse". Die Zeichnungen von John Flaxman. Mit einer kunsthistorischen Einleitung von Anja Grebe (2013) 1 copy
Iliad, book XXI 1 copy
Jude the Obscure 1 copy
Werke - 1. Band 1 copy
Werke - 2. Band 1 copy
The Odyssey (Collector's library): Written by Homer, 2004 Edition, (New edition) Publisher: Collector's Library [Hardcover] (2004) 1 copy
The legend of Ulysses 1 copy
Dzieła. 1, Odyseja 1 copy
Opera: Iliadis 1 copy
The Iliads of Homer, vol. II 1 copy
Te Odyssey 1 copy
De Italici Ilias Latina: Accedit Ilias Latina Cum Apparatu Critico, Item Nominum Index Locuples (Latin Edition) (2010) 1 copy
Vaixells negres davant Troia 1 copy
The Iliads of Homer, vol. I 1 copy
Odyssey, Books XII-XXIV 1 copy
Iliade - VII.-XII. Sang 1 copy
Iliade - I-VI. Sang 1 copy
Odyssé - 1. - 12. Sang 1 copy
The Iliad of Homer : according to the text of Wolf, with notes for the use of schools and colleges 1 copy
The complete works of Homer 1 copy
Homeri Odyssea Vol. 2 1 copy
Homeri Odyssea Vol. 1 1 copy
Homer: The Complete Epic Poems A Biography of the Author (Book House Publishing) (The Greatest Writers of All Time) (2017) 1 copy
Clark's Homer 1 copy
La Ilíada, nº 446 1 copy
Homers Ilias Gesamtkommentar ; (Basler Kommentar/BK) : Band VIII, Vierundzwanaigster Gesang: Faszikel 1: Text und Übersetsung (2010) 1 copy
Sovekammerodysseen 1 copy
The Iliad of Homer. Vol. I 1 copy
Iliadis libros I-XIII 1 copy
Homer's Odyssey, Books 13-24 1 copy
Одиссея. Odisseja 1 copy
ODYSSE, BOOK I-XII 1 copy
The Harvard Classics 1 copy
[Circe and the Cyclops (Penguin Little Black Classics)] [Author: Homer] [February, 2015] (2015) 1 copy
The Lake English Classics. The Iliad of Homer. Books I., VI., XXII., XXIV. Edited for School Use (2015) 1 copy
The Odysseys of Homer, translated according to the Greek, by George Chapman. Volume v.1 1897 [Leather Bound] (2018) 1 copy
The tale of Troy 1 copy
The Iliad Of Homer (Volume I): Translated By Alexander Pope, With Notes By The Rev. Theodore Alois Buckley (2019) 1 copy
Odyssey (Books VI, VII) 1 copy
Odysseus and the Cyclops 1 copy
Homer - Ilias. Übertragen von Hans Rupé. Mit Urtext, Anhang und Registern. (= Tusculum Bücherei) (1961) 1 copy
Iliade - XIII.-XVIII. Sang 1 copy
La Ilíada, nº 447 1 copy
[Works] 1 copy
Odyssey. Books VI-VIII 1 copy
The Odyssey I (LCL 104) 1 copy
Homero-Odisea 1 copy
Ilíada, vol II: cants V-VIII 1 copy
Homers Odyssee: Teubners Sammlung deutscher Dicht- und Schriftwerke für höhere Töchterschulen (1890) 1 copy
Ilíada, vol. I: cants I-IV 1 copy
Achilleis Homers Ur-Ilias 1 copy
The Iliad Of Homer & other Bonus works: The Odyssey, Paradise Lost, The Golden Ass, The Aeneid, Helen Of Troy, The Trial (2015) 1 copy
Homer. Odyssey, Books XIII.-XVIII. (XIX.-XXIV.). With introduction, notes, etc. By W. W. Merry 1 copy
Homers Ilias Gesamtkommentar (Basler Kommentar / Bk) : Band IV: Sechster Gesang (Z) ; Faszikel 1: Text und Übersetzung (2008) 1 copy
Priče iz Ilijade i Odiseje 1 copy
L'Odyssée II: Chants VIII-XV 1 copy
Iliade IV: Chants XIX- XXIV 1 copy
Il Libro V dell'Iliade 1 copy
Il Libro XVII dell'Odissea 1 copy
Il Libro IX dell'Iliade 1 copy
Il Libro VIII dell'Iliade 1 copy
Opera, IV 1 copy
Opera, I 1 copy
Odyseja; przeklad z greckiego Jozefa Wittlina. Wydanie trzecie, zmienione (Biblioteka polska) 1 copy
The Odyssey Coles Notes 1 copy
Hymni Homerici 1 copy
Agamemnon 1 copy
Homers Werke in Zwei Bänden 1 copy
The Odyssey of Homer, Vol. 2 — Author — 1 copy
The Odyssey of Homer, Vol. 1 — Author — 1 copy
Odessey II 1 copy
The Iliad (volume 4) 1 copy
The Iliad (volume 2) 1 copy
Opera, tomvs I-V — Author — 1 copy
Homērokentra 1 copy
Il Libro XIV dell'Odissea 1 copy
Odyssey Study Guide 1 copy
Iliade. 4 : Chants XIX-XXIV 1 copy
Iliade. 2 : Chants VII-XII 1 copy
The Histories 1 copy
Homers Ilias: Gesamtkommentar Auf der Grundlage der Ausgabe von (Sammlung Wissenschaftlicher Commentare) (German Edition) (2000) 1 copy
The Iliad of Homer, Books X-XXIV (The Twickenham Edition of the Poems of Alexander Pope, volume VIII) — Author — 1 copy
Homer's Iliad, Book XXI 1 copy
Homērou Ilias sun tois scholiois. Homeri Ilias ad veteris codicis Veneti fidem recensita. Scholia in eam antiquissima ex eodem codice aliisque nunc primum edidit cum asteriscis,… (2010) 1 copy, 1 review
La Iliada II /The Iliad (Coleccion Clasicos De La Literatura Griega Y Latina Carrascalejo De La Jara) (Spanish Edition) (2003) 1 copy
La Iliada I /The Iliad (Coleccion Clasicos De La Literatura Griega Y Latina Carrascalejo De La Jara) (Spanish Edition) (2003) 1 copy
Homers Ilias Gesamtkommentar (Basler Kommentar / Bk.) : Band I: Erster Gesang (A) ; Faszikel 2: Kommentar (2009) 1 copy
Hymn to Apollo 1 copy
Homeri Hymni et Epigrammata 1 copy
The Iliad, Books I-VI 1 copy
Homeri opera : Iliad 1 copy
Homer: Iliad Book XIV 1 copy
The Iliad, book VI 1 copy
The Iliad: Vol II 1 copy
Odyssey (DVD) 1 copy
Homeri Odyssea, Pars II 1 copy
Homeri Ilias, Pars II 1 copy
Troy 1 copy
The Iliad: book XXII 1 copy
Hymn to Aphrodite. 1 copy
Ilias: Erweiterte Ausgabe 1 copy
The Story of Achillês. Shortened from Homer's Iliad translated into plain English by W. H. D. Rouse 1 copy
Iliadis I - XII 1 copy
Iliade II: Chants VII-XII 1 copy
Tes tou Homerou Iliados 1 copy
The Iliad (Chapman - V. 2) 1 copy
The Iliad (Chapman v. 1) 1 copy
Thetis and Achilles: Homer, Iliad xviii, 1-147, tr. William Arrowsmith, Texas Quarterly reprint 1 copy
Die Gedichte Homers 1 copy
Sotto le mura de Troia 1 copy
The Odyssey (Chapman - v. 2) 1 copy
Homerus: Ilias (Complete in Two Volumes) (Bibliotheca Teubneriana: Scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum) (1914) 1 copy
Homer : The Odyssey, vol 2 1 copy
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Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Homeros
- Other names
- Homeros
Homerus - Birthdate
- c. 9th Century BCE (disputed)
- Date of death
- c. 8th Century BCE (disputed)
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- poet
- Short biography
- Homer is the semi-legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are the central works of ancient Greek literature. Many accounts of Homer's life circulated in classical antiquity, the most widespread being that he was a blind bard from Ionia, a region of central coastal Anatolia in present-day Turkey. Modern scholars consider these accounts legendary.
- Nationality
- Ancient Greece
Ionia - Birthplace
- Smyrna (Anatolia, Ancient Greece [reputed])
Athens (Ancient Greece [reputed])
Ithaca (Ancient Greece [reputed])
Pylos (Ancient Greece [reputed])
Colophon (Ancient Greece [reputed])
Argos (Ancient Greece [reputed]) (show all 7)
Chios (Ancient Greece [reputed]) - Place of death
- Ios, Greece (reputed)
- Burial location
- unknown
- Map Location
- Greece
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Bruce Rogers' design of T. E. Shaw's Odyssey in Fine Press Forum (April 2025)
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The Odyssey in Fine Press Forum (March 2023)
Homer's Iliad in Ancient Greek in Fine Press Forum (January 2022)
Le Salon reads the Iliad in Le Salon Littéraire du Peuple pour le Peuple (April 2020)
Companion Books to the Iliad in Homer, the Trojan war, and pre-classical Greece (July 2017)
Iliad by George Chapman in Ancient History (December 2016)
The New Iliad Translation in Ancient History (June 2015)
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Homer in Ancient History (November 2012)
Can Anyone Recommend A Good Translation Of The Odyssey? in Book talk (December 2011)
Reading Homer in Homer, the Trojan war, and pre-classical Greece (November 2011)
Odyssey v Iliad in Homer, the Trojan war, and pre-classical Greece (June 2010)
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Homeric allusions in Homer, the Trojan war, and pre-classical Greece (December 2009)
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Reviews
No matter how many times I read the Odyssey, I'm always surprised at how little space is given to Odysseus's meanderings between Troy and his captivity with Calypso. The lotus-eaters get about a dozen lines, the sirens even fewer; the Laestrygonians accomplish their cannibalistic, fleet-wrecking revenge in less than a page. Meanwhile we get four whole books of Odysseus living it up with the Phaeacians (not that I ever get tired of hearing about the succulent roast meat, bread and wine) and show more seven books of caginess, dissembling, loyalty tests, and general crafty plotting from when he finally lands back in Ithaca to when he announces himself with that badass arrow-shot through the axe-heads.
My favourite moment will always be at the end of Book V, where Odysseus at his lowest ebb, exhausted and bedraggled having gone twelve rounds with Poseidon and only still alive thanks to the attentions of a passing naiad, crawls ashore on Scherie and beds down under the twin olive trees, covering himself in dry leaves. Just profoundly peaceful. Respite from the ever-terrifying ungovernable winedark sea. And of course the old "my name is Nobody" pranking of Polyphemus, ho ho. show less
My favourite moment will always be at the end of Book V, where Odysseus at his lowest ebb, exhausted and bedraggled having gone twelve rounds with Poseidon and only still alive thanks to the attentions of a passing naiad, crawls ashore on Scherie and beds down under the twin olive trees, covering himself in dry leaves. Just profoundly peaceful. Respite from the ever-terrifying ungovernable winedark sea. And of course the old "my name is Nobody" pranking of Polyphemus, ho ho. show less
This is a super old story, and I’m grateful for the chance to experience it through Emily Wilson’s translation. From the beginning, Wilson’s goals were clear in her introduction: to make this epic approachable and entertaining, and she absolutely succeeded. I read much of it aloud to my partner, especially during the more intense moments, like when eyes were popping out or a king calling his surviving children trash. Despite its length and the volume of action, there are a few checks show more that remind you it takes place over just a few days. The symbolism and meaning packed into this are remarkable. I was pleased to have so much of it explained through the detailed notes. It’s fascinating how this ancient story reflects a culture behind in many ways, yet still has so much to teach us. The expressions of grief and sexuality stood out, especially compared to our more restrictive modern society. I am so impressed this translation is in iambic pentameter (think Shakespearean plays). It made it much easier to digest as an English-trained reader compared to the original dactylic hexameter. As a poem, it’s daunting, but it comes to life when read aloud. I loved the maps, genealogies, and the extensive notes and glossary. I’m looking forward to diving into The Odyssey next! show less
Richard Bentley said of Alexander Pope's translation of the Iliad, "It is a pretty poem, Mr Pope, but you must not call it Homer." This covers most modern efforts as well, but Lattimore is the notable exception. Lattimore is probably the best Greek scholar ever to translate Homer into English, and a fairly good poet as well. His Homer is as close as the anglophone reader will ever get to the original, following the Greek line by line, preserving most of the formulae and repetitions. I often show more hear the Greek echoing in my mind as I read it: πόδας ὠκὺς Ἀχιλλεύς, βοῶπις ποτνὶα Ἡρη, κτλ.
The Iliad is, of course, about a warrior aristocracy, not the most admirable people by modern standards. They boast, they fight, they wrangle over prizes. But it is also a deep look at human mortality and the shortness of life. Glaukos' brief speech in the midst of battle compares the generations of men to leaves. Many heroes, Greek and Trojan, "bite the earth" (yes, "bite the dust" goes back to Homer). The poem ends in death and mourning for Patroklos and Hektor; Achilleus and Priam briefly united by grief. show less
The Iliad is, of course, about a warrior aristocracy, not the most admirable people by modern standards. They boast, they fight, they wrangle over prizes. But it is also a deep look at human mortality and the shortness of life. Glaukos' brief speech in the midst of battle compares the generations of men to leaves. Many heroes, Greek and Trojan, "bite the earth" (yes, "bite the dust" goes back to Homer). The poem ends in death and mourning for Patroklos and Hektor; Achilleus and Priam briefly united by grief. show less
The Odyssey by Homer
I love Emily Wilson's translation. It feels direct, letting the poet speak in my language. Where the story feels archaic, it is because of the story, not a layer of translation.
The introduction is really useful for understanding the story. Long, but worth it.
The last paragraph of the introduction is this invitation to the reader. Read this for her writing style but also for her approach to the book. The Odyssey is a book of hospitality and stories. Listen carefully.
The introduction is really useful for understanding the story. Long, but worth it.
The last paragraph of the introduction is this invitation to the reader. Read this for her writing style but also for her approach to the book. The Odyssey is a book of hospitality and stories. Listen carefully.
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There is a stranger
outside your house. He is old ragged, and dirty. He is tired. He has been wandering, homeless, for a long time, perhaps many years. Invite him inside. You do not know his name. He may be a thief. He may be a murderer. He may be a god. He may remind your of your husband, your father, or yourself. Do not ask questions. Wait. Let him him sit on a comfortable chair and warm himself beside your fire. Bring him some food, the best you have, and some wine. Let him eat and drink until he is satisfied. Be patient. When he is finished, he will tell you his story. Listen carefully. It may not be as you expect.show less
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