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The Odyssey (/ ˈ ɒ d ɪ s i /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, romanized: Odýsseia) [2] [3] is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer.It is one of the oldest works of literature still widely read by modern audiences.
Ancient literature – Epic of Gilgamesh; The Vedas; The Bible;Torah; Homer's Odyssey and Iliad; Virgil's Aeneid; Aeschylus' Oresteia; Sophocles' Oedipus Cycle, Antigone; The Mahabharata; Valmiki's Ramayana; Panchatantra; Confucius' Analects, Great Learning and Spring and Autumn Annals; A New Account of the Tales of the World; Soushen Ji; Epic ...
Homer and His Guide (1874) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Today, only the Iliad and the Odyssey are associated with the name "Homer". In antiquity, a large number of other works were sometimes attributed to him, including the Homeric Hymns, the Contest of Homer and Hesiod, several epigrams, the Little Iliad, the Nostoi, the Thebaid, the Cypria, the Epigoni, the comic mini-epic ...
Homer is known for two epic poems, "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey," both of which tell the story of the Trojan War. "The Iliad" narrates the end of the war, while "The Odyssey" tells of the ten-year ...
Translators and scholars have translated the main works attributed to Homer, the Iliad and Odyssey, from the Homeric Greek into English, since the 16th and 17th centuries. Translations are ordered chronologically by date of first publication, with first lines provided to illustrate the style of the translation.
The Odyssey is one of the oldest recorded stories in existence, dating back to the 7th or 8th century BCE. Homer's epic poem in 24 books follows the King of Ithaca around the Mediterranean as he ...
Universal Pictures announced this week that Nolan will be directing a cinematic adaptation of “The Odyssey,” an ancient poem believed to be written by Homer between 750 and 650 BCE centering ...
Monteverdi's first opera for Venice, based on Homer's Odyssey, displays the composer's mastery of portrayal of genuine individuals as opposed to stereotypes. [3] 1642 L'incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi). Monteverdi's last opera, composed for a Venetian audience, is often performed today.