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The Homeric Odyssey

Homer, The Odyssey. Digital edition based on: The Odyssey with an English Translation. A.T. Murray, PH.D. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. Original SGML digital edition The Perseus Project, G. Crane, ed. This derived edition, C. Blackwell, Furman University. 2026. Source texts and code for this page (and others) on GitHub. Licensed CC-BY-NC. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002:

Table of Contents

1 – 8
Chapter “1”
Passages 1.1–1.236
Passages 1.237–1.444
Chapter “2”
Passages 2.1–2.226
Passages 2.227–2.434
Chapter “3”
Passages 3.1–3.235
Passages 3.236–3.466
Passages 3.467–3.497
Chapter “4”
Passages 4.1–4.238
Passages 4.239–4.470
Passages 4.471–4.700
Passages 4.701–4.847
Chapter “5”
Passages 5.1–5.232
Passages 5.233–5.460
Passages 5.461–5.493
Chapter “6”
Passages 6.1–6.229
Passages 6.230–6.331
Chapter “7”
Passages 7.1–7.242
Passages 7.243–7.347
Chapter “8”
Passages 8.1–8.235
Passages 8.236–8.470
Passages 8.471–8.586
9 – 16
Chapter “9”
Passages 9.1–9.241
Passages 9.242–9.471
Passages 9.472–9.566
Chapter “10”
Passages 10.1–10.236
Passages 10.237–10.463
Passages 10.464–10.574
Chapter “11”
Passages 11.1–11.234
Passages 11.235–11.471
Passages 11.472–11.640
Chapter “12”
Passages 12.1–12.232
Passages 12.233–12.453
Chapter “13”
Passages 13.1–13.235
Passages 13.236–13.440
Chapter “14”
Passages 14.1–14.231
Passages 14.232–14.465
Passages 14.466–14.533
Chapter “15”
Passages 15.1–15.236
Passages 15.237–15.468
Passages 15.469–15.557
Chapter “16”
Passages 16.1–16.228
Passages 16.229–16.466
Passages 16.467–16.481
17 – 24
Chapter “17”
Passages 17.1–17.235
Passages 17.236–17.463
Passages 17.464–17.606
Chapter “18”
Passages 18.1–18.227
Passages 18.228–18.428
Chapter “19”
Passages 19.1–19.233
Passages 19.234–19.465
Passages 19.466–19.604
Chapter “20”
Passages 20.1–20.232
Passages 20.233–20.394
Chapter “21”
Passages 21.1–21.235
Passages 21.236–21.434
Chapter “22”
Passages 22.1–22.230
Passages 22.231–22.472
Passages 22.473–22.501
Chapter “23”
Passages 23.1–23.231
Passages 23.232–23.372
Chapter “24”
Passages 24.1–24.245
Passages 24.246–24.473
Passages 24.474–24.548

The Homeric Odyssey

The Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem traditionally attributed to the poet Homer that narrates the ten-year journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, to return home after fighting in the Trojan War. The poem begins in medias res, with Odysseus held captive for seven years by the nymph Calypso while his wife Penelope and son Telemachus face the invasive presence of suitors who consume their household's resources in Ithaca, presuming Odysseus dead. Odysseus recounts many of his prior adventures—including encounters with the Lotus-Eaters, the Cyclops Polyphemus, the witch Circe, the Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, and the cattle of the Sun—to the Phaeacians after his release from Calypso and arrival on their island. The narrative culminates in Odysseus's return to Ithaca disguised as a beggar, his recognition by Telemachus and loyal retainers, the slaughter of the suitors with Athena's assistance, and his long-awaited reunion with Penelope and restoration of order to his palace.