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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

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