Greek Reader — The Homeric Odyssey

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

Sections 1 – 8

Section 1

Passages 1.1–1.240

Passages 1.240–1.444

Section 2

Passages 2.1–2.231

Passages 2.231–2.434

Section 3

Passages 3.1–3.239

Passages 3.239–3.473

Passages 3.473–3.497

Passages 3.473–3.497

Section 4

Passages 4.1–4.243

Passages 4.243–4.479

Passages 4.479–4.711

Passages 4.712–4.847

Section 5

Passages 5.1–5.237

Passages 5.237–5.468

Passages 5.468–5.493

Passages 5.468–5.493

Section 6

Passages 6.1–6.233

Passages 6.233–6.331

Section 7

Passages 7.1–7.245

Passages 7.245–7.347

Section 8

Passages 8.1–8.239

Passages 8.239–8.477

Passages 8.477–8.586

Sections 9 – 16

Section 9

Passages 9.1–9.245

Passages 9.245–9.478

Passages 9.478–9.566

Section 10

Passages 10.1–10.240

Passages 10.240–10.471

Passages 10.471–10.574

Section 11

Passages 11.1–11.241

Passages 11.241–11.481

Passages 11.482–11.640

Section 12

Passages 12.1–12.237

Passages 12.237–12.453

Section 13

Passages 13.1–13.238

Passages 13.238–13.440

Section 14

Passages 14.1–14.235

Passages 14.235–14.472

Passages 14.472–14.533

Section 15

Passages 15.1–15.241

Passages 15.241–15.476

Passages 15.477–15.557

Section 16

Passages 16.1–16.232

Passages 16.232–16.473

Passages 16.473–16.481

Passages 16.473–16.481

Sections 17 – 24

Section 17

Passages 17.1–17.239

Passages 17.239–17.470

Passages 17.471–17.606

Section 18

Passages 18.1–18.232

Passages 18.232–18.428

Section 19

Passages 19.1–19.236

Passages 19.236–19.472

Passages 19.473–19.604

Section 20

Passages 20.1–20.236

Passages 20.236–20.394

Section 21

Passages 21.1–21.239

Passages 21.239–21.434

Section 22

Passages 22.1–22.235

Passages 22.235–22.480

Passages 22.480–22.501

Passages 22.480–22.501

Section 23

Passages 23.1–23.234

Passages 23.234–23.372

Section 24

Passages 24.1–24.248

Passages 24.248–24.480

Passages 24.480–24.416

Passages 24.417–24.548

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.