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Homer, Odyssey

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Date: 725 BCE

The Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer, telling the story of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, as he struggles to return home after the Trojan War. Across ten years of wandering, he faces monsters, shipwrecks, and divine opposition, while his wife Penelope and son Telemachus fend off suitors at home. The English text is based on A. T. Murray's 1919 Loeb Classical Library translation.

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