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Odyssey
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Greek epic attributed to Homer, following Odysseus’s return after the Trojan War.
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Greek epic attributed to HomerHomerThe name to which Greek tradition attributes the Iliad and Odyssey.Glossary · Click to read the explanation, following OdysseusOdysseusGreek hero whose attempt to return home after the Trojan War is followed in the Odyssey.Glossary · Click to read the explanation’s return after the Trojan War. [1]
Its known form is generally associated with the eighth–early seventh centuries BCE and older oral traditions. The councils in books 1 and 5 show the return question moving from discussion to a message carried by HermesHermesGreek god acting as a messenger in the Odyssey passages examined here.Glossary · Click to read the explanation. [1][2][3]
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- Deborah Steiner — Homeric poetry, publisher Introduction summary Introduction summary: traditional attribution,oral poetry and eighth–early seventh century BCE composition. Return to the text ↑
- Odyssey 1, first ten paragraphs through Athena/Mentes arrival and Telemachus welcome The specified passage in this reference. Return to the text ↑
- Odyssey 5, first seven paragraphs through Hermes arrival at Calypso cave The specified passage in this reference. Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Odyssey», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/entities/homer-odyssey