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After ten years of war, Ulysses sets out on his journey home — but the sea shows no mercy, and the gods have plans of their own. The Odyssey is a tale of wonders, temptations, and dangers, and of a man who relies on his wit and courage to defy fate.Filled with adventure, emotion, and vivid imagery — this is one of those stories that has captivated readers for thousands of years.

Dive into the epic world of The Iliad, where the timeless tale of heroism, wrath, and the tragedy of war unfolds. Experience the gripping narratives and profound themes that have resonated through the ages, illuminating the complexities of human nature and the consequences of conflict.

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Homer Odyssey Collection is a rotating public-domain audiobook show of Greek, Roman, and ancient world classics. Each episode is a complete book that already found listeners on other Sol Good Media podcasts, gathered here because it fits the collection. New titles move through the feed, so there is always another story waiting. More free classic audiobooks at solgoodmedia.com.

'No ordinary pop biography, this is a very personal exploration of a very unusual artist' – Dorian Lynskey 'A beautiful, frequently extraordinary book. Part biography, part social commentary and part love letter, it somehow does full justice to the magnificent man it examines' – James...

The Odyssey is one of the two major ancient Greek epic poems (the other being the Iliad), attributed to the poet Homer. The poem is commonly dated to between 800 and 600 BC. The poem is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, and concerns the events that befall the Greek hero Odysseus in his long journey back to his native land Ithaca after the fall of Troy.It takes Odysseus ten years to return to his native land of Ithaca after ten years of war; during his 20-year absence, his son Telemachus and his wife Penelope must deal with a group of unruly suitors who have moved into Odysseus' home to compete ...

Discover The Iliad, a gripping epic that chronicles the final weeks of the war between the Greeks and the Trojans before the fall of Troy. This prose translation by Samuel Butler, a renowned 19th-century novelist, brings to life a story that is both brutally intense, deeply moving, and strikingly relevant. With vivid imagery and raw emotional depth, this masterpiece explores the destructive rage that drives men toward their own downfall. Long before the rise of cinema, The Iliad had already mastered the storytelling techniques later embraced by Hollywood blockbusters, making its narrative feel...

A heartwarming novel which visits the last two years of the American Civil War. The center of the story is the conflict of emotions and deeds between a father and son who hold opposing views of the conflict and the surprising role that President Lincoln plays in wishing to reconcile the two. A novel of both pathos and rejoicing. - Summary by KevinS

The Odysseys are a collection of stories about Ulysses' journey home from the war at Troy purportedly written in the 8th century BCE by Homer, a blind poet thought to have lived in the Greek colonies in Asia Minor, possibly at Smyrna. The events described are thought to have occurred centuries before being recorded by Homer, handed down orally since the twelfth century BCE, the golden era of the Greek Bronze Age when the world was populated by heroic mortals and often visited by the Gods. This verse translation in couplets by George Chapman was originally published in 1616, the first ...

"The Iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set in the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of Ilium, by a coalition of Greek States, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war, the Iliad mentions or alludes to many of the Greek legends about the siege" (Summary from Wikipedia)

Odyssey: A Daily Odyssey into Homer’s The Odyssey is a daily read-along podcast for anyone who’s ever thought, “I should really read The Odyssey someday.” Every day for one year, host Landen Celano reads one page from The Odyssey, (using Butcher & Lang English prose translation), then follows it with smart, spoiler-aware commentary: close reading, Greek mythology context, Homeric weirdness, and whatever tangents the text demands. If you’re here because you’re hyped for Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Odyssey film: welcome. This show isn’t about the movie. It’s about finally ...

The Odyssey is the original hero’s journey, an epic voyage into the unknown, and has inspired other creative work for millennia. With its consummately modern hero, full of guile and wit, always prepared to reinvent himself in order to realize his heart’s desire—to return to his home and family after ten years of war—the Odyssey now speaks to us again across 2,600 years.

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Bloomsbury presents The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets by Simon Singh, read by Lexie McDougall. From bestselling author of Fermat's Last Theorem, a must-have for number lovers and Simpsons fans 'An entertaining picture of the insanely high-minded nature of the Simpsons’ writers'...

The Odyssey by Homer. Homer's "The Odyssey" forms the template of practically every adventure story that has been told in the West since it was composed nearly three thousand years ago: a bold and ingenious hero (in this case Ulysses, one of the principal warriors who fought at Troy) undertakes a long and perilous journey in the course of which he (or she) must confront many different dangers and temptations, both physical and psychological, before engaging in one final struggle that will prove decisive for the hero, and for all who depend upon the hero. Many episodes in this work have ...

The Odyssey by Homer. The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other Homeric epic. The Odyssey is fundamental to the modern Western canon; it is the second-oldest extant work of Western literature, while the Iliad is the oldest. Scholars believe the Odyssey was composed near the end of the 8th century BC, somewhere in Ionia, the Greek coastal region of Anatolia. The poem mainly focuses on the Greek hero Odysseus (known as Ulysses in Roman myths), king of Ithaca, and his journey home after the fall of Troy. It ...

Bloomsbury presents The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets by Simon Singh, read by Lexie McDougall. The brainy book by the bestselling author of Fermat’s Enigma—a must for anyone interested in numbers and mathematics, as well as for the millions of Simpsons fans worldwide. “Simon...

There is no shortage of earnest books about the cultural significance of musicians like David Bowie, Bob Dylan, and John Lennon. But George Michael does not attract such attention. The music he produced is not generally deemed worthy of serious analysis, yet such dismissals overlook how...

Join Tristan and Noah as they read Homer's Odyssey. In each episode, the hosts read one book of the Odyssey, in order, and one other text, ranging from classical scholarship on Homer to contemporary novels based on the poem. Their conversations are rigorous but also approachable, so that you leave the episode having learned something new.

In Blind Brother, the debut novel by lawyer Homer Greene, we follow the gripping tale of 14-year-old Tom Taylor and his 12-year-old blind brother, Bennie. Set against the backdrop of the Pennsylvania coal mines in the late 1800s, the brothers toil tirelessly to save money for an operation that could change Bennies life. As they navigate the dangers of mine strikes and perilous cave-ins, their bond and resilience are put to the ultimate test. - Summary by Donald Cummings