Classics

Books

1. Book 1: Athena visits IthacaThe gods meet, and Athena goes to Telemachus.
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2. Book 2: The assembly in IthacaTelemachus speaks to the people and sets out.
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3. Book 3: Telemachus at PylosNestor tells what he knows of the Greeks' homecomings.
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4. Book 4: Telemachus at SpartaMenelaus and Helen; the suitors plot an ambush.
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5. Book 5: Calypso and the raftOdysseus leaves Calypso and reaches Scheria.
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6. Book 6: NausicaaThe princess finds the stranger on the shore.
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7. Book 7: The palace of AlcinousOdysseus appeals to the queen.
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8. Book 8: The feast and the gamesOdysseus weeps at the bard's song.
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9. Book 9: Lotus-eaters and the CyclopsOdysseus names himself and begins his story.
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10. Book 10: Aeolus, giants and CirceWinds, giants and the sorceress.
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11. Book 11: The visit to the deadOdysseus speaks with ghosts.
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12. Book 12: Sirens, Scylla and the Sun's cattleThe last stage of the wanderings.
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13. Book 13: Back to IthacaThe Phaeacians take Odysseus home.
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14. Book 14: The hut of EumaeusA swineherd's hospitality.
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15. Book 15: Telemachus comes homeAthena warns him about the ambush.
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16. Book 16: Father and sonOdysseus reveals himself to Telemachus.
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17. Book 17: The beggar in the townArgos and the stool.
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18. Book 18: The fight with IrusA beggar's contest.
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19. Book 19: Penelope and the scarThe old nurse recognises him.
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20. Book 20: OmensThe night before the contest.
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21. Book 21: The bowOnly one man can string it.
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22. Book 22: The killing of the suitorsJustice in the hall.
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23. Book 23: The bedPenelope's test.
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24. Book 24: PeaceThe dead suitors, Laertes and the end.
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Homer's Odyssey, translated by Samuel Butler.