The Odyssey

Sing to me of the resourceful man, O Muse, who wandered far after he had sacked the sacred city of Troy. He saw the cities of many men and he learned their minds.
He suffered many pains on the sea in his spirit, seeking to save his life and the homecoming of his companions.


Odysseus—soldier, sailor, trickster, and everyman—is one of the most recognizable characters in world literature. His arduous, ten-year journey home after the Trojan War, the subject of Homer's Odyssey, is the most accessi...