Odyssey, Vol. 2: Greek Text

by Homer

Publishers:

Harvard University Press; William Heinemann

, 1919

Overview

Perhaps the best-known and most influential of the Greek epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey stand in a class by themselves. The poems are the oldest existing works of Western literature. Their style and content played such an important role in shaping subsequent Greek culture that Homer was often called the teacher of Greece. The style of Greek used in the works has become its own form or dialect, known as Homeric Greek. Like the works of Cicero, the Iliad and the Odyssey are studied for their eloquent use of language. Innumerable works of literature, theater, and poetry have been written based on or responding to the Iliad and the Odyssey. The influence carries right up to our own day. One of the most important literary work of the twentieth century, James Joyce’s Ulysses, is a direct and intentional parallel of the Odyssey (Ulysses is the Latin version of Odysseus, the main character in the Odyssey). This volume contains the Greek text of the second volume of Homer’s Odyssey.

Product Details

• Title: Odyssey, Vol. 2: Greek Text
• Author: Homer
• Series: The Loeb Classical Library: Greek
• Publishers: Harvard University Press, William Heinemann
• Print Publication Date: 1919
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Language: Greek, Modern (post 1453)
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Odysseus (Greek mythology); Epic poetry, Greek
• Resource ID: LLS:ODYSSEY2HOMERGRK
• Resource Type: Ancient Manuscript
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:31:47Z

About Homer

Homer, a Greek poet best known for The Odyssey and The Iliad, was likely born sometime between 750 BC and 1200 BC. Some historians believe he was an individual man, while others believe he did not exist at all and instead was the combination of multiple Greek poets. It is also surmised that Homer was blind, but this is derived from the character Demodokos in The Odyssey. Although his history remains one of the greatest literary mysteries, Homer is widely considered one of the most profound poets and storytellers of all time.