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Homer,

The odyssey / Homer ; translated by Robert Fagles ; introduction and notes by Bernard Knox. - x, 541 pages ; 24 cm. - Penguin classics .

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction: Spelling and pronunciation of Homeric names -- Maps: Homeric geography : Mainland Greece --
Peloponnese -- Aegean and Asia Minor -- Inset: Troy and vicinity -- Homer: Odyssey : Athena inspires the prince --Telemachus sets sail -- King Nestor remembers -- King and queen of Sparta -- Odysseus- Nymph and shipwreck -- Princess and the stranger -- Phaeacia's halls and gardens -- Day for songs and contests -- In the one-eyed giant's cave --
Bewitching queen of Aeaea --
Kingdom of the dead --
Cattle of the sun --
Ithaca at last --
Loyal swineherd --
Prince sets sail for home --
Father and son --
Stranger at the gates --
Beggar-king of Ithaca --
Penelope and her guest --
Portents gather --
Odysseus strings his bow --
Slaughter in the hall --
Great rooted bed --
Peace.


Text in English ; translated from original Ancient Greek.

ISBN: 0143039954 9780143039952

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Epic poetry, Greek--Translations into English.
Odysseus (Greek mythology)--Poetry.

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Index Terms--Genre/Form: --Reading book

Dewey Class. No.: 883.01 / HOM