Sounded ID: 9798823422758
ISBN: 9798823422758
Publication Date: October 01, 2022
Publisher: Author's Republic
Language: English
Author Name: Homer
Narrator Name: The Cliff
The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the Iliad, the poem is divided into 24 books. It follows the Greek hero Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his journey home after the Trojan War. After the war itself, which lasted ten years, his journey lasted for ten additional years, during which time he encountered many perils and all his crewmates were killed. In his absence, Odysseus was assumed dead, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus had to contend with a group ...
The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the Iliad, the poem is divided into 24 books. It follows the Greek hero Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his journey home after the Trojan War. After the war itself, which lasted ten years, his journey lasted for ten additional years, during which time he encountered many perils and all his crewmates were killed. In his absence, Odysseus was assumed dead, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus had to contend with a group of unruly suitors who were competing for Penelope's hand in marriage.
The Odyssey was originally composed in Homeric Greek in around the 8th or 7th century BCE and, by the mid-6th century BCE, had become part of the Greek literary canon. In antiquity, Homer's authorship of the poem was not questioned, but contemporary scholarship predominantly assumes that the Iliad and the Odyssey were composed independently, and the stories themselves formed as part of a long oral tradition.
Scholars still reflect on the narrative significance of certain groups in the poem, such as women and slaves, who have a more prominent role in the epic than in many other works of ancient literature. This focus is especially remarkable when considered beside the Iliad, which centers on the exploits of soldiers and kings during the Trojan War.
The Odyssey is regarded as one of the most significant works in the Western canon. The first English translation of the Odyssey was in the 16th century. Adaptations and re-imaginings continue to be produced across a wide variety of mediums. In 2018, when BBC Culture polled experts around the world to find literature's most enduring narrative, the Odyssey topped the list. Here is the great tale as an exciting extended Icon Audiobook!
# | Title | Duration |
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1. | intro - The Odyssey |
0 mins 15 secs |
2. | Chapter 1 - The Odyssey |
29 mins 48 secs |
3. | Chapter 2 - The Odyssey |
24 mins 32 secs |
4. | Chapter 3 - The Odyssey |
27 mins 40 secs |
5. | Chapter 4 - The Odyssey |
45 mins 41 secs |
6. | Chapter 5 - The Odyssey |
26 mins 27 secs |
7. | Chapter 6 - The Odyssey |
19 mins 07 secs |
8. | Chapter 7 - The Odyssey |
19 mins 15 secs |
9. | Chapter 8 - The Odyssey |
30 mins 50 secs |
10. | Chapter 9 - The Odyssey |
31 mins 31 secs |
11. | Chapter 10 - The Odyssey |
30 mins 19 secs |
12. | Chapter 11 - The Odyssey |
33 mins 33 secs |
13. | Chapter 12 - The Odyssey |
25 mins 09 secs |
14. | Chapter 13 - The Odyssey |
23 mins 24 secs |
15. | Chapter 14 - The Odyssey |
29 mins 14 secs |
16. | Chapter 15 - The Odyssey |
28 mins 29 secs |
17. | Chapter 16 - The Odyssey |
25 mins 35 secs |
18. | Chapter 17 - The Odyssey |
32 mins 42 secs |
19. | Chapter 18 - The Odyssey |
23 mins 24 secs |
20. | Chapter 19 - The Odyssey |
34 mins 47 secs |
21. | Chapter 20 - The Odyssey |
22 mins 00 secs |
22. | Chapter 21 - The Odyssey |
22 mins 47 secs |
23. | Chapter 22 - The Odyssey |
24 mins 49 secs |
24. | Chapter 23 - The Odyssey |
20 mins 38 secs |
25. | Chapter 24 - The Odyssey |
34 mins 01 secs |
26. | outro - The Odyssey |
0 mins 23 secs |
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