Odysseus

‘The Odyssey’: A Study Companion (Books 9-10)

Book 9: The Cyclops New Major Characters Polyphemus: Cyclops who curses Odysseus' return journey after being blinded by him. Odysseus…

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“Philoctetes.” A Tragedy by the Greek Dramatist Sophocles

Most of the tragedies written by Greek authors in the fifth century before Christ have been lost, but some of…

3 years ago

Greek Mythology: Who is Odysseus?

Odysseus, the mythical king of the island Ithaca , is the basic hero in the epic poem of Homer, Odyssey,…

4 years ago

‘The Odyssey’: A Study Companion (Books 3-4)

Book 3: Telemachus With Nestor New Major Characters Nestor: Friend and comrade to Odysseus who now tells Telemachus all he…

4 years ago

The Odyssey: Complete Epithet List

A guide that I created a while ago to ace a The Odyssey test: *May not contain every epithet, but…

4 years ago

Epic Characteristics in The Odyssey

There are many characteristics present in Homer's "The Odyssey" that clearly define the poem as an epic. The basic definition…

4 years ago

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