The Odyssey

Written by Homer

Narrated by Rebecca K. Reynolds

Homer's epic tale of the warrior Odysseus's decades-long struggle to return home after the Trojan War is simply and beautifully retold, with all the drama intact. Young readers will thrill at Odysseus's adventures with the man-eating Cyclops; the enchantress Circe, who turns his crew into pigs; and the angry sea god Poseidon.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Oasis Audio
• Release date: Jan 12, 2021
• ISBN: 9781645552697

Homer

Although recognized as one of the greatest ancient Greek poets, the life and figure of Homer remains shrouded in mystery. Credited with the authorship of the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey, Homer, if he existed, is believed to have lived during the ninth century BC, and has been identified variously as a Babylonian, an Ithacan, or an Ionian. Regardless of his citizenship, Homer’s poems and speeches played a key role in shaping Greek culture, and Homeric studies remains one of the oldest continuous areas of scholarship, reaching from antiquity through to modern times.

Reviews for The Odyssey

[Linda Bordenave · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The saga of Odysseus’ journey to get back home to Ithaca and his wife Penelope and all he went through was well told in this book. It brought back memories of the story I read many decades ago. I enjoyed hearing the retelling.