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Homer: The Odyssey
The unabridged story of Odysseus. Translated by W.H.D. RouseBy Homer, W.H.D. RouseNarrated by Jürgen FritscheLength13h 24m
About this audiobook
"The best story ever written" - those are W.H.D. Rouse's own words. He is the man who translated Homer's "Odyssey" into English. It is a literal translation, but prose, and therefore so much easier to understand! The "Odyssey" is the first and quite possibly the greatest adventure story of all time. After the long hardships of the Trojan War, Odysseus is on his way home. But since the Gods in Olympos are still mad at Odysseus, they put lots of obstacles in his way: The nymph Calypso, Circe, Cyclops, the deadly Scylla and Charybdis - only the ever-cunning Odysseus is able to survive all these deadly traps. Finally, he makes it home, all by himself, at last. However, the story doesn't end there. In his house, there is a host of wooers who want to marry his faithful wife Penelopeia; they eat all his food, they drink his best wine, and they conspire to kill his son Telemachus. There is only one thing left to be done for Odysseus: Deadly revenge... A fascinating tale - truly one of the greatest stories of all time!
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.1 (18K)
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GenreChildren's Literature
Length13 hrs 24 mins
Narrated byJürgen Fritsche
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateAug 17, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Book_01_House_of_Odysseus
13Book_13_Return_to_Ithaca
2Book_02_Council_of_Ithaca
14Book_14_Swineherd
3Book_03_Sandy_Pylos
15Book_15_Telemachos_back_in_Ithaca
4Book_04_Lacedaimon
16Book_16_Telemachos_meets_his_father
5Book_05_Calypso's_Island
17Book_17_Odysseus_returns_home
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6Book_06_Nausicaa
18Book_18_The_sturdy_beggar
7Book_07_Alcinoos
19Book_19_The_old_nurse
8Book_08_Games_in_Phaiacia
20Book_20_Omens_of_wrath
9Book_09_Cyclops
21Book_21_The_great_bow
10Book_10_Circe
22Book_22_Battle_in_the_hall
11Book_11_Kingdom_of_the_Dead
23Book_23_Odysseus_finds_his_wife
12Book_12_Scylla_and_Charybdis
24Book_24_Odysseus_finds_his_father
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