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Homer: The Odyssey

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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 Fritsche

Homer: The Odyssey

Length13h 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

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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