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Iliad & Odyssey: The Great Homer Box Set

Homer, W.H.D. Rouse

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Length29h 22m

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"The best stories ever written" - those are W.H.D. Rouse's own words. He is the man who translated Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey" into plain English. It is a literal translation, but prose, and therefore so much easier to understand! The "Iliad" depicts the terrible and long-drawn out siege of Troy, the quarrel of Achilles and Agamemnon, the interactions between Olympian Gods and humans, remains among one of the classic campaigns and the heroism and treachery of the combatants have been unmatched in song and story. 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... Iliad & Odyssey: Fascinating tales, and truly two of the greatest stories of all time!

Audiobook details

GenreChildren's Literature

Length29 hrs 22 mins

Narrated byJürgen Fritsche

FormatAudiobook

Publish dateMar 28, 2026

LanguageEnglish

1Book_01_Achilles_and_Agamemnon_quarrel

25Book_01_House_of_Odysseus

2Book_02_A_Dream_with_a_message_from_Zeus

26Book_02_Council_of_Ithaca

3Book_03_Duel_of_Menelaos_and_Alexandros

27Book_03_Sandy_Pylos

4Book_04_First_battle_of_Trojans_and_Achaians

28Book_04_Lacedaimon

5Book_05_Diomedes_and_his_deeds_of_valour

29Book_05_Calypso's_Island

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6Book_06_Paris_back_in_battle

30Book_06_Nausicaa

7Book_07_Aias_and_Hector_in_single_combat

31Book_07_Alcinoos

8Book_08_Battle_wavers

32Book_08_Games_in_Phaiacia

9Book_09_Agamemnon_repents_of_violence

33Book_09_Cyclops

10Book_10_Diomedes_and_Odysseus_on_night_raid

34Book_10_Circe

11Book_11_Battle_turns_and_Achilles_notices

35Book_11_Kingdom_of_the_Dead

12Book_12_Two_armies_fight_before_wall

36Book_12_Scylla_and_Charybdis

13Book_13_Battle_among_ships

37Book_13_Return_to_Ithaca

14Book_14_Hera_deludes_Zeus

38Book_14_Swineherd

15Book_15_Zeus_awakes

39Book_15_Telemachos_back_in_Ithaca

16Book_16_Patroclos_takes_armour

40Book_16_Telemachos_meets_his_father

17Book_17_Fight_over_the_body_of_Patroclos

41Book_17_Odysseus_returns_home

18Book_18_Achilles_receives_the_news

42Book_18_The_sturdy_beggar

19Book_19_Achilles_makes_friends_with_Agamemnon

43Book_19_The_old_nurse

20Book_20_Achilles_sweeps_battlefield

44Book_20_Omens_of_wrath

21Book_21_Battle_by_the_river

45Book_21_The_great_bow

22Book_22_Death_of_Hector

46Book_22_Battle_in_the_hall

23Book_23_Funeral_rites_of_Patroclos

47Book_23_Odysseus_finds_his_wife

24Book_24_Priam_and_Achilles_meet

48Book_24_Odysseus_finds_his_father

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1Book_01_Achilles_and_Agamemnon_quarrel

25Book_01_House_of_Odysseus

2Book_02_A_Dream_with_a_message_from_Zeus

26Book_02_Council_of_Ithaca

3Book_03_Duel_of_Menelaos_and_Alexandros

27Book_03_Sandy_Pylos

4Book_04_First_battle_of_Trojans_and_Achaians

28Book_04_Lacedaimon

5Book_05_Diomedes_and_his_deeds_of_valour

29Book_05_Calypso's_Island

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6Book_06_Paris_back_in_battle

30Book_06_Nausicaa

7Book_07_Aias_and_Hector_in_single_combat

31Book_07_Alcinoos

8Book_08_Battle_wavers

32Book_08_Games_in_Phaiacia

9Book_09_Agamemnon_repents_of_violence

33Book_09_Cyclops

10Book_10_Diomedes_and_Odysseus_on_night_raid

34Book_10_Circe

11Book_11_Battle_turns_and_Achilles_notices

35Book_11_Kingdom_of_the_Dead

12Book_12_Two_armies_fight_before_wall

36Book_12_Scylla_and_Charybdis

13Book_13_Battle_among_ships

37Book_13_Return_to_Ithaca

14Book_14_Hera_deludes_Zeus

38Book_14_Swineherd

15Book_15_Zeus_awakes

39Book_15_Telemachos_back_in_Ithaca

16Book_16_Patroclos_takes_armour

40Book_16_Telemachos_meets_his_father

17Book_17_Fight_over_the_body_of_Patroclos

41Book_17_Odysseus_returns_home

18Book_18_Achilles_receives_the_news

42Book_18_The_sturdy_beggar

19Book_19_Achilles_makes_friends_with_Agamemnon

43Book_19_The_old_nurse

20Book_20_Achilles_sweeps_battlefield

44Book_20_Omens_of_wrath

21Book_21_Battle_by_the_river

45Book_21_The_great_bow

22Book_22_Death_of_Hector

46Book_22_Battle_in_the_hall

23Book_23_Funeral_rites_of_Patroclos

47Book_23_Odysseus_finds_his_wife

24Book_24_Priam_and_Achilles_meet

48Book_24_Odysseus_finds_his_father

Iliad & Odyssey: The Great Homer Box Set

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