Length10h 54m
About this audiobook
The Odyssey is one of the oldest works of Western literature, dating back to classical antiquity. Homer's epic poem belongs in a collection called the Epic Cycle, which includes
The Iliad. It was originally written in ancient Greek, utilizing a dactylic hexameter rhyme scheme. Although this rhyme scheme sounds beautiful in its native language, in modern English it can sound awkward and, as Eric McMillan humorously describes it, resembles "pumpkins rolling on a barn floor."
This epic poem follows Ulysses, one of the Greek leaders that brought an end to the ten-year-long Trojan war. Longing for home, he travels across the Mediterranean Sea to return to his kingdom in Ithaca; unfortunately, our hero manages to anger Neptune, the god of the sea, making his trip home agonizingly slow and extremely dangerous. While Ulysses is trying to return home, his family in Ithaca is also in danger. Suitors have traveled to the home of Ulysses to marry his wife, Penelope, believing that her husband did not survive the war. These men are willing to kill anyone who stands in their way.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.1 (1.3M)
Includes Goodreads, LibraryThing, StoryGraph, Amazon
GenreLiterary Classics
Length10 hrs 54 mins
Narrated byMark Nelson
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJun 1, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening Credits
14Book XIII
2Book I
15Book XIV
3Book II
16Book XV
4Book III
17Book XVI
5Book IV
18Book XVII
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6Book V
19Book XVIII
7Book VI
20Book XIX
8Book VII
21Book XX
9Book VIII
22Book XXI
10Book IX
23Book XXII
11Book X
24Book XXIII
12Book XI
25Book XXIV
13Book XII
26Closing Credits
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