Reading this edition

The Odyssey follows journeys, homecoming, hospitality, and recognition. The contents make it possible to read the story in order or return to an individual episode.

What to read for

Encounters with gods and strangers, household relationships, and the story’s changing accounts of identity.

Keep the source in view

Distinguish what a character says from what the narrator establishes. The poem is a literary source, not a modern practice manual.

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