La Trobe University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. The Odyssey of Homer is a Greek epic poem that tells of the return journey of Odysseus to the island of Ithaca from the war at ...

The hero of Homer’s “Odyssey” is a modern man in ancient times, an eloquent outfoxer whose life is one long, furious act of self-invention. The embodiment of metis, or “cunning intelligence,” Odysseus ...

Homer’s Odyssey is one of the greatest works of ancient Greek epic poetry, telling the incredible journey of Odysseus as he ...

You might say that Odysseus marks the first intrusion of personality into the Western literary tradition. For most readers, he is the most compelling, rounded character in both "The Iliad" and "The ...

There are less hubristic ways to start a career as a novelist than by retelling the story of The Odyssey. For one thing, the original was pretty good. For another, the story has been retold before—by ...

In one of the chapters in Zachary Mason’s dazzling debut novel, Odysseus the wily warrior and canny voyager from Homer’s epic poem emerges as the creator of his own legend. He’s a war-weary soldier ...

Queen Mary University of London provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. In The Odyssey, an almost 3,000-year-old epic attributed to a poet known as Homer, the soldier Odysseus narrates ...

Warning: This post contains some spoilers for Homer's Odyssey.The world finally got to learn more about Tom Holland's character and his story in Christopher Nolan's upcoming fantasy blockbuster, The ...