Original Title: Ὀδύσσεια
Author: Homer
Date: c. 8th century BCE
Country: Ancient Greece
The Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic detailing Odysseus’s perilous 10-year journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. While he battles mythical creatures and angers gods, his wife Penelope and son Telemachus fight off arrogant suitors occupying their home. Odysseus eventually returns, slaughters the suitors, and reclaims his kingdom.