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An Ancient Greek Classic By Homer The Odyssey by Ancient Greek author Homeris a book of literary fiction first published in translated form in 1900 in the United Kingdom. A true book of worth, a classic that lives in an era of timeless distinction. Early books emit an excellence unlike any from modern times. You will not be dissatisfied with this work, classic fiction at its finest. A celebrated historical fiction classic filled with thrilling quests and Greek mythology. Sneak Peak “[I]t is the wine that leads me on, the wild wine that sets the wisest man to sing at the top of his lungs, laugh like a fool – it drives the man to dancing... it even tempts him to blurt out stories better never told.” Synopsis Homer is credited with writing two significant epic poems from antiquity: The Odyssey and The Iliad. The Odyssey is among the oldest pieces of literature still being read by individuals in modern culture. Like the Iliad, the poem is divided into 24 books. Odysseus, the ruler of Ithaca and a Greek hero, travels home after the Trojan War. Following the war (lasting ten years) his journey continued for an additional ten years, during which he encountered numerous perils and all of his crew mates lost their lives. Odysseus's disappearance led to the assumption that he had passed away, leaving his wife Penelope and son Telemachus to contend with a number of agitated suitors clamouring for Penelope's hand in marriage. Written in Homeric Greek in the eighth or seventh century BCE, The Odyssey was officially recognised as canonical Greek literature by the middle of the sixth century BCE. Homer's authorship of the poem was not questioned in antiquity, but current scholarship usually presupposes that The Iliad and The Odyssey were written independently and that the stories were formed as a part of a lengthy oral tradition. The poetry was typically delivered aloud by an aoidos