The Odyssey
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Introduction:
The Odyssey is an epic poem in 24 books most commonly written by the ancient Greek poet Homer. The poem is the story of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, who wanders for 10 years (although it technically doesn’t cover the full ten years in action) trying to get home after the Trojan War.
Iliad:
Often the Illiad and the Odyssey Are mistaken for eachother even though they’re in technicality two different stories just continuing eachother.
History
Epics such as the Iliad and the Odyssey emerged from an oral tradition in which poets, or bards, performed epic narratives before audiences, with fixed written texts appearing later down the line. The written texts used various literary devices such as formulaic epithets and repetition which helped performers memorize the poem and adapt during their recitation. For centuries, Homeric epics formed part of the educational foundation of the Greek world throughout the classical age and helped shape a broader Panhellenic cultural identity.
Who is Odysseus
Odysseus was the legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey. Odysseus also plays a key role in Homer's Iliad and other works in that same epic cycle.
As the son of Laërtes and Anticlea, husband of Penelope, and father of Telemachus (Acusilaus, and Telegonus). Odysseus is renowned for his intellectual brilliance, guile(sly/witt) and versatility, and he is thus known by the epithet Odysseus the Cunning. He is most famous for his nostos, or (homecoming), which took him ten eventful years after the decade-long Trojan War
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