The Odyssey

After the fall of Troy, Odysseus begins the long journey home to Ithaca, where his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus await him. Yet the sea, the gods, and the consequences of his own choices turn that homecoming into a ten-year ordeal.

Along the way, Odysseus faces the Cyclops Polyphemus, resists the song of the Sirens, enters the realm of the dead, and encounters both Circe and Calypso. Meanwhile, in Ithaca, a group of suitors occupies his palace and consumes his wealth, while Penelope struggles to preserve her household and delay a forced remarriage.

At once an adventure story, a meditation on exile, and a celebration of human intelligence, *The Odyssey* explores loyalty, hospitality, revenge, identity, endurance, and the desire to recover one’s place in the world.

This edition presents the complete English prose translation by Samuel Butler, together with his original prefaces and notes. The text has been carefully formatted to provide a clear and faithful reading experience.