| Hesiod,
the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica.
Homeric Hymns, from MIT and Perseus. The Odyssey from the University of Oregon, translated by Samuel Butler. Other online versions include the Perseus Project, MIT, and even another translation from Columbia by George Chapman. Ancient History Sourcebook. Homer: The Odyssey, translated by Butcher and Lang. |
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| Background Information |
Homer and Writing Oral Poetry.
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable, is a wonderful site with annotated, hyperlinked text.
Map of the Underworld shows the descents of Odysseus and Aeneas.
Homer's Iliad and Odyssey "explores all facets of these epic poems."
Sites on Homer includes many I've already linked, but for those of you who want to get a little ambitious...
Troy: Homer and the Troy Cycle includes e-texts, historical background, images based on Homer, maps, mythology, resource sites, and more!
Mythology: Homer's Odyssey includes some interesting additional information for beginning your study of The Odyssey.
Reply to "Where Did He Write?" A question and answer from a chat circle.
Homeric Education: The Iliad and The Odyssey discusses Homer's education and his place in the education of Greeks who followed him.
Homer & Hesiod (with the most well-known Homer of all).
Voyage of a Hero: The Travels of Odysseus.
Introduction to Homer & The Odyssey.
The Recovery of Writing and Homer.
Overview of The Odyssey includes a map of Odysseus's journey, study questions, themes, and an outline of the events that take place.
Homer and the Trojan War, from Miningco.com, includes tons of background links and study guides.
Ancient Greek Civilizations: History of Aegean Civilization is a good background for Homer and his time. It discusses the history, The Odyssey, and Homer.
Introduction to Homer's The Odyssey, by John D. Cox of Hope College.
Tales of Troy: Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. An outline of questions and answers about the Greeks and how they perceived these epic poems.
Homer, The Classic Text: Traditions and Interpretations, from University of Wisconsin.
The Ring Structure of Odysseus's Tale (Books IX-XII) is a basic outline of events.
Homer's The Odyssey is a summary of the story.
| Special Interest and Commentary | ? |
Odysseus and the Historians, by John Marincola (Union College, Schenectady).
Homeric Poetry and Its Significance for the Modern World, by J.V. Luce.
Archaeology Odyssey: Searching for the Historical Homer, by Carol Thomas.
Astronomy Background for Homer's Works.
| Homer's Women.
Incorporating the other: The Catalogue of Women in The Odyssey, by James Houlihan. |
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A Tale for All Ages: The Odyssey.
Homer Is Must Reading for Everyone, by Carole Stone.
The Homer Homepage is excellent. It includes a variety of links and topics such as oral tradition, literary criticism, images, allusions, influences, and variations.
Homer's
Odyssey: Index of Web Pages includes transcripts of web chats,
resources on the net, and other Odyssey pages.
| The Return of Odysseus and the Elements of Euclid, by Andrew Wiesner. | ? |
Odyssey Project. "The goal of the project is to determine the relationship between the ancient remains on the island of Ithaka and the Ithaka detailed in Homer's Odyssey."
Athene cites Athena's appearance in Classical texts, of course including Homer.
"What Kind of Text is Homer's Odyssey?"
Drive Versus Stability in The Odyssey.
If Homer is the poet of the Iliad, then he may not be the poet of the Odyssey.
Examples
of Variations in Translations of Homer's Odyssey.
| Homer's
The Odyssey includes topics such as "cultural lessons," "keep,
toss, or modify," "'Oicos' essay," and "links."
Discussion room based on Homer and the Iliad and Odyssey. |
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Aristotle's references to Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.
Blood Sacrifice in The Odyssey.
| Study Guides |  |
The Odyssey, Quotes and Discussions.
Study Guide for Homer's Odyssey, by Robin Mitchell-Boyask, Temple University.
Homer: The Legend of The Odyssey and The Iliad in Classical Art Work.
Images of Mycenae at UCCS.
Images of the Trojan War Myth.