Odyssey
by Homer
Reading #12 ("Nostoi 1", 2024)
Abstract
Odysseus tries to return to his home in Ithaca, but is resisted by a god. Meanwhile his home is under threat as suitors drain his resources, court his wife, and plot the death of his son Telemachus.Bibliographic Data
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| authors | Homer |
| literary form | poetry |
| genres | epic |
| subjects | nostos, home, love, family, civilization, xenia, intelligence, rhetoric, courage, moderation, heroics, ethics, philosophy, adventure |
| period | heroic age, late Bronze Age, Mycenaean Greece, Archaic Greece, 8th c. BCE |
| language | Ancient Greek, Homeric Greek |
| same as | wikidata | wikipedia |
| keywords & tags | none |
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