Odyssey

The immortal poem of the great ancient Greek poet tells the story of Odysseus' wanderings. The Trojan War is over, and the cunning king of Ithaca is heading towards his homeland, where his wife Penelope and son Telemachus remain. However, the journey home is long and full of adventures: the legendary hero must escape from the captivity of the Cyclops Polyphemus, incur the wrath of Poseidon, visit the land of the cannibals and the island of the enchantress Circe, sail between Scylla and Charybdis... The plots of myths and legends that Homer turned to in the 'Odyssey' have become part of world culture, and the poem has inspired many artists and sculptors to create their immortal masterpieces. The edition is supplemented with notes and a dictionary of mythological and geographical names and terms.