Homer’s epic follows Odysseus’s long voyage home after the Trojan War, facing gods, monsters, and trials of cunning and endurance.
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Homer’s epic follows Odysseus’s long voyage home after the Trojan War, facing gods, monsters, and trials of cunning and endurance.
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Literature's grandest evocation of life's journey, at once an ageless human story and an individual test of moral endurance, Homer's ancient Greek epic The Odyssey is translated by Robert Fagles with an introduction.When Robert Fagles' translation of The Iliad was published in 1990, critics and scholars alike hailed it as a masterpiece. Here, one of the great modern translators presents us with The Odyssey, Homer's best-loved poem, recounting Odysseus' wanderings after the Trojan War. With wit a...
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Sexual content
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Affairs with Calypso and Circe; suitors pursue Penelope; intimacy implied, not graphic
Violence & gore
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Cannibalism; eye-gouging; bloody mass slaughter; mutilation and torture of captives
Profanity
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No significant profanity present
Substance use
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Frequent wine at feasts; lotus plant; Circe’s drugged potion
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation depicted
Religious content
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Olympian gods drive the plot; prayers, sacrifices, and omens throughout
Magic & witchcraft
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Circe’s transformation spells; sirens; shape-shifting; divine enchantments
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult or demonology content
Political content
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Kingship, justice, hospitality codes, and social hierarchy as recurring themes
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Slavery; coerced intimacy; hanging of maids; sailors killed and eaten
Other
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