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The Odyssey
by
Homer
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Summary
Book Summaries
Books 1 Summary and Analysis
Book 2 Summary and Analysis
Book 3 Summary and Analysis
Book 4 Summary and Analysis
Book 5 Summary and Analysis
Book 6 Summary and Analysis
Book 7 Summary and Analysis
Book 8 Summary and Analysis
Book 9 Summary and Analysis
Book 10 Summary and Analysis
Book 11 Summary and Analysis
Book 12 Summary and Analysis
Book 13 Summary and Analysis
Book 14 Summary and Analysis
Book 15 Summary and Analysis
Book 16 Summary and Analysis
Book 17 Summary and Analysis
Book 18 Summary and Analysis
Book 19 Summary and Analysis
Book 20 Summary and Analysis
Book 21 Summary and Analysis
Book 22 Summary and Analysis
Book 23 Summary and Analysis
Book 24 Summary and Analysis
Questions & Answers
Themes
Themes: All Themes
Themes: Hospitality
Themes: Loyalty
Themes: Deception and Dissimulation
Analysis
Analysis
Key Ideas and Commentary
Style, Form, and Literary Elements
Historical and Social Context
Connections and Further Reading
Characters
List of Characters
Odysseus
Penelope
Telemachus
Athena
Quotes
Character and Theme Quotes
Quotes in Context
Critical Essays
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Essays and Criticism
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Key Plot Points
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Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 1
Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 2
Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 3
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Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 5
Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 6
Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 7
Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 8
Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 9
Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 10
Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 11
Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 12
Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 13
Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 14
Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 15
Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 16
Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 17
Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 18
Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 19
Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 20
Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 21
Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 22
Short-Answer Quizzes: Book 23
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Circe
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Cyclops
Ismarus
Odysseus's Journey
Polyphemus
Recognition of Odysseus
Scylla and Charybdis
Telemachus
The Cattle of the Sun God
The Land of the Dead
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Hospitality
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Loyalty
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Power
Homecoming
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Quotes
Sing to Me of the Man, Muse, the Man of Twists and Turns Driven Time and Again Off Course, Once He Had Plundered the Hallowed Heights of Troy
Comparative Analysis
Odysseus
Menelaus and Helen
Setting
Ismarus
Underworld
Island of the Cyclopes
Historical Context
Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek Culture
Oral Tradition
Genre
Epic Hero
Epic Poetry
Authorship
Homer
