the story of odessey?

Answer 1

Odissey by Homer (not Simpson), the Project Gutenberg e-book:

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1727

Good reading!

Answer 2

If you want a simplified form of the Odyssey, you can read it on the following link: http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=church&book=odyssey&story=_contents.

For all practical purposes, the Odyssey is the "sequel" to the earlist well-known surviving work in Western literature, the Iliad. (The Epic of Gilgamesh, while at least 1,000 years older, is neither as well-known nor as influential as Homer's work.) Unlike many sequels in the present era, however, the Odyssey actually seems to be an improvement, in some respects, on the original, and stands quite well as an independent work.

Odysseia—the poem's name in Greek since Herodotus called it that in the fifth century BC—means simply "the story of Odysseus." The word "odyssey" that derives from this name has come to mean any significant and difficult journey. Although the poem is technically about one particular man's journey, as Horace observed in his first Satire, "mutato nomine, fabula de te narratur," "just change the name and the story could be told about you."

If we were to call the Iliad the world's first adventure story, the Odyssey could be called its first opera: certainly some of the plot twists along the way would be at home in that extravagant genre. In the context of Odysseus' s voyages and troubles, the poem touches on a number of significant topics such as loyalty, heroism, creativity, and order. Where the Iliad is noteworthy for its similes and epithets, the Odyssey is justly famous for its use of symbolism and for the pace and variety of its action.

For more than 1,500 years the Iliad and the Odyssey set the standard by which epic poetry, if not all poetry of any kind, was judged. The epic form in poetry has not been widely practiced since the appearance of John Milton's Paradise Lost in 1667, but the story of Odysseus's wanderings has remained a perennial favorite to the present day.

Answer 3

The trojan war took place 1200B.C.-if it took place at all.It is doubtful if Homer actually wrote down anything at all! 700-800BC, Greeks had no written script (linear B long 4gotten). Reading the translations it's obviously designed for a listening audience-the constant repitition of themes..cf the bit about killing the herds of the sun-king, and the liberties taken by penelope's suitors. Interestingly, apart from an intimate knowledge of the customs and hospitality, Homer displays an excellent knowledge of carpentry..particulary when describing the leaving of Capri from Callypso and the construction of the ship, and the description of the building of his marital bed to Penelope after destroying the suitors.On the other hand his accounts of warfare and battle do not strike one as eye-witness credible, but rather as second hand versions.So Homer 700-800BC, non-literate, tradesman, (probably shipwright,carpenter, eloquent speaker) who found favour with the rich and the powerful of that time

Answer 4

The Odyssey is an epic poem that tells of the journey home of Odysseus, a Greek who fought in the Trojan War.

His trip took ten years, and included encounters with the Sirens, a sorceress named Circe, and the Cyclops, just to name a few.

His wife, Penelope, is regarded as the very model of the faithful soldier's wife; when he was presumed dead and various men came to press their suits for her hand n marriage, she kept fobbing them off with the story that she had a piece of weaving to finish, and she'd give her decision when it was completed. Then, each night, she would unravel the cloth so that the piece she was weaving never did get finished until Odysseus (by the way, he's also called Ulysses) finally returned.

Answer 5

Okay? First of all, you should probably look at your book again because you misspelled The Odyssey. Second, it is a wonderful book, although if you are younger I would suggest finding a copy that is in prose, its a little easier to read that way. A great book though, very exciting. There is a movie out that could give you a jumping off point, but I would not rely on its accuracy.

Answer 6

The Odyssey is an epic poem, divided into 24 sections, and written by the Greek poet, Homer, who lived approximately 800BC. It tells of the adventures of Odysseus (whose Roman name was Ulysses) during his 10-year journey home from the Trojan wars. You're going to have to study this one (try the link below for help), it's far too long to get a quick fix on it! Well worth reading though.

Answer 7

You mean Homers Odessey ? A very good read.

Answer 8

Beowulf become an epic poem specific like the Iliad and The Odessey notwithstanding that is genuinely anglo-saxon in beginning place. i do no longer understand in case you have been searching for something that become in specific greek or no longer so I in simple terms wanted to make sparkling that for ya :)

Answer 9

The Odyssey. Try Wikipedia.

Answer 10

if you mean the Odyssey from greek Mythology, this is the story:
The Trojan war is over, and Oddsseus is sailing with a crew back to his home in Ithaca.
However, he encounters a sorceress who turns people to animals, man-eating cyclops, and two sea monsters, Whirlpool and a many-headed creature named Scylla.
i think he also must sail through the Underworld.