The Odyssey

By: Homer
Translated by W. H. D. Rouse

A legendary work about histories most cunning hero. It is a great piece with the most cathartic ending I have ever experience.
I do think there is a novelty factor in this book moreso than the Iliad though. I had less joy re-reading it than my first time.
I found the beginning with Telemachus to be a bit dull. The buildup to conflict in Ithaca was generally good but also a bit drawn out as well.

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Odysseus’s journey to Hades and his conversations with Agamemnon and Achilles is just so emotional. I felt so sad about Ajax and his turning of his back, so tragic. Odysseus’s journey back was fun but as mentioned above there is a bit of a novelty factor to it for me. I loved Odysseus, his son, and father walking into battle in Ithaca and his revenge in his great hall is truely legendary.

Like The Iliad I would like to re read The Odyssey in time and have a better review. For now, I am moving on to Posthomerica and the Aenid by Virgil.