The Greeks called him Odysseus; the Romans, Ulysses. He is the hero of “The Odyssey,” the Homeric epic of the 8th century BC, and he also plays an important role in Homer’s “Iliad.” A ...

We meet Odysseus first of all in “The Iliad,” the great war poem about the Trojan War. There Odysseus is one of the captains fighting the Trojans, but he is only one among many, and his army ...

A vigorous appetite is a constant characteristic of Odysseus in the Iliad and Odyssey. On one occasion, in the former tale, he is employed on arduous enterprises nearly all night, ...

Almost nothing is known about the author or date behind The Iliad and The Odyssey. "It's a mistake to think of Homer as a person," says the author of the new book Why Homer Matters.

THE kinship of Iliad and Odyssey can never be denied. Despite microscopic dissimilarities which have been noted, the dialect, the metre, and, we may add, with reasonable allowance for the ...

The long-lost city of Ithaca, home of the legendary hero Odysseus in the "Iliad" and "Odyssey," is on the island of Cephalonia off the western shore of Greece, three British researchers said Thursday.

From the sacking of her home in Lyrnessus through the death of Hector right up until the Greeks finally, finally board their boats for home (good luck with that, by the way, Odysseus!), Briseis ...

Did Odysseus spin a series of tall tales to impress his audience? asks Gregory Elder. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 56°F. Sunday, March 2nd 2025 e-Edition. Home Page.