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Homer's The Odyssey, Book 1 - Telemachus Confronts the Suitors (Revised)

Homer, The Odyssey, Book 1 (of 24) "Telemachus Confronts the Suitors" Listeners can find Classics in Audiobook's complete recording of Homer's The Odyssey here:    • Homer's The Odyssey (Unabridged)   Note: this is a revised version that features more images and an improved reading of some passages. About The Odyssey: The Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem composed in dactylic hexameter. It consists of 24 books and is attributed to the poet Homer, although it likely preserves a much older storytelling tradition. The poem follows Ulysses (Odysseus), the king of Ithaca, as he attempts to return home after fighting in the Trojan War. The Odyssey holds major cultural significance as one of the foundational texts of Western literature. It influenced ancient education, storytelling, and values, and has preserved key aspects of Greek mythology, heroism, and social customs. About Book 1: Ulysses (Odysseus) is stranded far from home, while suitors overrun his palace, courting Penelope. Minerva (Athena), disguised as Mentes, visits his son Telemachus and urges him to seek news of his father. She inspires him to assert himself and begin his journey. Meanwhile, Jupiter (Zeus) agrees that Ulysses deserves divine help. Telemachus begins to grow from a passive boy into a determined young man, setting the stage for his transformation. English Translation: Samuel Butler (1900) Image: Chalcidian Amphora from 540-530 BCE, Inscription Painter "Penelope and the Suitors" (1912) by John William Waterhouse CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Music: Ottorino Respighi, “Pini di Roma” (1925), The President's Own Marine Band, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons A Classics in Audiobook production.