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The Odyssey

Homer

The Odyssey

Paper book: €32.99

Digital: €7.99

Original publication
800 BC
Monolingual
12 June 2026
Pages
820
Difficulty
Hard
Genres
Adventure, History, Travel Writing
Moods
Escape it all, Be enchanted, Travel back in time, Savour the writing
Translated from
English

Book summary

After the Trojan War, Odysseus wants to return home to his island of Ithaca. But it will take him ten years of wandering: he faces the Cyclops, escapes the song of the Sirens and resists the charms of the enchantress Circe. Meanwhile, his wife Penelope fends off the suitors who have overrun her palace.

It is the greatest adventure in literature, so much so that its title has become a word: an odyssey.

With the translation always in front of you, you can read this great tale in the language you are learning.

The plot

二つの危険のあいだ。オデュッセウスと船乗りたちは、二つの岩にはさまれた狭い海峡にさしかかる。一方の岩の下では、渦が一日に三度、海をのみこむ。もう一方には首の長い怪物スキュラがひそみ、通りかかる船乗りをさらう。オデュッセウスは、部下たちが漕ぐのをやめるのを恐れ、怪物のことを黙っている。

The world of the book

海と島々と神々の世界。物語の舞台は伝説のギリシア。人々は櫂と帆のある細長い船で島から島へと旅をする。神々は人間の暮らしに口を出す。海の神ポセイドンはオデュッセウスを憎み、知恵の女神アテナは彼を守る。

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