Epic - Greek Epic

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Iliad

Samuel Butler's translation of epic poem, The Iliad, by Homer.

Odyssey

Samuel Butler's tranaltion of epic poem, The Odyssey, by Homer.

Greek Mothers From Epic and Drama

Had it not been for the beauty of Helen, Hermione's mother, there would have been no Trojan War. Had it not been for their mothers, Jocasta and Clytemnestra, the heroes Oedipus and Orestes would have remained obscure. Mortal mothers of other legendary heroes had important (if lesser) roles in the ancient Greek epics of Homer and drama of the tragedians Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.

Odyssey Names and Places

List of the names of people and places in Book I of Homer's Odyssey.

The World of Odysseus

Review of M.I. Finley's classic work on Homer, the Iliad, and the Odyssey.

Troilus and Criseyde

Chaucer's story about the love the Trojan prince Troilus felt for Criseyde.