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Homer
Engraved bust of Homer, a bearded man in a conical cap, overlaid on a painting of a galley with rowers and winged figures.
Examine Three Themes That Tie Together Homer's Odyssey
Illustration of a Greek warrior in armor next to large text reading "Who's who in the ODYSSEY" on a blue background.
The Odyssey: Odysseus Remembers Ithaca
Homer Painting by Rembrandt showing Aristotle in rich dark clothing with a gold chain, resting his hand thoughtfully on a marble bust of Homer, illuminated against a dark background.
Watch King Nestor Recount the Horrors of the Trojan War to Odysseus's Son Telemachus
How has Odysseus (or Ulysses) been represented in literature, art, and cinema over the ages?
Take a Seat at the Phaeacian Feast and Listen to Odysseus Tell of His Blinding Cyclops Giant Polyphemus
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Portrait of Plato (ca. 428- ca. 348 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher.
An Odyssey of Grecian Literature
Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry
4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
Famous Poets and Poetic Form
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:
Poetry: First Lines
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Telling the Story of Homer's Odyssey with Translator Emily Wilson
“Tell me, Muse…”
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Examine Three Themes That Tie Together Homer's Odyssey
Learn from classicist Gilbert Highet and these dramatizations about three themes...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Who Are the Characters of Homer's Odyssey?
And how do you really pronounce Telemachus?
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The Odyssey: Odysseus Remembers Ithaca
Watch as Homer plunges the reader into the saga of Odysseus's return from the war.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Watch King Nestor Recount the Horrors of the Trojan War to Odysseus's Son Telemachus
Nestor, king of Pylos, tells Telemachus (Odysseus's son) about the Trojan War.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
How has Odysseus (or Ulysses) been represented in literature, art, and cinema over the ages?
Learn how Odysseus (or Ulysses) has been portrayed in literature, art, and cinema.
Video: © Open University (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Take a Seat at the Phaeacian Feast and Listen to Odysseus Tell of His Blinding Cyclops Giant Polyphemus
At the feast of the Phaeacians, Odysseus relates the story of his blinding of Polyphemus,...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Listen to Agamemnon's Ghost Telling Odysseus How He Was Murdered
Learn about the fate of Agamemnon, according to Homer's Odyssey, Book XI,...
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Was the city of Troy real or a myth?
Learn about Troy.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Leonid Andronov/Dreamstime.com; Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds; Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Watch Penelope greet Odysseus in an excerpt of the reunion scene in Homer's Odyssey
Learn about the reunion of Penelope and Odysseus in this excerpt from a dramatization...
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Homer, bust by an unknown artist.
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Homer
Bust sculpture of Homer.
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Rembrandt: Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, oil on canvas by Rembrandt, 1653; in the...
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