I · The Iliad
War, honor, anger.
From the quarrel of Achilles and Agamemnon to the ransom of Hector.
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Read the epics that shaped the West.
The complete Iliad and Odyssey in Homeric Greek and three classic English translations. Read one edition or compare two side by side, with synchronized passages and no distractions.
The complete Iliad and Odyssey included
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The whole of Homer
Two epics. One focused reader.
Begin with rage beneath the walls of Troy. Continue through shipwreck, temptation, recognition, and homecoming. Your place is saved separately in each work.
II · The Odyssey
Wandering, cunning, return.
From Telemachus setting out to Odysseus reclaiming his home.
Synchronized reading
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Greek and English
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Translation against translation
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Four complete editions
The Greek, plus three translations with distinct voices.
Choose the directness of prose, the formal music of heroic couplets, the force of Elizabethan verse, or the language of the poems themselves.
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Homeric Greek
The original text from the Perseus Digital Library, with optional line numbers and a focused reading layout.
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Samuel Butler
Clear, direct prose that keeps the story moving and makes a strong first reading.
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Alexander Pope
Heroic couplets with grandeur, symmetry, and a commanding eighteenth-century voice.
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George Chapman
Vigorous Elizabethan poetry, famous for its energy and verbal invention.
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