Publisher's Synopsis
Homer was an ancient Greek poet who is thought to be the first and greatest of all the epic poets. The Iliad and The Odyssey are the first known works of literature in Europe and are the cornerstone of Western literature. The Odyssey is partially a sequel to The Iliad. This epic poem focuses on Odysseus' long journey home after the fall of Troy. It took the Greeks ten years to defeat the Trojans and it took Odysseus ten years to return home after.
