# Odyssey (Version 3)

An audiobook by Homer, read by LibriVox volunteers (11 h 2 min, English).

The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other Homeric epic. The Odyssey is fundamental to the modern Western canon; it is the second-oldest extant work of Western literature, while the Iliad is the oldest. Scholars believe the Odyssey was composed near the end of the 8th century BC, somewhere in Ionia, the Greek coastal region of Anatolia. The poem mainly focuses on the Greek hero Odysseus (known as Ulysses in Roman myths), king of Ithaca, and his journey home after the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War. In his absence, it is assumed Odysseus has died, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must deal with a group of unruly suitors, the Mnesteres or Proci, who compete for Penelope's hand in marriage. - Summary by Mark Nelson

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## Chapters

1. Book I (24:47): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_01_homer_64kb.mp3
2. Book II (24:46): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_02_homer_64kb.mp3
3. Book III (27:54): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_03_homer_64kb.mp3
4. Book IV (45:55): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_04_homer_64kb.mp3
5. Book V (26:42): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_05_homer_64kb.mp3
6. Book VI (19:21): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_06_homer_64kb.mp3
7. Book VII (19:27): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_07_homer_64kb.mp3
8. Book VIII (31:02): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_08_homer_64kb.mp3
9. Book IX (31:43): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_09_homer_64kb.mp3
10. Book X (30:32): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_10_homer_64kb.mp3
11. Book XI (33:45): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_11_homer_64kb.mp3
12. Book XII (25:22): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_12_homer_64kb.mp3
13. Book XIII (23:36): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_13_homer_64kb.mp3
14. Book XIV (29:27): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_14_homer_64kb.mp3
15. Book XV (28:42): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_15_homer_64kb.mp3
16. Book XVI (25:48): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_16_homer_64kb.mp3
17. Book XVII (32:55): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_17_homer_64kb.mp3
18. Book XVIII (23:36): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_18_homer_64kb.mp3
19. Book XIX (35:00): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_19_homer_64kb.mp3
20. Book XX (22:14): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_20_homer_64kb.mp3
21. Book XXI (22:58): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_21_homer_64kb.mp3
22. Book XXII (25:02): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_22_homer_64kb.mp3
23. Book XXIII (20:51): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_23_homer_64kb.mp3
24. Book XXIV (30:25): https://archive.org/download/odyssey_ver_3_1909_librivox/odyssey_24_homer_64kb.mp3