Homer
with SJ Murray (Ph.D., Princeton U.), Professor, Baylor U.
& Caleb Simone (Ph.D., Columbia U.), Visiting Scholar, U. Texas at Austin.
The Odyssey
Read one of the greatest journeys ever told.
For almost three thousand years, readers have followed Odysseus across storm-tossed seas, strange lands, and impossible trials. Enter a story that asks some of life’s deepest questions: what does it mean to endure, to change, and to find one’s way home?
The Odyssey is more than a story about the past. It is a story about us. Alongside Odysseus, you will confront the big questions that define every human life, and that are as urgent now as they were thousands of years ago, such as:
What is courage?
How do we endure suffering without losing ourselves?
What is wisdom?
What does it mean to come home again?
Each lesson is designed to help you read, understand, and reflect on Homer’s story in just a few minutes a day. Guided by our award-winning edumedia™ shorts, you’ll gain insight into the poem and your own life. Move at your own pace. Return anytime.
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Art: Ulysses and the Sirens is an 1891 painting by the Pre-Raphaelite artist John William Waterhouse. It is currently held in the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.
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Introducing The Odyssey
Our journey begins here, with a great hero imprisoned far from home, and a kingdom in peril.
Our journey begins here, with a great hero imprisoned far from home, and a kingdom in peril.
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After the council of the gods, Athena visits Telemachus in disguise.
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Telemachus takes charge of the assembly and sets sail.
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Homer's Odyssey, Book 3
Mentor and Telemachus enter Nestor’s court, in search for news about Odysseus. Athena reveals herself.
Mentor and Telemachus enter Nestor’s court, in search for news about Odysseus. Athena reveals herself.
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Homer's Odyssey, Book 4
As Telemachus and Pisistratus visit Menelaus & Helen, and the suitors plot to ambush Telemachus and kill him upon his return, Book 4 builds towards a suspenseful cliffhanger.
As Telemachus and Pisistratus visit Menelaus & Helen, and the suitors plot to ambush Telemachus and kill him upon his return, Book 4 builds towards a suspenseful cliffhanger.
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Homer's Odyssey, Book 5
Zeus himself decrees that it’s time for Odysseus to journey home and sends Hermes to instruct Calypso to let him go. But Poseidon isn’t happy.
Zeus himself decrees that it’s time for Odysseus to journey home and sends Hermes to instruct Calypso to let him go. But Poseidon isn’t happy.
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Homer's Odyssey, Book 6
The tide turns as we cross the threshold into Act 2 of The Odyssey, and Odysseus begins the homeward journey on fresh footing at last.
The tide turns as we cross the threshold into Act 2 of The Odyssey, and Odysseus begins the homeward journey on fresh footing at last.
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Odysseus presents himself to the court of King Alcinous of Phaeacia.
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Odysseus weeps for his fallen comrades as the bard sings.
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Odysseus and his men encounter the great cyclops, Polyphemus.
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Trials, betrayals, and the lure of Circe, the great enchantress…
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Lessons from the Underworld.
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Homer's Odyssey, Book 12
Monstruous trials await Odysseus as he sails for home: not least, the Sirens.
Monstruous trials await Odysseus as he sails for home: not least, the Sirens.
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Coming Home, and the Test of Arrival
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The power of hidden strength.
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Telemachus Returns.
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Telemachus and Odysseus reunite at last.
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Suitors on Trial.
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Strength through Restraint.
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The Night Before the Storm.
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Signs, Omens, Unrest.
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Odysseus’s Great Bow.
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Bloodbath in the Palace.
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King and Queen Reunited.
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Peace in Ithaca.
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“Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns”
~ Homer, in Homer’s Odyssey
