The Odyssey of Homer
Subtitle: a Southern African translation
By: Richard Whitaker
Publisher: African Sun Press
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Cape Town
Language: eng
Number of pages: 532
ISBN-13: 9781874915287
Subjects: Poetry; Greek Epic poetry; Odyssey (Homer)
Work titles: Odyssey
Description: "The Odyssey, Homer's great epic, tells the tale of the Greek hero, Odysseus, Chief of Ithaka ... Odysseus returns to his wife and son in Ithaka after the fall of Troy, and avenges himself on enemy suitors who have invaded his homestead. His journey back takes him ten years, in which time he encounters cannibal monsters, mysterious divine beings and amorous goddesses."--Back cover.