The Odyssey

Homer is known to have authored the first known literature of Europe. He is revered as one of the greatest of the ancient Greek epic poets in the Western classical tradition and is credited with the enduring epic tales of the Illiad and the Odyssey, which are an important part of the Greek culture. His works are about fifty per cent speeches and provide models in persuasive writing and speaking.
In the Odyssey, the journey of the eponymous character Odysseus�the legendary king of Ithaca, is recounted. After the ten-year-long Trojan War and the fall of the city of Troy, he spends the next ten eventful years struggling to return home.
A rare classic with an extremely captivating lyrical beauty, this grand masterpiece is the second oldest extant work of the Western literature.