The Odyssey finally comes to life as the only Illustrated Edition is finally released to the public. For the first time, Famous oil paintings have been remastered and added to this epic classic by famous painters who depicted these scenes from The Odyssey to millions of readers for the last several hundred years in art museums around the World. With these classic paintings, the story comes to life for the young and young at heart as readers will be able to study the artwork as well as the text that corresponds with The Odyssey. The poem mainly centers on the Greek hero Odysseus (known as Ulysses in Roman myths) 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 he 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.(c)2013. All Rights Reserved.

The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - shipwrecks, battles, monsters and the implacable enmityof the sea-god Poseidon - Odysseus must test his bravery and native cunning to the full if he is to reach his homeland safely and overcome the obstacles that, even there, await him.





This edition is a revised translation by D. C. H. Rieu of the translation done by his father, E. V. Rieu, in the first Penguin Classic to be published. Contains a preface by D. C. H. Rieu and an introduction by Peter Jones. Also includes a map, explanatory footnotes, a combined glossary and index, as well as suggestions for further reading of acclaimed criticisms and references.