Homer

Hector bidding farewell to his wife and baby son, Odysseus bound to the mast listening to the Sirens, Penelope at the loom, Achilles dragging Hector's body round the walls of Troy - scenes from Homer have been reportrayed in every generation. The questions about mortality and identity that Homer's heroes ask, the bonds of love, respect and...

Homer's great epic describes the many adventures of Odysseus, Greek warrior, as he strives over many years to return to his home island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. His colourful adventures, his endurance, his love for his wife and son have the same power to move and inspire readers today as they did in Archaic Greece, 2800 years ago.This poem...

Odyseja jest, obok Iliady, najstarszym utworem literatury greckiej i europejskiej i należy do największych arcydzieł literatury światowej. Utwór powstał najprawdopodobniej w VIII wieku przed naszą erą i od tego czasu stał się wzorem dla gatunku eposu heroicznego w literaturach europejskich. Odyseja napisana jest heksametrem. Składa się z dwudziestu...

Iliada jest najstarszym utworem literatury greckiej i europejskiej i należy do ścisłego kanonu literatury światowej. Utwór powstał najprawdopodobniej w VIII wieku przed naszą erą i stał się wzorem dla gatunku eposu heroicznego w literaturach europejskich. Iliada napisana została wierszem, a jej konstrukcja charakteryzuje się złożoną wielowątkową...

pubOne.info present you this new edition. Tell me, O Muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy. Many cities did he visit, and many were the nations with whose manners and customs he was acquainted; moreover he suffered much by sea while trying to save his own life and bring his men safely...

pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to Hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures, for so were the counsels of Jove fulfilled...