Ask who wrote the Iliad or the Odyssey, and anyone with a literary mind (or some good pub trivia experience) will no doubt tell you that they were the works of Homer. Homer, they might even be able to ...

You already know everyone, right? No? OK, once around the room. This strapping fellow who looks a bit like Matt Damon? Odysseus. And this lovely lady with the Anne Hathaway smile? His wife, Penelope.

The Odyssey is not only one of the most renowned literary texts ever written, it’s also one of the oldest surviving. The epic is thought to have been composed by Greek poet Homer around 3,000 years ...

Spoiler alert! We're discussing important details about the ending of “The Odyssey” (in theaters now). Stop reading if you haven’t seen it yet and don’t want to know what happens. By and large, ...

This article contains major The Odyssey spoilers. In more than a few ways, The Odyssey feels like a film Christopher Nolan has been working up to his entire career. At least three of his most popular ...

Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s epic poem has monster battles, a sorceress and dozens of thirsty suitors. Here’s a primer. By Sarah Bahr Sarah Bahr has read “The Odyssey” twice. You already ...

The world’s most famous epic has something for every reader. Credit...Jim Stoten Supported by By A.O. Scott The “Odyssey” is a 2,800-year-old, 12,000-line poem. This summer, it’s also a major motion ...

I first picked up The Iliad because the cloth-bound red cover, stamped with gold flames, was simply gorgeous. So much for not judging a book by its cover. The Penguin Classics edition sat on my shelf ...

For centuries, Homer's epic poem and central character Odysseus have been misunderstood, but these are the main ways people get it wrong. The painting Odysseus and Polyphemus by Arnold Boecklin ...

You probably have a copy of The Odyssey somewhere on your bookshelf, gathering dust. It might be annotated from college or be sitting mostly unread, dog-eared halfway through. Even if you read and ...

The epic 2,800-year-old poem – now adapted for the big screen – is so much more than a straightforward tale of heroism. The protagonist Odysseus is a heroic male – but the story is shaped by the ...

The mythical king Odysseus inspired hero cult worship on his home island of Ithaca (Credit: Getty Images) The Odyssey was far more than entertainment to ancient Greeks. Archaeologists have unearthed ...