The Odyssey: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Odyssey, credited to Homer, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

Librivox recording of The Odyssey, by Homer (transl. Samuel Butler). The Odyssey is one of the two major ancient Greek epic poems (the other being the Iliad), attributed to the poet Homer. The poem is commonly dated to between 800 and 600 BC. The poem is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, and concerns the events that befall the Greek hero Odysseus in his long journey back to his native land Ithaca after the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to return to his native land of Ithaca after ten years of war; during his 20-year absence, his son Telemachus and his wife Penelope must deal with a group of unruly suitors who have moved into Odysseus’ home to compete for Penelope’s hand in marriage, since most have assumed that Odysseus has died. The poem is a fundamental text in the Western canon and continues to be read in both Homeric Greek and translations around the world. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Odyssey
• Author credits: Homer
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 24
• Listed recording duration: 11:18:25

Catalogue topics

• homer
• classics
• adventure
• poetry

Track guide

1. The Odyssey: Book 01 — 23:06
2. The Odyssey: Book 02 — 23:23
3. The Odyssey: Book 03 — 25:21
4. The Odyssey: Book 04 — 43:40
5. The Odyssey: Book 05 — 27:53
6. The Odyssey: Book 06 — 22:53
7. The Odyssey: Book 07 — 19:10
8. The Odyssey: Book 08 — 30:13
9. The Odyssey: Book 09 — 38:24
10. The Odyssey: Book 10 — 37:04
11. The Odyssey: Book 11 — 41:14
12. The Odyssey: Book 12 — 30:04
13. The Odyssey: Book 13 — 24:57
14. The Odyssey: Book 14 — 33:28
15. The Odyssey: Book 15 — 30:20
16. The Odyssey: Book 16 — 28:18
17. The Odyssey: Book 17 — 31:47
18. The Odyssey: Book 18 — 22:35
19. The Odyssey: Book 19 — 30:38
20. The Odyssey: Book 20 — 22:19
21. The Odyssey: Book 21 — 27:05
22. The Odyssey: Book 22 — 30:25
23. The Odyssey: Book 23 — 27:14
24. The Odyssey: Book 24 — 38:48

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