Title: Ὀδύσσεια

Title: Title Record # 739745
Author: Homer
Date: date unknown
Type: NOVEL
Series: The Iliad and The Odyssey
Series Number: 2
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: Ancient Greek

Note: Written near the end of the 8th century BCE. The first printed version of the story is dated 1488. A listing of older papyrus and manuscript versions (and fragments) of the Odyssey is available from Roger Pearse.

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Year	Title
1488	The Odyssey
1504	The Odyssey
1517	The Odyssey
1524	The Odyssey
1909	Ομήρου Όδύσσεια^?Homērou Odysseia
1931	Odyssey

Year	Language	Title
unknown^ⓘTranslated by Johann Heinrich Voß	German	Die Odyssee
1582^ⓘFirst complete Italian translation. Translated by Girolamo Baccelli.	Italian	L'Odissea d'Homero
1615^ⓘFirst English edition. Translated by George Chapman	English	Odysses
1665^ⓘTranslated by John Ogilby	English	Homer, His Odysses Translated, Adorn'd with Sculpture, and Illustrated with Annotations
1711^ⓘTranslated by Josuae (Joshua) Barnes	Latin	Homērou Odysseia^?Homerou Odysseia
1725^ⓘTranslated by Alexander Pope, first published in 1725.	English	The Odyssey of Homer
1780^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited hand, possibly revised by William Henry Melmoth, Esq.	English	The Odyssey
1791^ⓘTranslated by William Cowper	English	The Odyssey of Homer
1815^ⓘThis edition was in both Latin and Greek (presumably in Modern Greek). Translated by Samuel Clarke.	Latin	Homeri Odyssea
1834^ⓘTranslated by William Sotheby	English	The Odyssey of Homer
1872^ⓘTranslated by William Cullen Bryant Originally published in 4 volumes of The Iliad and The Odyssey. Vol. 1 of The Odyssey was published in 1871; Vol. 2 in 1872. We use the date of the conclusion of the publication.	English	The Odyssey
1879^ⓘTranslated by S. H. Butcher and Andrew Lang. Translated into English prose.	English	The Odyssey of Homer
1889^ⓘTranslated by Carel Vosmaer	Dutch	De Odussee van Homeros [as by Homeros]
1904^ⓘTranslated by George Chapman	English	The Odyssey
1929^ⓘTranslated by George Herbert Palmer	English	The Odyssey of Homer
1932^ⓘTranslated by T. E. Lawrence	English	The Odyssey
1946^ⓘTranslated by E. V. Rieu	English	The Odyssey
1948^ⓘTranslated by F. L. Lucas	English	The Odyssey
1953^ⓘTranslated by W. H. D. Rouse 1937	English	The Odyssey
1959^ⓘTranslated by Frans van Oldenburg Ermke	Dutch	Odyssea [as by Homeros]
1961^ⓘTranslated by Robert Fitzgerald. "Winner of the 1961 Bollingen Award for the best translation of a poem into English."	English	The Odyssey
1962^ⓘTranslated by Dr. Onno Damsté	Dutch	Homèros' odyssee [as by Homeros]
1965^ⓘTranslated by Richard Lattimore	English	The Odyssey of Homer
1987^ⓘRetold for a juvenile audience by Robin Lister. Translated by Robin Lister	English	The Odyssey [as by Homer and Robin Lister]
1990^ⓘTranslated by Evaristo de Sela.	Galician	Odisea
1991^ⓘTranslated by Shaul Tchernichovsky	Hebrew	The Odyssey
1996^ⓘTranslated by Nikos Kazantzakis and Johannes Th Kakridis (credited as N. Kazantzakē and I. Th. Kakridē).	Greek	Ομηρου Οδυσσεια^?Homērou Odysseia
1996^ⓘTranslated by Robert Fagles in verse	English	The Odyssey
2001^ⓘTranslated by Randy Lee Eickhoff	English	The Odyssey: A Modern Translation of Homer's Classic Tale
2010^ⓘGeneric title record for English language translations of the Odyssey by unknown translators.	English	The Odyssey
2010^ⓘTranslated by Samuel Butler "Translated and rendered into English prose by Samuel Butler."	English	The Odyssey
2011^ⓘTranslated by Frederico Lourenço	Portuguese	Odisseia [as by Homero]
2017^ⓘTranslated by Emily Wilson	English	The Odyssey
2020^ⓘTranslated by Alexander Pope	English	The Odyssey

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Odyssey	1488-12-09	Homer	Bernardus Nerlius			378	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey	1504-10-31	Homer	Aldine Press				hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey	1517-06-00	Homer	Aldine Press				hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey	1524-00-00	Homer	Aldine Press				hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
L'Odissea d'Homero	1582-00-00	Homer	Appresso il Sermatelli			[vi]+ 678	unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	novel
Odysses	1615-00-00	Homer	Nathaniell Butter			376	unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	novel
The Whole Works of Homer; Prince of Poetts: In his Iliads and Odysses	1616-00-00	Homer	Nathaniell Butter			341+ 376	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Homer, His Odysses Translated, Adorn'd with Sculpture, and Illustrated with Annotations	1665-00-00	Homer	Thomas Roycroft			[vii]+ 366	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Homer, His Odysses Translated, Adorn'd with Sculpture, and Illustrated with Annotations	1669-00-00	Homer	James Flesher			[vii]+ 366	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Homērou Odysseia^?Homerou Odysseia	1711-00-00	Homer	Cornelium Crownfield				hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey of Homer	1725-00-00	Homer	Bernard Lintot				unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	novel
The Odyssey of Homer	1760-00-00	Homer	Charles Rivington				unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	novel
The Works of Homer	1780-00-00	Homer	Alex. Hogg			659	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Homer's Iliad and Odyssey	1783-00-00	Homer	C. Bathurst, etc.				hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Odyssey of Homer	1791-00-00	Homer	J. Johnson			[iv]+ 583	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Homeri Odyssea	1815-00-00	Homer	J. Cuthell				hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Homer's Iliad and Odyssey	1834-00-00	Homer	G. and W. Nicol^?George and William Nicol			399, 425, 310, 309	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Odyssey of Homer	1834-00-00	Homer	G. and W. Nicol^?George and William Nicol			310+ 309	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey	1872-00-00	Homer	James R. Osgood and Co.				hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey of Homer	1880-00-00	Homer	John W. Lovell			337	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
De Odussee van Homeros	1889-00-00	Homeros	A. W. Sijthoff			vi+ 344	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Homer's Iliad and Odyssey	1891-00-00	Homer	George Routledge & Sons				hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Odyssey	1904-00-00	Homer	George Newnes			xvi+ 581	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Ομήρου Όδύσσεια^?Homērou Odysseia	1909-00-00	Homer	Oxford University Press			[457]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey of Homer	1924-00-00	Homer	Medici Society		6/6^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	xxviii+ 315	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey of Homer	1929-00-00	Homer	Houghton Mifflin			xxviii+ 314	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey of Homer	1929-00-00	Homer	Houghton Mifflin		$5.00^?$: US dollar	xxviii+ 314	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Odyssey	1931-00-00	Homer	Nonesuch Press			759	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Odyssey	1932-00-00	Homer	Walker, Merton, & Rogers			360	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey	1932-00-00	Homer	Oxford University Press			327	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey	1946-00-00	Homer	Penguin Books (Penguin Classics #L1)		1/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	378	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	William Grimmond
The Odyssey	1946-01-00	Homer	Penguin Books (Penguin Classics #L1)			365	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	William Grimmond
The Odyssey	1947-00-00	Homer	Penguin Books (US)	613		xvii+ 311	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Robert Jonas
The Odyssey	1948-00-00	Homer	The Folio Society			134	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey: The Story of Odysseus	1953-05-00	Homer	Mentor	M21	$0.35^?$: US dollar	vii+ 287	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Robert Jonas
Ilias & Odyssea	1959-00-00	Homeros	Kempische Boekhandel			748	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Odyssey	1961-00-00	Homer	Penguin Books (US)	L1	$0.85^?$: US dollar	365	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Odyssey	1961-00-00	Homer	Doubleday			474	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey	1961-00-00	Homer	Penguin Books (Penguin Classics)	L1	3/6^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	365	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Homèros' odyssee	1962-00-00	Homeros	Het Spectrum (Prisma #705)			192	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Odyssey	1963-00-00	Homer	Anchor Books / Doubleday	A333		507	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Odyssey: The Story of Odysseus	1963-12-00	Homer	Mentor Classic	MP441	$0.60^?$: US dollar	vii+ 287	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon
The Odyssey	1965-00-00	Homer	Penguin Books	L1	3/6^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	365	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Odyssey of Homer	1965-00-00	Homer	Airmont Books (Airmont Classics #57)	CL57	$0.60^?$: US dollar	287	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Odyssey of Homer	1965-00-00	Homer	Harper & Row			x+ 374	unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	novel
The Odyssey	1976-00-00	Homer	The Franklin Library (100 Greatest Books of All Time)			502	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey	1987-08-00	Homer, Robin Lister	Kingfisher (Kingfisher Classics)	0-86272-285-3		96	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Alan Baker
Odisea	1990-00-00	Homer	Consello de Cultura Galega	84-87172-65-2		451	unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	novel
The Odyssey	1991-00-00	Homer	עם עובד^?Am Oved				hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey of Homer	1994-00-00	Homer	Harper Perennial	0-06-090479-8	$12.00.^?$: US dollar	x+ 374	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Ομηρου Οδυσσεια^?Homērou Odysseia	1996-00-00	Homer	Βιβλιοπωλείο^?Bibliopolio Vivliopooleio	960-05-0456-3		331	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey	1996-00-00	Homer	Viking	0-670-82162-4		x+ 541	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey of Homer	1999-04-01	Homer	Project Gutenberg	1728			ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Odyssey	1999-08-00	Homer	Signet Classics	0-451-52736-4		304	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Odyssey	1999-11-29	Homer	Penguin Books (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)	0-14-026886-3	$18.00^?$: US dollar	541	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Odyssey	2000-00-00	Homer	Penguin Books	0-14-029103-2		370	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Odyssey: A Modern Translation of Homer's Classic Tale	2001-11-00	Homer	Forge	0-312-86669-0	$25.95^?$: US dollar	432	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey	2002-00-00	Homer	Penguin Books (Wonders of the World)	0-14-044822-5		560	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Jasper James
The Odyssey: A Modern Translation of Homer's Classic Tale	2005-01-00	Homer	Forge	0-312-86901-0	$15.95^?$: US dollar	432	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Odyssey	2006-00-00	Homer	Penguin Books (Penguin Classics)	0-14-303995-4		541	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Odyssey	2006-08-03	Homer	Penguin Books (Penguin Colour Classics)	978-0-14-045536-6		416	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Odyssey	2006-10-31	Homer	Penguin Books (Penguin Classics)	978-0-14-303995-2		541	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Odyssey	2010-03-10	Homer	Penguin Books (Penguin Clothbound Classics)	978-0-14-119244-4		416	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Coralie Bickford-Smith
The Odyssey	2010-09-00	Homer	BC Classic	978-1-926606-12-5	£4.95^?£: UK pound	240	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Herbert Draper
The Odyssey	2010-11-10	Homer	Simon & Brown	978-1-936041-41-1	$8.74^?$: US dollar	330	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Odisseia	2011-10-10	Homero	Penguin (Brazil)	978-85-63560-27-8	R$47.90^?R$: Brazilian real	576	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Odyssey	2015-09-15	Homer	Race Point Publishing (Knickerbocker Classics)	978-1-63106-150-9	$16.99^?$: US dollar	320	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Odyssey	2015-09-16	Homer	Calla Editions	978-1-60660-077-1	$30.00^?$: US dollar	496	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey	2015-12-01	Homer	Signet / New American Library (Signet Classics)	978-0-451-47433-9	$5.95^?$: US dollar	384	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Odyssey	2015-12-01	Homer	Signet / New American Library (Signet Classics)	978-0-698-19828-9	$4.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Odyssey	2016-09-08	Homer	Macmillan UK (Macmillan Collector's Library)	978-1-909621-45-9	£9.99^?£: UK pound	408	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey	2017-11-07	Homer	W. W. Norton & Company	978-0-393-08905-9		582	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey	2020-04-01	Homer	Arcturus Publishing (Arcturus Slipcased Classics)	978-1-78950-942-7	$24.99^?$: US dollar	384	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Odyssey	2021-11-15	Homer	Sirius (Arcturus Gilded Classics #5)	978-1-3988-0884-3	$24.99^?$: US dollar	384	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Die Odyssee	date unknown	Homer	Lowes Verlag				hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Alfred Renz
Ilias & Odyssea	date unknown	Homeros	Kempische Boekhandel		ƒ14.50^?ƒ: Dutch guilder	748	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Odyssey	date unknown	Homer	Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics)	1-85326-025-8		xxii+ 488	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Jean Antoine Theodore Gudin
The Odyssey	date unknown	Homer	W. W. Norton & Company (Norton Critical Editions)	978-0-393-65506-3		lxxv+ 429	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Edouard Baribeaud , Sophia Andreotti

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Reviews

Review [English] by Gregory Hays (2017) in The New York Times Book Review, December 10, 2017
Review [English] by Robert Silverberg (2018) in Asimov's Science Fiction, May-June 2018
Review [English] by Joumana Khatib (2018) in The New York Times Book Review, December 9, 2018
Review [English] by Henry Eliot (2018) in The Penguin Classics Book